好几位博客都报道“哈哈笑馆员”(The Laughing Librarian)发布了一首新歌,讽刺OPAC陈旧落伍:The OPAC Sucks。网站上不但有歌词原文,还有歌曲MP3下载,更有配上黑白电影片断的搞笑YouTube视频。
该歌放在网站的“图书馆小调”BibDitties栏目中,看该栏目下现有分在多个类下的十八首歌,其中有一首竟然是“图书馆2.0”(Library 2.0,MP3下载),和前一首歌一样,词曲均为Smith:
I went to the public library’s website.
It was very late; it was hours after midnight.
Around-the-clock online reference, alright.
I added the library as a friend in my spaces,
and my library card gives me access to databases.
The search engine is federated.
I wrote a comment on the library’s blog.
Then I downloaded an ebook from the catalog.
It is a manual to train a dog.
Library two-dot-zero.
描述的大概算是普及版的图书馆2.0理念吧。
11月22日,一个苏格兰人在维基百科英文版上提出要删除Library 2.0词条,理由是该词是由blogger生造的,只在blogger中使用,并不著名。从发表评论的情况看,几乎是一边倒的Keep,尽管提出保留者并不都赞同Library 2.0这个概念。看看评论,可以对图书馆2.0有更多的了解。
我很想在后面加上一个评论,说连歌曲都有了呢,可见是个通用词,没有理由删除。可是,现在维基百科又没法访问了。我用的是代理,维基百科不让我编辑,理由是:
This IP address has been blocked because it is believed to be an open proxy or zombie computer. To prevent abuse, editing from these proxies is currently prohibited.
关于删除维基百科Library 2.0词条的讨论,参见:
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Library 2.0(有一周讨论时间,11/22-29,可以肯定不会删除的了)[2006/11/28更正:11/22-27]
LibraryCrunch: Delete Library 2.0 from Wikipedia?
panlibus: Should we delete Library 2.0 ?
Library Views 圖書館觀點:將“Library 2.0”條目從 Wikipedia 中刪除? [2006/11/28更新]
panlibus: Library 2.0 gets a reprieve [结果出来了;2006/11/28更新]
LibraryCrunch: Wikipedia to Library 2.0: You Can Stay [Michael Casey自然是最关心的,因为他就是目前意义上“Library 2.0”的第一使用人;2006/11/30更新]
T. Scott: “Library 2.0” and Wikipedia [看看这位“Library 2.0”概念的坚决反对者如何说吧;2006/11/30更新]
关于The OPAC Sucks,参见:
The Laughing Librarian: New song: “The OPAC Sucks”
Library Stuff: The OPAC Sucks
Librarian.net: The OPAC sucks, the video
betabib: The opac sucks – musikvideo(不知何文,请语言猜测家帮忙,结果是瑞典语)
[2006/11/30更新]更多评论可用歌名在各种Blog Search查到。