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Would the Real “Dublin Core” Please Stand Up?

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I've been following the discussion by Stu Weibel on his blog about the relationship between Resource Description Framework (RDF) and Dublin Core Abstract Mod...

Is JPEG Good Enough for Archival Masters?

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On the ImageLib mailing list, Rob Lancefield (Manager of Museum Information Services for Wesleyan University) posted a link to the Universal Photographic Dig...

Soundprint’s ‘Who Needs Libraries?’

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OhioLINK's Meg Spernoga pointed our staff to a 30 minute audio documentary called Who Needs Libraries? from Soundprint.org: As more and more information is ...

Textbook Disclosure Rules in U.S. House Bill

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The Chronicle of Higher Education had an article today [subscription required] about legislation pending on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives th...

DLTJ the Target of Real Dead-Tree Junk Mail

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Dorothea Salo started a conversation late last year that was picked up by Walt Crawford and others about receiving unsolicited "PR spam" with the expectation...

The Cost of a Phone Call Drops to Near Zero

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The title of this post is true, under certain circumstances. Last week's e-mail brought word from Michael Robertson of Backdoor Dialing - Free Calling to Mi...

DLTJ Updated, Readers Yawn

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At least I hope that is the correct headline. I've been having some problems with this installation of WordPress lately -- in particular, I could no longer ...

What’s the Deal with NCIP?

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What's the deal with NCIP? For those that don't know, NCIP is the NISO protocol that attempts to "define the various transactions needed to support circulat...

Ann Arbor District Library Camp, 20 March 2008

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Formal information about the AADL Camp is available on the Library Success wiki, including logistical details, a list of people that are planning to attend, ...