The Implementation, Application and Effects of the EU Directive on Copyright in the Information Society. CEPS Special Report No. 120, 19 November 2015

This study provides an ex-post evaluation of the EU copyright framework as provided by EU Directive 29/2001 on Copyright in the Information Society (InfoSoc Directive) and related legislation, focusing on four key criteria: effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and relevance. The evaluation finds that the EU copyright framework scores poorly on all four accounts. Of the four main goals pursued by the InfoSoc, only the alignment with international legislation can be said to have been fully achieved. The wider framework on copyright still generates costs by inhibiting content production, distribution and creation and generating productive, allocative and dynamic inefficiencies. Several problems also remain in terms of both internal and external coherence. Finally, espite its overall importance and relevance as a domain of legislation in the fields of content and media, the EU copyright framework is outdated in light of technological developments. Policy options to reform the current framework are provided in the CEPS companion study on the functioning and efficiency of the Digital Single Market in the field of copyright (CEPS Special Report No. 121/November 2015).

Transistor current -- voltage relationships : a consideration of high voltage dc operation of junction transistors with special reference to avalanche multiplication and related phenomena /

"August 6, 1963"

A report on a special NSF summer, 1964, computer program for undergraduates /

Mode of access: Internet.

Collections towards the history and antiquities of the county of Hereford /

Vols. 3-4 have imprint: London : J. Murray; v. 5-7 have imprint: Hereford : Jakeman & Carver.

Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity.

Title from vol. t.p.

Report of the Special Committee of the House of Representative Appointed to Investigate the Authorship of Certain Papers Sent to Banks ... [microform] : with an appendix containing proceedings in House of Representatives on said bill.

Includes index.

Collections of the Rhode Island Historical Society.

Each vol. has also a distinctive title.

Corps universel diplomatique du droit des gens; contenant vn recueil des traitez d'alliance, de paix, de treve, de neutralité, de commerce, d'échange ... & autres contrats, qui ont été faits en Europe, depuis le regne de l'empereur Charlemagne jusques à présent; avec les capitulations imperiales et royales ... le tout tiré en partie des archives de la ... maison d'Autriche, & en partie de celles de quelques autres princes & etats; comme aussi des protocolles de quelques grands ministres; des manuscrits de la Bibliotheque royale de Berlin; des meilleures collections, qui ont déja paru tant en Allemagne, qu'en France, en Angleterre, en Hollande, & ailleurs; sur tout des actes de Rymer; & enfin les plus estimés, soit en histoire, en politique, ou en droit;

Vol. 1 contains "Histoire des anciens traitez ... par Mr. Barbeyrac," in 2 parts, each with special t.-p. and separate paging; vols. 4-5, "Le ceremonial diplomatique des cours de l'Europe ... " with special t.-p. and general half-title.

Special anatomy and histology /

First ed., 1826; first five eds. issued under title: A treatise on special and general anatomy.

Special anatomy and histology /

Works on medicine ... published by Lea & Blanchard: v. 1 [8] p., at end.

Historical collections relating to the American colonial church.

Special title-pages, v. 1-2, not filmed.

Accessible Internet training package helps people with aphasia cross the digital divide

Background : The Internet is a source of information, communication, and leisure opportunities for people with aphasia. However, accessible training is one of several barriers for people with aphasia in using the Internet. Aims : This study developed and trialled special aphasia-friendly Internet training materials for people with aphasia. Methods & Procedures : A total of 20 people with aphasia were matched with volunteer tutors. The tutor-student pairs met for six lessons. Pre- and post-test Internet skills assessments were conducted and attitudinal questionnaires were completed. The training materials were based on Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and consisted of a tutor's manual and a manual for the Internet student with aphasia. These materials are available as a free download from: http://www.shrs.uq.edu.au/cdaru/aphasiagroups/ Outcomes & Results : Significant differences between pre and post scores were found and participants reached a range of levels of independence following the training. The majority reported favourable outcomes. Conclusions. Results indicated that it was possible for people with aphasia to learn to use the Internet when they were taught in a one-to-one teaching situation with the use of accessible training manuals.

Using special events to motivate visitors to attend art galleries

The contemporary directions of art galleries worldwide are changing as social patterns and demands, as well as visitor expectations of their experiences at art galleries, change. New programs and strategies are being developed in galleries to make these institutions more appealing to people who would not normally visit them, and one such strategy is the staging of special events. However, because galleries are staging an increasing number of special events, the factors motivating visitors to attend these institutions are changing. Visitors hope to have different experiences and encounters in the gallery during special events. This paper presents the findings from a study in Australia about visitors’ motivations to attend special events in galleries. It highlights the different factors that motivate visitors to attend the gallery specifically for a special event in comparison to visiting the gallery's permanent collections.

The Library of Birmingham project:lifelong learning for the digital age

The Library of Birmingham (LoB) is a £193million project designed to provide a new space for lifelong learning and knowledge growth, a physical and virtual portal for Birmingham's citizens to the wider world. In cooperation with a range of private, public, and third-sector bodies, as well as individual citizens, the library, due to open in June 2013, will articulate a continuing process of organic growth and emergence. Key delivery themes focus on: arts and creativity, citizenship and community, enterprise and innovation, learning and skills and the new media ecology. A landmark design in the heart of the cultural district of the city, the LoB aims to stimulate sustainable economic growth, urban regeneration and social inclusion by offering a wide range of new digital learning services, real and virtual community spaces, and new opportunities for interpreting and exploiting internationally significant collections of documentary archives, photography, moving image, and rare printed books. Additionally, the LoB will offer physical space for creative, cultural, enterprise, and knowledge development. This paper outlines the cultural and educational thinking that informs the project and the challenges experienced in developing innovative service redesign.

Interactive exploration of image collections on mobile devices

Image collections are ever growing and hence visual information is becoming more and more important. Moreover, the classical paradigm of taking pictures has changed, first with the spread of digital cameras and, more recently, with mobile devices equipped with integrated cameras. Clearly, these image repositories need to be managed, and tools for effectively and efficiently searching image databases are highly sought after, especially on mobile devices where more and more images are being stored. In this paper, we present an image browsing system for interactive exploration of image collections on mobile devices. Images are arranged so that visually similar images are grouped together while large image repositories become accessible through a hierarchical, browsable tree structure, arranged on a hexagonal lattice. The developed system provides an intuitive and fast interface for navigating through image databases using a variety of touch gestures. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.