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<P align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">OPLIN 4cast #11 - June 20, 2006</SPAN></B></P>
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<P>The <EM><B>OPLIN 4cast</B></EM> is a weekly compilation of recent headlines, topics, and trends that could impact public libraries. You can subscribe to it in a variety of ways, such as:</P>
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<P class=style4>This week’s <EM>4cast</EM><B>:</B></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">1. <B><STRONG>The Next Browser Battle Unfolds </STRONG></B></SPAN></P>
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<P>As Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera continue to unleash upgrades, new technological fronts are opening in the struggle for web browser supremacy. </P>
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<LI><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_wars" target=_blank>Browser wars</A> (Wikipedia) </LI>
<LI><A href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71204-0.html?tw=rss.index" target=_blank>Net Changing, So Are Browsers</A> (Wired News) </LI>
<LI><A href="http://news.com.com/Google+No+Web+browser+plans/2100-1032_3-6078643.html" target=_blank>Google: No Web browser plans</A> (CNET News)</LI></UL></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">2. <B><STRONG>2.0 Much Information? </STRONG></B></SPAN></P>
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<P>Two basic principles of the public library - authoritative content and patron privacy - may be directly undermined by some of the principles guiding the Library 2.0 revolution. </P>
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<LI><A href="http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB114964368857673340-ttxxpswPKlc0NXtWJy86f6rPLlE_20070606.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top" target=_blank>Why Getting the User To Create Web Content Isn't Always Progress</A> (Wall Street Journal)</LI>
<LI><A href="http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/?p=68" target=_blank>The Central Problem of Library 2.0: Privacy</A> (Library Juice) </LI>
<LI><A href="http://acrlblog.org/2006/06/08/do-we-need-library-30/" target=_blank>Do We Need Library 3.0?</A> (ACRLog) </LI></UL></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">3. <B><STRONG>Dust to Digital Dust </STRONG></B></SPAN></P>
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<P>As more and more published works are released in digital formats, concern is growing that much of this output could become lost as digital formats become obsolete. </P>
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<LI><A href="http://www.ajc.com/search/content/auto/epaper/editions/wednesday/news_446806c1e2a170f00064.html" target=_blank>Fragile digital data in danger of fading past history's reach</A> (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)</LI>
<LI><A href="http://www.whatpc.co.uk/information-world-review/features/2157377/content-anxieties-digital-age" target=_blank>Content anxieties in a digital age</A> (WhatPC?) </LI>
<LI><A href="http://www.loc.gov/webcapture/" target=_blank>Web Capture</A> (Library of Congress) </LI>
<LI><A href="http://www.blyberg.net/2006/06/09/addressing-the-permanence-issue/" target=_blank>Addressing the permanence issue</A> (blyberg.net)</LI></UL></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">4. <B><STRONG>Eye Spies</STRONG></B></SPAN></P>
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<P><A href="http://lisnews.org/" target=_blank></A>What do people actually look at when they visit a website? Some recent eye-tracking studies suggest that while no two users are exactly alike, some general patterns do exist. </P>
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<LI><A href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2006/05/what_i_learned_.html" target=_blank>What I learned from eye tracking</A> (Seth's Blog)</LI>
<LI><A href="http://www.poynterextra.org/eyetrack2004/main.htm" target=_blank>The Best of Eyetrack III:What We Saw When We Looked Through Their Eyes</A> (2004 Poynter Institute study) </LI>
<LI><A href="http://www.imakenews.com/sirsi/e_article000589958.cfm?x=b7t4w0P,b2rpQhRM" target=_blank>The "Eyes" Have It: Eye-Tracking and Usability Study of SchoolRooms</A> (SirsiDynix)</LI></UL></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P>----------<BR>Joel Husenits<BR>Managing Editor</P>
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