http://www.religioused.org/osrrblog Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:14:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Boston College libraries have just put out a special issue full of interesting pieces on open access in higher ed. http://www.religioused.org/osrrblog/archives/105 It's been a while since we've posted here, but a great new resource has found its way onto the Feautor site -- the "Becoming Liturgy" songbook -- and it's worth downloading. There are other great pieces up there, too -- the Advent devotional book produced by the WCC, and "Oracíon ... http://www.religioused.org/osrrblog/archives/103 An academic paper worth pondering. http://www.religioused.org/osrrblog/archives/101 Here's a lovely compilation of web resources that help people to explain complicated issues of copyright and fair use in the US. http://www.religioused.org/osrrblog/archives/99 Here are multiple ways to get Chris Anderson's new book "Free" for free. http://www.religioused.org/osrrblog/archives/97 Check this out: one of the frequent contributors to FeAutor has uploaded a short video that explains (and demonstrates) how to upload something to the site. http://www.religioused.org/osrrblog/archives/96 Thanks to Anita for pointing me to this new document which outlines a set of best practices for fair use of online video. http://www.religioused.org/osrrblog/archives/95 Great news -- we've now got flash streaming of uploaded videos working. So people can start to use the site to watch things that have been uploaded, as well as to download them locally. http://www.religioused.org/osrrblog/archives/94 Take a moment to read the Cape Town Open Education declaration, and determine if perhaps you can sign on to it and participate. I hope that www.feautor.org -- the resource many of us have been working to create -- might become a concrete platform or resource within which religious communities ... http://www.religioused.org/osrrblog/archives/93 First Monday has an interesting article reflecting on libraries in an "open access" age. http://www.religioused.org/osrrblog/archives/92