New issue of Science & Technology Libraries. The new issue of Science & Technology Libraries (vol. 22, no. 3/4) is now online. Many of its articles are OA-related. Only the TOC and abstracts are free online. Paul Ginsparg, Can Peer Review Be Better Focused? Michel R. Dagenais, The Future of Scientific and Technical Journals Catherine […]

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Oh The Irony!. Friday night I was walking around somewhere west of Rock Creek (Tenleytown?) trying to get from the bus stop to Sue's house and I saw a store called “Burka's Liquors.” How ironic. It would be better, of course, if it… [Matthew Yglesias] —– most people probably don't see the problem with this, […]

The Republican Net Tax. David Deans writes about Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's interest in slapping a tax on accessing the Internet…. [Joho the Blog] ——- it shouldn't be taxed, tax is already collected on it.

100 reasons abstinence is doomed [bOing bOing] ——- Cory hits the nail on the head with this one.

The Tyranny of Copyright?. Is copyright law curbing our freedoms and making it harder to create anything new? This could be the first new social movement of the century. By Robert S. Boynton. [New York Times: Technology] [A blog doesn't need a clever name] —— wired pretty much said the same thing. and it is […]

orkut says today is Lisbeth's birthday, to which we say happy birthday lisbeth:)

Bush down in polls. New poll: Bush sinking, Kerry surging Overall, 52 percent of those polled by NEWSWEEK say they would not like to see Bush serve a second term, compared to 44 percent who want to see him win again… [MetaFilter]

Third Installment. NYTimes | Kristof | Going Home with Hope This is the third installment on Kristof's series on freeing and taking home 2 Cambodian girls who were trafficked for prostitution. Although he admits in it that it is not always so… [Flailing in the Surf] — hmmmm, hmmmmmmmmm, not sure that buying them out […]

ITU Workshop on Internet Governance. The Action Plan approved last month at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) included a request that the UN Secretary General “set up a working group on Internet governance, in an open and inclusive process…to investigate and make… [InternetPolicy.net]