Daily Archives: 8 September 2006

OCLC shutting down RedLightGreen

Posted on 8 September 2006 by Rick Mason

According to ResourceShelf, the incredible library search site RedLightGreen is due to be shut down at the end of November. This has been expected since OCLC absorbed RLG a few months ago, and now with WorldCat.org going live, there are … Continue reading →

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Life in the Commonwealth

Posted on 8 September 2006 by Rick Mason

While driving home today, I heard a commentary on NPR’s All Things Considered entitled Life in the Commonwealth which discusses the impact of a community’s commons, especially the library. It touches upon the question of whether the concept of the … Continue reading →

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