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MP3s
I never imagined that the site MP3.com would disappear, it seemed such a natural idea. But it did. Now GarageBand.com has filled the void.
I've moved Cora's band, Permanent Wave, info and MP3s over to the new site. This is a great place to get new music, free legal downloads. Maybe this site will have more staying power.
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Notice To Music Teachers
Cora Bigwood, my spouse, is running for region rep for the American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA). If you or someone you know belongs to AOSA check you mail for your ballot and consider voting for Cora for Region III. Here is part of a bio she recently...
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Unapi
Dan Chudnov continued his work on unAPI. Now the slides from his talk at Code4Lib are available. As a rule, I don't link to slides. However, I think this is the best idea since RSS. Think of the implications. Any site can easily install an API to...
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Tmea
Next Wednesday (9 Feb.) I'm off to San Antonio for the rest of the week to attend the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) annual conference. I'm just along for the ride and to support Cora in her run for elementary music vice-president. (I...
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Hipper Catalogs
Dressing the part... by Nelia C. Wurangian-Caan asks how can we make our catalogs more hip, and so attractive to users. Here are a few of my ideas for making our catalogs more hip.RSS feed of most circulated books, books with most holds, etc. Dynamic...
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Copyright
Last night Janis Ian was on the Screen Savers discussing file swapping of MP3s, copyright and the music industry. The Web site reprints The Internet Debacle -- An Alternate View and provides links to some other resources. Her ideas do not have the force...
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