This week’s 4cast: 1. Do You Know the Way to Monterey? The Internet Librarian 2007 conference is underway in Monterey, California, and many of the…
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OPLIN 4cast #61
Posted in ALA, games, GIMP, Internet, Library 2.0, Library vs. Internet, OPAC, Screen Readers, social network websites, URL shorteners, Web 2.0, and World Digital Library
This week’s 4cast: 1. The Digital Natives Are Restless At the ALA Annual Conference (wrapping up this week in Washington D.C.), librarians were given some…
OPLIN 4cast #57
Posted in Boxee, Diigo, Facebook, GIMP, iPhones, Library 2.0, library school, LibraryThing, LinkedIn, OPAC, and SEO
This week’s 4cast: 1. Facebook Opens Up, Makes MySpace Look Bad Facebook, the social networking website originally aimed at college students (but now open to…
OPLIN 4cast #51
Posted in blogs, Internet, LibraryThing, OPAC, Security, and wireless
This week’s 4cast: 1. Computers In Libraries (In Your Computer) The 2007 Computers in Libraries Conference is underway in Arlington, Virginia. Maybe you couldn’t attend…
OPLIN 4cast #39
Posted in Bloglines, Microsoft, NORWELD, OPAC, Pixlr, predictions, social network websites, and tutorials
This week’s 4cast: 1. Replace Your Old Windows with Linux? Linux (pronounced LIN-ux) is an open-source operating system often associated with chilly server rooms and…
OPLIN 4cast #26
Posted in Ask Mobile Search, cellphones, Google Gadgets, Internet, library funding, and OPAC
This week’s 4cast: 1. Libraries Are Both Vital & Vulnerable A recent Florida State University report (funded by ALA and the Gates Foundation) finds that…
OPLIN 4cast Podcast #3: Next Generation OPAC
Posted in 4pod, Library 2.0, OPAC, and Web 2.0
This week’s OPLIN 4cast Podcast takes a look at the next-generation library catalog. Librarians are just beginning to have wide-ranging discussions about what’s wrong with…
OPLIN 4cast #16
Posted in DOPA, eBooks, net neutrality, and OPAC
This week’s 4cast: 1. The Straight Dope on DOPA The House of Representatives recently passed a bill called the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) by…