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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #38 -
January 16, 2007</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. <strong>Let's Slow It Down,
People </strong></span></p>
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<p>A new idea called <a
href="http://loomware.typepad.com/slowlibrary/" target="_blank">Slow
Library</a> is beginning to gain some attention on library blogs. The
basic concept is to apply some of the principles and philosophies
behind the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_food"
target="_blank">Slow Food</a> and <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source" target="_blank">open
source</a> movements to the world of library services. </p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://loomware.typepad.com/slowlibrary/"
target="_blank">Slow Library</a> (blog)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.librarian.net/stax/1928" target="_blank">Slow
Library, a 2.0 idea</a> (librarian.net)</li>
<li><a
href="http://otherlibrarian.wordpress.com/2006/12/30/why-go-slow/"
target="_blank">Why Go Slow?</a> (The Other Librarian)</li>
<li><a
href="http://otherlibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/01/08/open-weeding-is-this-a-library-20-slow-library-concept/"
target="_blank">Open Weeding - Is This a Library 2.0/Slow Library
concept?</a> (The Other Librarian) </li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <strong>How Do You Manage That? </strong></span></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=445"
target="_blank">George Needham</a> recently wrote a column that
questions some common practices in library management, while the <a
href="http://freerangelibrarian.com/" target="_blank">Free Range
Librarian</a> offered some of her own observations regarding the same. </p>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=14567"
target="_blank">Forget the OPAC: Why Does Library Management Suck?</a>
(WebJunction)</li>
<li><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2006/12/library_managem.html"
target="_blank">Library Management a la George Needham</a>
(LibrarianInBlack)</li>
<li><a
href="http://tametheweb.com/2006/12/george_needham_on_library_mana.html"
target="_blank">George Needham on Library Management</a> (Tame The
Web: Libraries and Technology)</li>
<li><a
href="http://freerangelibrarian.com/2007/01/management_20_and_the_trumpete.php"
target="_blank">Management 2.0 and The Trumpeter in the Attic</a>
(Free Range Librarian) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. <strong>Lawmakers Squirm Over DRM
</strong></span> </p>
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<p>A bill has been reintroduced in the Senate that would force
podcasters and other digital radio providers to use <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Rights_Management"
target="_blank">Digital Rights Management</a> (DRM) technology to
prevent listeners from recording the content. Meanwhile, rival
legislation aims to prevent similar types of technological restraints
from ever seeing the light of day.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070112-8609.html"
target="_blank">Senators introduce bill to restrict Internet, cable,
and satellite radio recording</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a href="http://techdirt.com/articles/20070112/090306.shtml"
target="_blank">PERFORM Act Comes Back For An Encore</a> (Techdirt) </li>
<li> <a
href="http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-6149129.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-5&subj=news"
target="_blank">Senator drafting 'broadcast flag' ban</a> (CNET)</li>
<li><a href="http://sideshow.me.uk/sjan07.htm#01152346"
target="_blank">Your digital world</a> (The Sideshow)</li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4.<b><strong> iPhone Arrives, Hype
Ensues, Backlash Follows </strong></b></span></p>
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<p>Speaking of DRM, Apple's new <a
href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone" target="_blank">iPhone</a>
was introduced last week to much fanfare. It's been mostly downhill
ever since.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://laurenpressley.com/library/?p=203"
target="_blank"> the iPhone</a> (lauren's library blog)</li>
<li><a href="http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">The
Ultimate iPhone Frequently Asked Questions (two parts)</a> (Pogue's
Posts)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/14/iphone_the_roach_mot.html"
target="_blank">iPhone - the roach motel business model</a> (Boing
Boing)</li>
<li><a
href="http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9677208-1.html?part=rss&ag=rssad.6149977&ubj=news"
target="_blank">Thirteen reasons to doubt the iPhone hype</a> (Crave:
the gadget blog) </li>
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