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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style="">OPLIN 4Cast#117: <br>
Google News Archive Search, Video on Demand, Book trading, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">ALA</st1:state></st1:place> Tech Study<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">September 11, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>1. <a href="http://news.google.com/archivesearch" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://news.google.com/archivesearch">Google News Archive
Search </a>-
Historical newspapers as compiled by Google<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/bringing-history-online-one-newspaper.html%20"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/bringing-history-online-one-newspaper.html ">Bringing
history online, one newspaper at a time</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080908-indexing-back-in-time-google-expands-newspaper-archive.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080908-indexing-back-in-time-google-expands-newspaper-archive.html">Indexing
back in time: Google expands newspaper archive</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2008/09/08/google-news-archive/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://mashable.com/2008/09/08/google-news-archive/">Google
Wants to Index Millions of Old Newspapers</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/08/google-expands-online-newspaper-archive-search/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/08/google-expands-online-newspaper-archive-search/">Marissa
Mayer Demos Google’s New Online Newspaper Archive Search</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>2. Amazon has released a new service: Video on Demand. It will
replace the <span class="SpellE">Unbox</span> Store, and so the Amazon
video player is no longer
needed. Instead, movies will stream through your browser.<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/video/ontv/start%20" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/video/ontv/start ">It's Simple:
Click & Play</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080904-first-look-new-amazon-video-on-demand-delivers-with-caveat.html%20"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080904-first-look-new-amazon-video-on-demand-delivers-with-caveat.html ">First
look: new Amazon Video on Demand delivers, with caveat</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/technology/17amazon.html?_r=1&em&ex=1216526400&en=9c6ab9229ba49aff&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin%20"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/technology/17amazon.html?_r=1&em&ex=1216526400&en=9c6ab9229ba49aff&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin ">Amazon
Plans an Online Store for Movies and TV Shows</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/07/amazon-will-off.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/07/amazon-will-off.html">Amazon
Will Offer Video On Demand, Streaming Direct to TV</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>3. Don't buy that book, let's trade! These sites encourage users to
browse
the collections and pay only shipping to receive desired items. Of
course, you must also have books to trade to be able to get books
delivered.<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://bookins.com/"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://bookins.com/"><span class="SpellE">Bookins</span></a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://bookmooch.com/"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://bookmooch.com/"><span class="SpellE">BookMooch</span></a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php%20" target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php "><span class="SpellE">PaperBack</span>
Swap</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.swaptree.com/"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.swaptree.com/"><span
class="SpellE">swaptree</span></a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p>4. A survey for you to consider:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/novelideas/2008/09/07/ala-public-library-funding-technology-access-study/"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/novelideas/2008/09/07/ala-public-library-funding-technology-access-study/">Libraries
Connect Communities: ALA Public Library Funding & Technology Access
Study 2007-2008 </a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://liswire.com/node/182"
target="_blank" mce_href="http://liswire.com/node/182">National survey
of public library funding and technology access</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2008/09/treatise-on-lib.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2008/09/treatise-on-lib.html">Treatise
on Library Disparities</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/019203.html"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/019203.html">Public
libraries report double-digit growth</a></li>
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