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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #18 -
August 15, 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
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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>The
WorldCat's Meow </strong></b></strong></b></span></p>
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<p>In their ongoing effort to make library materials easier for the
general public to find, OCLC recently unveiled a new <a
href="http://www.worldcat.org/" target="_blank">WorldCat website</a>
that allows users to easily find items in over 18,000 OCLC-member
library catalogs. </p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/default.htm"
target="_blank">Open WorldCat program</a> (OCLC)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb060717-1.shtml"
target="_blank">OCLC to Open WorldCat Searching to the World</a>
(Information Today) </li>
<li><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2006/08/worldcatorg_lau.html"
target="_blank">WorldCat.org lauches: a coupla thoughts</a> (Librarian
in Black)</li>
<li><a
href="http://acrlblog.org/2006/08/08/worldcat-is-open-for-searching/"
target="_blank">WorldCat is Open for Searching</a> (ACRLog)</li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <b><strong><b><strong>Amazon,
Netflix & You </strong></b></strong></b></span></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/" target="_blank">Amazon</a>'s new <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/b/102-2482723-2424944?ie=UTF8&node=16374521"
target="_blank">Library Processing</a> service is designed to
streamline the prepwork involved in purchasing items from Amazon and
getting them onto library shelves. One librarian sees this as a
possible way for libraries to develop a <a
href="http://www.netflix.com/" target="_blank">Netflix</a>-like
delivery model for their patrons.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.librarycrunch.com/2006/08/helenes_netflixamazon_mashup.html"
target="_blank">Helene's Netflix/Amazon Mashup</a> (LibraryCrunch)</li>
<li><a
href="http://vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron/2006/08/why_libraries_n.html"
target="_blank">Why libraries need something like Netflix for books</a>
(Superpatron)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.libraryman.com/blog/archives/000231.html"
target="_blank">Netflix Niagara and Libraries</a> (Libraryman) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. <b><strong>Wikipedia Pedals
Onward </strong></b></span></p>
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<p>As the debate over <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>
continues to rage, the ever-expanding website reveals new efforts to
improve itself.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71535-0.html?tw=rss.index"
target="_blank">Toward a Better Wikipedia</a> (Wired News) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2006/08/jimmy_wales_announce.html"
target="_blank">Jimmy Wales Announces $100 Laptop Partnership,
Wikiversity, Wikiwyg</a> (Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.librarian.net/stax/1809" target="_blank">wikipedia:
economies of community scale, cherish individuals first</a>
(librarian.net) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.riehle.org/computer-science/research/2006/wikisym-2006-interview.html#2"
target="_blank">How and Why Wikipedia Works: An Interview</a> (Dirk
Riehle)</li>
<li><a href="http://chnm.gmu.edu/resources/essays/d/42"
target="_blank">Can History be Open Source? Wikipedia and the Future
of the Past</a> (Center for History and New Media)</li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4. <b><strong>One Line, Two
Services? </strong></b></span></p>
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<p>Various places around the country are becoming more interested in <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_line_communication#Broadband_over_power_lines"
target="_blank">Broadband over Power Lines</a> (BPL), a technology
which uses the existing power infrastructure to also deliver high-speed
Internet service. Rural areas could especially benefit. </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71527-0.html?tw=rss.index"
target="_blank">Net Over Power Lines Gets FCC Nod</a> (Wired News)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.govtech.net/magazine/channel_story.php/98658"
target="_blank">Broadband Over Power Lines for 21st Century Communities</a>
(Government Technology) </li>
<li><a
href="http://news.com.com/Texas+to+get+broadband+over+its+power+lines/2100-1014_3-5995234.html"
target="_blank">Texas to get broadband over its power lines</a> (CNET
News) </li>
<li><a
href="http://weblog.maxamine.com/journal/2005-12-27-broadband"
target="_blank">Broadband Over Power Lines (BPL) Comes of Age?</a>
(Web Optimization Blog)</li>
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Columbus, Ohio 43204
Phone: (614) 728-5252
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