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K. Fitzpatrick. New York University Press, New York, NY u.a., (2011)Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and index; Äcademic institutions are facing a crisis in scholarly publishing at multiple levels: presses are stressed as never before, library budgets are squeezed, faculty are having difficulty publishing their work, and promotion and tenure committees are facing a range of new ways of working without a clear sense of how to understand and evaluate them. Planned Obsolescence is both a provocation to think more broadly about the academy's future and an argument for reconceiving that future in more communally-oriented ways. Facing these issues head-on, Kathleen Fitzpatrick focuses on the technological changes--especially greater utilization of internet publication technologies, including digital archives, social networking tools, and multimedia--necessary to allow academic publishing to thrive into the future. But she goes further, insisting that the key issues that must be addressed are social and institutional in origin. Springing from original research as well as Fitzpatrick's own hands-on experiments in new modes of scholarly communication through MediaCommons, the digital scholarly network she co-founded, Planned Obsolescence explores these aspects of scholarly work, as well as issues surrounding the preservation of digital scholarship and the place of publishing within the structure of the contemporary university. Written in an approachable style designed to bring administrators and scholars into a conversation, Planned Obsolescence explores both symptom and cure to ensure that scholarly communication will remain relevant in the digital future. "--.
M. Schiffmann. Promedia, Wien, (2006)Dazu ersch. ein Hörbuch u.d.T.: Free Mumia Abu-JamalIMD-Felder maschinell generiert (GBV); Mumia Abu-Jamal (vgl. Äus der Todeszelle", Bremen 2005, hier nicht besprochen), als Schwarzer in Philadelphia geboren, wo Rassentrennung südstaatengleich praktiziert wurde, schloss sich früh der Black-Panther-Bewegung an. 1981 wurde er wegen Polizistenmords verhaftet und auf Grund zweifelhafter Indizien zum Tod verurteilt. Seit 25 Jahren sitzt er in der Todeszelle und gilt längst als Symbol des Kampfes um Freiheit und Demokratie und als berühmtester Gefangener der Welt seit Nelson Mandela (vgl. a. J. Martschukat: "Die Geschichte der Todestrafe in Nordamerika", Seite 177, BA 8/02). Weltweit haben sich Bewegungen zu seiner Freilassung und zur Abschaffung der Todesstrafe gebildet (www.mumia.de / www.freemumia.com). Der Autor und Universitätsdozent konnte Kontakt zum Fotografen aufnehmen, der die 1. Bilder vom Tatort gemacht hatte, und liefert neue Beweise zugunsten des Angeklagten, zugleich befasst er sich mit dem anhaltenden Rassismus in den USA. Exakt recherchiert, Anmerkungen, Bibliografie, Schwarz-Weiß-Fotos, Vorlage für den Film "In Prison My Whole Life". Für möglichst viele Bibliotheken. (2 S).