Digital Libraries Videos

Discussion of a participatory view of digital libraries.

QuickTime Video Aaron Swartz, co-founder of Reddit.com and Tech Lead for the Open Library project, spoke at this week s installment of the Berkman Center s Luncheon Series. Aaron spoke about how, thanks to new technology, the grand vision of a library containing every book in the world is now within our grasp. He discussed how the Open Library Project, a loose collection of technologists, publishers, librarians, and book-lovers, has taken up this challenge by trying to create a website collecting everything we know about books — including library records, publishers’ blurbs, full-text and scans, reviews, and more. Aaron was previously a co-founder of Reddit.com, which was purchased by Condé Nast in late 2006. He was worked on Internet specifications for RSS and RDF and was one of the early team members of the Creative Commons project. He is the author of a number of free software packages and a co-founder of Jottit.com. + Open Library demo + Open Library vision + Aaron Swartz’s website Berkman Fellow David Weinberger live-blogged the lunch, and you can check out his comments and summary here. Runtime: 1:03:52, size: 320×240, 178MB, .MOV, H.264 codec Share and Enjoy:

QuickTime Video Aaron Swartz, co-founder of Reddit.com and Tech Lead for the Open Library project, spoke at this week s installment of the Berkman Center s Luncheon Series. Aaron spoke about how, thanks to new technology, the grand vision of a library containing every book in the world is now within our grasp. He discussed how the Open Library Project, a loose collection of technologists, publishers, librarians, and book-lovers, has taken up this challenge by trying to create a website collecting everything we know about books — including library records, publishers’ blurbs, full-text and scans, reviews, and more. Aaron was previously a co-founder of Reddit.com, which was purchased by Condé Nast in late 2006. He was worked on Internet specifications for RSS and RDF and was one of the early team members of the Creative Commons project. He is the author of a number of free software packages and a co-founder of Jottit.com. + Open Library demo + Open Library vision + Aaron Swartz’s website Berkman Fellow David Weinberger live-blogged the lunch, and you can check out his comments and summary here. Runtime: 1:03:52, size: 320×240, 178MB, .MOV, H.264 codec Share and Enjoy:

QuickTime Video Aaron Swartz, co-founder of Reddit.com and Tech Lead for the Open Library project, spoke at this week’s installment of the Berkman Center’s Luncheon Series. Aaron spoke about how, thanks to new technology, the grand vision of a library containing every book in the world is now within our grasp. He discussed how the Open Library Project, a loose collection of technologists, publishers, librarians, and book-lovers, has taken up this challenge by trying to create a website collecting everything we know about books — including library records, publishers’ blurbs, full-text and scans, reviews, and more. Aaron was previously a co-founder of Reddit.com, which was purchased by Condé Nast in late 2006. He was worked on Internet specifications for RSS and RDF and was one of the early team members of the Creative Commons project. He is the author of a number of free software packages and a co-founder of Jottit.com. + Open Library demo + Open Library vision + Aaron Swartz’s website Berkman Fellow David Weinberger live-blogged the lunch, and you can check out his comments and summary here. Runtime: 1:03:52, size: 320×240, 178MB, .MOV, H.264 codec

Aaron Swartz, co-founder of Reddit.com and Tech Lead for the Open Library project, spoke at this week s installment of the Berkman Center s Luncheon Series. Download the MP3 (time: 1:03:39) Aaron spoke about how, thanks to new technology, the grand vision of a library containing every book in the world is now within our grasp. He discussed how the Open Library Project, a loose collection of technologists, publishers, librarians, and book-lovers, has taken up this challenge by trying to create a website collecting everything we know about books — including library records, publishers’ blurbs, full-text and scans, reviews, and more. Aaron was previously a co-founder of Reddit.com, which was purchased by Condé Nast in late 2006. He was worked on Internet specifications for RSS and RDF and was one of the early team members of the Creative Commons project. He is the author of a number of free software packages and a co-founder of Jottit.com. + Open Library demo + Open Library vision + Aaron Swartz’s website Berkman Fellow David Weinberger live-blogged the lunch, and you can check out his comments and summary here. Share and Enjoy:

QuickTime Video David Weinberger, Research Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and author of the new book Everything is Miscellaneous, offers some final words at Internet & Society 2007 on June 1. Runtime: 19:32, size: 320×240, 55MB, .MOV, H.264 codec Share and Enjoy:

QuickTime Video David Weinberger, Research Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and author of the new book Everything is Miscellaneous, offers some final words at Internet & Society 2007 on June 1. Runtime: 19:32, size: 320×240, 55MB, .MOV, H.264 codec Share and Enjoy:

QuickTime Video David Weinberger, Research Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and author of the new book Everything is Miscellaneous, offers some final words at Internet & Society 2007 on June 1. Runtime: 19:32, size: 320×240, 55MB, .MOV, H.264 codec

Librarians are the navigators of knowledge and access at University. As search and content companies further engage in the realm of University and its Library, how do the roles of library, librarians, and library tools evolve, particularly into digital space? With libraries embracing new content delivery services, creating their own digital taxonomies and resources, and negotiating new relationships with users and vendors, what are the implications for our greatest repositories of knowledge? New tools for mining, mashing up, and networking knowledge are evolving everyday, so how do libraries interface with copyright issues while still forwarding the mission of scholarship? Is there a conflict? Facilitators: David Weinberger (Berkman Fellow), Jessamyn C. West (Librarian), Cathy Norton (Woods Hole Institute Library) Download the MP3 (time: 1:43:47). To learn more about this working group session, visit the Internet & Society 2007 wiki. Share and Enjoy:

Originally recorded May 3, 2002. Sarah Pritchard is the University Librarian at UC Santa Barbara. She is currently the Charles Deering McCormick University Librarian at Northwestern University in Illinois. At UCSB she expanded digital information initiatives and special collections; initiated new collaborations to support faculty in diverse disciplines; made numerous enhancements in public services; increased the library s development and community outreach activities; and secured campus commitment for a three-story library building addition. Under her leadership the UCSB Libraries launched major digital preservation and collection initiatives in the areas of maps, sound recordings and graphic arts, and established authoritative archival collections for noted authors, national organizations and three Nobel scientists.

Video University: Knowledge Beyond Authority Internet eIFL.net addressing them? Teresa Hackett runs eIFL-IP “Advocacy for Access to Knowledge: copyright eIFL.net library community and to represent the interests of members in key international policy fora such as WIPO, UNESCO and the WTO. Previously, Teresa was the Director of the European library association (EBLIDA), provided technical support to the European Commission library research programme and was part of the team to establish electronic information centres at the British Council Germany. Teresa is currently an Expert Resource Person on the Copyright and Other Legal Matters Committee of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA-CLM). She is a chartered librarian and in 2004 completed a post-graduate diploma in legal studies at the Dublin Institute of Technology. Runtime: 1:14:10, size: 320×240, 208MB, QuickTime .MOV, H.264 codec Share and Enjoy:

University: Knowledge Beyond Authority Internet eIFL.net addressing them? Teresa Hackett runs eIFL-IP “Advocacy for Access to Knowledge: copyright eIFL.net library community and to represent the interests of members in key international policy fora such as WIPO, UNESCO and the WTO. Previously, Teresa was the Director of the European library association (EBLIDA), provided technical support to the European Commission library research programme and was part of the team to establish electronic information centres at the British Council Germany. Teresa is currently an Expert Resource Person on the Copyright and Other Legal Matters Committee of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA-CLM). She is a chartered librarian and in 2004 completed a post-graduate diploma in legal studies at the Dublin Institute of Technology. Share and Enjoy:

Video University: Knowledge Beyond Authority Internet eIFL.net addressing them? Teresa Hackett runs eIFL-IP “Advocacy for Access to Knowledge: copyright eIFL.net library community and to represent the interests of members in key international policy fora such as WIPO, UNESCO and the WTO. Previously, Teresa was the Director of the European library association (EBLIDA), provided technical support to the European Commission library research programme and was part of the team to establish electronic information centres at the British Council Germany. Teresa is currently an Expert Resource Person on the Copyright and Other Legal Matters Committee of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA-CLM). She is a chartered librarian and in 2004 completed a post-graduate diploma in legal studies at the Dublin Institute of Technology. Runtime: 1:14:10, size: 320×240, 208MB, QuickTime .MOV, H.264 codec Share and Enjoy: