Fourth News Update – Ruth Rikowski
1. POLICY FUTURES IN EDUCATION
"Policy Futures in Education is a peer-refereed, international quarterly online-only journal that is futures-oriented and committed to promoting debate in education among university academics, practising policy analysts in government and local government, national and international policy advisors, politicians, members of policy think-tanks and world policy agencies such as the World Bank, OECD and the European Union. The journal has a strong experimental focus and emphasises innovative thinking in education policy and theory from a range of diverse viewpoints."
The Chief Editor is Professor Michael Peters, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
PFIE is published 4 times a year and is available at: http://www.wwwords.co.uk/pfie/
The last issue of 2006, Vol.4 No.4, was on the theme of:
'COPYRIGHT AND PATENTS: ISSUES AND ETHICS FOR EDUCATION' - Guest Edited by Cushla Kapitzke - see http://www.wwwords.co.uk/pfie/content/pdfs/4/issue4_4.asp
Contents include:
Cushla Kapitzke. Editorial. Copyrights and Patents: issues and ethics for education, pages 330‑333
1. POLICY FUTURES IN EDUCATION
"Policy Futures in Education is a peer-refereed, international quarterly online-only journal that is futures-oriented and committed to promoting debate in education among university academics, practising policy analysts in government and local government, national and international policy advisors, politicians, members of policy think-tanks and world policy agencies such as the World Bank, OECD and the European Union. The journal has a strong experimental focus and emphasises innovative thinking in education policy and theory from a range of diverse viewpoints."
The Chief Editor is Professor Michael Peters, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
PFIE is published 4 times a year and is available at: http://www.wwwords.co.uk/pfie/
The last issue of 2006, Vol.4 No.4, was on the theme of:
'COPYRIGHT AND PATENTS: ISSUES AND ETHICS FOR EDUCATION' - Guest Edited by Cushla Kapitzke - see http://www.wwwords.co.uk/pfie/content/pdfs/4/issue4_4.asp
Contents include:
Cushla Kapitzke. Editorial. Copyrights and Patents: issues and ethics for education, pages 330‑333
Richard M. Stallman. Did You Say ‘Intellectual Property’? It’s a Seductive Mirage, pages 334‑336
Shun-ling Chen. Freedom as in a Self-sustainable Community: the free software movement and its challenge to copyright law, pages 337‑347
John Willinsky. The Properties of Locke’s Common-wealth of Learning, pages 348‑365
Scott Kiel-Chisholm & Brian Fitzgerald. The Rise of Open Access in the Creative, Educational and Science Commons, pages 366‑379
David Rooney, Bernard McKenna & Thomas Keenan. Copyright and Cultural Production: a knowledge and wisdom theory perspective on education policy, pages 380‑395
Ruth Rikowski. A Marxist Analysis of the World Trade Organisation’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, pages 396‑409
Shujen Wang. Breaks, Flows, and Other In-between Spaces: rethinking piracy and copyright governance, pages 410‑420
Gordon Chalmers. Aboriginal Knowledges in the Australian Market Place: different issue, same story, pages 421‑430
Cushla Kapitzke. Intellectual Property Rights: governing cultural and educational futures, pages 431‑445
INTERVIEW Cultural Policy and Copyright: implications for education. A Conversation with Siva Vaidhyanathan, pages 446‑453
BOOK REVIEWS
Globalisation, Information and Libraries: the implications of the World Trade Organisation’s GATS and TRIPS Agreements (Ruth Rikowski) reviewed by Cushla Kapitzke, pages 454‑457
Education, Equality and Human Rights, 2nd Edn (Mike Cole) reviewed by Renee DePalma, pages 457‑458
2. CHANDOS PUBLISHING
I am also the Commissioning Editor for Chandos publishing, Oxford - for the Chandos Series for Library and Information Management - see http://www.chandospublishing.com/
The Series covers a wide range of topics including web design and management, knowledge management, open access, e-learning, digitisation, freedom of information, intellectual property rights, globalisation, wikis, training, information literacy, e-books, classification and cataloguing and searching on the Internet
Hard copies of the Chandos 2007 catalogue are now available. If you would like a copy, let me know.
The catalogue can also be downloaded from the Chandos website.
If you are interested in writing a book for the Series or know any others that might be interested (either a single authored work or an edited collection), then do contact me at - rikowskigr@aol.com.
3. INFORMATION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, Winter 2006 and Summer 2007
ISSN 1364-694X
Information for Social Change is an organisation/network that challenges the dominant paradigms of library and information work, and is in liaison with CILIP (the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals). It also produces its own ejournal and I am on the editorial board of this.
ISC WINTER 2006
The current issue of Information for Social Change is on the theme of
'Libraries & Information in World Social Forum context' (No 24, Winter 2006) - see http://www.libr.org/isc/toc.html
Whole issue is available in PDF format, (formatted for A4 paper) - see http://www.libr.org/isc/issues/ISC24/ISC24_Full.pdf (file size to download: approx 1Mb)
Individual articles are also available in PDF.
Contents
Editorial: Welcoming people power on the occasion of the World Social Forum (Shiraz Durrani)
Introduction: Waiting On The World To Change (Mikael Böök)
Articles
Politics of information: reality & vision
Never be Silent. Three questions from BiS to Shiraz Durrani
2015. The Public Library as a Political Category (Mikael Böök)
Politics of information: reality & vision
Never be Silent. Three questions from BiS to Shiraz Durrani
2015. The Public Library as a Political Category (Mikael Böök)
World Social Forum
The World According to Chico (The Right Livelihood Award 2006)
Social Movements Set to Assert Their Presence at WSF Nairobi 2007 (Oloo Onyango)
From Event to Process (Martí Olivella and Nicolas Haeringer)
Further readings on the World Social Forum
The World According to Chico (The Right Livelihood Award 2006)
Social Movements Set to Assert Their Presence at WSF Nairobi 2007 (Oloo Onyango)
From Event to Process (Martí Olivella and Nicolas Haeringer)
Further readings on the World Social Forum
World Public Finances
The Secret Making a Joke out of Development Efforts (Emma Lochery)
New for 2007! (Advertisement)
It’s poor people’s money that makes the wealthy rich (Francine Mestrum)
Document: World Public Finances Concept Paper (Matti Kohonen)
Further readings on World Public Finances
The Secret Making a Joke out of Development Efforts (Emma Lochery)
New for 2007! (Advertisement)
It’s poor people’s money that makes the wealthy rich (Francine Mestrum)
Document: World Public Finances Concept Paper (Matti Kohonen)
Further readings on World Public Finances
World Public Library
Mumbai, January 2004
Document: Democratisation of Information with a focus on libraries - A report from two workshops (Mikael Böök)
Libraries: Open Spaces (Kay Raseroka)
Mumbai, January 2004
Document: Democratisation of Information with a focus on libraries - A report from two workshops (Mikael Böök)
Libraries: Open Spaces (Kay Raseroka)
Bamako Experiences, January-February 2006
Document: The Role of the Library in the WSF Process (Proceedings by Kingsley Oghojafor)
On The Library Situation in Mali (Mamadou Keita)
The Spirit of (West) African Libraries (Mikael Böök)
Document: The Role of the Library in the WSF Process (Proceedings by Kingsley Oghojafor)
On The Library Situation in Mali (Mamadou Keita)
The Spirit of (West) African Libraries (Mikael Böök)
Training the Trainers Workshop, 2006
Document: Proposal for a training of trainers workshop for librarians on the WSF at Nairobi Safari Club (Esther Obachi)
Document: Day to day reports about the Training of the Trainers (Jane Sang & Fred Kachero)
The Management of the WSF Information (Esther Obachi)
How to Share Information and Ideas Worldwide Completely Free Using the New Information Wonder Called Blogs (Kingsley Oghojafor)
Preparing for Nairobi WSF, January 2007
Workshop on documenting the World Social Forum (WSF) - East African School of Library and Information Science 12th-14th December 2006 (Joan Okune)
The Khanya College Resource Centre - education and information for liberation and social change (Andi Kaiser)
On "diffusion" and making distinctions (Alan Story)
A comment on Copyrights, Author's Rights and Fair Use (Mikael Böök)
Document: Unlocking the Global Information Fortress (WSF activity info)
Document: Documenting of the WSF Information (WSF activity info)
Further Reading
Document: Proposal for a training of trainers workshop for librarians on the WSF at Nairobi Safari Club (Esther Obachi)
Document: Day to day reports about the Training of the Trainers (Jane Sang & Fred Kachero)
The Management of the WSF Information (Esther Obachi)
How to Share Information and Ideas Worldwide Completely Free Using the New Information Wonder Called Blogs (Kingsley Oghojafor)
Preparing for Nairobi WSF, January 2007
Workshop on documenting the World Social Forum (WSF) - East African School of Library and Information Science 12th-14th December 2006 (Joan Okune)
The Khanya College Resource Centre - education and information for liberation and social change (Andi Kaiser)
On "diffusion" and making distinctions (Alan Story)
A comment on Copyrights, Author's Rights and Fair Use (Mikael Böök)
Document: Unlocking the Global Information Fortress (WSF activity info)
Document: Documenting of the WSF Information (WSF activity info)
Further Reading
Equality & Social Justice
The immigrant and "Britishness" in Britain (Ronald Elly Wanda)
ISC SUMMER 2007 (forthcoming)
The forthcoming Summer 2007 issue is on the theme of
Library and information workers as political actors in times of war, civil war, military occupation, and social conflicts worldwide' -
Edited by Toni Samek and Martyn LoweIt will address topics such as:-- Library and information provision during times of war, civil war, military occupation, and social conflict that provide innsights and practical strategies for potential library and information projects in regions of conflict worldwide.-- Profiles of library and information workers as participants and interventionists in conflicts, as political actors that offer some new possibilities for strategies of resistance, or that challenge networks of military or civil control worldwide.-- Access to library and information provision and the information needs of oppressed peoples for empowerment and emancipatioon during times of war, revolution, or social conflict worldwide.-- Dissemination of information about inside conflicts to the outside world. Here, ISC is particularly interested in exploraations of how to protect the information provider in terms of privacy; confidentiality; freedom of opinion and expression; freedom of thought, conscience and religion; peaceful assembly and association; and protection from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment as expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).
4. FULL OF VOLCANOS
The forthcoming book in Spanish includes a chapter by myself entitled 'Globalization, Libraries, Information and Social Commitment'. This chapter summarises some of the main themes and ideas in my book Globalisation, Information and Libraries: the implications of the World Trade Organisation's GATS and TRIPs Agreements, Chandos Publishing: Oxford, 2005 and should introduce new non-English speaking readers to my work.
FULL OF VOLCANOS: LIBRARIES AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT
Co-ordinators: Javier Gimeno Perelló, Pedro López López, María Jesús Morillo Calero, to be published cMay 2007.
Prologue by the Portuguese writer Jose Saramago, Nobel Prize in Literature 1998.
Introduction by Rosa Regás, a recognized Spanish writer and current Director of the Spanish National Library.
Epilogue by Blanca Calvo, Adviser of Culture in the Government of the spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha.
Contributors include:
Mª Jesús Morillo Calero (Spain), Rita Candame (Argentina), Tatiana Carsen (Argentina), Oscar Maya (Mexico) Martín Vera (Mexico), Ann Sparanese (USA), Mª Jesús del Olmo García (Spain), Javier Gimeno Perelló (Spain), Ruth Rikowski (Great Britain), Fernando Báez (Venezuela), Ramón Salaberría Lizarazu y Blanca Calvo Alonso-Cortés (Spain), Rosa San Segundo Manuel (Spain), Genaro Luis García López (Spain), José Antonio Gómez Hernández (Spain), Javier Pérez Iglesias (Spain), Felipe Meneses Tello (Mexico), Zapopan Martín Muela Meza (Mexico), Pedro López López (Spain).
Topics covered:
Ethics and social commitment, privatisation of knowledge, war disasters, libraries for difference and librarianship for democracy
5. FEMINIST LIBRARY IN LONDON
Managing Information
Graham Coult writing 'From the Editors Desk' in Managing Information - the monthly magazine of ASLIB (The Association for Information Management) includes information about some of the latest developments on The Feminist Library. Referring to the various threats to libraries Graham also notes that:
"Although a great deal of good work is being done, there are still too many important community or educational libraries under threat of closure because of inadequate funding" (p.2).
Historical Background
Leading on from my report in News Update No.2, Gail Chester from The Feminist Library Management Committee, contacted me and asked me to circulate the following information in regard to the historical background on The Feminist Library:
"In the era of GLC Women's Unit, etc., the GLC let us occupy one of the buildings they owned rent-free (or for a peppercorn rent, not sure which), a policy they pursued with many community groups, voluntary organisations, etc. - maybe one reason why Thatcher wanted to destroy it. When the GLC was abolished, stewardship of all the buildings (and other properties, e.g. Hampstead Heath!) previously owned by the GLC was handed to the London Residuary Body, and they decided what to do with them and the groups occupying them. This led to many things getting passed to various local councils across London. In the case of the Feminist Library, we ended up in the Southwark-owned property we now occupy, where we had the same rent arrangement until 2003, when £12000 a year was demanded, precipitating the current crisis, as explained in the discussion doc."
Best wishes,
Ruth
March 2007
The immigrant and "Britishness" in Britain (Ronald Elly Wanda)
ISC SUMMER 2007 (forthcoming)
The forthcoming Summer 2007 issue is on the theme of
Library and information workers as political actors in times of war, civil war, military occupation, and social conflicts worldwide' -
Edited by Toni Samek and Martyn LoweIt will address topics such as:-- Library and information provision during times of war, civil war, military occupation, and social conflict that provide innsights and practical strategies for potential library and information projects in regions of conflict worldwide.-- Profiles of library and information workers as participants and interventionists in conflicts, as political actors that offer some new possibilities for strategies of resistance, or that challenge networks of military or civil control worldwide.-- Access to library and information provision and the information needs of oppressed peoples for empowerment and emancipatioon during times of war, revolution, or social conflict worldwide.-- Dissemination of information about inside conflicts to the outside world. Here, ISC is particularly interested in exploraations of how to protect the information provider in terms of privacy; confidentiality; freedom of opinion and expression; freedom of thought, conscience and religion; peaceful assembly and association; and protection from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment as expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).
4. FULL OF VOLCANOS
The forthcoming book in Spanish includes a chapter by myself entitled 'Globalization, Libraries, Information and Social Commitment'. This chapter summarises some of the main themes and ideas in my book Globalisation, Information and Libraries: the implications of the World Trade Organisation's GATS and TRIPs Agreements, Chandos Publishing: Oxford, 2005 and should introduce new non-English speaking readers to my work.
FULL OF VOLCANOS: LIBRARIES AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT
Co-ordinators: Javier Gimeno Perelló, Pedro López López, María Jesús Morillo Calero, to be published cMay 2007.
Prologue by the Portuguese writer Jose Saramago, Nobel Prize in Literature 1998.
Introduction by Rosa Regás, a recognized Spanish writer and current Director of the Spanish National Library.
Epilogue by Blanca Calvo, Adviser of Culture in the Government of the spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha.
Contributors include:
Mª Jesús Morillo Calero (Spain), Rita Candame (Argentina), Tatiana Carsen (Argentina), Oscar Maya (Mexico) Martín Vera (Mexico), Ann Sparanese (USA), Mª Jesús del Olmo García (Spain), Javier Gimeno Perelló (Spain), Ruth Rikowski (Great Britain), Fernando Báez (Venezuela), Ramón Salaberría Lizarazu y Blanca Calvo Alonso-Cortés (Spain), Rosa San Segundo Manuel (Spain), Genaro Luis García López (Spain), José Antonio Gómez Hernández (Spain), Javier Pérez Iglesias (Spain), Felipe Meneses Tello (Mexico), Zapopan Martín Muela Meza (Mexico), Pedro López López (Spain).
Topics covered:
Ethics and social commitment, privatisation of knowledge, war disasters, libraries for difference and librarianship for democracy
5. FEMINIST LIBRARY IN LONDON
Managing Information
Graham Coult writing 'From the Editors Desk' in Managing Information - the monthly magazine of ASLIB (The Association for Information Management) includes information about some of the latest developments on The Feminist Library. Referring to the various threats to libraries Graham also notes that:
"Although a great deal of good work is being done, there are still too many important community or educational libraries under threat of closure because of inadequate funding" (p.2).
Historical Background
Leading on from my report in News Update No.2, Gail Chester from The Feminist Library Management Committee, contacted me and asked me to circulate the following information in regard to the historical background on The Feminist Library:
"In the era of GLC Women's Unit, etc., the GLC let us occupy one of the buildings they owned rent-free (or for a peppercorn rent, not sure which), a policy they pursued with many community groups, voluntary organisations, etc. - maybe one reason why Thatcher wanted to destroy it. When the GLC was abolished, stewardship of all the buildings (and other properties, e.g. Hampstead Heath!) previously owned by the GLC was handed to the London Residuary Body, and they decided what to do with them and the groups occupying them. This led to many things getting passed to various local councils across London. In the case of the Feminist Library, we ended up in the Southwark-owned property we now occupy, where we had the same rent arrangement until 2003, when £12000 a year was demanded, precipitating the current crisis, as explained in the discussion doc."
Best wishes,
Ruth
March 2007
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