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Uncontrolled Vocabulary #30 - Who are these library leaders?

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #30 is now available for download. Here's a direct link to the mp3.

You can subscribe to the show via the podcast feed (also available at the iTunes Music Store): http://feeds.feedburner.com/uncontrolledvocabulary

On the call:

Greg Schwartz, Louisville Free Public Library
Connie Crosby, Leisure Girl
Heidi Hansen, Wayne State University student
Stephen Kellat, Host, LISTen, the LISNews.org podcast
Michael Sauers, Nebraska Library Commission

Links to the show topics:

1. Library workers locked out in Victoria (The Globe and Mail)

2. Vancouver Library Under Fire for Hosting Controversial Author Called Anti-Semitic (Library Journal)

3. Library of Congress sells itself out to Microsoft for a mere $3 mil (Boing Boing)

4. Blatant Berry: The Vanishing Librarians (Library Journal)
LJ’s John Berry “Writes” an “Opinion Piece” (Free Range Librarian)

5. Borders opens bookshelves to digital services (USA Today)
Slideshow of pictures from a concept Borders store (Bordersmedia.com)
Digital Content & Lifestyle Centers at Borders (heidi go seek)

6. Libraries Will Soon Move Into Bay Area BART Stations (NBC11.com)

7. Lexington County library bans social networking sites (The State)

Submissions we didn't get to:

Federated Search: ProQuest Acquires WebFeat, WebFeat to merge with Serial Solutions (ResourceShelf)
Publishers are braced for the slow death of the book (Times Online)
Beijing libraries seek to lure readers amid TV, Internet competition (Mathaba News Agency)
Napster for Books (Business Idea of the Day)
Amazon pooh-poohs (ingenious) New York net tax plan (Channel Register)
CrossRef launches free citation look up tool for bloggers (Confessions of a Science Librarian)

Episode 30 tonight

We'll be recording episode 30 of Uncontrolled Vocabulary live tonight at 10 PM Eastern.

Topics for tonight's show will likely include (although subject to change):

• John Berry's Vanishing Librarians


• ProQuest's acquisition of WebFeat


• The Borders concept store


• Books at your BART station


• So much more.

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Uncontrolled Vocabulary #29 - Books should not expire.

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #29 is now available for download. Here's a direct link to the mp3.

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

On the call:

Greg Schwartz, Louisville Free Public Library
Christa Burns, Nebraska Library Commission
Scot Colford, Boston Public Library
Connie Crosby, Leisure Girl
Katie Dunneback, Southeastern Librarian Services
Heidi Hansen, Wayne State University student
Stephen Kellat, Host, LISTen, the LISNews.org podcast
Michael Sauers, Nebraska Library Commission
Chadwick Seagraves, Private Academic Library Network of Indiana
Eric Sizemore, Champaign Public Library

Links to the show topics:

1. Amazon.com to Acquire Audible.com (Amazon.com)

2. Libraries: Kick DRM out! (DefectiveByDesign.com)
LISTen #8 - Interview with BPL's Scott Colford
Flickr pics from the event (courtesy of LISNews.org)

3. Microsoft Offers $44.6B for Yahoo (TIME)
Yahoo! and the future of the Internet (Official Google Blog)
Yahoo Officially Rejects Offer (New York Times)
Report: Yahoo may buy AOL (San Jose Mercury News)

4. New Bedford mayor wants barcoded ID cards for city libraries (Boston Globe)

5. Syracuse Researchers Link Higher Test Scores with Certified Librarians in Schools (Rochester Regional Library Council)

7. Web-Based Homework - What Do Teens & Tweens Really Want (NYPL Labs)

8. Research and Morals (Enquiring Minds Want to Know)

9. Is "Traditional Reference" Dead? (Pegasus Librarian)

Submissions that we didn't get to:
Online petition asks Wikipedia to remove pictures of Muhammad (International Herald Tribune)
Libraries sound death knell for books on cassette (The Salem News)
Are books "broken" on the web? (Rachel Kramer Bussel "Lusty Lady"'s Amazon Blog)
MPAA, Kindle and Downloading (Stephen's Lighthouse)
Swastika arrangement of library desks draws fire (newsday.com)
Parent objects to library policy (The Republican)
Glittering future for... librarians (BusinessWeek)
Is Ombudsman Already in Jeopardy? (Washington Post)
Senator says White House is trying to undermine FOIA law (GovernmentExecutive.com)
WorldCat (The Cunning Realist)
EXPECTATION ECONOMY (trendwatching.com)
Evolution of Security

Episode 29 tonight...no really

OK, we're back in the saddle and ready to resume production. Episode 29 will be recorded tonight at 10 PM EST. Lots of good stuff on the agenda.

Amongst the likely topics:

Amazon's acquisition of Audible
DefectiveByDesign's DRM protest at Boston PL
Microsoft>Yahoo>AOL
Personal morals and professional research
Barcoded IDs @ your library

Check out this post and this post for only-somewhat-outdated information on how to participate in the live call.

Episode 29 postponed

Hi everyone. I am making the unfortunate decision to cancel tonight's show. Beyond my illness, my youngest son has an ear infection and ruptured eardrum, so I'll be needed to fulfill my daddy role tonight. My apologies for this, but I hope you'll understand my choice of priorities. We'll resume production next Wednesday, the 13th of February.

Episode 29 tonight

Episode 29 will be recorded tonight at 10 PM EST. I seem to have caught the cold that's being passed around my family, so if anyone is interested in hosting tonight's show, contact me. It's easy and fun. If I don't find anyone, I'll plan on muddling through as best I can.

Check out this post and this post for only-somewhat-outdated information on how to participate in the live call.

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #28 - You prob'ly think this show is about you, don't you?

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #28 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

A million thanks to Connie Crosby for hosting this week. Anyone else who is interested in guest hosting sometime should feel free to drop me a line.

On the call:

Connie Crosby, Leisure Girl
Christa Burns, Nebraska Library Commission
Ryan Deschamps, Halifax Public Library
Stephen Kellat, Host, LISTen, the LISNews.org podcast
Joshua M. Neff, Johnson County Public Library
Michael Sauers, Nebraska Library Commission
Courtney Stephens, Belmont University
Chris Zammarelli, Brookings Institution

Links to the show topics:

1. A second look at the JISC/British Library study
British Study Says "Google Generation" a Myth; Libraries Must Step Up (Library Journal)

2. Controversial Author Wins Edwards Award (School Library Journal)
Orson Scott Card is a Big Fat Homophobe (Free Range Librarian)

3. Loaning Kindle to Patrons a No-No for Libraries? (Tinfoil + Raccoon)
Never Mind Legal Issues; Kindle not good choice for most libraries (Tinfoil + Raccoon)

4. Alumnus Sues Cornell Over Article Newly Surfaced in Digital Archive (Library Journal)

5. The Three Potentially Offensive Pigs (OMINVORACIOUS)

6. Mellon Grant to Aid in Archiving Web Sites Useful to Scholars (Rochester Regional Library Council)

7. Updated site leaves some in a 'cloud' (Columbus Dispatch)

8. Sam’s club? (Loose Cannon Librarian)

Submissions that we didn't get to:

Booksthatmakeyoudumb
Is "Traditional Reference" Dead? (Pegasus Librarian)
what are you for? (librarian.net)
Ustream.TV Chosen to Live Stream the Republican National Convention (TechCrunch)

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #28 - The pre-post

Hi, folks. I'm still out of town and don't have time to prepare a proper post, but episode 28 is available, so I thought I'd at least post a link to the mp3. The full post with show notes and such will be up after I return in a few days. Many thanks to Connie Crosby for filling in as host.

Episode 28 tonight

Episode 28 will be recorded tonight at 10 PM EST with special guest host Connie Crosby. Check out this post and this post for only-somewhat-outdated information on how to participate in the live call.

The show will go on!

Many thanks to Connie Crosby, aka Leisure Girl, for grabbing the reins and agreeing to fill in for me as host this week. Connie is active within the podcasting community and can be heard on the Podcamp Toronto Podcast, as well as recent episodes 25 and 27 of this program. So fasten your safety belts and I'll be back for episode 29 on February 2nd. Thanks again Connie!

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #27 - What's wrong with cool?

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #27 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

I'll be out of town next Wednesday, but would be happy to have someone else host the show next week. Feel free to drop me a line, if you're interested. If I don't identify a guest host, we'll take next week off.

On the call:

Greg Schwartz, Louisville Free Public Library
Julian Clark, Georgetown University Law Library
Connie Crosby, Leisure Girl
Ryan Deschamps, Halifax Public Library

Links to the show topics:

1. ‘Google Generation’ is a myth, says new research (JISC)
The "Google generation" not so hot at Googling, after all (ars technica)

2. Our Public Libraries Are Being Turned Into Video Game Arcades (NewsByUs)
Response from Jenny Levine (Library Stuff)

3. Library 2.0 Debased (blyberg.net)

4. The Transparent Library: Coping with Anonymity (Library Journal)

5. "People Don't Read Anymore" (Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020 Blog)

6. With so much info on phone, why huge library? (The Enquirer)

Submission we didn't get to:

Facebook - the holiday romance (The Ed Techie)

Episode 27 tonight

Episode 27 will be recorded tonight at 10 PM EST. Check out this post and this post for only-somewhat-outdated information on how to participate in the live call.

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #26 - Welcome to Uncontrolled Realty

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #26 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
Christa Burns, Nebraska Library Commission
Laura Carscaddon, University of Arizona
Julian Clark, Georgetown University Law Library
Laura Crossett, Park County (WY) Library System
Karin Dalziel, University of Missouri-Columbia student
Ryan Deschamps, Halifax Public Library
Michael Sauers, Nebraska Library Commission
Courtney Stephens, Belmont University

Links to the show topics:

1. Perceptions 2007: An International Survey of Library Automation (Library Technology Guides)

2. Social networking for libraries a bust? (LibrarianInBlack)
LIBRARY WEB SURVEY FALL 2007 FORMAL REPORT (pdf - University of Michigan)
Data: Students + Facebook + Library Outreach (userslib.com)
are librarians culturally self-aware? (Loose Cannon Librarian)

3. Do you need to read books to be clever? (BBC News)

4. Wales urges librarians to help build better Wikipedia (Information World Review)

5. Strains and Joys Color Mergers Between Libraries and Tech Units (Chronicle of Higher Education)

6. My Friend Flickr: A Match Made in Photo Heaven (Library of Congress Blog)

7. What's playing at the library? (Philadelphia Daily News)

8. The Future of Ideas is now Free (Lessig Blog)

Submissions we didn't get to:

Upshur County Hires First Male Librarian (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Hey kids! It's finally here... (Seth Godin's Blog)

Episode 26 tonight

Episode 26 will be recorded tonight at 10 PM EST. I owe you a new post about participating using the new TalkShoe web client, but I haven't had the time just yet. In the meantime, check out this post and this post for only-somewhat-outdated information on how to participate in the live call.

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #25 - Sacrifice for us

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #25 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
Christa Burns, Nebraska Library Commission
Connie Crosby, Toronto law librarian
Aaron Dobbs, Shippensburg University
David Fiander, University of Western Ontario
Rikhei Harris, Grand Valley State University
Michael Sauers, Nebraska Library Commission
Courtney Stephens, Belmont University

Links to the show topics:

1. More about LC Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control (Off the Mark)
Stephen Kellat's comments from Episode 24
[Note: Don't forget to check out Stephen's new podcast for LISNews called LISten.]

2. More on the Pew report
The Well-Wired Use Libraries More (New York Times)

3. NIH: $29b in Health Science Set to Go Online for Free (ReadWriteWeb)
Measure Would Require Free Access To Results of NIH-Funded Research (Washington Post)

4. Saying No to PLA recording (Flickr photo)

5. Save the Books! (American Historical Association)

6. Technology saturation

7. Is Facebook Interfering With Criminal Investigations? (Library Boy)

The story we didn't get to:

Ten Common Objections to Social Media Adoption and How You Can Respond (ReadWriteWeb)

Episode 25 tonight

Episode 25 will be recorded tonight at 10 PM EST. Check out this post and this post for more information on how to participate in the live call.

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #24 - Librarian-Patron Privilege

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #24 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
Christa Burns, Nebraska Library Commission
Laura Carscaddon, University of Arizona
Rikhei Harris, Grand Valley State University
Eric Sizemore, Champaign Public Library

Links to the show topics:

1. Information Searches That Solve Problems (Pew Internet)
Breaking news: the Internet is useful, people still use libraries (Free Range Librarian)
Hype and the biblioblogosphere (Caveat Lector)

2. LC Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control (Off the Mark)

3. Challenging Cheney (Newsweek)

4. Congress directs EPA to re-open its libraries (PEER)

5. Late Library Books Can Take Toll on Credit Scores (New York Times)
Should an Overdue Library Book Affect Your Credit Rating? (New York Times)

Submissions we didn't get to:
Documents of Library in Boston to Go on Web (New York Times)
NIH: $29b in Health Science Set to Go Online for Free (ReadWriteWeb)
yeah, that might work (Attempting Elegance)
Don't let DRM get between you and a good book (DefectiveByDesign.org)
School Librarians Are Heroes (A Wandering Eyre)

Episode 24 tonight

Happy New Year to all! Episode 24 will be recorded tonight at 10 PM EST. Check out this post and this post for more information on how to participate in the live call.