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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #41 -
February 6, 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>Check the Tags </strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>According to <a
href="http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/201/report_display.asp"
target="_blank">a recent report</a> by the <a
href="http://www.pewinternet.org/" target="_blank">Pew Internet &
American Life Project</a>, more and more Internet users are using tags
to describe online content, and in general, tagging is becoming
increasingly integral to the organization of the Web. </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/201/report_display.asp"
target="_blank">Reports: Online Activities & Pursuits</a> (Pew
Internet & American Life Project)</li>
<li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6318531.stm"
target="_blank">Tagging 'takes off for web users'</a> (BBC News)</li>
<li><a
href="http://micheladrien.blogspot.com/2007/02/pew-project-internet-tagging-report.html"
target="_blank">Pew Project Internet Tagging Report - Implications for
Librarians</a> (Library Boy) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/01/31/survey-american-tagging/"
target="_blank">Survey: American Tagging</a> (ResourceShelf)</li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <strong>One Librarian Laments,
Others Wonder Why</strong></span></p>
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<p>A librarian recently <a
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/19/AR2007011901361.html?sub=AR"
target="_blank">wrote a piece for the <em>Washington Post</em></a>
about how difficult it is to convince younger readers to read actual
books, and fears that the library world's increasing focus on
electronic resources and information literacy is partially to blame.</p>
</blockquote>
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<ul>
<li><a
href="http://zwords.blogspot.com/2007/01/info-literacy-vs-literacy.html"
target="_blank">Info Literacy vs. Literacy</a> (Z Words)</li>
<li><a
href="http://pragmaticlibrarian.wordpress.com/2007/01/23/what-are-we-selling-and-should-we-buy-it/"
target="_blank">What are we selling (and should we buy it?)</a> (Thus
Spoke Pragmatic Librarian) </li>
<li><a
href="http://scanblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/whats-in-name.html"
target="_blank">What's In a Name?</a> (It's All Good)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.teleread.org/blog/wp-print.php?p=6088"
target="_blank">P-books, e-books, kids and libraries: If glue won't
work, try peanut butter</a> (TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3.<strong> Google's Library Keeps
Getting Bigger </strong></span> </p>
<blockquote>
<p><a
href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070206/tc_afp/afplifestyleusinternetbookscompanygoogle"
target="_blank">Prominent libraries continue to open their collections</a>
to the <a href="http://books.google.com/googleprint/library.html"
target="_blank">Google Book Search Library Project</a>, but not
without controversy and opposition from other libraries, authors,
publishers, and of course, the lawyers. Many people are wondering if
Google is gearing up to jump into the e-book market. </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/070205fa_fact_toobin"
target="_blank">Google's Moon Shot: The quest for the universal
library.</a> (The New Yorker)</li>
<li><a href="http://citesandinsights.info/v7i1b.htm" target="_blank">Book
Searching: OCA/GBS Update</a> (Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large)</li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070123-8685.html"
target="_blank">Google Book Search: Buy your books by the chapter</a>
(Ars Technica) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2007/tc20070123_295190.htm"
target="_blank">Google Download: No iTunes for Books</a> (BusinessWeek)</li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4.<strong> The Big Screen Keeps
Getting Smaller </strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Netflix, Blockbuster, and now Wal-Mart are all scrambling to
dominate the burgeoning digital movie downloads industry. Some
libraries are taking tentative steps in this area with products like <a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2007/01/mylibrarytv.html"
target="_blank">MyLibraryTV</a>. </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/16/netflix-i-was-just-kidding-about-breaking-up-with-you/"
target="_blank">Netflix, I Was Just Kidding About Breaking Up With You</a>
(TechCrunch) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/20/business/20interview.html?ex=1170910800&en=e1d07c3f65a635e1&ei=5070"
target="_blank">Blockbuster Marries Stores to Internet</a> (New York
Times) </li>
<li><a
href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_on_hi_te/wal_mart_movie_downloads"
target="_blank">Wal-Mart launches movie download store</a> (Yahoo!
News) </li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070129-8727.html"
target="_blank">Online video to be worth $6.3 billion in 2012</a> (Ars
Technica) </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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