Apologies for duplicate copies. ************************** Allow me to bring to the attention of list members the recent publication of the book "What is Community Informatics? (and Why Does It Matter)", written by Prof. Michael Gurstein and published by Polimetrica. You can check it out at: http://www.polimetrica.com/ Thanks to author and publisher, the book has been licensed through the terms of an Attribution-NonCommercial Creative Commons license that allows the reader to freely distribute the work for non- commercial purposes. You can download a FREE reading copy of the book from the E-LIS (E- Prints in Library and Information Science) repository: Abstract: http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00012372/ Full text: (tiny URL) http://tiny.cc/ltSOU http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00012372/01/WHAT_IS_COMMUNITY_INFORMATICS_r eading.pdf If you want to support this experimental project that aims to promote a free and open access to scientific knowledge, please buy a printed copy of the book. Many thanks! All the best, Viviana Sica Eng. Viviana Sica Editorial Office (Head) Polimetrica Publisher Corso Milano 26 20052 Monza Mi Italy E-mail viviana [dot] sica [at] polimetrica [dot] com http://www.polimetrica.com