Copycat bills of AZ SB 1070 in other parts of US

I am 100 percent against the Arizona immigration bill, SB 1070, which sets a precedent of police state tactics and discrimination. Here is a map by Kristopher Fortin that illustrates where other bills inspired by Arizona are emerging or being debated.


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When libraries needed space

In 1978, Appleton, Wisconsin, library officials argued for an upgraded library space. This video is from the 1978 slide show, with new narration, but it is a good overview of traditional library functions and the perennial problems of space limitations due to growing collections, added staff.

"There is little room for modern technology..."

Libraries of the future: "urban information bar"

This video, posted last year, is based on an architectural thesis about how the concept of a library may look in the future. The video covers much of what we are reading about and learning in the first-term Pitt MLIS classes. It's all here -- the transformation of data from analog to digital, the digital divide, and networked communities.