November 27, 2003

Thursday, November 27 2003
The Library Corporation (TLC) has released version 1.2 of its Online Selection Assistant product, although the acquisitions tool only debuted at the American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting in January 2003 (InfoTech , LJ 3/1/03, p. 25). The product, which TLC describes as a "vendor-neutral... (Read more...)

Thursday, November 27 2003
The Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC) and the Library Hotel, a boutique hotel located near the New York Public Library's iconic Humanities and Social Sciences library, have reached a settlement agreement regarding the hotel's use of the Dewey Decimal Classification system trademarks.... (Read more...)

Thursday, November 27 2003
A Los Angeles county official has asked computer and video equipment vendors to consider eliminating the terms "master" and "slave" from equipment because they may be considered offensive. "Based on the cultural diversity and sensitivity of Los Angeles County, this is not an acceptable... (Read more...)