1. Librarians to Construct Filtered-Web Search Engine – From Reference Extract: Reference Extract is envisioned as a web search engine, like Google, Yahoo and MSN.…
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4Cast #91: Library Hybrids, Librarian Profession, Free, Webware
Posted in 4cast, Add new tag, backlinks, blogs, communication, GIMP, Internet, Let Simon Decide, Library 2.0, Library vs. Internet, OffiSync, Reference Extract, Songza, training, Tweetmeme, Web 2.0, and web design
This week’s 4cast: 1.  It Ain’t Your Grandma’s Library. Libraries are offering more and more services inside and outside of their walls, allowing them to…
4Cast #90: Google Health, Blu-Ray, Gaming, E-Books
Posted in 4cast, Add new tag, Amazon, eBooks, games, Google, Google News, and Reference Extract
This week’s 4cast: 1. Â A Google A Day Keeps the Doctor Away. Google will begin its final phase of global domination, er, I mean personal…
4Cast #87: Library 2.0, LTR, Social Media, Gaming
Posted in 4cast, Add new tag, blogs, Facebook, Flickr, games, GIMP, HarperCollins, Library 2.0, library funding, Reference Extract, social network websites, and Web 2.0
This week’s 4cast: Co-Opting Library 2.0 Technology brings challenges, of course, but how much 2.0 does a library really need? Are important issues being ignored…
4Cast #85: Sharing Data, Banning Google, Wikia Search Review, Future of Libraries
Posted in 4cast, blogs, education, Facebook, GIMP, Google, Google News, Internet, Library 2.0, Library vs. Internet, LinkedIn, Lipsum, privacy, Reference Extract, social network websites, social search, software development, VirtualBox, and Wikipedia
 This week’s 4cast: Sharing Data: Google & Facebook Join DataPortability.org The mission of DataPortability is to allow personal data (the kind found on social networking…
4cast #82: SAFE Act, Broadband, Search Trends, Beyond Google
Posted in Boxee, Cinematic Internet, Google, iPhones, Reference Extract, TouchGraph, Valve, and wireless
This week’s 4cast: 1. Good Guys, Bad Guys & Wi-Fi When the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SAFE Act last week, it sent a…
OPLIN 4cast Podcast #12: Tech Trends in 2007
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The first OPLIN 4cast Podcast of 2007 takes a look ahead at some of the technology trends that will affect libraries in the near future.…