Archive for February, 2008
« Previous EntriesUncontrolled Vocabulary #31 - “Please do not continue this discussion.”
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Uncontrolled Vocabulary #31 is now available for download. Here’s a direct link to the mp3.
You can subscribe to the podcast (as well as this blog) via the following feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/uncontrolledvocabulary
We’ll resume our normal Wednesday night recording schedule next week.
On the call:
Greg Schwartz, Louisville Free Public Library
Julian Clark, Georgetown University Law Library
Connie Crosby, Leisure Girl
Michael Golrick, [...]
Episode 31 delayed…make that postponed
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008TalkShoe is experiencing some problems this evening. At this point, if TalkShoe gets it fixed, I’m planning on starting late, but pushing forward. May also explore a Skype-based alternative. I’ll update accordingly.
Update 10:24 PM: Alas, too many problems to overcome. The show will go on tomorrow night (Thursday) at 10 PM. My sincerest apologies for [...]
Episode 31 tonight
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008We’ll be recording episode 31 of Uncontrolled Vocabulary live tonight at 10 PM Eastern.
Topics for tonight’s show will likely include (although subject to change):
Power play at Boston Public Library
Librarian demotions in Wisconsin
ALA’s LITA-L smackdown
DRM-free audiobooks from Random House
And, of course, so much more. To join the conversation:
1. Dial 1-724-444-7444
2. Enter the show ID: 38665
3. TalkShoe [...]
A request for TalkShoe feed subscribers
Sunday, February 24th, 2008Do you subscribe to Uncontrolled Vocabulary in iTunes? Can I ask a favor? If you are subscribed to the TalkShoe feed* (and if you subscribed from the iTunes Music Store, then you are), please consider switching over to the Feedburner feed**: http://feeds.feedburner.com/uncontrolledvocabulary
Thanks. I’m looking into removing the TalkShoe feed from iTunes, but I have to [...]
On our own
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Welcome to the new digs.
After successfully migrating my main blog from Movable Type to Wordpress, I made some impulsive domain purchases and braved a second migration. Thus, uncontrolledvocabulary.com. I hope you like it. Opinions on the theme are welcome.
Amongst the many benefits of moving from Blogger to Wordpress, I can now officially say that this [...]
Uncontrolled Vocabulary #30 - Who are these library leaders?
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008Uncontrolled 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 [...]
Episode 30 tonight
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008We’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.
To join the conversation:
1. Dial 1-724-444-7444
2. Enter the show ID: 38665
3. TalkShoe members: Enter your 10-digit PIN
Guests: [...]
Uncontrolled Vocabulary #29 - Books should not expire.
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Uncontrolled 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: http://feeds.feedburner.com/uncontrolledvocabulary
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, [...]
Episode 29 tonight…no really
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008OK, 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 [...]
Episode 29 postponed
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Hi 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 [...]
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