Monthly Archives: September 2008
Canadian Election Advocacy Resources
While there’s been a lot of coverage of the US Election (in particular the, er, interesting choice of an apparent wannabee book-banner as Republican VP nominee), the relatively un-showy and non-flashy Canadian Federal Elections aren’t getting much press in the … Continue reading
Filed under government, media democracy, The Profession, tips and tools
Border guards & free speech – In which I side with the homophobes?
On my bus the other day I overheard a couple chatting about last month’s incident in which USAmerican fundamentalist Christian protesters from the Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) in Kansas were turned away at the Canadian border, and it got … Continue reading
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DOAJ: Continued Growth (plus a Creative Commons bonus)
Over at the Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics, librarian Heather Morrison has been tracking the Dramatic Growth of Open Access over the past couple of years in a series of blog posts. On Friday, Morrison noted that the growth rate … Continue reading
Filed under copyright, IP, OA, Other blogs, publishing, tips and tools, Uncategorized