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Having solved the crises of world hunger, rampant poverty, global human rights abuses, and pharmaceuticals priced out of reach for most of the world’s population, “conservative Christian groups accuse the makers of a video starring SpongeBob SquarePants, Barney and a host of other cartoon characters of promoting homosexuality to children.”

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when copyright goes loony

One of my colleagues tried to get the university library to scan some 19th-century documents to put online as part of her electronic reserves.

We can’t do that. She was told. Someone may have bought the copyright.

No. No they may not have.

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i always thought this was a myth…

…but it turns out it’s not:

Jack Kerouac: On the Road
January 19ñMarch 13
North Gallery
University of Iowa Museum of Art

Known as ìthe Scroll,î the typescript for On the Road is 120 feet of continuous paper. The physical embodiment of Kerouacís spontaneous writing method, the scroll is one of the most remarkable literary manuscripts in existence.

One of the key works of American literature and a turning point in 20th-century culture, the UIMA exhibition will be the first time the entire scroll has been publicly displayed.

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publishers’ guidelines for authors

This link is a placeholder for me, but those of you working on academic monographs might find it useful, too.

And here are the Cambridge University Press guidelines.

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tsunami relief

Since January 4, my blog ads have earned about $3, which is a small amount but not bad, frankly. How about you remember to click on an ad every once in awhile for a product that interests you? All proceeds are pledged to BlogAid.

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