Negotiations to resolve a copyright dispute between search engine giant Baidu and Chinese writers have broken down with the company now facing potential court action, state media reported Friday.
Internet
Mar 25, 2011
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A US judge dealt a major setback on Tuesday to Google's plans for a vast digital library and online bookstore, rejecting a settlement hammered out by the Internet giant with authors and publishers.
Internet
Mar 22, 2011
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Hundreds of papers, letters, and other materials which belonged to Sir Fred Hoyle -- the astronomer who coined the phrase "Big Bang" -- are being released to the public for the first time.
Other
Mar 18, 2011
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The public library has long attracted avid readers with an unrivaled pitch: Check out a best-selling book for free and renew it multiple times.
Internet
Mar 8, 2011
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(AP) -- Libraries have been lending e-books for longer than there's been a Kindle, but until recently only a few devices worked with them. That's changed in the past few months with the arrival of software for reading library ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 19, 2011
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Most undergraduates enter college with limited experience in scholarly research. Academic libraries may be unfamiliar to them and library databases unknown territory.
Software
Jan 11, 2011
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The largest surviving family-owned library of medieval manuscripts in Britain can now be enjoyed by everyone thanks to the publication of a new book telling its fascinating story.
Other
Dec 16, 2010
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A growing online library of bird sounds, photos and information offers a new resource for backyard birders and seasoned ornithologists alike.
Plants & Animals
Dec 7, 2010
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The pages of author Frances Hodgson Burnett's manuscript of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" -- separated for nearly a century -- have been reunited in Princeton University's Firestone Library.
Other
Nov 5, 2010
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The personal and official papers of a high-ranking British diplomat who participated in the Treaty of Paris (1783-84) with the American colonies, which formally ended the Revolutionary War, are now an essential part of the ...
Other
Oct 27, 2010
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