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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #31 -
November 21, 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> Already Sick of
Sharing? </strong></b></span></p>
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<p>Social networking is still huge, but as more and more people (and
libraries) join in, is the coolness factor wearing off?</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/11/02/MNGG3M4KB31.DTL"
target="_blank">Social sites becoming too much of a good thing: Many
young folks burning out on online sharing</a> (San Francisco Chronicle)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102800803.html?referrer=emailarticle"
target="_blank">In Teens' Web World, MySpace Is So Last Year</a>
(Washington Post)</li>
<li><a
href="http://acrlblog.org/2006/11/03/just-how-connected-are-they/"
target="_blank">Just How Connected Are They?</a> (ACRLog)</li>
<li><a
href="http://scruffynerf.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/can-social-software-really-save-the-library/"
target="_blank">Can Social Software Really Save The Library?</a> (Life
as I Know It)</li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2.<strong> Extra! Extra! Young People
Are Not Reading All About It! </strong></span></p>
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<p>Meanwhile, as the newspaper industry watches its readership
(especially young readers) dwindle, some observers see a parallel
downward spiral in library circulation.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1945553,00.html"
target="_blank">Young people don't like us. Who can blame them?</a>
(The Observer)</li>
<li><a
href="http://scanblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/young-user-is-not-broken.html"
target="_blank">The (Young) User Is Not Broken</a> (It's all good) </li>
<li><a
href="http://acrlblog.org/2006/11/05/more-bad-news-for-the-newspaper-industry/"
target="_blank">More Bad News For The Newspaper Industry</a> (ACRLog) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3.<strong> Library Patrons Fight for
Their Right to <em>Women & Guns</em></strong></span></p>
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<p>A Washington regional library system is getting hit from both the
left (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACLU" target="_blank">American
Civil Liberties Union</a>) and right (<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_amendment_foundation"
target="_blank">Second Amendment Foundation</a>) by a lawsuit
challenging its refusal to disable Internet filters on public-access
computers.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.aclu-wa.org/detail.cfm?id=557"
target="_blank">ACLU Suit Seeks Access to Lawful Information on
Internet</a> (ACLU of Washington)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.librarian.net/stax/1903" target="_blank">is
this the CIPA lawsuit we have been waiting for?</a> (librarian.net)</li>
<li><a
href="http://pun.org/josh/archives/2006/11/aclu_saf_sue_li.html"
target="_blank">ACLU, SAF Sue Library Over Internet Filter</a> (Josh's
Weblog)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.resourceshelf.com/2006/11/19/saf-sues-library-system-over-internet-censorship-of-gun-websites/"
target="_blank">SAF Sues Library System Over Internet Censorship of
Gun Websites</a> (ResourceShelf) </li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4.<b><strong> The Perfect Stocking
Stuffer? Lots & Lots of Spam </strong></b></span> </p>
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<p>Researchers have confirmed that in recent weeks, the world is
getting slammed with spam. Why? Some say it's the holidays - others
blame the Russians. </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/110806-image-spam.html"
target="_blank">What's with all this spam?</a> (Network World)</li>
<li><a
href="http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-6136901.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news"
target="_blank">'Tis the season to send spam</a> (CNET)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2060235,00.asp"
target="_blank">'Pump-and-Dump' Spam Surge Linked to Russian Bot
Herders</a> (eWeek)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35716"
target="_blank">200 people create 80 per cent of spam</a> (The
Inquirer) </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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