Press release: Science.gov 3.0 Launched – “…introduces ‘MetaRank’ which uses a sophisticated method for ranking science queries by searching ‘metadata,’ or bibliographic information such as title, author, date, abstract or other keyword identifiers…Science.gov 3.0 also offers enhanced Boolean search capability, improved fielded searching, intuitive site navigation and early viewing of results while the database and… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2005
GAO Report Says E-Gov Deficiencies Hinder No Child Left Behind Program
No Child Left Behind Act: Improved Accessibility to Education’s Information Could Help States Further Implement Teacher Qualification Requirements GAO-06-25, November 21, 2005. “Education officials said that their Web site has been an important tool for disseminating resources about the requirements, but officials from most states and districts that we visited told us that they were… Continue Reading
A Look Inside the Google Book Search Program at Harvard University
This profile of Sidney Verba, Harvard University Library Director, professor of government, and author of numerous books and articles, addresses key aspects related to the university’s participation in the Google Book Search project. Related references: Books Online: The Fee versus Free Battle Begins, by Barbara Quint Amazon Announces Plan to Sell Portions of Books Online… Continue Reading
Relocation of Nixon Archives to California Scheduled For 2006
The documents of American Presidents, beginning with Herbert Hoover, with the exception of Richard Nixon, have been administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, through the Presidential library system. Today AP reported that Congress has approved $4 million to fund the transfer of the Nixon archives from Maryland to California, and thereby from a… Continue Reading
FEC Will Not Regulate Bloggers, For Now
Draft Advisory Opinion 2005-16, Fired Up! LLC, by counsel, Marc E. Elias and Brian G. Svoboda, Agenda Document No. 05-55. Circulated November 14, 2005 for Open Meeting on November 17, 2005, at which time it was unanimously adopted. “Fired Up qualifies as a press entity. Its websites are both available to the general public and… Continue Reading
Texas AG Brings Enforcement Action For Spyware Violations
Press release: “Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today sued Sony BMG Music Entertainment as the first state in the nation to bring legal action against SONY for illegal ‘spyware.’ The suit is also the first filed under the state’s spyware law of 2005. It alleges the company surreptitiously installed the spyware on millions of compact… Continue Reading
Push to Digitize Personal Health Records Moves Forward in Senate
S. 1418: Wired for Health Care Quality Act, A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide inter operable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States. Passed Senate by voice vote, November 18, 2005. Related documents: S. 1355 Senate Report 109-111 EPIC… Continue Reading
Pew Data Shows Surge In Search Engine Use
Press release: “Search engine use shoots up in the past year and edges towards email as the primary internet application…from September 2004 to September 2005 the average daily use of search engines jumped from 49.3 million users to 60.7 million users an increase of 23%. This means that the use of search engines is… Continue Reading
Talk of Filibuster Resurfaces in Response to Alito’s Views on Reapportionment
Biden: Chance of Alito Filibuster Higher Related resources on Alito Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186 (1962 Union for Reform Judaism, Resolution Opposing the Nomination of Judge Samuel Alito Jr: “Based on Judge Alito’s extensive public record before us as outlined in the background of this Resolution, the Commission on Social Action is recommending that… Continue Reading
German Intelligence Officials Weigh-In on WMD Documents
LA Times: “The German intelligence officials responsible for one of the most important informants on Saddam Hussein’s suspected weapons of mass destruction say that the Bush administration and the CIA repeatedly exaggerated his claims during the run-up to the war in Iraq.” Related reference: Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons… Continue Reading
Murtha Elaborates on His Iraq War Position
Transcript for November 20, Meet the Press: John Murtha, Anthony Fauci, Julie Gerberding, Michael Leavitt and Michael Ryan. Rep. John Murtha: “Well, I tell you, Cheney’s a friend of mine. We work very closely together. He was a good secretary of Defense, but he’s wrong. They should have fired people. The president should be furious… Continue Reading
DOJ Investigation of Possible Congressional Corruption Widens
Washington Post: Corruption Inquiry Threatens to Ensnare Lawmakers Continue Reading
