LISNews: Librarian News

Welcome to the first week of the Tech for Techies class! To learn about where we are going we have to look at where we have been. This week we look at the history of broadcasting that preceded podcasting. We also take a moment to look at a bit of "audio snake oil" when it comes to the physics of cabling.

There is no homework for next week with the class. That won't always be the case, though.

Related links:
Worldcat.org reference to a history text on very early radio history in North America
New World Encyclopeda on conductivity
Jamestown Distributions on conductivity
Matthey SA on structure of copper
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia on Electrical Conductivity (licensed content, requires access permissions)
MatWeb on alloying copper
IEEE publication abstract on copper properties
Lycos Retriever on Electrical Conductivity

Sometimes brakes are not hit when people are sick. Listener discretion is advised.

Bits:

• Commentary relative to the Topeka-SpokaneShawnee County Library situation
  
• Recently introduced legislation in the United States Congress
  
• Brief run-down on what the LISNews Netcast Network is, answering some recent questions raised

Related Links:
Piece by Declan McCullagh referenced
First piece available for station licensing
Second piece available for station licensing
Flu medication from Amazon's grocery section

Due to the completely unexpected success of the special episode of LISTen when I substituted for Stephen, he asked me to join the LISNews Netcast Network! So please join my alter-ego, The Faceless Historian, for a new show. This time, we cover actors, saints, kings, bards, emperors, and war. It's quite a production because, after all, All The World Is A Stage.

So sit back, grab a latte, slip off the shoes, and relax with a little history.

Regular production of LISTen: An LISNews.org Podcast is on hiatus until August 23rd. That is a target date for a return and can change depending upon circumstances. Tech for Techies remains on hiatus while Hyperlinked History has transitioned to a video program. The back catalogs of each program remain for your listening pleasure.

During the hiatus while the air staff at Erie Looking Productions is undertaking efforts so that LISTen may return, you can still follow what the team is doing. Things that you can follow include:

Pages bookmarked on Delicious
Selections of materials heard by the air staff as recorded by Last.fm
The status of the LISFeeds.com site

Special episodes can potentially arise during the hiatus. If so, heads-up notice will be posted to http://identi.ca/lisnews alone. An RSS feed exists for that stream on Identica as well.