Boing Boing: MPAA exec can’t sell A-hole proposal to tech companies The final question summed up the problem: “This is a room full of people whose living depends on this working. You’re getting pushback to the point of hostility. If you can’t sell this to us, how are you going to sell it to the [...]

10 Tips for Attracting More Comments | Performancing.com Setting up all the community stuff on the library’s website won’t be much good if no one uses it.

OA as a campaign issue in a student government election Gavin Baker is running for the Student Senate at the University of Florida. Baker co-founded the Florida chapter of Free Culture and is making open access a campaign issue. … His candidacy and position could make a difference: At UF, the Student Senate controls an [...]

Boing Boing: Copyright office head denounces “big mistake” of extending copyright The head of the US copyright office has accused Congress of making a mistake by extending the length of copyright in America, calling the term “too long,” and saying that Congress made a “big mistake.” How’s that for ammo?

Creating Passionate Users: Brain death by dull cubicle Experiencing and learning new things is literally exercise for the brain! … dull and/or stressful work environments with low stimulation suppress neurogenesis, which means less or no new brain cells.

As library websites evolve, will parts of them become online applications like Google maps and Flickr? I can almost visualize one for aggregated database and catalog searching that users could personalize to their needs. It could be a solution to the simplicity vs. power debate. Digital Web Magazine – Usability for Rich Internet Applications Rich [...]

Christina’s LIS Rant: Everyone wowed about NCSU, how about HCPL’s Aquabrowser implementation? She’s right that I haven’t seen it anywhere else. She’s also right that it rocks. I was browsing through the alternate terms like I was a tag person . I’d love to sit behind a regular patron and see how it worked for [...]

Library Web Chic » Blog Archive » Lipstick on a Pig: & Ways to Improve the Sex Life of Your OPAC More great opac ideas.

Boing Boing: RIAA: CD ripping isn’t fair use The RIAA has filed comments with a federal agency in which they claim that ripping a CD isn’t fair use. They really are suicidal, aren’t they.

Playlist: Libraries turning to iPods and iTunes A nice piece about the troubles libraries are having with digital media.