Library Tech Confidential

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Despite having photographed more than my fair share of stained and moldy old books, I would never have thought of animating them this way. I love the way some of the patterns seem to bloom, then wither away toward the end of the book. (via)

Today I discovered this excellent YouTube video via TechCrunch, which is a must-see for information professionals in search of an engaging way to open a discussion about emerging technologies and information management with a non-specialist, non-enthusiast, or whomever else for that matter.

I’d love to embed the video here, but for some reason the YouTube code breaks this blog’s template.

• “The use of DRM represents a significant threat to the legal deposit program and by extension the preservation of our national culture.” [Agoravox]

The Modern Language Association — yes, the handbook people — also have a radio show called What’s the Word?, episodes of which are available online.

A few interesting topics include: How Language Changes, Melodrama, Politics and Literature, and Censorship.

Alas, there are no podcast RSS feeds.

Tags: MLA, radio, download.