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Archive for January, 2009

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #68 – Appeal to the Middle

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #68 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
On the call:
Greg Schwartz, Louisville Free Public Library
Ryan Deschamps, Halifax Public Library (Check him out on the latest episode of CommandN talking about Podcamp Halifax!)
Rudy Leon, [...]

Episode 68 tonight

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #68 records tonight at 10 PM Eastern.
Topics for tonight’s show will probably include, but not be limited to:

Wikipedia May Restrict Public’s Ability to Change Entries
Under Obama, feds may still snoop library files
British Library warns of ‘black hole’ in history if websites and digital files are not preserved

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No show this week

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

With my whole family down for the count with nasty illness, I’ll be spending this Wednesday evening in my primary role as Superdad/husband. We’ll plan on recording episode 68 on January 28th. Thanks for your understanding.

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #67 – Policy-driven DRM

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #67 is now available for download. My apologies for the delay in posting. 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
On the call:
Greg Schwartz, Louisville Free Public Library
Laura Crossett, Park County (WY) Library System
Ryan Deschamps, Halifax Public Library
Jason Griffey, [...]

Episode 67 tonight

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #67 records tonight at 10 PM Eastern.
Topics for tonight’s show will probably include, but not be limited to:

Why libraries must reject the OCLC Policy (part 1)
Ebook DRM provider goes dark, the books you paid for disappear
Librarians to be renamed ‘audience development officers’

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Uncontrolled Vocabulary #66 – Another Nail in the Coffin

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #66 is now available for download. My apologies for the delay in posting. Here’s a direct link to the mp3.
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On the call:
Greg Schwartz, Louisville Free Public Library
Mary Carmen Chimato, North Carolina State University
Steven Kaye
Rudy Leon, University of Illinois [...]

Episode #66 tonight

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #66 records tonight at 10 PM Eastern.
Topics for tonight’s show will probably include, but not be limited to:

The Philadelphia story
Save the LIS Library!
Ask-a-Librarian Services Need a Reboot

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