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Episode 32 tonight

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

We’ll be recording episode 32 of Uncontrolled Vocabulary live tonight at 10 PM Eastern.
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

And, of course, so much more. To join the conversation:
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Episode 31 tonight

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

We’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:
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On our own

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Welcome 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 [...]

Episode 30 tonight

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

We’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.

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Episode 29 tonight…no really

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

OK, 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Check out this post and this post for only-somewhat-outdated [...]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 tonight

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Episode 29 will be recorded tonight at 10 PM EST. I seem to have caught the cold that’s being passed around my family, so if anyone is interested in hosting tonight’s show, contact me. It’s easy and fun. If I don’t find anyone, I’ll plan on muddling through as best I can.
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Episode 28 tonight

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Episode 28 will be recorded tonight at 10 PM EST with special guest host Connie Crosby. Check out this post and this post for only-somewhat-outdated information on how to participate in the live call.

Episode 27 tonight

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Episode 27 will be recorded tonight at 10 PM EST. Check out this post and this post for only-somewhat-outdated information on how to participate in the live call.

Episode 26 tonight

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Episode 26 will be recorded tonight at 10 PM EST. I owe you a new post about participating using the new TalkShoe web client, but I haven’t had the time just yet. In the meantime, check out this post and this post for only-somewhat-outdated information on how to participate in the live call.

Episode 25 tonight

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Episode 25 will be recorded tonight at 10 PM EST. Check out this post and this post for more information on how to participate in the live call.

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