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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;">4Cast #91: Library Hybrids,
Librarian
Profession, Free, Webware<o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">February
27, 2008</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. <span
style=""> </span>It Ain’t
Your Grandma’s Library.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Libraries are offering more and more services
inside and
outside of their walls, allowing them to better serve their communities
in
creative and practical ways.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://laist.com/2008/02/20/library_vending_machine.php">Public
Transportation Meets Public Library</a> (LAist)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.lisnews.org/node/29301">Theater and Library Plan
Playreading Activities Together</a> (LISNews)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.paysonroundup.com/section/frontpage_lead/story/33030">Edibles
Between the Stacks a Grand Success</a> (Payson Roundup)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.norwalkplus.com/nwk/information/nwsnwk/publish/News_1/Westport_Country_Playhouse_and_Westport_Public_Library_host_PlayClub909.shtml">Westport
Country Playhouse and Westport Public Library Host PlayClub</a>
(NorwalkPlus)</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <span
style=""> </span>Does Being a
Librarian Still Mean What It Used To?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Across the globe, the library profession seems to
be
undergoing harsh scrutiny from administration, raising the question of
whether
or not today’s librarians perform work that is less complex than their
predecessors.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080222/WDH0101/802220558/1981">Librarians
Demoted</a> (<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wausau</st1:place></st1:City>
Daily Herald)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://annoyedlibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/02/demoting-librarians.html">Demoting
Librarians</a> (Annoyed Librarian)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=1d5b6b54-6885-4f1e-8d54-dca147528669&k=86829">Library
Locking Out Workers; All Branches to Close</a> (Times Colonist)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.thebookseller.com/news/53598-libraries-body-cuts-100-jobs.html">Libraries
Body Cuts 100 Jobs</a> (The Bookseller.com)</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. <span
style=""> </span>Libraries Do
It For Free.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And have for generations.<span style="">
</span>‘Nuff said.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/libraries_are_f.html">Libraries
Are FREE</a> (Stephen’s Lighthouse)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/libraries_are_f_1.html">Libraries
Are FREE 2</a> (Stephen’s Lighthouse)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.trendwatching.com/briefing/">“FREE LOVE”</a>
(TrendWatching.com)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free?currentPage=1">Free!
Why $0.00 Is The Future Of Business</a> (WIRED)</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4. <span
style=""> </span>2.0 PR
Materials for Libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">WOW your users with <a
href="http://www.webware.com/">Webware.com</a>.<span style=""> </span>It’s
a great source for adding spice to your
presentation, graphics and web pages.<span style="">
</span>Here are some recent posts (which are also available by RSS)
that will
make your PR materials stand out.<span style=""> </span>Webware
also reviews new software, offers new widgets to make you more
productive, and
writes about technology trends that could be requested by your
customers. </p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9860727-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware">Make
Your Own Flash Presentations with Flypaper and GoldMail</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9854046-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware">Toonlet:
Yet Another (Good) Comic Strip Builder</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9860452-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware">Netdisaster
Adds Led Zeppelin and Acid Urine to Any Web Site</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9872883-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware">FotoFlexer
Now Offering Pro Service, Free to Users</a></li>
</ul>
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