Government Gazettes Online: “This website attempts to list all online government gazettes and their characteristics to aid researchers. A description of the contents and coverage are included for each gazette.” The listing is alphabetical by country, and includes the gazette title, url, languages, free or fee, range of coverage, format of, and an abstract about,… Continue Reading
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Guide to Sites to Search for and to Post RSS Feeds
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Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web
A terrific database from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, it currently comprises links to over 2,900 exhibitions, browsable by alphabetical title list, exhibition name, institution and subject terms. [Metafilter] From among the site’s eclectic, whimsical and content rich resources: Gutenberg and Beyond: Books, Libraries, and Changing Technology, Memories of Picnics and Thomas Edison: A Lifetime of… Continue Reading
The Memory Hole Launches Blog
The Memory Hole launched a companion blog on March 10, where the author will focus on breaking news and information. Continue Reading
FTC Issues Alert about Identity Theft Scam
From the FTC press release: “A new Spam Scam Alert from the Federal Trade Commission could help consumers avoid becoming identity theft victims.” Is Someone “Phishing” for Your Information? Continue Reading
More States Withdraw Participation In Crime Database
AP reports that New York and Wisconsin have withdrawn their participation in the Multistate Anti-TeRrorism Information EXchange (MATRIX) program. The program now has only five remaining state participants. My other postings on MATRIX. See also A Dual-Edged Sword: Providing Information, Stealing Privacy, “In the case of Matrix and its ilk, our time-honored standards of privacy… Continue Reading
Significant Corporate Problems With Records Retention
Press release from AIIM: American Companies Fail To Address Retention of Email and Electronic Records – Survey Finds “e-Records” Policies Non-Existent in Almost Half of Companies [Link] “Nearly half of American companies have not adopted records retention policies for email and other electronic documents, despite the serious issues raised about corporate records keeping over the… Continue Reading
Hearing on Copyright Act Section 115, Compulsary License
United States House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary, March 11, 2004 Hearing on “Section 115 of the Copyright Act: In Need of Update? Witness List; Testimony of: Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Marybeth Peters (LC), Carey Ramos (NMPA), Cary Sherman (RIAA), and Jonathan Potter (DiMA). Continue Reading
Amicus Brief in Cheney Energy Task Force Case
Press release: “The National Security Archive, together with America’s leading library and archival associations and four public interest groups, filed a joint amicus brief today in the U.S. Supreme Court case brought by Vice President Richard Cheney to prevent discovery into the makeup of his controversial energy policy task force.” “Joining the Archive in the… Continue Reading
Copies of Anti-Spam Lawsuits Filed by Industry
As posted yesterday, AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and Earthlink filed lawsuits against defendants they allege are in violation of the CAN-SPAM Act. Complaint and Exhibits (America Online, Inc. v. John Does 1-40) (March 9, 2004) Complaint and Exhibits (America Online, Inc. v. Davis Wolfgang Hawke, et al. (March 9, 2004) Complaint (Earthlink, Inc. v. John Does… Continue Reading
Weblog on the 3/11 Madrid Bombings
11 de marzo de 2004. Atentado en Madrid. Continue Reading
Commentary on Government Secrecy and Freedom of Information
John Podesta’s Remarks at Princeton University, March 10, 2004, America’s Secret History: Securing Our Future By Embracing Open Government. Continue Reading
