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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #27 -
October 24, 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><b><strong><b><strong><b><strong><b><strong><b><strong><b><strong>Browsers
Buffed & Braced for Battle </strong></b></strong></b></strong></b></strong></b></strong></b></strong></b></strong></b></strong></b></span></p>
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<p>New and improved versions of the two most popular web browsers
have just been unleashed. In this corner, it's the latest version of
Microsoft's reigning champion, <a
href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx?mg_ID=10010"
target="_blank">Internet Explorer 7</a>. And in the opposite corner,
it's Mozilla's up-and-coming contender, <a
href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/" target="_blank">Firefox 2.0</a>. </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/0,71973-0.html?tw=rss.index"
target="_blank">Microsoft Releases IE7</a> (Wired News)</li>
<li><a
href="http://reviews.cnet.com/Firefox_2/4505-9241_7-32126746.html?tag=box"
target="_blank">Firefox 2</a> (CNET editors' review) </li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=351" target="_blank">Firefox
2.0 shows promise but UI needs a face lift</a> (ZDNet) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.lifehacker.com/software/ie7/ie7-vs-firefox-2-the-memory-usage-showdown-208908.php"
target="_blank">IE7 vs Firefox 2: The memory usage showdown</a>
(Lifehacker) </li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2.<b><strong> Second Lives Impact
First Ones </strong></b></span> </p>
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<p><a href="http://secondlife.com" target="_blank">Second Life</a> is
a virtual, online world that went public in 2003. Now home to over a
million players, it's beginning to have an impact in the real world, as
players spend more time, create businesses, and exchange real money
within the game's framework. Will public library computers see more and
more of its "citizens" living at their workstations?</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_life"
target="_blank">Second Life</a> (Wikipedia) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/19/technology/19virtual.html?_r=1&oref=slogin"
target="_blank">A Virtual World but Real Money</a> (New York Times)</li>
<li><a href="http://news.com.com/2008-1043_3-6126881.html"
target="_blank">Taking 'Second Life' to the next level</a> (CNET)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,70153-0.html"
target="_blank">Making a Living in <em>Second Life</em></a> (Wired
News) </li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3.<b><strong> E-Mail's for Fogeys</strong></b></span></p>
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<p>For new generations of computer users, e-mail is about as useful
as sending a telegram. So has your library embraced instant messaging
yet? </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061002-7877.html"
target="_blank">Teens: E-mail is for old people</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a
href="http://michaelgolrick.blogspot.com/2006/08/millenials-and-working-habits.html"
target="_blank">Millenials and working habits</a> (Thoughts from a
Library Administrator)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/seminar_page.php?sid=73"
target="_blank">Engaging Youth on their Own Terms: Instant Messaging
and Gaming in Libraries</a> (SirsiDynix Institute)</li>
<li><a
href="http://tametheweb.com/2006/08/digital_libraries_ala_carte_wh.html"
target="_blank">Digital libraries Ala carte: Where Our Users Are:
Instant Messaging for Libraries</a> (Tame the Web: Libraries and
Technology) </li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4.<b><strong> <strong>Remote
Possibilites </strong></strong></b></span></p>
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<p>Several library bloggers have recently pointed out that when
potential library patrons cannot or don't want to come to the library,
it's still important for the library to try and supply them with cards.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://dl1.yukoncollege.yk.ca/laprange/2006/08/25#a401"
target="_blank">Why the highest priority to helping distance students
should be getting them library cards</a> (Laurie the Librarian) </li>
<li><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2006/08/the_importance_.html"
target="_blank">The importance of getting library cards to remote users</a>
(LibrarianInBlack)</li>
<li><a
href="http://scruffynerf.wordpress.com/2006/08/31/library-cards-distance-students/"
target="_blank">Library Cards & Distance Students</a> (Life as I
Know It) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061012/NEWS01/61012049"
target="_blank">Students to get new library cards</a> (Louisville
Courier-Journal)</li>
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