[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast#117: Google News Archive Search, Video on Demand, Book trading, ALA Tech Study

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast#117:
Google News Archive Search, Video on Demand, Book trading, ALA Tech Study
*September 11, 2008

1.  Google News Archive Search <http://news.google.com/archivesearch>- 
Historical newspapers as compiled by Google

    * Bringing history online, one newspaper at a time
      <http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/bringing-history-online-one-newspaper.html%20>
    * Indexing back in time: Google expands newspaper archive
      <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080908-indexing-back-in-time-google-expands-newspaper-archive.html>
    * Google Wants to Index Millions of Old Newspapers
      <http://mashable.com/2008/09/08/google-news-archive/>
    * Marissa Mayer Demos Google's New Online Newspaper Archive Search
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/08/google-expands-online-newspaper-archive-search/>

2. Amazon has released a new service: Video on Demand. It will replace 
the Unbox Store, and so the Amazon video player is no longer needed.  
Instead, movies will stream through your browser.

    * It's Simple: Click & Play
      <http://www.amazon.com/gp/video/ontv/start%20>
    * First look: new Amazon Video on Demand delivers, with caveat
      <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080904-first-look-new-amazon-video-on-demand-delivers-with-caveat.html%20>
    * Amazon Plans an Online Store for Movies and TV Shows
      <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/technology/17amazon.html?_r=1&em&ex=1216526400&en=9c6ab9229ba49aff&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin%20>
    * Amazon Will Offer Video On Demand, Streaming Direct to TV
      <http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/07/amazon-will-off.html>

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.

    * Bookins <http://bookins.com/>
    * BookMooch <http://bookmooch.com/>
    * PaperBack Swap <http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php%20>
    * swaptree <http://www.swaptree.com/>

4. A survey for you to consider:

    * Libraries Connect Communities: ALA Public Library Funding &
      Technology Access Study 2007-2008
      <http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/novelideas/2008/09/07/ala-public-library-funding-technology-access-study/>
    * National survey of public library funding and technology access
      <http://liswire.com/node/182>
    * Treatise on Library Disparities
      <http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2008/09/treatise-on-lib.html>
    * Public libraries report double-digit growth
      <http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/019203.html>

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Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations & Support
P: 1-888-966-7546
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