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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #62 -
July 3, 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> iPhone Arrives, People Go
Bonkers</strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Last Friday, after months and months of intense hype, Apple
finally released the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphone"
target="_blank">iPhone</a>
into the wild. Some are hailing this new gizmo - a mobile phone,
camera, multimedia player, and wireless web browser all in one - as a
revolutionary step that changes the rules for multiple industries. But
how will it affect libraries?</p>
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<blockquote>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20070626/iphone-reviews/"
target="_blank">Believe the Hype (Most of It, Anyway): An iPhone
Review Roundup</a> (Digital Daily)</li>
<li><a
href="http://plablog.org/2007/06/navigating-the-iphone-hype.html"
target="_blank">Navigating the iPhone hype</a> (PLA Blog)</li>
<li><a
href="http://tametheweb.com/2007/07/iphone_at_the_library.html"
target="_blank">iPhone at the Library</a> (Tame the Web: Libraries and
Technology)</li>
<li><a
href="http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/02/1716248&from=rss"
target="_blank">iPhone Interest Still Going Strong</a> (Slashdot)</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <strong>These Books Are All POD,
All of Them!</strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>What do you do when a patron wants a rare or out-of-print book
that your library doesn't carry? Some libraries (including <a
href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/info/CA6454482.html?nid=2673#news2"
target="_blank">Cincinnati Public Library</a>) are discovering <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print_on_demand" target="_blank">Print
on Demand</a>
(POD) services that can create and bind a single copy of these
otherwise hard-to-find works. A few libraries are even looking into
setting up this service in-house.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2007/06/pod-friday.html"
target="_blank">POD Friday!</a> (The Distant Librarian) </li>
<li><a
href="http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/06/localizing_prin.html"
target="_blank">Localizing Print on Demand</a> (O'Reilly Radar)</li>
<li><a
href="http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/06/where_lies_the.html"
target="_blank">Where lies the Print on Demand</a> (O'Reilly Radar)</li>
<li><a href="http://dltj.org/2007/06/amazon-kirtas-libraries/"
target="_blank">Out of Print Books Get New Life via Amazon and
Participating Libraries</a> (Disruptive Library Technology Jester)</li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. <strong>The Future is in eBooks
(or Not)</strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>As the <a href="http://www.worldebookfair.com/" target="_blank">Second
Annual World eBook Fair</a>
begins tomorrow (offering a month's free access to over 750,000
eBooks), the prospects of the eBook market are still pretty murky, at
best. If they're not going to replace regular books, then are they good
for anything?</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9017934&pageNumber=1"
target="_blank">Why e-books are bound to fail</a> (Computerworld) </li>
<li><a
href="http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/04/30/why-e-books-will-succeed/"
target="_blank">Why E-Books Will Succeed</a> (Web Worker Daily)</li>
<li><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2007/06/ebooks-not-know.html"
target="_blank">eBooks not known and not liked</a> (LibrarianInBlack) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.friedbeef.com/2007/04/09/best-places-to-get-free-books-the-ultimate-guide/"
target="_blank">Best Places to Get Free Books - The Ultimate Guide</a>
(Friedbeef's Tech) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4. <strong>Powerset is Powering Up</strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>There's a new search engine coming down the pike called <a
href="http://www.powerset.com/" target="_blank">Powerset</a>,
which aims to provide a "natural language" search engine that will, in
theory, be easier to use than the usual keyword-oriented search
engines. The company has already attracted a lot of attention (and
investors), but has yet to unveil their product. </p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.slaw.ca/2007/06/29/powerset/"
target="_blank">Powerset</a> (Slaw) </li>
<li><a
href="http://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2007/06/powerset---open.html"
target="_blank">Powerset - Open Source approach to beat Google</a>
(Don Dodge on the Next Big Thing)</li>
<li><a
href="http://blog.softwareabstractions.com/the_software_abstractions/2007/06/powerset-is-not.html"
target="_blank">Powerset is Not a Google-killer!</a> (The Software
Abstractions Blog)</li>
<li><a href="http://techdirt.com/articles/20070629/022535.shtml"
target="_blank">Powerset: Is There More Than Buzzwords And Patent
Threats?</a> (Techdirt) </li>
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