1. Online copyright issues
In some cases, the same copyright laws apply to online documents and videos as the traditional versions. Here are some of the latest legal trends.
- 5 Things Librarians Should Read about Copyright and Sharing Instructional Materials (OEDB)
- Copyright Office discovers web forms, online submissions (Ars Technica)
- New Orphaned Works Act would limit copyright liability (Ars Technica)
- Fair Use Synchronicity (Scanblog)
2. Second Life Competition?
Lively by Google : “This exciting experience lets you interact and express yourself with avatars, within rooms you create.” Sound familiar?
- Google Tries To Go Lively With Its Own Virtual World Effort (PaidContent.org)
- Google ventures into virtual reality with ‘Lively’ (Yahoo News)
- Lively: Google Launches Virtual World (Read Write Web)
- Google Launches Virtual World Called Lively (Tech Crunch)
3. The latest report from OCLC: Library funding
- Latest OCLC research report identifies factors that drive public library funding support in the United States
- OCLC Report Suggests Ways To Generate New Library Support (Library Journal)
- From Awareness to Funding: A study of library support in America (OCLC)
- New OCLC Research Report on public library funding released (LIS Wire)
4. The growing Internet
We’ve mentioned before that online traffic is increasing. Here are some numbers: 11 billion online videos were watched in April, 12 billion in May. Although we haven’t tested it yet, Quantcast supposedly shows you how your site ranks. When checking out the Internet Growth Statistics link, make sure to check out the growth charts.
- Quantcast
- IP Traffic to ‘double’ every two years (iTnews)
- ISPs prepare for video revolution (c|Net)
- Internet Growth Statistics (Internet World Stats)
