According to this NYTimes story, the Brooklyn Public Library recently selected an architect and a very unique design for the new Visual Arts Library. The building will be six or seven levels, 150,000 square feet, and will be shaped like a speedboat. Check out the story to see several pictures of the proposed building– I have never seen anything like it!
Kristin
Yiddish Literature Digitized
As
explained in this story,
a new website, as a product of a four-year digitization project,
allows people to purchase Yiddish literature on-line. Currently,
there are approximately 12,000 titles in the database; once someone
selects a title for purchase, it is printed, bound, and shipped within
days. This digital collection, which can be accessed at www.yiddishbooks.org,contains
many titles that may have otherwise been lost.
…More Digital Piracy Cases
This story thoroughly describes the upcoming digital piracy cases. Anyone who needs to brush up on the basic arguments surrounding this issue should check this out! The differences between the new cases and the Napster case is explained especially well.
The Librarian Shortage: a New Perspective
This story discusses the national librarian shortage and shortages in other female-dominated professions. Although this casts a new and interesting spin on the shortage discussion, I am looking forward to reading your comments about librarianship as a female-dominated profession.
Digital Piracy… The Debate Continues
This story discusses recent developments in the digital content protection debate. Researchers recently announced that software alone cannot prevent digital piracy. There is much opposition, however, to a proposed bill that would require hardware manufacturers to develop anti-copying devices and other digital piracy prevention features.
Bell Labs Breaks Data Transmission Record
According to this story, Bell Labs, the research division of Lucent Technologies Inc., recently doubled the speed and distance that data can be transmitted over fiber-optic telecommunication lines. In a test, Bell Labs transmitted 2.56 terabits/ second of data over 2,500 miles. This development is expected to lower the cost of data transmission for telecommunication service providers and, ultimately, for consumers.
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