Tag Archives: British Library

Libraries on the Web – Should They Strive to Become New Search Engines?

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Katarina Lovrečić

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. (Jose Louis Borges) When librarian happens to also be a writer, he imagines an infinite library, like Jorge Louis Borges did when he described one with books containing … Continue reading →

Posted in Libraries, OA Mandates, Open Access Repositories, Open Education | Tagged British Library, information age, Jose Louis Borges, Libraries, Libraries Thriving, OCLC, OER, Open Access, open education resource, research, search engines, social media, The Library of Babel | Leave a comment

600,000 Words from Oxford English Dictionary – Use Them, Choose Them and Don’t Wear Them Out!

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Katarina Lovrečić

When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ (Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) A worthy hint from Open Culture website, … Continue reading →

Posted in Libraries, Open Education | Tagged British Library, English language, Evolving English, Lewis Carroll, Libraries, Mad Hatter, OED, open culture, open education, Open Source, Oxford English Dictionary | 1 Comment

Winter Visit to British Library: Joining the Debate on Growing Knowledge

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Katarina Lovrečić

Visiting London is always an experience of re-living a written text, very dream-like. This time it was about reaching out for the massive amount of books deposited in the British Library and described not in fiction but on my blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Open Access Repositories, Open Access Tools, Open Education | Tagged British Library, exhibition, growing knowledge, information age, information technology, JISC, library tools, Microsoft funding, Microsoft Surface, Open Access, Open Access Tools, open education, research data | Leave a comment

End Of the Year Open Access Highlights – Personal Selection

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Katarina Lovrečić

“Begin at the beginning,” the King said, very gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” However, Open Access initiatives which have distanced themselves “from the said beginning”, although the year is nearly coming to an … Continue reading →

Posted in Open Access, Open Access Tools, Open Education | Tagged British Library, CERN, COPE, High Level Group, JINR, oa growth, oa mandates, open access 2010, open access week, SCOAP3, Simon Fraser University, Stellenbosch University, Trinity College | 3 Comments

Europe’s Ana Europeana – Reimagining the Culture in Three Steps

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Katarina Lovrečić

As the new initiative from the European Commission for the Digital Agenda, Europeana is supposed to become a single access point for consulting digital materials from libraries, museums and archives of Europe. “In ancient times, the library of Alexandria was … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Commons, Open Access Repositories, Open Access Tools, Open Education | Tagged Art Nouveau, British Library, copyright, Creative Commons, Digital Agenda, European Commission, Europeana, growing knowledge, Libraries, Louvre, museums, National Library of the Netherlands, Open Access, public domain, Public Domain Charter, Rijksmuseum | Leave a comment

Creative Commons Zero – No Rights Reserved, Just Get It Done Like the British Library Did

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Katarina Lovrečić

“Everything is possible, in terms of where, when and what. Just get it done!” (Coca Cola Zero slogan) The British Library released nearly 3 million bibliographic records into the public domain using Creative Commons Zero license, as it was reported … Continue reading →