E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries
Created for those involved in electronic books (e-books) and electronic book readers (e-readers) in CUNY libraries, this group serves as a digital meeting space to discuss the work being done on the individual campuses and to share our findings & experiences.
Recent group activity
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Beth Evans started the topic Pearson plans to sell its textbooks as NFTs in the forum
E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries 1 year, 1 month ago
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/02/pearson-plans-to-sell-its-textbooks-as-nfts
This has me thinking more and more about OERs.
Here is an earlier article on NFTs for books in general, puts a mostly positive spin on the trend:
NFTs for Books: How This Emerging Tech Can Reward Authors & Readers
Not a positive for libraries, though. More on that here:…[Read more]
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Beth Evans started the topic Proposal to install spyware in university libraries in the forum
E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries 2 years, 10 months ago
I saw this on the Library Link of the Day.
Proposal to install spyware in university libraries to protect copyrights shocks academics
From the story:
The speaker, Corey Roach, a security officer at the University of Utah, described a plug-in that could collect “biometric data, which can be things like how quick did they type, how do they move their mouse,” in…[Read more]
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gcdigitalfellows started the topic Python Users’ Group (PUG) Spring Calendar in the forum
E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries 3 years, 8 months ago
Hello all,
We are pleased to announce the Spring calendar for the Python Users’ Group (PUG for short).
The Python Users’ Group (PUG for short) is an open and informal collaborative space for experimentation and exploration with the Python programming language, where we learn, work, chat, snack and have the occasional beer. It is an…[Read more]
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Raven Gomez joined the group
E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries 3 years, 8 months ago
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gcdigitalfellows started the topic Python Users’ Group meeting, February 11th. in the forum
E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries 4 years, 7 months ago
Dear all,
The Python Users’ Group (PUG) is back for the Spring semester. For those who haven’t been in our meetings yet, it is good to know that we promote a casual and welcoming atmosphere (usually with some snacks), where people can chat about python, work together or just hang around. We have people in different levels of expertise with lot…[Read more]
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John DeLooper joined the group
E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries 4 years, 8 months ago
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gcdigitalfellows started the topic Python Users’ Group (PUG) meeting, October 15th in the forum
E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries 4 years, 11 months ago
Python Users’ Group (or PUG for short) invites you all for our first meeting of the year! It is going to be on October 15, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the GC Digital Scholarship Lab (Room 7414). We will make sure to have some pizza.
PUG is an open and informal collaborative space for experimentation and exploration with the Python programming l…[Read more]
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gcdigitalfellows started the topic Next Weds 6/20! DH Research Institute Participant Lightning Talks in the forum
E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries 5 years, 3 months ago
Hi all,
The participants of the Digital Humanities Research Institute will be presenting lightning talks next week. Come hear from this talented group of scholars, librarians, and museum and community organization leaders on their plans to expand communities of digital humanities practice at their home institutions across the cou…[Read more]
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gcdigitalfellows joined the group
E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries 6 years ago
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michelle ehrenpreis joined the group
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Jahed Sarwar joined the group
E-Books and E-Readers in the Libraries 7 years, 2 months ago
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Linda Yau joined the group
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Dana Ernst joined the group
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Michael Rosson joined the group
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Philip G. Swan joined the group
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John Carey joined the group
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