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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style="">4Cast #89: E-Books, Librarian Tools, Customer Service, More
Green<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">February 13, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. <span
style=""> </span>E-Books:
Point, Counterpoint<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With recent advancements from <a
href="http://books.google.com/googlebooks/library.html">Google Books
Library
Project</a>, <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wireless-Reading-Device/dp/B000FI73MA">Amazon’s
Kindle</a>, and <a
href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/a_milestone.html">others</a>,
some are contemplating the future of the once ubiquitous, ever-humble,
paper-bound book.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/business/media/11harper.html?_r=1&bl&ex=1202878800&en=5b2e43ca6568b375&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin">HarperCollins
Will Post Free Books on the Web</a> (The New York Times)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/10347.The_top_9_reasons_why_ebooks_are_so_very_evil">The
Top 9 Reasons Why E-Books Are So Very Evil</a> (Goodreads)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article3359899.ece">Publishers
Are Braced for the Slow Death of the Book</a> (Times Online)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/business/10metrics.html?_r=1&st=cse&sq=paperless&scp=1&oref=slogin">Pushing
Paper Out the Door</a> (The New York Times)</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <span
style=""> </span>Tools, Plug-Ins,
& Apps… for Librarians<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Below, a collection of select tools-of-the-trade
with which
you may or may not be familiar:</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1509">40 Useful Firefox
Add-Ons for Librarians (Parts I, II, & III)</a> (What I Learned
Today…)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://whdb.com/2008/the-top-50-proprietary-programs-that-drive-you-crazy-and-their-open-source-alternatives/">The
Top 50 Proprietary Programs that Drive You Crazy—and Their Open Source
Alternatives</a> (WHDb)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2008/02/sarahs-top-ten.html">Sarah’s
Top Ten Firefox Plug-ins and Extensions</a> (LibrarianInBlack)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gretchen-rubin/eleven-internet-tools-to-_b_84147.html">Eleven
Internet Tools to Boost Your Happiness</a> (The Huffington Post)</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. <span
style=""> </span>Don’t Let
the Door Hit Your Customers on Their Way Out<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There’s always room for improvement when it comes
to
customer service, and libraries are no exception.<span style=""> </span>Online
interactions add additional
opportunities to serve your users.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/01/31/kicking-users-out-the-door/">Kicking
Users Out the Door</a> (David Lee King)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/02/12/a-better-experience-begins-with-staff/">A
Better Experience Begins With Staff</a> (David Lee King)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://librarygeekwoes.blogspot.com/2008/02/libraries-are-absolutely-terrible.html">“Libraries
Are Absolutely *Terrible* Online”</a> (Library Geek Woes)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/improving_libra.html">Improving
Librarian Behaviors in Chat Reference</a> (Stephen’s Lighthouse)</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4. <span
style=""> </span>Want Some More
Green?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Not only is going green good for the community and
environment, it can also be a money-saver for libraries on a budget. </p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.greenstrides.com/2008/02/05/green-built-library-saving-lots-of-green/">Green-Built
Library Saving Lots of Green</a> (GreenStrides)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://media.www.thewheatonwire.com/media/storage/paper1134/news/2008/02/20/News/Software.Goes.Green.Saves.Money-3204910.shtml">Software
Goes Green, Saves Money</a> (<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wheaton</st1:place></st1:City>
Wire)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://greeningyourlibrary.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/cloth-library-bags-for-sale/">Cloth
Library Bags For Sale</a> (Going Green @ Your Library)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9861268-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5">GreenPrint
Offers Free Paper-Saving Software</a> (Green Tech Blog: CNET News)</li>
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