Press release: “PointRoll, Inc., leading developer of innovative rich media technology solutions, today announced the results of its collaboration with the E-Voter Institute and HCD Research in conducting the First Annual Voter Expectations Survey…Key, initial findings include: An overwhelming majority of respondents expect candidates to use online technology as part of their campaign efforts; 87… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2006
EPA Commenses Closure of Libraries Amid Protests
Press release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving ahead this summer to shut down libraries, end public access to research materials and box up unique collections on the assumption that Congress will not reverse President Bush’s proposed budget reductions, according to agency documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). At the… Continue Reading
DNI's Information Sharing Programs
Information Sharing Environment Program Manager Addresses the DNI’s Information Sharing Conference and Technology Exposition, August 22, 2006. Continue Reading
Judge Cites Google Searching in FBI FOIA Case
FindLaw: “A federal judge scolds the FBI in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit for failing to “just Google” the names of people about whom plaintiffs sought audio recordings and other information in their litigation. According to Judge Garland, “Surely, in the Internet age, a “reasonable alternative” for finding out whether a prominent person… Continue Reading
Appeals Court's Website Features RSS, Audio Recordings
Press release: “…the Seventh Circuit is the first federal court of appeals to make RSS feeds of opinions and audio recordings of oral arguments available from its Web site . Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com for August 2006 – Part 1
Pragmatic Approaches to Knowledge Management, by Ron Friedmann Criminal Justice Resources – Prisoners’ Rights and Resources on the Web, by Ken Strutin It’s Not Rocket Science: Making Sense of Scientific Evidence, by Paul Barron Global Law Firm Knowledge Management Survey 2006, by Gretta Rusanow The Government Domain: Government Documents and the News, by Peggy Garvin… Continue Reading
New UK Security Regs Prevent Musical Instruments As Onboard Luggage
BBC: Strict security measures at UK airports are having a “devastating impact” on musicians, says the Musicians’ Union. Continue Reading
Legal Community Against Violence Publishes Report on Regulating Guns in America
Regulating Guns in America – An Evaluation and Comparative Analysis of Federal, State and Selected Local Gun Laws – A Publication of Legal Community Against Violence: “Regulating Guns in America is designed for use by state and local officials, law enforcement, and gun violence prevention advocates. It provides a comprehensive, national review of existing federal… Continue Reading
Bureau of Labor Statistics – Productivity and Costs by Industry
Press release, Productivity and Costs by Industry 08/22/2006 Table of Contents: Productivity and Costs by Industry: Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, and Food Services and Drinking Places, 2005 Technical note Table 1. Annual percent change in output per hour and related series, 1987-2005 and 2004-2005 Table 2. Annual percent change in total compensation, output, and unit… Continue Reading
Presentation on Metadata Pitfalls and Protections
Metadata and other things that go bump in the night (41 pages, PDF) – “There is data lurking in your data. Some people call it “invisible ink”. Microsoft refers to it as “metadata”. Either way, the reference is to information in an electronic document that is not always visible. This session will explain the dangers… Continue Reading
Point – Counterpoint on Google Book Search Project
Washington Post Op-ed today: The Books Google Could Open, by Richard Ekman, president of the Council of Independent Colleges. eWeek.com: Publishers Fight Back Against Google with New Book Search Service: “Publisher HarperCollins and Austin, Texas-based LibreDigital announced today a hosted service called LibreDigital Warehouse that will give publishers and booksellers the ability to deliver searchable… Continue Reading
New Google Scholar Search Feature Enhances Links to Related Works
From the Official Google Blog: “For every Google Scholar search result, we try to automatically determine which articles in our repository are most closely related to it. You can see a list of these articles by clicking the “Related Articles” link that appears next to each result.” Continue Reading
