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Tech Connections 2
Ohio libraries spend millions on technology each year. Librarians struggle daily with
technology-related decisions and with planning for the development of information delivery
systems to their local patrons. We recognize the need among our libraries for the
latest up-to-date information on technology trends, products, planning, administering and
funding all of the technologies that await us in this new millennium.
TECH CONNECTIONS 2 will meet this need for improving the technological skills of:
- library administrators
- technology coordinators
- webmasters
- continuing education staff
- other interested library staff members
Full program details, conference registration and hotel
information for this 3-day event are available at: http://rls.lib.oh.us/tc2/tc2index.htm
NOTSL Scholarship
The Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians (NOTSL) announces the availability
of the 2000 NOTSL Scholarship. One or more scholarships, for a maximum total of $1,000,
will be awarded to persons currently working in a professional, para-professional, or
support position in a technical services area in an Ohio library, or to persons currently
taking graduate coursework in library science.
The content of the proposed educational activity must relate to technical services:
cataloging, acquisitions, serials, preservation, or management of technical services.
While this award may be used for short-term continuing education, it will not be awarded
to pay for training required of an applicant by their employer. Typically funded
activities can include costs for workshops or coursework, professional meetings, or
research.
The scholarship must be used for activities that take place between July 1, 2000 and June
30, 2001.
The greater the involvement in librarianship, whether through work or school, the greater
the preference that will be given to an applicant. Preference will also be given to
applicants from northern Ohio.
Information and an application form are available via the Web at: http://www.purl.org/net/notsl
For more information or an application, via mail or email
contact:
Margaret Maurer
Cataloging Manager
Kent State University Libraries and Media Services
370 Library, P.O. Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001
(330)672-3022 ext. 57
[email protected]
Completed applications should be mailed or emailed to:
Suzette Hetrick-Staten
Cataloging Manager
Stark County District Library
715 Market Ave. N.
Canton, OH 44702
330-452-0665 ext. 246
[email protected]
by May 1, 2000. NOTSL will announce the scholarship winner(s)
at their spring meeting.
Items submitted by:
Brad Stephens - Email
NOLA Regional Library System
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Free E-education?
Click here for a free "Ivy League" education. That’s the vision of Michael
Saylor, a software executive who recently donated $100 million toward the development of a
online university that would not only provide "Ivy-League" quality courses, it
would be free for everyone. Saylor plans to begin offering courses within the next few
years, using leading subject experts to provide course content, which will be distributed
to students on demand via streaming video. While Saylor has demonstrated exceptional
enthusiasm for the project it has not been shared by all. Some detractors express doubts
about the long-term viability of the concept, the availability and willingness of experts
to donate their time to teach courses and the worth of a cyber-degree.
Want to know more? http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cth557.htm
The Breaking of CyberPatrol
Two security and privacy experts have developed a program (cphack) that decrypts
CyberPatrol’s list of blocked sites. The development has certainly raised the
attention of Mattel, CyberPatrol’s parent company, which quickly filed multiple law
suits to:
- Remove the essay describing the development of cphack
- Stop the distribution of the cphack utility
- Collect the IP addresses of all visitors to the original site
In addition to the legal action Mattel also issued a series of press
releases to make the program appear in a very negative light. Why all the excitement about
this program? Simple – the CyberPatrol block list is not intended for public review,
there are sites listed that will certainly raise questions about the blocking criteria
used by the company. It also opens the company to significantly more questions about site
blocking accuracy, as were recently experienced by Symantec, maker of the popular I-GEAR
filter.
For more information visit:
I-Gear cracked: http://www.peacefire.org/censorware/I-Gear/igdecode/
Slashdot article on CyberPatrol: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/03/16/0022227
Peacefire.org site: http://www.peacefire.org/
The technical essay on cracking CyberPatrol: http://www.openpgp.net/censorship/cp4break/cp4break.html
Items submitted by:
Brad Stephens - Email
NOLA Regional Library System
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Diary of Angelini Guiseppe Marco Benini
Somewhere in the wilds of western North America, off the Pacific coast
Well, diary, I am a even further from my Venetian home than before. I made the mistake of
a joinng up with the explorers Lewis and Clark (Reflinks 910: Geography & Travel
-Explorers). Unbeknown to me, they were NOT maritime explorers! I guess I should have
a noticed all the trees, but I just thought it was a shortcut to the
harbor. After a few weeks I realized - no ocean! Of course, Lewis told a me they Were
heading toward the ocean - the Pacific ocean!(Reflinks 551:Oceanlink)
Additional entry:
Mama mia! do my feet hurt like Isabella! We have been traveling for months now and I
realize why I am a sailor. I don'ta like the land! The only high point is the beautiful
bella Sacajawea! (910) Such a sweet smile! Such a fine, strong body! Such a...
Additional entry: I finda myself stranded outside of a native village due to a
slighta misunderstanding between myself and Mr. Lewis. I thinka I will from now on, keepa
my comments about beautiful women to myself. And a as soon as the swelling goes a down
around my eye, I will look for another way to geta back home. Holy mother
of Sicily, the trees are Really big here!
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