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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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]