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<p align="center"><span class="style5"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>4cast
#76: Digitization, Experimentation, Comcast, Fines</b><br>
</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">October 23, 2007</span></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> Your Scanners Are Not
Welcome Here </strong></span></p>
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<p>Several
influential research libraries have spurned offers to join Google and
Microsoft's mass digitization projects. Instead, in an effort to make
sure that their materials are available digitally without any
commercial or other restrictions, these libraries are turning to the <a
href="http://www.opencontentalliance.org/" target="_blank">Open
Content Alliance</a>. </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/technology/22library.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin"
target="_blank">Libraries Shun Deals to Place Books on Web</a> (New
York Times)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.resourceshelf.com/2007/10/22/ny-times-book-scanning-and-lots-of-resources/"
target="_blank">NY Times, Book Scanning, and Lots of Resources</a>
(ResourceShelf) </li>
<li><a
href="http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/10/open_library_an.html"
target="_blank">Digital ILL and the Open Library</a> (O'Reilly Radar)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.librarian.net/stax/2175/libraries-shun-deals-to-place-books-on-web-really/"
target="_blank">Libraries Shun Deals to Place Books on Web, really?</a>
(librarian.net)</li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2.<strong> Step Into Our Lab</strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Ken Varnum (<a href="http://www.rss4lib.com/" target="_blank">RSS4Lib</a>)
has created a <a href="http://www.rss4lib.com/library-labs.html"
target="_blank">directory of experimental library websites</a>,
where libraries of all types are trying out new web features and
services before fully implementing them. What's happening out there on
the cutting edge? </p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.rss4lib.com/library-labs.html"
target="_blank">Directory of Experimental Library Tools</a> (RSS4Lib)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.walkingpaper.org/457" target="_blank">creating
a flat library and the culture of maybe</a> (walking paper) </li>
<li><a
href="http://tametheweb.com/2007/10/advocates_overcoming_it_resist.html"
target="_blank">Advocates Overcoming IT Resistance to Web 2.0</a>
(Tame the Web: Libraries and Technology) </li>
<li><a
href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2007/10/best_innovation.html"
target="_blank">Best Innovation Article ever</a> (Stephen's Lighthouse)</li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3.<strong> Cast Out</strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>It
recently came to light that Comcast, the second-largest Internet
service provider in the country, has been actively disrupting <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bittorrent" target="_blank">BitTorrent</a>
and other file-sharing traffic on its network, regardless of the
legality of the traffic. Comcast claims they're just slowing down a few
bandwidth hogs, but critics say it amounts to a sneak attack on <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality" target="_blank">Net
Neutrality</a>. </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxRiQSVfgK4sLbVRE_X4MOlM9q0AD8SCASPG0"
target="_blank">Comcast Blocks Some Internet Traffic</a> (The
Associated Press)</li>
<li><a
href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/comcast-were-delaying-not-blocking-bittorrent-traffic/"
target="_blank">Comcast: We're Delaying, Not Blocking, BitTorrent
Traffic</a> (New York Times Blog: Bits)</li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071021-comcast-traffic-blocking-even-more-apps-groupware-clients-affected.html"
target="_blank">Comcast traffic blocking: even more apps, groupware
clients affected</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/6410"
target="_blank">Comcast resets BitTorrent users; net neutrality lovers
lash out (and "Them" vs. "Us")</a> (Computerworld Blogs) </li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4.<strong> Fine! FINE!</strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Aaron Schmidt (<a href="http://www.walkingpaper.org/"
target="_blank">walking paper</a>) is on a mission to rid the world of
overdue library fines, and has set up the <a
href="http://antifines.pbwiki.com/FrontPage" target="_blank">Anti Fines</a>
wiki for librarians who feel the same way.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.walkingpaper.org/483" target="_blank">let's
work together to get rid of library fines</a> (walking paper)</li>
<li><a
href="http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/10/no-fines-in-libraries.html"
target="_blank">No Fines in Libraries</a> (ricklibrarian) </li>
<li><a
href="http://bethrings.blogspot.com/2007/10/on-library-fines.html"
target="_blank">On library fines</a> (Haven't been this happy in
minutes) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071016/COLUMNIST0101/710160367/1092/NEWS01"
target="_blank">Library fee high? Pay the fine, can the whine</a>
(Tennessean.com) </li>
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