Daily Archives: 28 November 2006

Print on Demand coming to the NYPL

The New York Public Library will be obtaining a print-on-demand press called the Espresso Book Machine, which can create a paperback from a PDF file in about 5 minutes. The machine, which costs about $100,000, has the potential to change … Continue reading

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Johns Hopkins Open Courseware translated to Chinese

The open coursework offered by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been translated into Chinese and made available for study in China. The effort was headed by Lucifer Chu (perhaps best known for translating The Lord of the … Continue reading

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