Carla Hayden wants you to know that the Library of Congress is America’s other attic – “The 14th librarian of Congress is the first African American and first woman to hold the position” via Cape Up with Jonathan Capehart – A Washington Post opinions podcast. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2017
CBO – Options for Changing the Retirement System for Federal Civilian Workers
“The federal government employs about 2.7 million civilian workers—1.8 percent of the U.S. workforce. Like many employers, the federal government compensates its employees with salaries, wages, and other benefits that are paid as they are earned, as well as deferred compensation in the form of retirement benefits. Lawmakers have expressed interest in examining the current… Continue Reading
CDC – Stay Safer After Hurricanes, Flooding
“Hurricanes can cause dangerous and destructive high winds, flooding, heavy rain, and storm surges. Keep your family safe after a hurricane has made landfall. There may be a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, downed power lines, and mold, among others. For tips on how to be safe after a hurricane: https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/after.html. Below are a few… Continue Reading
The New British Library Research Data Strategy
British Library Digital Scholarship Blog: “With the support of a Research Data Strategy since 2010, the Library has been active in services for research data for a number of years. This work has included European-funded projects such as ODE, ODIN and THOR; Providing the DataCite UK service and involvement in other activities such as data… Continue Reading
Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age: 2017 – Chapters 1 and 2
Menell, Peter S. and Lemley, Mark A. and Merges, Robert P., Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age: 2017 – Chapters 1 and 2 (July 18, 2017). Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age 2017: Vol. II Copyrights, Trademarks and State IP Protections; ISBN-13: 978-1945555077; UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper; Stanford Public Law Working… Continue Reading
Online Employee Idea Forum at State Dept. Closed Down
Government Executive: “At the end of August, State Department employees will lose access to the in-house employee online forum called Sounding Board, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s staff announced in a departmentwide email on Aug. 17. Employees were told to archive any previous discussion items of interest because the past content will not be archived,… Continue Reading
login.gov – Simple, secure access to government services online
“login.gov offers the public secure and private online access to participating government programs. With one login.gov account, users can sign in to multiple government agencies. Our goal is to make managing federal benefits, services and applications easier and more secure. Because login.gov is a shared service, users need fewer passwords and learn fewer interfaces. Also,… Continue Reading
Spying on the Smart Home: Privacy Attacks and Defenses on Encrypted IoT Traffic
Spying on the Smart Home: Privacy Attacks and Defenses on Encrypted IoT Traffic, Noah Apthorpe, Dillon Reisman, Srikanth Sundaresan, Arvind Narayanan, Nick Feamster, arXiv:1708.05044 [cs.CR] “The growing market for smart home IoT devices promises new conveniences for consumers while presenting new challenges for preserving privacy within the home. Many smart home devices have always-on sensors… Continue Reading
To Protect Vulnerable Populations, Plant More Trees
Nature Conservancy: “…the urban heat island effect—caused by sparse vegetation and heat-absorbing surfaces like asphalt—can result in temperatures as much as 12°C higher than in less-developed areas nearby. While the heat island effect will remain consistent as the climate changes, the additive challenges of higher temperatures and paved cities will make many neighborhoods less livable..,And… Continue Reading
Role of law librarians continues to change as CI and KM expertise increasingly valued
ThomsonReuters White Paper – Taking a Closer Look at the Changing Role of Today’s Law Librarians – Study indicates substantial change to the demands of the role and a shift in responsibilities “The legal profession has undergone nearly a decade of fundamental change, and perhaps no single role has seen greater impact than the law… Continue Reading
New studies continue to predict troubled waters ahead for paywall journals
Phys.org – “Two independent studies looking at two aspects of paywalls versus free access to research papers suggest that trouble may lie ahead for traditional journals that continue to expect payment for access to peer-reviewed research papers. In the first study, a small team of researchers from the U.S. and Germany looked at the number… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – High Schoolers in the Law Library: A Law-Related Programming Using Graphic Novels
Via LLRX.com – Assistant Professor of Law and Reference Librarian Brandon Adler’s pathfinder succinctly and instructively communicates how your law library can encourage seniors from local high schools to attend a programming activity in the law library to learn about the opportunities of pursuing a J.D. program. Continue Reading
