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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #37 -
January 9, 2007</span></b></p>
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<p>The <em><b>OPLIN 4cast</b></em> is a weekly compilation of
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<p class="style4">This week’s <em>4cast</em><b>:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. <strong>It's 2007... Do You Know
Where Your Career Is Going? </strong></span></p>
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<p>Both the<em> Wall Street Journal</em> and <em>U.S. News &
World Report</em> recently ran articles on the evolution of the
librarian profession. The latter even named it one of the best careers
for 2007. </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.careerjournal.com/salaryhiring/industries/librarians/20070103-carmichael.html?mod=RSS_Career_Journal&cjrss=frontpage"
target="_blank">The Changing Role of Library Science</a> (Wall Street
Journal Online)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/061218/18librarian.summary.htm"
target="_blank">Librarian: Executive Summary</a> (U.S. News &
World Report)</li>
<li><a
href="http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/01/librarian-one-of-best-careers-for-2007.html"
target="_blank">Librarian: One of Best Careers for 2007</a> (Filipino
Librarian) </li>
<li><a
href="http://lisnews.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/01/0310219&from=rss"
target="_blank">What Will Happen In Libraries in 2007?</a> (LISNews) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <strong>Determined to Destroy
DRM, Darn It </strong></span></p>
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<p>Anyone who owns a CD or DVD probably has a story about how <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Rights_Management"
target="_blank">Digital Rights Management</a> (DRM) technology has
prevented them from playing or copying the media in what seemed to be a
perfectly legal way. As DRM continues to creep into the digital music
and video collections of individuals and libraries nationwide,
consumers are protesting by directing their dollars away from it.</p>
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<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15818852/site/newsweek/"
target="_blank">Down with DRM?</a> (Newsweek)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.wired.com/news/columns/1,72412-0.html"
target="_blank">Who's Killing MP3 and ITunes?</a> (Wired News)</li>
<li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6182657.stm"
target="_blank">Gates: Digital locks too complex</a> (BBC) </li>
<li><a
href="http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/12/19/AM200612192.html"
target="_blank">Goodbye VHS, farewell fair use</a> (Marketplace from
American Public Media)</li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. <strong>Windows Vista = Hasta La
Vista, XP? </strong></span> </p>
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<p>At the end of this month, Microsoft will release the successor to
its near-ubiquitous Windows XP operating system: <a
href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/" target="_blank">Windows
Vista</a>. Of course, the buzz has been building for months and there
are already plenty of strong (and somewhat worrisome) opinions about
the new OS. </p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1874,1786052,00.asp"
target="_blank">Windows Vista - What You Need To Know</a> (PC Magazine)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.wired.com/news/culture/reviews/0,72295-0.html?tw=rss.index"
target="_blank">Why You Don't Need Vista Now</a> (Wired News)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.lifehacker.com/software/vista/qa-with-microsoft-about-windows-vista-220986.php"
target="_blank">Q&A with Microsoft about Windows Vista</a>
(Lifehacker)</li>
<li><a href="http://freegovinfo.info/node/833" target="_blank">How
Windows Vista Will Affect Government Information</a> (Free Government
Information)</li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4.<b><strong> Ah, Venice in the
Primetime </strong></b></span></p>
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<p>More and more people are watching television shows and movies over
the Internet, and reports suggest that actual television viewership is
declining. Now, a new venture called <a
href="http://www.theveniceproject.com/" target="_blank">The Venice
Project</a> is aiming to bring television channels and original content
to the Internet. Is this another step down the road towards TV-Internet
convergence?</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061218-8441.html"
target="_blank">Venice Project goes beta</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a
href="http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/01/07/the-venice-project-is-coming/"
target="_blank">The Venice Project is Coming</a> (Paul Stamatiou) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/27/lets-just-declare-tv-dead-and-move-onhttpwwwtechcrunchcomwp-adminpostphpactioneditpost3865/"
target="_blank">Let's Just Declare TV Dead and Move On</a> (TechCrunch)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72303-0.html?tw=rss.index"
target="_blank">Goodbye TV, Hello Broadband</a> (Wired News) </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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