SLA-SF Intersect Alert, July 20

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From: Michele McGinnis (mm@kk.org)
Date: Wed Jul 20 2005 - 09:40:52 PDT 

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Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:40:52 -0700
From: Michele McGinnis <mm@kk.org>
Subject: SLA-SF Intersect Alert, July 20

Library stuff

The Perfect Library Blog Example
The AADL (Ann Arbor District Library) blogs do it all right. The
posts are written in the first person and in a conversational tone,
with the author's first name to help stress the people in the
library. The staff isn't afraid to note problems with the new
catalog, the web site, or anything else. Full transparency - nice.
You can feel the level of trust building online. They respond to
every comment that needs it, whether it's a criticism, question, or
suggestion. And some of the comments are fantastic. Users are even
helping debug the new catalog.
http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2005/07/14/the_perfect_library_blog_example.html

Government

Gay pride policies alarm librarians
Challenges to gay-themed displays have raised concerns that the
mission of libraries to serve as a forum for the free exchange of
ideas is threatened.
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/07/17/Hillsborough/Gay_pride_policies_al.shtml

Orwellian

Is Google Print the PATRIOT ACT . . . on Steroids?
A librarian's skeptical take on the Google Library Project.
http://www.mobylives.com/Waldrop_Google_two.html

Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries
HUMAN EVENTS asked a panel of 15 conservative scholars and public
policy leaders to help us compile a list of the Ten Most Harmful
Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries.
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=7591

After the Breach: How secure and accurate is consumer information held by
ChoicePoint and other data aggregators?
Testimony of Chris Jay Hoofnagle Director, Electronic Privacy
Information Center, West Coast Office before the California Senate
Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
http://www.epic.org/privacy/choicepoint/casban3.30.05.html

Information Commons

Google's Bias for Bigness
But for alternative online news services, from CNET to AlterNet, B2B
trade publications, and thousands of small radio and television
stations that rely on Google News-related traffic, the company's
patent application offers reason to worry about just how shallow a
pool of sources the site will draw from.
http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/142

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