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March 11, 3:07 AM
by Katie Kormann: "Fort Smith Public Library cardholders can now do more than check out books. The library has partnered up with Freegal Music – a combination of the words “free” and “legal” – to offer its cardholders access to millions of free songs."
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Retah Buys (Archivist, SABC Radio Archives): The job of an archivist feels like that of an inspector.
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By Futurist Thomas Frey: "Libraries are not about books. In fact, they were never about books.
"Here is a list of 17 primary categories of information that people turn to on a daily basis. While they are not direct replacements for physical books, they all have a way of eroding our reliance on them. There may be more that I’ve missed, but as you think through the following media channels, you’ll begin to understand how libraries of the future will need to function: Via Dennis T OConnor Delete the scoop?
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Broward County Library FL using QR codes to promote and access OverDrive and Freegal Music -- spotted by @johnfoleyjr
Written by John Montgallo "QR codes may help drive traffic to local libraries: County officials believe that this initiative will be successful and help consumers grow more attached to local libraries. The services will be available at all hours of the day, even when libraries are closed. Those using the OverDrive application will be able to download books and music while at home instead of having to make a trip to local libraries. These consumers will still have the opportunity to find and scan QR codes as a way to gain access to digital content. Broward County is not alone in its adoption of QR codes. Palm Beach County has also begun offering downloadable e-books via QR codes. The county does not have any intention of joining the Freegal Music Service at this time, however." Via Doug Mirams Delete the scoop?
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Freegal -- free and legal music downloads -- are now available with your library card to the tune of three a week. Delete the scoop?
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Preserving analog films and music at the Library of Congress Glenn Fleishman tours the facility. Video here: http://www.loc.gov/avconservation/packard/
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By Mark Morales / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
"These Brooklyn librarians have gone from shelving books to rocking out in a band.
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ASHA SRIDHAR: "As an ageing record spins untouched by the spokes of a gramophone at the Roja Muthiah Research Library, M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar's timeless song Un Azhagai Kaana from the movie Thiruneelakantar is converted into 2-d black and white images by a device called IRENE, preserving it for posterity. Other than the Library of Congress in the United States, Roja Muthiah Research Library is the only institution that has IRENE (Image Reconstruct Erase Noise Etc), an ingenious device that helps in archiving audio content of old records without scratching or even touching the record, says G. Sundar, director of the library. IRENE, which reached the library two weeks ago, has just been set up, and will help the library archive audio content from records which are too fragile to be played with a conventional player or are deteriorating. “A high-end camera captures images of the grooves as the record is rotating. The software acts as a virtual needle by detecting the edges of the grooves. These images are then converted into sound files,” he says." Delete the scoop?
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The four interns of the SABC Radio Archives, which form part of the SABC Media Libraries, visited the ILAM travelling exhibition in the SABC foyer in Auckland Park. The exhibition will still be here until the 28th of October 2011. The title of the exhibition: "For future generations - Hugh Tracey and the International Library of African Music". Delete the scoop?
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DOWNLOADING music often presents people with an uncomfortable choice: free or legal. Delete the scoop?
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