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The Case for Wireless

bq.If there’s ever a case to be made for municipal self-determination it’s that so many municipalities view broadband networks (wireless or otherwise) as vital components in their ability to serve the public through police, fire, and emergency care and to make their communities competitive for business. When Rep. King say he thinks that cities want [...]

Popular Books

Steven is pointing to this list of Amazon Movers & Shakers. If you want to find out what is hot at the moment, that is an excellent place to look. And I noticed last week that Library Journal maintains a list of The Books Most Borrowed in U.S. Libraries. But don’t just rely on national [...]

Bibliocasting

Bibliocasting appears to have the inside track to become the preferred term for “podcasting for libraries.” You can hop onboard the new mailing list if you are dying to be an early adopter. But when you read the announcement, be aware that the Pew statistics have been called into question.

Redirecting Redirects

My .htaccess file contains a set of the following lines: * Redirect permanent /atom.xml http://www.libraryplanet.com/atom/ * Redirect permanent /index.xml http://www.libraryplanet.com/atom/ * Redirect permanent /index.rdf http://www.libraryplanet.com/atom/ * Redirect permanent /rss/index.xml http://www.libraryplanet.com/atom/ * Redirect permanent /rss/index.rdf http://www.libraryplanet.com/atom/ * Redirect permanent /content/newsfeed.xml http://www.libraryplanet.com/atom/ If you are getting a feed format you don’t know what to do with, I [...]