Re: New forms of publishing

[Darby Orcutt <Darby_Orcutt@ncsu.edu>]

Sue, et al,

Arguably, this may not be categorically different than any other 
book. The book's content does NOT change, but the context in 
which it is understood and interpreted does - just as does that 
of every other book/information object, albeit usually at a much 
slower pace.

Furthermore, the fact that the changing context of this book's 
interpretation is so thoroughly technologically mediated serves 
to make us aware of the fact that its meanings are mediated - 
which of course also applies to all books/information objects.

Here we have another case of new media exposing what was true yet 
oft unnoticed about the old. An interesting example.

Best,
Darby

Darby Orcutt
Senior Collection Manager for Humanities & Social Sciences
North Carolina State University Libraries
Box 7111
Raleigh, NC  27695-7111
darby_orcutt@ncsu.edu

Sue Woodson wrote:

> Wow. The physical book remains the same but the content can
> change -- a word (or in this case a page) at a time. What level
> of FRBR is that? How do you catalog it? How do you index it? How
> do you catch a wave upon the sand....
>
> Thanks for pointing it out.
>
> Sue Woodson
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Joseph Esposito
> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 6:59 PM
> To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
> Subject: New forms of publishing
>
> For those interested in some new experiments in publishing,
> things that get us far beyond most of what we think of today as
> scholarly communications, you may wish to look at this embedded
> video:
>
> http://j.mp/1Hk8x2
>
> In Brazil a competitor to Amazon decided to come up with a new
> kind of book, one based on user interactivity and the aggregation
> of select Twitter feeds. The emphasis is on consumer activity,
> but there is a reference to academic possibilities.
>
> Joe Esposito