License plate scanner will bust people with overdue library books

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Library Scolds Senators for Overdue
Books (Reuters)

Library Scolds Senators for Overdue
Books (Reuters) 08/20/2004 08:07 AM
Reuters - Italy's Senate library is getting tough on forgetful lawmakers demanding they return books on Adolf Hitler and other subjects that are up to 25 years overdue.

Best License Plate. Ever.

Best License Plate. Ever. 02/01/2005 09:08 PM

Befunk Gallery :: My License Plate: Anyone else know of some good geek plates?

New license plate

New license plate 09/03/2004 12:46 AM

I’ve just ordered a new license plate. I’m stunned that it was available.

I’d love to know who owns the California plates BLOG, I BLOG, and BLOGGER, three other combinations I tried out. If you know, send them my way.

Vanity License Plate Brings Tickets (AP)

Vanity License Plate Brings Tickets (AP) 07/22/2004 09:40 PM
AP - A vanity license tag chosen as a gag has left its owner holding the bag. Jim Cara thought the "NOTAG" plate he got for his Suzuki motorcycle would give people a laugh.

Hacker Hits License Plate Database

Hacker Hits License Plate Database 04/30/2004 09:22 AM

Prentice-Hall to publish series of books
under open license

Prentice-Hall to publish series of books
under open license 03/13/2003 10:16 AM

Prentice-Hall , a major textbook publishing house, announced that it would publish a series of six books under the Open Publication Licence ( OPL ). Books in the Bruce Perens Open Source Software line will address open source and Linux topics , and be available electronically, as well as in print format:

The books are sold like any technical book. Two of the titles are in all of the the Barnes and Noble stores right now. But they are legal to copy, modify, and redistribute. The electronic versions of the books are placed on the web a few months after the print versions hit stores. The advantage of these books is that they need never go out of print. The electronic version can be kept up to date by anyone who cares to, and can be printed and sold. An instructor who is using them to teach a class can also tailor them to their particular needs, and a poor student need not buy the textbook to have it.

Although readers (or users) might obtain and copy the books for free, Perens and Prentice-Hall hope the open license will spur increased demand for the subjects of the books, and for the books themselves, as some others have done.

(thanks to Marsha Debonis and Grant Bowman )

Hey, Your Library's Books Are in My
Google. No, Your Google Is in My Library
Books.

Hey, Your Library's Books Are in My
Google. No, Your Google Is in My Library
Books. 12/19/2004 03:36 PM

So the big< /a> news is about Google and libraries. I don't feel the need to comment on this right now, as you can find plenty of other places for that. However, here are a few angles I haven't seen discussed elsewhere in the library blogosphere.

• Librari es and the Internet
  
  "More broadly, the Internet can profoundly improve the relationship between libraries and society. For example, there are two major libraries in my town -- a college library, and a public library. My library card works in both places. I used to favor the college library, because there was open WiFi access there -- which meant, among other things, that I could use LibraryLookup from my laptop to find books in the stacks. Recently, though, the college shut down its open access point. And from an IT administrator's point of view, I can understand why. Not long after, the public library installed an open access point. So now it's my favorite spot, and lately I notice other mobile professionals congregating there too." [Jon Udell's Weblog
  (Click over to read Jon's story about getting locked in the library, too!)


• "A quick calculation using the figures above suggests an average scan rate of 3200 volumes per day (assuming 365 days/year for 6 years) at the University of Michigan site alone." [Tito Sierra on the WEB4 LIB mailing list]


• "An even quicker calculation shows that they will need to digitize 2.25 books _a_minute_, 24 hours/day, 365 days/year to digitize 7 million volumes in six years." [Roy Tennant on the WEB4 LIB mailing list]

It's times like this when I wish Karen Coyle had< /a> a blog.

No Library Books in iPodLibrary

No Library Books in iPodLibrary 05/27/2004 12:13 AM

Pu t Books on Your iPod

"iPodLibrary provides 'books' in the form of iPod notes for your reading in concert with listening pleasure during the morning commute (assuming you're not behind the wheel, of course).

Ideally suited to reference, sports and music info, guides and so-on, we now aim to make them available here at iPodLibrary.com - and also aim to encourage as many people as possible to author their own and to submit them for distribution. All kinds of arcane and fun topics would work well... have a think.... "

[MobileWhack]

So Are Due Dates for Library Books

So Are Due Dates for Library Books 09/09/2004 11:56 PM

SMS Appointment Reminders

"My dentists sends me reminders of my appointments using SMS. They're generated automatically from his appointments software. Maybe I'm easily impressed, but I thought this was a good example of the right message on the right medium." [Windley's Enterprise Computing Weblog]

Add Library Books and Puree

Add Library Books and Puree 09/09/2004 11:56 PM
RSS Blender

"Today, John Battelle mentioned Blender Prototype put out by the guys at Waypath (I think). Here's how it works. The user plugs in up to 5 RSS Feeds and chooses the degree of relatedness to the content from the feeds for books from the Amazon database (Here's where the ads come in). So, the ads come from Amazon, but they are semi-personalized.

I tried to create a feed, but Feed on Feeds didn't like the Feed URL (I used my site, Jenny's, Gary's, and Jessamyn's for my feeds with very close Amazon book ads). If anyone can get this to work, let me know in the comments (and mention what books show up). This could be interesting." [Library Stuff]

Indeedy it could be. Of course, it would be even more interesting if the books came out of your library's catalog and linked directly to request forms.

Neb. Library Uses Web to Promote Books

Neb. Library Uses Web to Promote Books 04/13/2004 04:58 PM
San Jose Mercury News Apr 13 2004 9:29PM GMT

Neb. Library Uses Web to Promote Books
(AP)

Neb. Library Uses Web to Promote Books
(AP) 04/13/2004 02:22 PM
AP - A local librarian recently took a virtual page from the Omaha Public Library and began offering Battle Creek patrons an online book club.

"See what happens when people actually
read the software license?"

"See what happens when people actually
read the software license?" 05/22/2004 03:34 PM

War Vet Defaced Library Books? (Reuters)

War Vet Defaced Library Books? (Reuters) 06/24/2004 11:33 AM
Reuters - A decorated World War II veteran has been charged with second-degree criminal mischief for crossing out curse words in hundreds of books at a New York library and replacing them with religious inscriptions.

if programming books were written by
crazy people...

if programming books were written by
crazy people... 07/06/2004 11:22 PM
Do you find programming books so dry and boring that they're difficult to concentrate on? Do you want to learn Ruby? You need Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby.

Guardian Unlimited | Online | Library
without books

Guardian Unlimited | Online | Library
without books 04/23/2004 12:13 PM
The Manchester Guardian's detailed review of the Librie .. Guardian Unlimited Online Library without books .. Librie

guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1197495,00.html
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Creating an RSS feed of the books you
have checked out of the library

Creating an RSS feed of the books you
have checked out of the library 08/30/2004 07:23 PM
Creating an RSS feed of the books you have checked out of the library

reinvented.net/article/2290
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Forbidden Library: Banned And Challenged
Books

Forbidden Library: Banned And Challenged
Books 07/13/2004 03:18 AM
extensive list of banned books .. Caution!

forbiddenlibrary.com
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Library trial puts Wi-Fi hot spots on
the books

Library trial puts Wi-Fi hot spots on
the books 06/16/2004 08:20 AM
ZDNet UK Jun 16 2004 12:41PM GMT

Digital Library Project Publishes UC
Books Online

Digital Library Project Publishes UC
Books Online 12/02/2003 01:16 AM
The University of California has launched the eScholarship Editions collection, which represents about a third of the University of California Press books in print with an additional 300 out-of-print titles. Most of the books are available only from computers on...

Questia - The World's Largest Online
Library of Books

Questia - The World's Largest Online
Library of Books 09/15/2004 08:01 AM
Questia - The World's Largest Online Library of Books
http://www.questia.com/Index.j sp

Questia is the first online library that provides 24/7 access to the world's largest online collection of books and journal articles in the humanities and social sciences, plus magazine and newspaper articles. You can search each and every word of all of the books and journal articles in the collection. You can read every title cover to cover. This rich, scholarly content -- selected by professional collection development librarians -- is not available elsewhere on the Internet. Undergraduate, high school, graduate students, and Internet users of all ages have found Questia to be an invaluable online resource. Anyone doing research or just interested in topics that touch on the humanities and social sciences will find titles of interest in Questia. To complement the library, Questia offers a range of search, note-taking, and writing tools. These tools help students locate the most relevant information on their topics quickly, quote and cite correctly, and create properly formatted footnotes and bibliographies automatically. Questia provides a comprehensive research environment to meet students' academic needs. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog and Student Research Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Academic Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide.

Questia – The Online library of
Books and Journals

Questia – The Online library of
Books and Journals 11/02/2003 06:30 AM
Questia: .. questia .. Questa .. desta

questia.com
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Vandal Edits Swear Words in Library
Books (AP)

Vandal Edits Swear Words in Library
Books (AP) 07/20/2004 07:47 PM
AP - A self-appointed editor of library books has given new meaning to "purple prose." The do-it-yourself censor is turning swear words into "darns" and "hecks" — in purple ink.

Oppidan Library forms joint venture to
publish 50,000 titles of classical and
out-of-print books.

Oppidan Library forms joint venture to
publish 50,000 titles of classical and
out-of-print books. 03/28/2005 04:09 AM
50,000 classical, and out-of-print literary titles have been acquired by Oppidan Library. These works will be published through the following year as eBooks, PDF files, and print-on-demand editions. [PRWEB Mar 28, 2005]

Funding long overdue

Funding long overdue 04/12/2005 05:21 AM
globetechnology.com Apr 12 2005 9:40AM GMT

The New York Times > Books > Will
Eisner, a Pioneer of Comic Books, Dies
at 87

The New York Times > Books > Will
Eisner, a Pioneer of Comic Books, Dies
at 87 01/05/2005 04:28 PM
this one by Sarah Boxer

nytimes.com/2005/01/05/books/05eisner.html
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Kerry says intelligence reforms overdue

Kerry says intelligence reforms overdue 07/22/2004 03:17 PM

SCO files overdue regulatory documents

SCO files overdue regulatory documents 04/04/2005 08:46 PM
Blog: The SCO Group filed legal documents on Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission--documents whose tardiness had...

Microsoft releases overdue update

Microsoft releases overdue update 08/06/2004 10:22 PM
Buenos Aires Herald Aug 7 2004 2:59AM GMT

CompUSA forced to pay overdue rebates

CompUSA forced to pay overdue rebates 03/14/2005 04:51 PM
Still waiting after three years for a rebate from CompUSA or Q.P.S.? A check could soon be in the mail, thanks to the Federal Trade Commission

Ratio of card loans overdue falls in 9
months

Ratio of card loans overdue falls in 9
months 05/02/2004 07:09 AM
Maekyung Internet May 2 2004 11:21AM GMT

Pataki Vows to Issue Vetoes on Budget
That Is Long Overdue

Pataki Vows to Issue Vetoes on Budget
That Is Long Overdue 08/12/2004 01:20 PM
The New York governor said that the spending plan may not be balanced and will create "massive" deficits in coming years.

Creeper Sweeper Caster - Clever New
Product is Long Overdue

Creeper Sweeper Caster - Clever New
Product is Long Overdue 05/31/2004 02:11 PM
Any auto mechanic who has used a creeper knows the frustration of rolling into a stray nut or bolt; it's like an unforseen panic stop.Inventor Bob Butler knows all about that problem..... [PRWEB May 24, 2004]

The New York Times > Books >
Books of The Times: The Pastiche of a
Presidency,Imitating a Life, in 957
Pages

The New York Times > Books >
Books of The Times: The Pastiche of a
Presidency,Imitating a Life, in 957
Pages 06/20/2004 03:35 AM
NYT BRUTAL BOOK REVIEW FOR BUBBA .. As you can see here .. review

nytimes.com/2004/06/20/books/20CLIN.html?ei=5006&en=b1de08dbc 243a997&ex=1088308800&partner=ALTAVISTA1&pagewanted=print&position=
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No Plate

No Plate 07/24/2004 04:19 PM
Software has no sense of humor. A man whose car bore personalized license plates reading 'NO PLATE' received notices for thousands of unpaid parking tickets. No, not an urban legend, Snopes says it is true. For more classic software bugs check out Software Glitches which includes some software induced disasters. I, Robot anyone?

Google Steps Up to the Plate

Google Steps Up to the Plate 01/07/2004 04:43 PM

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs to Manage Google IPO: It's getting closer. This will be the biggest thing to hit Silicon Valley in quite a while.

Google Inc. hired Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to arrange its initial public offering, a sale that may raise as much as $4 billion...

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Vanity Plate Lookup

Vanity Plate Lookup 05/29/2004 06:12 PM

Department of Motor Vehicles/Vanity Plate: This is a great idea for a state Web site. However, getting "Gadgetopia" in readable form on a license plate is tricky.

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Keeping a Full Plate

Keeping a Full Plate 05/01/2004 01:02 PM
Calling games all day, Butch Krichman, an umpire, makes the ball field his home from morning until night.

Hosted collaboration steps to the plate

Hosted collaboration steps to the plate 06/28/2004 08:07 AM
Hosted collaboration services from vendors Documentum, Intuit, and SiteScape are expanding to give enterprise workgroups improved project control and finer-grained user management.
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