A nice way-out indeed! However, I can not understand merit of over rigid arguments about copyright issue, especially about academic books, when NCERT is putting its publications online, MIT is making available open courseware and so on! ----- Original Message ----- From: "firoz pathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 11:11 PM Subject: Re: [AI] database of educational books
> can we put list of member having books > i.e. name and books available with them so any body wants any matirial can > contact him or her. > again just a suggestion only > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rajesh asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 10:42 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] database of educational books > > > > No Kanchan > > > > I haven't forgotten the copyright issue. > > > > However, it applies equally well to any public production of material for > > the blind in India, be it in a specialized format or not. > > > > We may, however, restrict the access to the particular section of the site > > only to the genuine members of accessindia. > > > > I offered the suggestion only because it would facilitate the search for > > already available material and would help avoid unnecessary work and > > inconvenience by the needy many of which are not well conversant with > > technology. The list also facilitates the work to some extent, but a > > database would be more handy. Of course, feasibility of the > > proposition--be > > it economic or legal--is an open question. > > > > Rajesh > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 6:19 PM > > Subject: Re: [AI] database of educational books > > > > > >> Rajesh and others have you forgotten the problem of copyright? > >> Please check the accessindia website for the archives of the discussions > > on > >> this issue. > >> Kanchan > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "rajesh asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > >> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 22:50 > >> Subject: [AI] database of educational books > >> > >> > >> > Well friends, > >> > > >> > I am pprompted to put forth another suggestion, which may be of use. > >> > > >> > We do have NAB delhi library with lots of books including academic. > > Still > >> > many of us do scann a number of books prescribed by particular > >> > universities, notes and other such material for studies. > >> > > >> > Instead of each one trodding an isolated path, why can't we create a > >> > collection of such academic utilities on accessindia site by voluntery > >> > contributions? > >> > > >> > Rajesh > >> > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > with the subject unsubscribe. > >> > > >> > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > >> > please visit the list home page at > >> > > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > >> > > >> > >> > >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with the subject unsubscribe. > >> > >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > > please visit the list home page at > >> > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > >> > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with the subject unsubscribe. > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > > please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
