Information-rich and attention-poor

Nicholson, P. (2009) Information-rich and attention-poor Globe and Mail, September 12

In one of Canada’s national newspapers, the Globe and Mail, Peter Nicholson, the President of the Council of Canadian Academies (formerly named Academy of Sciences), writes about the impact of new information technology on the nature of knowledge. He makes a number of arguments, among [...]

Canadian virtualization technology delivers computer access to students in Brazil

Eisen, H. (2009) Green Teach: Canadian virtualization technology delivers computer access to millions of students in Brazil Backbone June/July

Backbone is a bi-monthly magazine delivered with Toronto’s Globe and Mail newspaper, but also available online. The magazine focuses on new IT developments.

This issue, focused on ‘green’ IT, has an interesting article about a partnership between a [...]

Googleopoly

Westcott, G. (2009) ‘Googleopoly’ The Globe and Mail, Feb 21

This is an excellent article by a Toronto lawyer and Vice-Chair of the Canadian Copyright Institute, about the implications of the Google Settlement regarding their right to copy and distribute published books. Anyone who has published, or intends to publish, needs to read this article.

Quotes:

‘The settlement [...]