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[Vladislav S. Davidzon]

To switch the subject...

Does anyone know of any software programs available out there to create
collections on subjects, something like Yahoo does, but on a smaller
scale?  I am looking for something that would do it automatically. 

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Vladislav S. Davidzon                     davidzon at tech-center.com 
Technology Assistant                      Farmington Community Library 
Phone: (248) 553-0300                     Fax: (248) 553-3228
32737 W. 12 Mile Road                     Farmington Hills, MI 48334

"It is the province of knowledge to speak, and its a privilege of wisdom
to listen."  - Oliver Wendell Homes
          
All opinions are my opinions only, and not those of any organizations I
am associated with, unless otherwise specified.  
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On Wed, 15 Oct 1997, Barbara J. Dean wrote:

> ENOUGH!   
> 
> As the parent of two teenagers, I get enough of this squabbling at home.
> You've both made your points -- and, as usual, truth, justice and reality
> don't all point in the same direction.
> 
> 
> >Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 11:43:54 -0700
> >Errors-To: listchek at library.berkeley.edu
> >Reply-To: drewwe at MORRISVILLE.EDU
> >Originator: web4lib at library.berkeley.edu
> >Sender: web4lib at library.berkeley.edu
> >From: Bill Drew <drewwe at MORRISVILLE.EDU>
> >To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at library.berkeley.edu>
> >Subject: Re: County May Allow Parents to Bar Children From Interne
> >X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas
> >X-Comment: Web4Lib Information - http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web4Lib/
> >Content-Length: 2122
> >
> >
> >
> >CMUNSON wrote:
> >
> >> Wilfred Drew wrote:
> >> >I must voice my support for Roy's decision.  Copyright has nothing to
> do it
> >> >being "easier just to
> >> >mail the damn article to this list."   The easy way is eldom the right way
> >> >or the preferred way.  Having been a victim of copyright abuse, I tend to
> >> >err on the cautious side.  I strongly suggest we all do that.  The blatant
> >> >violations I have seen here recently fly in the face of common sense and
> >> >sound judgement.
> >>
> >> <GADFLY MODE ON>
> >> But it does, Mr. Drew! If it was an article from a magazine, I would have
> >> sought reprint permission, which I have done before on this list. But
> >> online newspaper articles are more ephemeral and given how newspapers run
> >> their web sites, simply citing a URL is not enough! Secondly, most of the
> >> subscribers on this list don't have access to the paper versions of the
> >> article and others may have slow modem connections. Why can't I or David,
> >> share an article with this list? I'm not publishing it. I pay for a
> >> subscription to the Post.
> >
> >But you are publishing it!!!!!  Your interpretation of copyright is not
> the same that appears to be held by the courts or any
> >of the recent literature I have seen on copyright.  You are voicing your
> opinion not a fact of the law.  Who has access here
> >or not does NOT matter and does not really enter into the discussions.
> >
> >I mentioned before that I had been a victim of copy right infringment.  It
> occured entirely in the lectronic realm of the
> >Internet.  Someone extracted my listing of libraries from my publication,
> Not Just Cows (which is on the WWW), and called it
> >their own.  He/she may have interpreted it as fair use just as your are
> interpreteing  posting of entire articles.  I suggest
> >you contact a lwayer.  You may need one.
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> I think it is unfair to hold those who have a different interpretation of
> >> fair use to the narrow, propertarian, pro-corporate interpretation of fair
> >> use that other have.
> >
> >It maybe "unfair" in your opinion but we as librarians are required to
> uphold the copyright law even if we disagree with it.
> >
> >Bill Drew
> >drewwe at morrisville.edu
> >
> >
> >
> Barbara J. Dean
> Systems - University Libraries
> University of Arkansas
> Fayetteville, AR  72701
>