The journal, Library Philosophy and Practice has published a special issue devoted to Libraries and Google. Looks like an informative publication, which I have added to my virtual “to read” stack.
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Sarah Steiner, Learning Commons Librarian at Georgia State University, posted a link to the following video Does what happens in the Facebook stay in the Facebook?. The video makes interesting and disturbing claims about privacy concerns regarding the site Facebook. It quotes from the terms of service posted on Facebook, which I have to [...]
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In his blog, Unit Structures, Fred Stutzman pointed to this site. It is a documentary, a la Googlezon, created by a team of undergraduates from the University of Ulm, Germany. It paints a sinister picture of Google’s intentions and its ability to compromise individual privacy rights. I think it would be a great discussion [...]
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On the way to work this morning, I heard an interview on NPR’s Morning Edition that illustrates how the Long Tail works in a real business. The interviewee, Mitch Koulouris is the founder of an online music company called DMGI. On the premise that every song, no matter how far from the mainstream, would [...]
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Exactly my point! http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/2006/10/on-google-purchase-of-youtube.html
From the TravelinLibrarian.info
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As you’ve probably heard, Google announced yesterday that it has plans to buy video sharing power house, YouTube. I’m not sure what to think. I love Google and I love YouTube. So this should be a good thing, right? Well, with the spectre of Googlezon hovering just underneath the surface, even I find this a [...]
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I must admit it’s gratifying to get a nod of support from SearchEngineWatch.com, the expert on searching. The article below discusses some of the ways in which librarians still add value to the research process. I do agree with the author of this article and would surely encourage everyone at the University engaged in more [...]
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People are talking about an article that appeared in the Washington Post yesterday in defence of Google Books. One of our librarians, Karen Pardue, sent it to me today. You can read the article on Washington Post Web site.(You may be asked to create a free account before you can access the article.)
The author [...]
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