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style="">OPLIN 4Cast#120: <br>
</b>OPLIN 4Cast #120: Library gaming, Google Advanced Search, Avoid
e-mail
mistakes, Library training ideas<br>
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">October 9, 2008<br>
</span><span class="grame"><b style=""><i>4casting
technologies that could have an impact on public libraries.</i></b></span><b
style=""><i><br>
**Now published every 4tnight!</i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p>1. Some news on the gaming front...</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/books/06games.html?ref=books"
target="_blank">Using Video Games as Bait to Hook Readers</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-rolls-out-adsense-for-gamers-long-live-gamers/7806/"
target="_blank">Google Rolls Out Adsense for Games, Long Live Gamers!</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.macfound.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=lkLXJ8MQKrH&b=4192109&content_id=%7BCF9B933A-8261-4FE5-B9AD-AD751CDEEFC6%7D¬oc=1"
target="_blank">Major New Study Shatters Stereotypes About Teens and
Video Games</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/03/unique-glls2008-presentations.html"
target="_blank">Shifted Librarian's list of gaming links </a></li>
</ul>
<p>2. Google Advanced Search - We know it's always there, but do we
actually
USE it?</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-to-diagnose-your-site-with-google-advanced-search/7795/"
target="_blank">How To Diagnose Your Site with Google Advanced Search</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/24/filtering-google-searches-by-freshness/"
target="_blank">Filtering Google Searches By Freshness</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=searchguides.html&ctx=advanced&hl=en"
target="_blank">Advanced Search Made Easy</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html"
target="_blank">GoogleGuide </a></li>
</ul>
<p>3. E-mail mistakes don't have to happen!</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10043480-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware"
target="_blank">New Gmail tool keeps you from making a fool of yourself</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081007-mail-goggles-a-breathlyzer-test-for-your-gmail.html"
target="_blank">Mail Goggles: A breathalyzer test for your Gmail</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srrnMIskxTM" target="_blank">Tim
Sanders: What Are the Biggest Email Mistakes?</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.gmayor.com/word_text_to_speech.htm" target="_blank">For
help with proofreading, try Word text to speech </a></li>
</ul>
<p>4. Do you train staff or patrons?</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2008/08/mini-workshops.html"
target="_blank">Mini-workshops</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/lightweight_apps_for_web_trainers_and_consultants.php"
target="_blank">Five Lightweight Apps for Web Trainers and Consultants</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/09/09252008.html"
target="_blank">'Doing What Works' Website Adds New Guidance on
Effective Teaching</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10050057-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware"
target="_blank">Flowgram: Like a screencast, but with live pages </a></li>
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<pre>Bobbi Galvin
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