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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #58 -
June 5, 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> Microsoft Surface Has
Surfaced </strong></span></p>
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<p>Microsoft recently unveiled the <a
href="http://www.microsoft.com/surface/" target="_blank">Surface</a>
computer - a flat tabletop touch screen that allows users to move and
manipulate data with their fingers, instead of a mouse or keyboard.</p>
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<ul>
<li><a
href="http://tametheweb.com/2007/06/intelligent_screens_full_of_da.html"
target="_blank">Intelligent Screens Full of Data</a> (Tame the Web:
Libraries and Technology)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.blyberg.net/2007/05/30/yes-to-all-yes-to-all/"
target="_blank">Yes to all. Yes to all.</a> (blyberg.net)</li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070530-what-lurks-below-microsofts-surface-a-qa-with-microsoft.html"
target="_blank">What lurks below Microsoft's Surface? A brief Q&A
with Microsoft</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a
href="http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/31/much-ado-about-microsofts-surface-computer/"
target="_blank">Much Ado About Microsoft's Surface Computer</a>
(Pogue's Posts) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <strong>Where Dewey Go From Here?</strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>A <a
href="http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0530nodewey0530.html"
target="_blank">new public library is opening in Arizona</a> that has
everything you'd expect, except for one small detail - the <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_decimal" target="_blank">Dewey
Decimal System</a>.
Instead, the library will organize its collection the way most
bookstores do, by topic. Librarians aren't sure how to react to this
development.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2007/05/library_opening.html"
target="_blank">Library opening with no classification system</a>
(LibrarianInBlack)</li>
<li><a
href="http://letterz.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/dewey-decimation/"
target="_blank">Dewey Decimation</a> (The Letter Z)</li>
<li><a
href="http://libraryrevolution.com/2007/05/30/dewey-or-dont-we/"
target="_blank">Dewey... or Don't We?</a> & <a
href="http://libraryrevolution.com/2007/05/31/dewey-redux/"
target="_blank">Dewey Redux</a> (Library Revolution)</li>
<li><a
href="http://philbradley.typepad.com/phil_bradleys_weblog/2007/05/dewey_system_ge.html"
target="_blank">Dewey system gets shelved</a> (Phil Bradley's weblog) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. <strong>Learning to Live with
Being Annoyed</strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>According to a <a
href="http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/214/report_display.asp"
target="_blank">new Pew Internet report</a>,
as the overall volume of spam continues to increase, more and more
computer users are simply learning to accept that the spammers are
winning. But that doesn't mean the fight is over.</p>
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<ul>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070524-study-tide-of-spam-continues-unabated-people-dont-care-as-much.html"
target="_blank">Study: Tide of spam continues unabated; people don't
care as much</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2007/05/pew_study_on_sp.html"
target="_blank">Pew Study on Spam</a> (LibrarianInBlack) </li>
<li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6688675.stm"
target="_blank">Backing for tool to battle spam</a> (BBC)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/15522"
target="_blank">You might be digitzing books on the Web without
knowing it...</a> (NetworkWorld) </li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4.<strong> It's Tough Being a Social
(Network) Butterfly</strong></span></p>
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<p>A number of librarians are realizing that too much social
networking can leave you little time for anything else.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2007/05/sarahs_social_n.html"
target="_blank">Sarah's social network presences, and the dilution
thereof</a> (LibrarianInBlack)</li>
<li><a
href="http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/05/24/couldnt-have-said-it-better/"
target="_blank">Couldn't have said it better...</a> (Information Wants
To Be Free)</li>
<li><a
href="http://scruffynerf.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/are-you-my-friend/"
target="_blank">Are You My Friend?</a> (Life as I Know It) </li>
<li><a
href="http://connectinglibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/being-librarian-on-bleeding-edge.html"
target="_blank">Being a librarian on the bleeding edge</a> (Connecting
Librarian) </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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