Archive for February, 2009
Priorities
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009When I started this program, a show I’d long been dreaming of doing, the better part of two years ago, I had a child about to turn two and another one on the verge of joining our family. Even then, getting prepared for, and then recording, the show was a delicate balancing act between being a dedicated [...]
Uncontrolled Vocabulary #71 – A Startlingly Poor Grasp of Basic Economics
Friday, February 20th, 2009Uncontrolled Vocabulary #71 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: Mary Carmen Chimato, North Carolina State University Anna Creech, University of Richmond Kendra Levine, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley David [...]
Episode 71 tonight
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009Uncontrolled Vocabulary #71 records tonight at 10 PM Eastern. Topics for tonight’s show will probably include, but not be limited to: Most State Library jobs could be history Library books fall by two million a year amid warnings of cuts and closures Why aren’t ebooks taking off? Not enough pirates To join the conversation: 1. [...]
Uncontrolled Vocabulary #70 – The Galaxy’s Brightest Stars and Guiding Lights
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009Uncontrolled Vocabulary #70 is now available for download. Here’s a direct link to the mp3. The windstorm here in the Midwest caused its share of technical problems with the show, forcing me to spend most of the hour on a cell phone. Please accept my apologies for the unusually poor audio quality, but I’ll think [...]
Episode 70 tonight
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009Uncontrolled Vocabulary #70 records tonight at 10 PM Eastern. Topics for tonight’s show will probably include, but not be limited to: Libraries can keep books with lead-containing ink Rutgers Faculty Agrees To Drop “Library” from SCILS Name Will libraries be stimulated? To join the conversation: 1. Dial +1 724-444-7444 2. Enter the show ID: 38665 [...]
Uncontrolled Vocabulary #69 – Begun, the Star E-Wars have.
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009Uncontrolled Vocabulary #69 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 Christa Burns, Nebraska Library Commission Kendra Levine, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley Chadwick Seagraves, [...]
Episode #69 tonight
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009Uncontrolled Vocabulary #69 records tonight at 10 PM Eastern. Topics for tonight’s show will probably include, but not be limited to: Berkeley library given waiver to sign 3M deal Library Waives Fee for Sully’s Waterlogged Book Dallas libraries let you pay to check out hot titles To join the conversation: 1. Dial +1 724-444-7444 2. [...]