• 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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• 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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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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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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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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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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Topics for tonight’s show will probably include, but not be limited to: 

• LITACamp: How much would you pay?
• Sad State of Affairs in Higher Ed
• Washington Dad Foils Plan for School “Librateria”

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

• More on the OCLC policy kerfuffle
• ALA Comments to FCC on E-rate: Audit Findings Point to Need for Simpler Program
• Whatever Happened to Library Blogs?

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

• Summary of the Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat® Records
• Google, If Built By Librarians
• Google Settles Suit Over Book-Scanning
• Don’t Friend Me!

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As part of the discussion, we’ll probably take a look at Aaron Schmidt’s tips for conference presenting and look at some of the other online reactions to the conference, both positive and negative. Whether you were there or not, feel free to join in the fun.

If time allows, we’ll move on to Char Booth’s proposed Library Student Bill of Rights and the librarian who was fined for promoting his daughter’s book.

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

• Librarians’ Internet Index Moves to Internet Public Library
• Using Video Games as Bait to Hook Readers
• Hakia Relaunches With ‘Credible Sites’
• Sunset for the librarian

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

• Reuters Says George Mason University Is Handing Out Its Proprietary Software
• Trenton libraries’ money questions
• Senate passes Orphan Works Act
• Teaching the “soft skills” in library school

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

• Legally, should Libraries NOT be Using Flickr?
• Should You Live Blog/Twitter A College Class?
• Must-Own At Home Reference Books

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

• Bringing history online, one newspaper at a time
• Kennewick library giving students the boot
• Judge waves gavel, says Avada Kedavra to Harry Potter Lexicon

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

• City Won’t Seek Jail for It’s Perfectly Normal Protester
• An Open and Shut Case
• Mayor Palin: A Rough Record

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

• UIC library reverses course on Obama documents
• Amazon Buys Shelfari and its Innovative UI
• County orders library audio books English-only

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

• Children’s knitting group turfed from library under new craft ban
• Point/Counterpoint: the case for and against young adult science fiction
• Ex-library employee awaits appeals decision (registration required)
• We’re degreed professionals right?

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

• MD PL Director Accedes to FBI Computer Seizure; Possible Anthrax Link
• Shelfari and LibraryThing: Awkward Bookends To AbeBooks-Amazon Deal
• If You Run a Red Light, Will Everyone Know?
• Should Libraries Develop Their Own eBook Reader?

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

• City Officials Consider Takeover Of Library System
• Korean Librarian Halts Library of Congress Move on Dokdo
• As Newton shuts branches, patron-run library is thriving

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

• Google Librarian Central newsletter returns; Google Librarian Central blog dies
• Did Tor’s free ebooks affect sales?
• When Google’s the library, who’s the librarian?

I actually have some room in the agenda for any last minute discussion suggestions. Feel free to contact me directly or send the URL to del.icio.us with the tag unvocab.

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

• The New LJ Index
• Build the Open Shelves Classification
• SirsiDynix Report Corrected

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

• How Google Used Librarians…and Got Away With It
• Why Sentence Case for Titles?
• Subject Experts Need Not Apply

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

• Lakewood library aggressive on checking computer users for porn
• What’s Obscene? Google Could Have an Answer
• Free to all*

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

• Britannica’s New Site
• OCLC: A Review
• Prediction: The Kindle Goes Down in FLAMES
• What if our assumptions about the millenials’ Internet and computer habits were wrong?

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

• Journals Find Fakery in Many Images Submitted to Support Research
• Electronic Device Stirs Unease at Book Fair
• Library pulls Chinese-language DVDs due to copyright concerns
• Harry Potter and the librarian’s lawsuit

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

• Closed EPA Libraries to Return in Lavatory-Sized Spaces
• Microsoft To Shut Live Search Books
• Hacker Leaves X-Rated Message On Library Dial-A-Story Line
• Steve Cisler, digital librarian, RIP

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

• Library Speakers Anonymous
• Hartford Public Library: A Study In Bad Behavior
• The New IT Librarian Application
• Old Maids, Policeman, and Social Rejects: Mass Media Representations and Public Perceptions of Librarians

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

• Parents’ shock as school takes thumb scans
• Libraries: Eliminate DRM!
• Harvard, Fair Harvard
• Publishers consider dropping old standby: the paper catalog

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

• Your BIGWIG
• Is this how we encourage people to contribute?
• Copyright and the World’s Most Popular Song
• Experimental Xerox Paper Erases Itself

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

• Nextgens and administratophobia
• Marketing libraries vs. marketing librarians
• Appraising the Deborah Jacobs revolution at Seattle libraries
• MARC, OPACs, and Podcasts

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

• Library Sues Its Friend
• Creative Commons, Copyright, and the Murky Middle
• Encyclopedia Britannica Now Free For Bloggers
• The new library fad: borrow a person

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And have you joined the Facebook Page yet?

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

• War Declared on Library of Congress by Venezuela
• The state of libraries: Funding down, but gaming up as way to attract young people
• Blogs May Be Rendered Obsolete by New Technology
• Would robot librarians do better?

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I invite anyone who was there to join in the conversation, as well as anyone who might have questions for the attendees. Many of the regular participants were in attendance, many of whom had the privilege of meeting for the first time. I expect a lively conversation as we touch upon some of the highlights (and not-so-highlights) from this generally excellent conference.

We’ll resume with normal news-based discussion next week, after I’ve had a chance to recover from the conference and get back into the usual news-scouring behaviors that make such a show possible.

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

• Goodbye, Mayor Herenton
• Library Sued For Restricting Internet Time
• No MySpace, Facebook at Mishawaka Library
• If it quacks like a librarian…

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

• Librarian fired after reporting porn incident
• Joy of Sex Books Relocated after Third Challenge
• Court ruling limits employment drug testing
• Is User-Generated Content Out?

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

• Public libraries told to innovate or die out
• Kentucky Lawmaker Wants to Make Anonymous Internet Posting Illegal
• Newsweek outs Netflix-using public library
• Student faces Facebook consequences

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

• Ask.com cuts staff, including our own Gary Price
• Fear of Internet Predators Largely Unfounded
• Twitterhive reference service
• Why free reading is important

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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

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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 blog is hosted by the good folks at LISHost. Open Stacks has been hosted at LISHost for years and I can recommend Blake and company unconditionally. Top notch personal service. I’ve never had him tell me “No, you can’t do that.”

I also have a real contact form now, which is a little thing, but still excites me. Send us some feedback, OK?

And let me remind you to subscribe to the RSS/podcast feed for this site: http://feeds.feedburner.com/uncontrolledvocabulary (If you’ve received this post in your feed reader, then you should be all set.)

Next episode is scheduled for Wednesday, February 27th. Hope you can join us.

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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Also, please note that I anticipate moving this blog to http://uncontrolledvocabulary.com in the very near future. I don’t expect any problems with feeds, but if you are concerned, please make sure you are subscribed to the Feedburner feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/uncontrolledvocabulary. This feed can be used in any RSS reader and will serve most admirably as a podcast feed.

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

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