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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #17 -
August 8, 2006</span></b></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><b><strong>Primetime @
the Library? </strong></b></strong></b></span></p>
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<p>As more and more viewers flock to <a
href="http://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank">YouTube</a> and other
websites offering increasingly television-like experiences, how long
will it take before libraries find their public access computers
overrun by couch potatoes?</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115412710465720901-Ah3MvEIHa4T2Ck8IgsXrr01znUw_20070728.html"
target="_blank">Moguls of New Media</a> (The Wall Street Journal
Online)</li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060724-7337.html"
target="_blank">Skype creators to launch online TV service</a> (Ars
Technica)</li>
<li><a
href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsi.com/archives/2006/07/youtube_ruleswh.html"
target="_blank">YouTube Rules;What can libraries learn?</a> (Stephen's
Lighthouse)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2140930/" target="_blank">Forget
YouTube: Your Laptop Will Never Replace Your TV</a> (Slate) </li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <b><strong><b><strong>Talkin'
Library 2.0 </strong></b></strong></b></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>A lot of librarians have been, as of late.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://talk.talis.com/" target="_blank">Talking with
Talis</a> (A podcast series discussing Web 2.0, Libraries, and the
Semantic Web)</li>
<li><a href="http://cites.boisestate.edu/civ6i9.pdf" target="_blank">Cites
& Insights (July 2006)</a> (PDF)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.librarycrunch.com/2006/08/_library_20_theory_web_20_and.html"
target="_blank">Library 2.0 Theory: Web 2.0 and Its Implications for
Libraries</a> (LibraryCrunch)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.techsource.ala.org/ltr/web-20-and-libraries-best-practices-for-social-software.html"
target="_blank">Web 2.0 and Libraries: Best Practices for Social
Software</a> (ALA TechSource) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. <b><strong>Get Out of the Office </strong></b></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Tired of Microsoft Word thinking it's smarter than you are?
Luckily, Microsoft is no longer the only game in town when it comes to
productivity software. </p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3524_7-5140428-1.html"
target="_blank">Alternatives to Microsoft Office</a> (CNET)</li>
<li><a
href="http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid39_gci1188178,00.html"
target="_blank">Bridging the gap between Office and OpenOffice</a>
(SearchOpenSource.com)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1986538,00.asp"
target="_blank">Can Zoho's Web 2.0 Office Beat Microsoft?</a>
(ExtremeTech)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1952434,00.asp"
target="_blank">ThinkFree Online</a> (ExtremeTech)</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4. <b><strong>Google Desktop Just
Can't Stop</strong></b></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Google continues to expand the functionality of its <a
href="http://desktop.google.com/" target="_blank">Google Desktop</a>
search program. <a href="http://lifehacker.com/" target="_blank">Lifehacker</a>
columnist Wendy Boswell recently wrote a series of articles with tips
for getting the most out of Google Desktop. </p>
<ul>
<li><a title="Site: Lifehacker"
href="http://lifehacker.com/software/search-techniques/technophilia-master-google-desktop-search-187425.php"
target="_blank">Technophilia: Master Google Desktop search</a></li>
<li><a title="Site: Lifehacker"
href="http://lifehacker.com/software/feature/technophilia-google-desktop-sidebar-and-gadgets-188548.php"
target="_blank">Technophilia: Google Desktop Sidebar and Gadgets</a></li>
<li><a title="Site: Lifehacker"
href="http://lifehacker.com/software/top/technophilia-share-files-or-not-with-google-desktop-190359.php"
target="_blank">Technophilia: Share files (or not) with Google Desktop</a> </li>
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Joel Husenits
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Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
2323 W. 5th Avenue, Suite 130
Columbus, Ohio 43204
Phone: (614) 728-5252
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