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kohacon2k6

Reduced blogging presents: thoughts from the kohacon2k6 trip:-

land travel is still cheaper than air - GBP30 instead of GBP200 - airport departure tax alone is GBP50
check-in halls are grungy, though
can get BBC R4 in fr thanks to 200kHz
food prices at stations are horrific
surprisingly many people in fr who don't speak fr
hot room = sleep
opencataloger
international bug reporting is needed
koha france user group: afu-koha?
free culture = free x(software +content +access)
blackheath has lots of greenery
long traffic jams
hot weather = naked drivers!
mashed potato gallery?
it's election day for some when I return

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Liberty and the Librarian [Guest commentary by Beverly C. Lucey at The Irascible Professor]

Access to computers in libraries is also critical to learning and a pathway to the outside world. It's a small attempt to even the divide among economic classes. Many libraries now subscribe to a pricey database that can allow sophisticated research beyond the clutter of regular search engines. A self- directed learner could gain quite an education by employing the new technology with some old fashioned digging. We have a smart, productive population. But millions of poor or newly arrived people do not have a free ticket to ride the campus bus.

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