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These “common sense” ideas, fostered by rights–holder lobbies, emerge out of a peculiar Canadian history of cultural nationalism(s), but they may not promote the interests of Canadians. Ironically, while professing fear for their cultural sovereignty, and following the paths of their own internal political, bureaucratic, and rhetorical culture, Canadians appear to be constructing a copyright […]
The only vice presidential debate for the 2004 general election took place on Tuesday, October 5th, when Republican nominee Vice Pres. Richard Cheney debated Democratic nominee Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. Read the Full Story
A recent report issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) indicated a rapid increase in the number of lines carrying high speed signals to both residential and commercial customers in the U. S.Read the Full Report
The moratorium at what is known as the E-Rate program began two months ago, with no notice, and may last for months, causing significant hardships at schools and libraries, say state officials and executives at the company that runs the program. Read the Full Story
Lisa Graham Keegan, ELC’s chief executive, relinquished her post Oct. 1. Though Keegan will remain with ELC as a member of its board of directors, she turned control of the group over to Theodor Rebarber, a long-time education researcher and contractor for ELC. Read the Full Story
Traditional universities. Trade schools. Public schools. Private schools. Technical schools. Distance-learning programs.Read the Full Story
On Thursday night the first of three presidential debates for the 2004 general election took place when Republican nominee Pres. George W. Bush debated Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL. The topic was foreign policy and national security. Watch the First Debate
With days remaining before a possible recess, Democrats and Republicans introduced legislation in the House and Senate yesterday to cut off the subsidies on all new loans, proposing to use the money in ways that directly benefit students instead. Read the Full Story
“Peer-to-peer is an important technology, but unfortunately, it is increasingly being used to distribute and steal copyrighted works on the Internet,†said Robert Holleyman, president and CEO of the BSA.Read the Full Story
Together, the American Association of Law Libraries, the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries and the Special Libraries Association represent the views of over 90,000 librarians and millions of library users throughout the United States and abroad.Read the Full Story