Uncontrolled Vocabulary #17 - The great experiment

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #17 is now available for download. Here's a direct link to the mp3.

You can subscribe to the show via the podcast feed (now available at the iTunes Music Store): http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss38665.xml

No show next week as we will take a break for the Halloween enthusiasts (and in so doing, avoid the Internet Librarian conflict).

On the call:

Greg Schwartz, Louisville Free Public Library
Laura Carscaddon, University of Arizona
Julian Clark, Georgetown University Law Library
Mickey Coalwell, Northeast Kansas Library System
Michael Sauers, Nebraska Library Commission

Links to the show topics:

1. Libraries Shun Deals to Place Books on Web (New York Times)
Digital ILL and the Open Library (O'Reilly Radar)
Open Library, really open. Aaron Swartz discusses. (librarian.net)

2. Materials Missing At Library Of Congress (Washington Post)

3. Alleged Terrorist Says FBI Violated Library Privacy Policy (AL Online)
Boy in court on terror charges (BBC News)

4. Sandia National Laboratories Technical Library Closing the Books (Albuquerque Journal)
Hey Library Consultant, Look Up Common Sense (Albuquerque Journal)

5. Editorial: Library porn filters would block patrons' legitimate inquiries (SiliconValley.com)

To be discussed later:

OCLC releases new international research study (OCLC)
OCLC’s report on privacy and trust: the nut graf (Free Range Librarian)

Library and information science as a research domain: problems and prospects (informationresearch)

Episode 17 tonight

Episode 17 will be live tonight at 10 PM EDT. Check out this post and this post for more information on how to participate.

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #16 - The real thing you're going after

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #16 is now available for download. Here's a direct link to the mp3.

You can subscribe to the show via the podcast feed (now available at the iTunes Music Store): http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss38665.xml

On the call:

Greg Schwartz, Louisville Free Public Library
Mary Carmen Chimato, North Carolina State University
Ryan Deschamps, Halifax Public Library
Joshua M. Neff, Johnson County Public Library

Links to the show topics:

1. St. Louis Library Accuses Patron of Creating Controversial Display (School Library Journal)
Community Library Watch

2. St. Johns Man Arrested On Sex Charges (News4Jax.com)
Man violates 14 y/o in library bathroom (LISNews)

3. Librarians under new management (AP)
Privatizing libraries (Three Wise Men)
The Case for Privatizing Public Libraries (Locusts & Honey)

4. Something else to check out at library: Starbucks (USA Today)

5. Sex @ Your Library (Annoyed Librarian)

6. RIAA Wins in First-Ever Jury Trial; Verdict of $222,000 for 24 Song Files Worth $23.76
Media 3.0 with Shelly Palmer - Episode 43 (Shelly Palmer Media)
RIAA Misinformation Campaign Apparently Works (TorrentFreak)

Suggested reading for next week:
Library and information science as a research domain: problems and prospects (informationresearch)

Other submitted stories:
Boy in court on terror charges (BBC News)
Alleged Terrorist Says FBI Violated Library Privacy Policy (AL Online)
WorldCat Turns You Into A Library Power User (Consumerist)
Brave and Bold Library Product Promotion (checking out and checking in)

See you next week

As I remain hostless, I'm going to move forward with cancelling the show tonight. Look forward to resumed production next week.

Taking a week off/Hosting opportunity

I have family in town this week, so I need to take a break from hosting the show Wednesday. If anyone is interested in taking over hosting duties this week (as Mary Carmen has done so admirably in the past), I'd be happy to walk you through the basics. Drop me an email via the Open Stacks contact form.

If I don't have someone lined up by tomorrow night, we'll take a break and resume production on October 17th.

Sorry for the late notice and thanks for your understanding.

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #15 - Your tax dollars at work

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #15 is now available for download. Here's a direct link to the mp3.

You can subscribe to the show via the podcast feed (now available at the iTunes Music Store): http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss38665.xml

On the call:

Greg Schwartz, Louisville Free Public Library
Laura Carscaddon, University of Arizona
Ryan Deschamps, Halifax Public Library
Peter McCracken, Serials Solutions
Michael Sauers, Nebraska Library Commission

Links to the show topics:

1. Prisons to Restore Purged Religious Books (New York Times)

2. Harrison library charges fine for late mom's overdue book (Lower Hudson Online)
Sigh (Library Garden)

3. creating a flat library and the culture of maybe (walking paper)

4. If Tech Support is Broken, What is the Solution? (PC World)
Hire a librarian to do your computer work (travelinlibrarian on Flickr)

5. Lawsuit Against Virgin Mobile and Creative Commons – FAQ (Creative Commons)

6. College Students’ Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources (OCLC)
Better Search: Libraries or Engines? (SearchEngineWatch.com)

7. Laptop With a Mission Widens Its Audience (New York Times)

Episode 15 tonight

Episode 15 will be live tonight at 10 PM EDT. Check out this post and this post for more information on how to participate.