A discussion with Martha Anderson, director of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program for the Library of Congress, recording while attending the annual NFAIS Conference in Philadelphia. Anderson tells CCC’s Chris Kenneally about her efforts to collect all manner of digital content, from Twitter tweets to amateur videos. “I think the real value [...]
Best of BTB: Paying Up Online
Subscription services favored over single file sales; no significant difference in behavior of men and women; a typical monthly “spend” of $10. Those are among the findings of a recent survey of 1000 American internet users by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Perhaps most surprising – given that so much of online content [...]
BTB #241: The Arc of Publishing and Other Predictions
In May at the annual BookExpo America in New York City, CCC’s Skott Klebe spoke on The Arc of Publishing. “What I’m talking about is predicting the future,” he told the Javits Center audience. “And that’s really hard, right? People get the future wrong all the time… But some futures are very predictable. With that [...]
BTB #240: ARROW Hits the Bullseye
Developed by a European consortium coordinated by the Italian Publishers Association (AIE), ARROW — Accessible Registries of Rights Information and Orphan Works — is a system to help libraries with the identification of rights status and rightsholders in digital library programs. ARROW is based on a pro-active search of rightsholders for works eligible for inclusion [...]
BTB #239: E-magination 2011
As part of the Independent Book Publishers Association‘s Publishing University for 2011, CCC’s Chris Kenneally moderated a discussion on “What’s Now and What’s Next in E-Reading.” Taking place just ahead of BookExpo America, the session featured Mark Coker, Founder and CEO, Smashwords; Ami Greko, Senior Vendor Relations, Kobo; James Howitt, Director of Publishing Services, R.R. [...]
BTB #238: Leading Innovation
Recorded in Boston at the 2011 SIIA NetGain Conference, this conversation with leading analysts looks at everything from tiny smart phones to tablets to learn what’s hot, what’s not, and what you need to know that will impact your business. A trio of Boston-based analysts provided insight on where businesses need to head: Vanessa DiMauro, [...]
BTB #237: Global Copyright Challenges
Increasingly, information professionals are called on to be global copyright experts in their organizations. How can they best ensure that end-users have access to copyrighted material while respecting the intellectual property rights of content creators? From Madrid, where he works as executive director of RightsDirect, CCC’s European subsidiary, Victoriano Colodron speaks with UK-based Geraldine Clement-Stoneham, [...]
BTB #236: The Great Debate: Are Publishers Irrelevant?
First introduced at the 2011 London Book Fair, the “Great Debate” made its North American debut earlier today at the 27th Annual IBPA Publishing University! Four leading industry pundits argued for and against the resolution: “Authors and readers are all that matter. Publishers will soon be irrelevant.” Taking their sides were Rudy Shur, Publisher of [...]
BTB #235: Copyright + Commerce Video Podcast (Part 3)
On Monday, May 9, Copyright Clearance Center traveled to Washington, D.C. and the Newseum‘s Knight Studio for a lively and fascinating discussion on “Copyright and Commerce.” Tim Jucovy, Associate Counsel for the Washington Post tells CCC’s Chris Kenneally, “The constitution’s copyright clause is the economic engine that really drives speech, and if we didn’t have [...]
BTB #234: Copyright + Commerce Video Podcast (Part 2)
On Monday, May 9, Copyright Clearance Center traveled to Washington, D.C. and the Newseum‘s Knight Studio for a lively and fascinating discussion on “Copyright and Commerce.” Jon Baumgarten, intellectual property lawyer, partner in the D.C. office of Proskauer Rose tells CCC’s Chris Kenneally, “the reaction of many technologists… is that copyright’s just in the way. [...]
