Joe Atzberger (atz) is a library hacker in Palo Alto, CA. He worked with Galen at both LibLime and Equinox Software, Inc. as an open source developer on Koha and Evergreen. Joe currently works on Hydra and institutional digital repository infrastructure at Stanford.
In case you needed a reminder of the constant presence of threats on the Internet, here are some interesting recent hacks and breaches: PlayStation Network According to the message sent to affected users (including myself): between April 17 and April … Continue reading →
I examined the (EULA) software license for the freely available application OverDrive Media Console (OMC) version 3.2 on Windows, released almost exactly one year ago. It is required for library staff and patrons to use some version of OMC to … Continue reading →
Background: OverDrive and its Media Console This post is the long one. If you don’t want all the details and legalese, you might prefer the executive summary. OverDrive is stuck in the middle between various library systems/consortia and publishers (i.e. content … Continue reading →