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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #36 -
January 2, 2007</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. <strong>DOPA is Dead, Long Live
Technophobia </strong></span></p>
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<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_neutrality"
target="_blank">Network Neutrality</a> appears safe for the time being
and the proposed Deleting Online Predators Act (<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deleting_Online_Predators_Act_of_2006"
target="_blank">DOPA</a>) evaporated with the new year, but will
legislators continue to try and reign in the "<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes" target="_blank">series
of tubes</a>" in '07? </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/learning.now/2006/12/dopa_dies_on_the_vine.html"
target="_blank">DOPA Dies on the Vine</a> (PBS TeacherSource)</li>
<li><a
href="http://news.com.com/SenatorIllegalimagesmustbereported/2100-1028_3-6142332.html?tag=nefd.lede"
target="_blank">Senator: Illegal images must be reported</a> (CNET) </li>
<li><a
href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/13/mccain-war-on-blogs/"
target="_blank">John McCain's War On Blogs</a> (Think Progress)</li>
<li><a href="http://meeper.net/hapax/?cat=18" target="_blank">Net
Neutrality: We Live To Die Another Day...</a> (Hapax Legomenon) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <strong>Thanks, We're All Very
Honored </strong></span></p>
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<p><em>Time</em> magazine recently published their <a
href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html?aid=434&from=o&to=http%3A//www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C1569514%2C00.html"
target="_blank">annual Person of the Year issue</a>, and the honors
for 2006 go to... <strong>You</strong> (that is, the everyday users
who are generating web content via blogs, wikis, social network sites,
and more). So where do libraries fit in?</p>
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<ul>
<li><a
href="http://themwordblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/dont-let-libraries-become-pro-they-need.html"
target="_blank">Don't let libraries become the pro "they" need to beat</a>
(The "M" Word - Marketing Libraries)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.lisjobs.com/liminal/2006/12/im-person-of-year.html"
target="_blank">I'm the Person of the Year</a> (The Liminal Librarian)
</li>
<li><a href="http://schoolof.info/infomancy/?p=322" target="_blank">Time
Didn't Mean "Me"</a> (Infomancy)</li>
<li><a href="http://ecorrado.us/?p=281" target="_blank">Time
Magazine's Person of the Year</a> (ecorrado.us) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. <strong>Wires Are Like, So
2006... </strong></span> </p>
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<p>Is your library thinking about going wireless in 2007? How about
your town or city? </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent;jsessionid=EF24F485554F20157C5DD5136DAE14A7?id=11561"
target="_blank">Wireless Networking for Libraries</a> (WebJunction
Pathfinder)</li>
<li><a href="http://wirelesslibraries.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wireless
Libraries</a> (blog)</li>
<li><a
href="http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/municipal-wifi.htm"
target="_blank">How Municipal WiFi Works</a> (HowStuffWorks) </li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061229-8517.html"
target="_blank">Evaluating the pros and cons of municipal wireless</a>
(Ars Technica) </li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4.<b><strong> Feeling Secure? Well,
Stop It! </strong></b></span></p>
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<p>Library networks may not be as attractive a target to hackers as
banks or credit card companies, but that doesn't mean library IT staff
should doze off on security in 2007.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,128234/printable.html"
target="_blank">2006: The Year in Security</a> (PC World)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/26/AR2006122600922.html"
target="_blank">Cybercrooks Deliver Trouble</a> (The Washington Post) </li>
<li><a
href="http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39164025,00.htm?r=1"
target="_blank">The A to Z of security</a> (silicon.com)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72116-0.html"
target="_blank">Kevin Mitnick's Security Advice</a> (Wired News) </li>
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Joel Husenits
Managing Editor
Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
2323 W. 5th Avenue, Suite 130
Columbus, Ohio 43204
Phone: (614) 728-5252
Fax: (614) 728-5256
E-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:editor@oplin.org">editor@oplin.org</a>
Web: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.oplin.org">www.oplin.org</a></pre>
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