The devil you dont know: The unexpected future of Open Access publishing by Joseph J. Esposito: “With the advent of the Internet and online publishing, the notion has arisen that access to the worlds research publications could be made available to one and all for free, presumably by shifting the costs to other places in… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2004
Maryland Citizens and Advocacy Groups Seek to Decertify E-Voting Machines
“Lawyers representing eight Maryland citizens today filed a petition with the state supreme court seeking to decertify or fix Diebold voting machines that computer security experts have deemed insecure. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), working with over a dozen organizations concerned with voting integrity, has filed a friend of the court brief (PDF, 20 pages)… Continue Reading
Storing the World’s Knowledge and Searching For It Raise Different Digital Challenges
Next-generation search tools to refine results. Continue Reading
Report Highlights Improvements in Gov’t IT Security
“The Federal Government Is Results Oriented; A Report to Federal Employees,” the Office of Management and Budget, August 9, 2004: “The Federal Government is managing its IT more professionally as a resource for improving results. Seventy percent of the Federal Government’s IT systems are secure, versus 26 percent three years ago; so there is greater… Continue Reading
Google and Yahoo Settle Patent Dispute
Yahoo! and Google Resolve Disputes: “Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Google will take a license to U.S. Patent No. 6,269,361 and several related patents, held by Yahoo!’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Overture, and Yahoo! dismissed its patent lawsuit against Google. The two parties have also resolved a dispute regarding shares issuable to Yahoo! pursuant to… Continue Reading
ACLU Report on Gov’t Data Mining
ACLU press release today: “The release of the 38-page report, entitled The Surveillance-Industrial Complex: How the American Government is Conscripting Businesses and Individuals in the Construction of a Surveillance Society, marks the launch of the ACLU’s Surveillance Campaign, which is designed to regain consumers’ personal privacy rights by mobilizing people to contact prominent companies … Continue Reading
P2P File Sharing Applications Can Be Window to Confidential Documents
Computer Users Share Private Files with Their MP3s Reference: See What You Share on P2P – A Showcase of Material Found on Peer-to-Peer Networks throughout the World. Here you will find “screen shots” of documents that other P2P users are sharing. Continue Reading
Review of RSS Readers for Windows
Jeremy Wagstaf’s briefly annotated list of RSS Readers includes useful reader comments and suggestions about several applications that may be new to you. Take a look. Continue Reading
White House Online Discussion Forum With the Public
This AP article, via CNN, highlights the Ask the White House online discussion forum between citizens and members of the administration. Previous posting on this e-gov initiative. Related article: E-democracy, e-mail and bloggers – quotes from Jimmy Orr, White House Internet Director, on issues related to the “Ask the White House” service. Continue Reading
Metasearch Engine For Medical Data
OmniMedicalSearch.com [via reviews by ResearchBuzz and SearchEngine Watch]: Features: using the drop-down menu, users may choose to search one or all of the 15 indexed medical search engines, and may choose either the MedPro option (“primarily for medical professionals”) or the Basic option (“customized for the general public”). In addition, users may search one or… Continue Reading
Yahoo Toolbar Now Includes Antispyware Option
Yahoo enhances toolbar with antispyware tool Yahoo! Toolbar Continue Reading
Open Access to Scientific Publications the Focus of Congressional Action
From UPI: “Congress is moving to force a shift to “open access,” a form of free-to-consumer publishing, for scientific papers. The move angers commercial publishers, who see their livelihoods threatened, and scares scientific societies, who are afraid they will face revenue losses or new costs they cannot afford. Even librarians, who pushed for the move,… Continue Reading
