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In this Library 2.0 Gang discussion, members discuss the implications of the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA), passed last month by the United States' Congress.

Although a piece of US legislation, the implications are potentially far-reaching.

Programme participants were drawn, as usual, from the full list of Gang members, and this week we were joined by a number of special guests with expertise in this area. A forum is available for discussion of issues raised during the recording, and we welcome your thoughts.

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In this Library 2.0 Gang discussion, members talk about folksonomies and the role of user-generated tagging alongside more formal methods of classification such as the Library of Congress Subject Headings and Dewey.

Programme participants were drawn, as usual, from the full list of Gang members, and a forum is available for discussion of issues raised during the recording.

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In this Library 2.0 Gang discussion, members discuss 'mashups', and various ways in which library data may be made visible for use in other contexts, from LibraryThing to Amazon, and beyond.

From this programme the Library 2.0 Gang moves to a regular cycle, with a new episode to appear on the site every two weeks. We have also expanded the pool of regular contributors, and the full list can be viewed over on the TDN. A forum is also available for discussion of issues raised during the programme.

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In this Library 2.0 Gang discussion, members new and old cover the ongoing Medical Library Association conference in Arizona and the proposed merger between OCLC and RLG.

Throughout the call, the Gang engage in a wide-ranging discussion, considering the ways in which new technologies can be introduced to library staff and users, forming a non-threatening alternative to existing approaches within the institution.

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In this Library 2.0 Gang discussion, we are joined by a few of the individuals who are doing so much to stretch the current generation of library catalogues. Together, we shine a light on examples in which we are already making our huge stores of data work so much harder, and point toward some of the ways in which the whole sector needs to reconsider how we build these systems and, ultimately, what they are for.

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Library 2.0 Gang regulars attended the recent Computers in Libraries and Public Library Association conferences, and convened to discuss these events and some of the Library 2.0 issues aired there. We conclude with a discussion of ways in which traditional conferences might evolve to better keep pace with a rapidly changing environment.

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At the end of January, Talis invited a number of those active in the discussion around Library 2.0 to join us on the telephone for the first in a series of conversations intended to probe this emerging space.

Participants were drawn from Europe and North America, and included both the originator of the term and several proponents, as well as more critical voices suggesting that the term itself is possibly obscuring underlying trends.

In this 50 minute edited version of the conversation, we explore what 'Library 2.0' means, and look at some of the changes that this phrase has attempted to capture.

In future meetings of the Gang, they and invited guests will continue to explore the evolving library space, and offer their commentary upon issues of the day. These conversations will be made available here.

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In this 27 minute conversation, Professor Lawrence Lessig talks about the Remix Culture, Creative Commons, changing perceptions of Copyright, and some of the ways in which these topics impact upon libraries.

Lawrence Lessig is a Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and chairs the Creative Commons project.

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In this 45 minute conversation, George Needham talks about the Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources report released earlier this week by OCLC, and about their 2003 Environmental Scan, which is still proving both popular and relevant.

George is Vice President for Member Services at OCLC.

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In this 26 minute conversation, Ed Batista talks about the notion of Attention, and the potential for a new economy to emerge around the sharing of information about those resources to which individuals give attention, and those to which they don't.

Ed is Executive Director of the AttentionTrust, a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to stimulate debate and evangelise in this emerging space.

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