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But I Can Get Them From Blockbuster

November 26, 2000 - 11:48pm — Steven

While we fight, fight, and fight for Internet 1st Ammendment rights, another issue has popped up in public libraries all around the country...children checking out R-Rated movies. In this story from the Spokesman Review, a man brought the issue to the library board, and lossed. Whose responsibility is it? The parents or the library.\"Last week, the library\'s five-member board denied resident Pat Kilpatrick\'s request to ban kids\' access to R-rated movies.

Kilpatrick said the decision \"undermines the integrity\" of Post Falls.

\"My concern has been that the community is trying to maintain standards,\" Kilpatrick said, who\'s also asking local churches for help in changing the library policy.\" -- Read More

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Pushing the Envelope of Electronic Scholarly Publishing

November 9, 2000 - 6:28pm — Blake

Searcher has a Story on Preprint Servers. The term \"preprint\" most often refers to a manuscript that has gone through a peer-review process and now awaits publication in a traditional journal. They say there is a \"critical mass\" of great information available here that cannot be ignored. There are pros and cons to this that make it quite interesting. Remember the \"Cold Fusion\" story from a few years ago? That was a Preprint story that didn\'t work out so well.

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Warrant Issued for Overdue Books

May 11, 2000 - 4:06pm — Steven

The Akron Beacon Journal has this story about a man who owes over $4,000 in overdue fines.
\"In books, he likes to read about welding and chess. In music, Horace Young leans toward country. And in videos, he enjoys horror and comedy.

There\'s just one problem: Police say Young doesn\'t like to return the books, compact discs and videos that he checks out at the library.\" -- Read More

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Whose checking out non-fiction books from your library?

April 28, 2000 - 6:56pm — Steven

Cleveland Live has this wonderful article about a library survey that was conducted to beef up their non-fiction collection.
\"Bohemians are at the checkout desk and the librarians couldn’t be happier.\"\"Fearing a decline in the use of its nonfiction collection, Lakewood Public Library used a customer profile to revamp its selection and rearrange its books. Residents were classified as members of the \"Bohemian Mix,\" \"Blue Blood Estates\" and \"Old Yankee Rows.\" Their tastes are reflected in new sections that feature tomes on traditional medicine, the paranormal, gardening and Mother\'s Day. It\'s Lakewood\'s way of keeping books relevant in an Internet age.\" -- Read More

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