Center for History and New Media, George Mason University: “The Hurricane Digital Memory Bank uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the stories and digital record of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. George Mason Universitys Center for History and New Media and the University of New Orleans, in partnership with the Smithsonian Institutions National Museum of American History and other partners, organized this project.”
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Daily Archives: August 25, 2006
Commission Calls on Member States to Contribute to European Digital Library
“25 August 2006 – The European Commission adopted on 24 August 2006 a Recommendation on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation (PDF). The Recommendation aims at bringing out the full economic and cultural potential of Europes cultural and scientific heritage through the Internet. It is part of the Commission’s strategy… Continue Reading
EU E-Communications Household Survey
“The European Commission regularly conducts residential surveys in order to understand how European households and individuals behave in the face of a permanently evolving offer of communication services. This Eurobarometer survey differs from previous surveys because the 2002 EU regulatory framework has been implemented in all Member States, the EU has enlarged to 25 Member… Continue Reading
June Phishing Trends Report Available
From the Antiphishing Working Group, the June Phishing Activity Trends Report. Continue Reading
Law Librarians Writes About Her Trial Advocacy Blog
Mary Whisner, A Blog’s Life, 98 Law Libr. J. 559 (2006). Continue Reading
Homeland Security Intelligence: Perceptions, Statutory Definitions, and Approaches
CRS Report, Homeland Security Intelligence: Perceptions, Statutory Definitions, and Approaches – August 18, 2006. Continue Reading
Google Webmaster Central
Google Webmaster Central: “Welcome to your one-stop shop for comprehensive info about how Google crawls and indexes websites. You can learn here how to ensure that your site is easily crawled and indexed and access tools that will enable you to diagnose crawling issues, study statistics on how your site is doing in our index,… Continue Reading
Question About Omission of Evolutionary Biology from Federal Grant Program
Press release, August 24, 2006: “Rep. Waxman asks for details regarding the exclusion of evolutionary biology, a core component of the biological sciences, from the eligibility rules for the Department of Education’s new “National Smart Grant” program.” The National Science & Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant(National Smart Grant) Continue Reading
Owner of For-Profit Software Piracy Website Sentenced by District Court Judge
DOJ press release, August 25, 2006: “The owner of a massive for-profit software piracy website was sentenced in federal court to six years in prison, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg of the Eastern District of Virginia announced today.” Continue Reading
State Dept. Weekly Iraq Reports
Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs: Iraq Reports “This comprehensive status report on Iraq provides weekly updates in the eight key areas identified as pillars of U.S. Government policy.” Continue Reading
Fact Sheet: the One Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
White House Fact Sheet: the One Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Continue Reading
Report on Cost Estimates for Security Classification Activities for 2005
ISOO releases the 2005 Cost Report for Security Classification Activities: Report on Cost Estimates for Security Classification Activities for 2005: “As part of its responsibilities to oversee agency actions to ensure compliance with Executive Order 12958, as amended, “Classified National Security Information,” and Executive Order 12829, as amended, “National Industrial Security Program,” (NISP), the Information… Continue Reading
