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===Résumé===
'''Resume'''
:Erhardt Graeff is a research assistant within the Institutional Cooperation Research Group project and a recent MPhil graduate from the University of Cambridge, where he focused on sociological theory and qualitative examination of rural internet use and social capital. In various forms/fora, he has researched and written on digital divides, e-government, networked public spheres, new media literacy, and Wikipedia. Occasionally, he flexes his web programming skills gained while an IT student at Rochester Institute of Technology, but right now he would rather work on his Russian than his Ruby.
:Erhardt Graeff is a research assistant within the Institutional Cooperation Research Group project and a recent MPhil graduate from the University of Cambridge, where he focused on sociological theory and qualitative examination of rural internet use and social capital. In various forms/fora, he has researched and written on digital divides, e-government, networked public spheres, new media literacy, and Wikipedia. Occasionally, he flexes his web programming skills gained while an IT student at Rochester Institute of Technology, but right now he would rather work on his Russian than his Ruby.


===Contact Info===
'''Contact Info'''
* email - egraeff [at] cyber [dot] law [dot] harvard [dot] edu
:egraeff [at] cyber [dot] law [dot] harvard [dot] edu
* phone - 717.919.3145
* gtalk - erhardt [at] gmail [dot] com
'''Role in the Team'''
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===Role in the Team===
:Research Assistant, [[Educational Materials]]
:Research Assistant, [[Educational Materials]]


===Recent Activity on Wiki===
'''Recent Activity on the Wiki'''
:[[Special:Contributions/EGraeff]]
:[[Special:Contributions/EGraeff]]


===Weekly Tasks and Results===
'''[[EG Weekly Tasks and Results]]'''
====week of 05/04/2009====
* task: Read (at least) pages 1-3, 40-43 of [http://www.simbainformation.com/sitemap/product.asp?productid=1609529 Simba Information's 2008 National Textbook Adoptions Scorecard and 2009 Outlook] and summarize for the wiki.
** deadline: 05/04/2009
** status: incomplete (05/04/2009)
*** Carol feedback:


====week of 04/27/2009====
= Navigation =
* task: Find MarketResearch.com reports: [http://www.marketresearch.com/map/prod/2068798.html The Complete K-12 Report: 2009] and [http://www.marketresearch.com/map/prod/1609529.html Simba Information's 2008 National Textbook Adoptions Scorecard and 2009 Outlook].
Back to [[ICP Team]]<br>
** deadline: ASAP
Back to [[Main Page]]
** status: completed (04/28/2009)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Write one paragraph summaries of the [[Alternative Business Models in EM]].
** deadline: 05/01/2009
** status: major models completed (05/01/2009)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Read (at least) chapters 1, 5 & 6 of [http://www.simbainformation.com/sitemap/product.asp?productid=1609437 College Publishing Market Forecast 2008-2009] and summarize for the wiki.
** deadline: 05/01/2009
** status: in progress (05/04/2009)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* supplemental reading: Eilhard, J., 2009. 'Open Source Incorporated'. ''SSRN eLibrary''. Available at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1360604 [Accessed May 1, 2009].
** status: downloaded pdf (04/30/09)
 
====week of 04/20/2009====
* task: Elaborate on the [[Educational Materials#Field Definition]] using the learning objects literature from David Wiley.
** deadline: ASAP
** status: not started (04/24/2009)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Read [http://ssrn.com/abstract=923465 The Digital Learning Challenge: Obstacles to Educational Uses of Copyrighted Material in the Digital Age] and [http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-05-806 College Textbooks: Enhanced Offerings Appear to Drive Recent Price Increases] and add relevant info to the wiki.
** deadline: ASAP
** status: downloaded PDFs (04/21/2009)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Read [http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/staying_course Staying the Course] and [http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/survey/k-12online2008 K-12 Online Learning] and add relevant info to [[Overall Picture of the EM field]].
** deadline: ASAP
** status: downloaded PDFs (04/21/2009)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Add and organize list of contacts for possible interview (expand [[Educational_Materials#Interviews]]).
** deadline: ASAP
** status: completed (04/21/2009), see [[Contacts for EM]]
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Contact Anita Elberse (see [[Contacts for EM#Contacted]]).
** deadline: ASAP
** status: completed (04/21/2009), awaiting response to follow-up e-mail (04/29/2009)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Look at [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/25cf260c-265c-11dc-8e18-000b5df10621.html The inefficiencies of freedom by James Boyle], the [http://theologicallibrarianship.blogspot.com/2008/04/section-108-study-group-report.html Section 108 Study Group Report], the [http://w2.eff.org/IP/P2P/MGM_v_Grokster/ MGM v Grokster amicus briefs], [http://campustechnology.com/articles/2005/10/viewpoint-the-economic-case-for-creative-commons-textbooks.aspx The Economic Case for Creative Commons Textbooks] and [[Links_on_EM#Inside_Higher_Ed|Articles from Insider Higher Ed]] and add relevant content to the wiki.
** deadline: ASAP
** status: not started (04/20/2009)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Upload feedback notes from Friday meeting with Prof. Benkler to [[Report_April_2009]].
** deadline: ASAP
** status: completed (04/21/2009), see [[Report April 2009#Yochai Feedback 3]]
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Find copy of Wallis, J. C., Milojevic, S. Borgman, C. L. & Sandoval, W. A. (2006) The special case of scientific data sharing with education, American Society for Information Science & Technology, Austin, TX, Information Today.
** deadline: ASAP
** status: completed (04/20/09)
*** Carol feedback:
 
====week of 04/13/2009====
* task: Write report on research activity up to this point for Friday Meeting (see [[Report_April_2009#Educational_Materials]])
** deadline: 04/17/09, 10am
** status: completed (04/17/09)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Draft [[Educational_Materials#Field_definition]], using [[Telecommunications#Field_Definition]] as a model
** deadline: 04/17/09, 10am
** status: completed (04/17/09)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Locate and examine four specific HBS [http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do?facInfo=pub&facEmId=lfleming%40hbs.edu#course Case Studies by Lee Fleming]: "Textbooks Online (A)", "Textbooks Online (A), (B), (C), and (D) TN", "Textbooks Online (B): TBO-- First Day of Orders", and "Textbooks Online (C)."
** deadline: 04/17/09
** status: waiting to hear back from Prof. Fleming's assistant (04/16/09)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Find, read, and summarize AJS article, http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/210361?journalCode=ajs
** deadline: 04/15/09
** status: completed (04/25/09), see [[Overall Picture of the EM field#From Editorial Logic to Market Logic]]
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: See if anything interesting at http://www.academicleadership.org/
** deadline: 04/15/09
** status: completed (04/10/09), waiting for follow-up on selected relevant articles
*** Carol feedback:
 
* supplemental reading: Whyte, W.F. & Whyte, K.K., 1984. 'Interviewing Strategy and Tactics'. In ''Learning from the Field: A Guide from Experience''.  Beverly Hills, CA: SAGE Publications, pp. 97-112.
** status: completed (04/25/09)
 
* supplemental reading: Carol's summary of first two chapters of Neil Fligstein's ''The Architecture of Markets''.
** status: completed (05/04/09)
 
====week of 04/06/2009====
* task: Find market information (money they make and lines of products they have related to educational materials) for the companies: Pearson, Thomson, McGraw Hill, Wiley, Houghton Mifflin, St. Martin's/Von Holtzbrinck.
** deadline: 04/08/09
** status: in progress (04/08); so far posted (04/09) basic information on all 6 companies from ORBIS to [[IP_Profile_of_Biggest_for-profit_companies_in_EM#Biggest_For-profit_Companies]]
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Summarize 3 of 5 articles suggested by Carol.
** deadline: 04/10/09
** status: completed (04/24); posted (04/04) Burrus 2007 to [[Overall Picture of the EM field#Inputs Innovations]] and [[Commons-based Cases in EM#Connexions]], (04/14) Liebowitz 1985 to [[Overview of Economics of Intellectual Property in EM#Photocopying of Journals]], and (04/24) Besen 1986 to [[Overview of Economics of Intellectual Property in EM#Cost/Benefit Analysis of Private Reproduction]]
*** Carol feedback:
 
====week of 03/30/2009====
* task: Answer questions outlined in [[Educational Materials#Study of the field]] by referring to initial sources bibliography--offer prose and bullet points relevant to each item, citing each source carefully
** deadline: 04/05/2009 for [http://www.bisg.org/publications/trends2008.html Book Industry 2008 Trends] data / this will be an ongoing task
** status: in progress (04/08)
*** Carol feedback:
 
====week of 03/23/2009====
* task: Prepare for/participate in conference call/interview with Jonathan Emmonds of Connexions at 10am on Wednesday, 03/25/2009
** deadline: Wednesday, 03/25/2009
** status: completed (03/25); see [[Jonathan Emmons Interview Notes]] posted (03/29)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Unify resources under the EM section in the wiki (including [[Links on EM]])
** deadline: Friday, 03/27/2009
** status: in progress (03/29)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Look for [http://www.bisg.org/publications/trends2008.html Book Industry Trends 2008] in Harvard Libraries
** deadline: ASAP
** status: completed (03/25)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Answer questions outlined in [[Educational Materials#Study of the field]] by referring to initial sources bibliography--offer prose and bullet points relevant to each item, citing each source carefully
** deadline: Tuesday, 03/31/2009 for [[Overall_Picture_of_the_EM_field#State_Legislation|State Legislation]] / this will be an ongoing task
** status: completed (03/31); see new content on [[Overall Picture of the EM field#Common Policy Themes]], [[Overall Picture of the EM field#Potentially Key Legislation]], [[Legislation on Policy Theme 1 for EM]], [[Legislation on Policy Theme 2 for EM]], [[Legislation on Policy Theme 3 for EM]], [[Legislation on Policy Theme 4 for EM]], [[Legislation on Policy Theme 5 for EM]], [[Legislation on Policy Theme 6 for EM]], [[Legislation on Policy Theme 7 for EM]], [[Legislation on Policy Theme 8 for EM]], [[Legislation on Policy Theme 9 for EM]], and updated content on [[Bibliography for Item 2 in EM]], [[ICP wiki site map]], [[IP Profile of Universities working in EM]]
*** Carol feedback:
 
* supplemental reading: Cowan, R. & Harison, E., 2001. ''Intellectual property rights in a knowledge-based economy'', Maastricht: MERIT - Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology. Available at: http://ideas.repec.org/p/dgr/umamer/2001026.html [Accessed March 24, 2009].
** status: completed (04/06)
 
====week of 03/16/2009====
* task: Attend Cooperation Research Group meeting on Monday, March 16 and report on status of other projects
** deadline: Monday, 03/16/2009
** status: completed (03/17)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Define research schedule for the next couple weeks, with specific attention to commitments to work on-site at Berkman Squared
** deadline: Wednesday, 03/18/2009 (or ASAP)
** status: completed (03/17)
*** Carol feedback:
 
====week of 03/09/2009====
* task: Clean up [[:Category:Educational Materials|Educational Materials pages]] on the Wiki
** deadline: ASAP / this will be an ongoing task
** status: completed (03/09)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Maintain EM section of [[ICP wiki site map]]
** deadline: ASAP / this will be an ongoing task
** status: completed (03/16)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Attend Cooperation Research Group meeting on Monday, March 9 and report on status of other projects
** deadline: Monday, 03/09/2009
** status: completed (03/09)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Document and Expand on initial bibliography for EM field study on appropriate page (see [[Educational Materials#Bibliography addressing research outline]])--submit them to Carol and decide with her which ones are relevant and need to be summarized in [http://www.acawiki.org AcaWiki.org]--this task should develop in tandem with task of answering questions in the Study of the field
** deadline: Friday, 03/13/2009 (initial sources) / this will be an ongoing task
** status: completed (03/19)
*** Carol feedback:
 
====week of 03/02/2009====
* task: Complete personal page on the wiki with contact information and this list of tasks
** deadline: Monday, 03/02/2009 (Carol suggestion: check [[Brendan Ballou|Brendan]] and [[Andrew Clearwater|Andrew]] personal page and follow same structure)
** status: completed (03/02)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Look at peer production website list and identify any as relevant Educational Materials Cases ([[Educational Materials#Cases of Study]]) to go deeper on--list cases, write link and a paragraph--submit them to Carol and decide with her which ones will be valuable as later Cases of Study
** deadline: Friday, 03/06/2009 (share work with [[Adam Holland|Adam]])
** status: in progress (03/16)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* task: Develop draft EM Industry Outputs Matrix similar to Genomics and Proteomics matrices in Carol's presentation from Cooperation Research Group
** deadline: Sunday, 03/08/2009
** status: decided on a different course of action (04/17)
*** Carol feedback:
 
* supplemental reading: [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=_vzznmeFPpcC&oi=fnd&pg=PA19&dq=Intellectual+property+institutions+and+the+panda%27s+thumb:+patents,+copyrights,+and+trade+secrets+in+economic+theory+and+history,&ots=PyYxKjwxVm&sig=H84csUu-qNh0XRQZpX7cUkxePfc David, Paul A., 1993, Intellectual property institutions and the panda's thumb: patents, copyrights, and trade secrets in economic theory and history, in: M. Wallerstein, M. Mogee and R. Schoen (eds.), Global Dimensions of Intellectual Property Protection in Science and Technology, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C]
** status: completed (04/21)
 
* supplemental reading: IPR course materials from Carolina
** status: completed (03/16)
 
* supplemental reading: Holdren, John P. 2008. "Science and Technology for Sustainable Well-Being". ''Science'', 319:424-434.
** status: completed (03/19)
 
====archived====
* task: Attend  [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/5048 The future is in the margins], take notes, and share with the group
** deadline: After the event
** status: event postponed
*** Carol feedback:
 
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 17 April 2010

Resume

Erhardt Graeff is a research assistant within the Institutional Cooperation Research Group project and a recent MPhil graduate from the University of Cambridge, where he focused on sociological theory and qualitative examination of rural internet use and social capital. In various forms/fora, he has researched and written on digital divides, e-government, networked public spheres, new media literacy, and Wikipedia. Occasionally, he flexes his web programming skills gained while an IT student at Rochester Institute of Technology, but right now he would rather work on his Russian than his Ruby.

Contact Info

egraeff [at] cyber [dot] law [dot] harvard [dot] edu

Role in the Team

Research Assistant, Educational Materials

Recent Activity on the Wiki

Special:Contributions/EGraeff

EG Weekly Tasks and Results

Navigation

Back to ICP Team
Back to Main Page

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