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The Library Media Project, a not-for profit consortia of libraries which evolved from the MacArthur Foundation Library Video Project, is looking for academic, public, and school libraries interested in participating in consortial purchasing of videos and DVDs.
Roger Ebert, Pulitzer Prize winning movie critic, is curating their newest collection: The Cinema Classics On DVD. This is an ongoing curation in which Roger selects 2 new titles every month. The DVD discounts for this series range up to 25% off.
4:02:00 PM
U of I Springfield and the Lincoln Presidential Library update:
The dedication of the Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, in Springfield, is scheduled for November 18, 2002.
12:10:48 PM
Wireless Leiden:
"One of Holland's most prominent university towns has announced WiFi coverage town-wide, at no charge! The non-profit organization 'Wireless Leiden' is completing its backbone first, before setting up hotspots. Meshing their own hi-speed network that is intended primarily to connect citizens with each other. Internet gateways are secondary to the project..." [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]
It may be only a matter of time before we see this happening in the US.
The Nelsonville Public Library (Nelsonville, Ohio) has put out an RFP for developers looking to extend Koha, an open source library automation system written in PERL.
10:44:12 AM
Copyright battle updates for the week ending 8/30:
