Now presenting: Open Stacks #13

Also available via the podcast feed.

23+ minutes of nearly insightful discourse. This just might be the best episode yet. I focus heavily on only two topics this week: biometrics and legislating gay-themed children's books. Sticking with the divisive stuff. If you wanna know my take on it, you'll just have to listen.

One quick correction: For whatever reason, I had gotten it in my head that Sherri's last name over at schwagbag was Vogel. It is in fact Vokey. Not even close. So my sincerest apologies to Sherri for the misrepresentation on the show.

Show notes:
1. Johnson County Public Library has a change of brain
Kansas City Star coverage (courtesy of LISNews)
2. Let's Talk Biometrics
a. Library Card? Check. Fingerprint? Really? - Chicago Tribune, May 20, 2005
b. Jessamyn's comments
c. Why fingerprint based biometric systems are bad for you.. (courtesy of Michael Pate)
d. On the gummi bear workaround:
- The Register
- PC World
- Impact of Artificial “Gummy” Fingers on Fingerprint Systems (courtesy of Rochelle)
e. the Slashdot thread
f. Sherri Vokey (Vokey!) on fingerprinting
g. Michael McGrorty on the imminence of technology
x. See also LiB and KGS
3. The "King and King" and I
a. Oklahoma
- Okla. lawmakers vote to restrict gay books, Washington Times, May 10
- Okla. tells librarians to pull gay books, New York Blade, May 20 (fourth article down)
- Oklahoma lawmakers vow more work on gay books policy, The Advocate, May 26
b. Louisiana
- Gay book not child's play, says lawmaker, The Times-Picayune, May 20
- Book restriction motion rejected by House panel, The Times-Picayune, May 26
c. U.S. House
- Federal bill restricts access to gay books, Washington Blade, May 27
4. Oh I almost forgot, a quick plug for Walt Crawford's comments on podcasting in the most recent Cites & Insights (now available either in its entirety as a pdf or chapterized in HTML)