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.
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On the call:
Mary Carmen Chimato, North Carolina State University
Anna Creech, University of Richmond
Kendra Levine, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley
David Rothman, Community General Hospital Medical Library
Michael [...]
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
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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 you’ll [...]
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?
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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.
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On the call:
Greg Schwartz, Louisville Free Public Library
Christa Burns, Nebraska Library Commission
Kendra Levine, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley
Chadwick Seagraves, Private Academic Library Network of Indiana
Topics:
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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
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