X-Git-Url: http://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/4f91ff38d0a9388d9d3e306b6ea82b23bc2a094b..aaf3a8d6ac3f87b3060fda22f11cb474d2e37af0:/blog/archive/2011/10/10.rss diff --git a/blog/archive/2011/10/10.rss b/blog/archive/2011/10/10.rss index c63a686512..cf348621ea 100644 --- a/blog/archive/2011/10/10.rss +++ b/blog/archive/2011/10/10.rss @@ -6,58 +6,6 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ - - Free e-book kiosk for the public libraries? - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Free_e_book_kiosk_for_the_public_libraries_.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Free_e_book_kiosk_for_the_public_libraries_.html - Fri, 7 Oct 2011 19:20:00 +0200 - <p>Here in Norway the public libraries are debating with the -publishing houses how to handle electronic books. Surprisingly, the -libraries seem to be willing to accept digital restriction mechanisms -(DRM) on books and renting e-books with artificial scarcity from the -publishing houses. Time limited renting (2-3 years) is one proposed -model, and only allowing X borrowers for each book is another. -Personally I find it amazing that libraries are even considering such -models.</p> - -<p>Anyway, while reading <a href="http://boklaben.no/?p=220">part of -this debate</a>, it occurred to me that someone should present a more -sensible approach to the libraries, to allow its borrowers to get used -to a better model. The idea is simple:</p> - -<p>Create a computer system for the libraries, either in the form of a -Live DVD or a installable distribution, that provide a simple kiosk -solution to hand out free e-books. As a start, the books distributed -by <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/">Project Gutenberg</a> (abount -36,000 books), <a href="http://runeberg.org/">Project Runenberg</a> -(1149 books) and <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/texts">The -Internet Archive</a> (3,033,748 books) could be included, but any book -where the copyright has expired or with a free licence could be -distributed.</p> - -<p>The computer system would make it easy to:</p> - -<ul> - -<li>Copy e-books into a USB stick, reading tablets, cell phones and - other relevant equipment.</li> - -<li>Show the books for reading on the the screen in the library.</li> - -</ul> - -<p>In addition to such kiosk solution, there should probably be a web -site as well to allow people easy access to these books without -visiting the library. The site would be the distribution point for -the kiosk systems, which would connect regularly to fetch any new -books available.</p> - -<p>Are there anyone working on a system like this? I guess it would -fit any library in the world, and not just the Norwegian public -libraries. :)</p> - - - 40 kommuner lenker nå til FiksGataMi fra sine nettsider - gjør din? http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/40_kommuner_lenker_n__til_FiksGataMi_fra_sine_nettsider___gj_r_din_.html @@ -168,12 +116,65 @@ tjenesten fra sine sider. Det gjelder så langt: <p>Ellers kan jeg melde at FiksGataMi har fått støtte for å rapportere inn via <a href="http://www.open311.org/">Open311</a>-grensesnittet i tillegg til å bruke epost. Det betyr at hvis det offentlige -implementerer Open311-gensesnitt på sin interne database for å +implementerer Open311-grensesnitt på sin interne database for å håndtere henvendelser, så kan FiksGataMi-rapporterer sendes direkte dit uten å gå via epost. Det kan spare litt arbeidstid hos kommuner, -fylker og vegvesen. Støtten er utviklet av mySociety i England og -allerede i bruk der. Vi håper en norsk etat melder sin interesse for -å slippe epostinnmelding.</p> +fylker og vegvesen. Støtten er utviklet av +<a href="http://www.mysociety.org/">mySociety</a> i England og allerede +i bruk der. Vi håper en norsk etat melder sin interesse for å bruke +Open311 og dermed slippe å håndtere meldingene som epost.</p> + + + + + Free e-book kiosk for the public libraries? + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Free_e_book_kiosk_for_the_public_libraries_.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Free_e_book_kiosk_for_the_public_libraries_.html + Fri, 7 Oct 2011 19:20:00 +0200 + <p>Here in Norway the public libraries are debating with the +publishing houses how to handle electronic books. Surprisingly, the +libraries seem to be willing to accept digital restriction mechanisms +(DRM) on books and renting e-books with artificial scarcity from the +publishing houses. Time limited renting (2-3 years) is one proposed +model, and only allowing X borrowers for each book is another. +Personally I find it amazing that libraries are even considering such +models.</p> + +<p>Anyway, while reading <a href="http://boklaben.no/?p=220">part of +this debate</a>, it occurred to me that someone should present a more +sensible approach to the libraries, to allow its borrowers to get used +to a better model. The idea is simple:</p> + +<p>Create a computer system for the libraries, either in the form of a +Live DVD or a installable distribution, that provide a simple kiosk +solution to hand out free e-books. As a start, the books distributed +by <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/">Project Gutenberg</a> (about +36,000 books), <a href="http://runeberg.org/">Project Runenberg</a> +(1149 books) and <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/texts">The +Internet Archive</a> (3,033,748 books) could be included, but any book +where the copyright has expired or with a free licence could be +distributed.</p> + +<p>The computer system would make it easy to:</p> + +<ul> + +<li>Copy e-books into a USB stick, reading tablets, cell phones and + other relevant equipment.</li> + +<li>Show the books for reading on the the screen in the library.</li> + +</ul> + +<p>In addition to such kiosk solution, there should probably be a web +site as well to allow people easy access to these books without +visiting the library. The site would be the distribution point for +the kiosk systems, which would connect regularly to fetch any new +books available.</p> + +<p>Are there anyone working on a system like this? I guess it would +fit any library in the world, and not just the Norwegian public +libraries. :)</p>