Daily Archives: August 4, 2005

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AADL in LJ & TTW is :-)ing

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA631184.html I’m a flutter over this quote folks: “We wanted our web site to be interactive with the public, and chose blogs as the major form of communication,” said Director Josie Parker. “The major point is to make the library transparent.” This comes from the AADL Director who is actively BLOGGING for the libraray and engaging the community in an ongoing dialogue. Humans are interacting here folks…not tech and not a faceless PR machine. Lordy but AADL is on the Cluetrain now. “They are even being used so that the public can talk with each other. The library is the […]

Yahoo Searches Audio Content

Take a look at this tech piece at USAToday: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-08-03-yahoo-music-search_x.htm?csp=34 Then take a look at the search page here: http://audio.search.yahoo.com/ I was able to locate some tracks I didn’t know were available – at Rhapsody, where I think I need to get a membership…! I also found some Fleetwood Mac tracks stored on a server for download… It looks as though this is a free for all: music services, podcasts, MP3 sharing sites. Let the debate and discussion begin!