Student Admits Making Up Book-Watch Story

From American Libraries Online:

A University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth student had claimed that two agents of the Department of Homeland Security visited him at his parents' home because he had used interlibrary loan to request Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung. The student has since admitted that his story was a hoax.

Child Pornography Sites Face New Obstacles - New York Times

Shortly after a New York Times exposé of how minors, with the encouragement and assistance of their online fans, were operating their own pornographic sites, many of the portals that marketed these sites have been shut down. The removal of these portals is a significant disruption to the illegal business, but it is unclear whether the shutdowns are permanent or a result of temporary attention to the problem.

Ten Stories that Shaped 2005

LISNews.org, a clearinghouse for library-related news, has the Ten Stories that Shaped 2005. Number 4, "Social Software Rising," and number 2, "Year of the Wiki," have the greatest potential impact on library Internet access: not only because of the people who depend on public Internet in the library to access these tools, but also because libraries are beginning to explore how these online social tools can supplement, extend, and transform modern library services.

Akron selects vendor for Metro-Wide Wireless Network

The city of Akron has selected MobilePro Corp's NeoReach Wireless Division to provide city-wide wireless networking, with free and fee-based access to data, voice, and video. Some websites, including city services, will be free. Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic said, "To be progressive and keep up with the demands of technology, we need to 'unwire' the city."