Inside Google Books Search blog: “…we’ve just launched a bunch of new features and a whole new interface to make your online book experience better. First, we made it easier to find books you may be interested in by improving the “About this book” page. If you’re a bookworm looking for your next book to… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2006
Census Bureau 2005 Annual Survey of Manufactures
2005 Annual Survey of Manufactures: Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries — Is the manufacturing workforce still diminishing? How much are manufacturers investing in plants and equipment? This survey detailing manufacturing activity includes employment and payroll, number of production workers and wages, cost of materials, value added by manufacturers, value of shipments, total capital expenditures… Continue Reading
Judge Denies Group's FOIA Request for Access to Domestic Surveillance Documents
Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ruled that the NSA wiretapping documents are classified and not subject to FOIA. Continue Reading
The First Trial before the Iraqi High Tribunal
Human Rights Watch: Judging Dujail – The First Trial before the Iraqi High Tribunal Continue Reading
California Supreme Court Backs Web Publishers Against Libel Suits
Barrett v. Rosenthal, California Supreme Court, November 20, 2006: “In the context of defamation, the Communications Decency Act of 1996, codified at 47 U.S.C. section 230, prohibits “distributor” liability for Internet publications. Further, section 230(c)(1) immunizes individual “users” of interactive computer services, and no practical or principled distinction can be drawn between active and passive… Continue Reading
Academic Libraries: 2004 (published November 2006)
“Description: The selected findings and tables in this report, based on the 2004 Academic Libraries Survey, summarize services, staff, collections, and expenditures of academic libraries in degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The report includes a number of key findings: During fiscal year (FY) 2004, there were 155.1 million… Continue Reading
EPA OIG Report on Saving the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Saving the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Requires Better Coordination of Environmental and Agricultural Resources, 2007-P-00004 [Report PDF – 69 pages] [At a Glance PDF] November 20, 2006. Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com for November 2006 – Part 2
The complete November 2006 issue is available at www.llrx.com There are 15 new articles in total, so please visit the homepage for links to and abstracts of all this month’s content. Many thanks to all the authors, and have a safe and happy holiday. Leveraging Blogs, RSS, News Alerts and Different Search Engines to Expand… Continue Reading
GAO Report On Need for Agency Policies to Test Information Security
Information Security: Agencies Need to Develop and Implement Adequate Policies for Periodic Testing. Full text, GAO-07-65, and Highlights, October 20, 2006. Continue Reading
GAO: Suggested Areas for Oversight for the 110th Congress
Suggested Areas for Oversight for the 110th Congress. GAO-07-235R, November 17, 2006. Continue Reading
New Online Publication on Understanding The Federal Courts
Understanding The Federal Courts: “This publication was developed by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to provide an introduction to the federal judicial system, its organization and administration, and its relationship to the legislative and executive branches of the government.” Continue Reading
GAO Recommendations for Management of Sensitive Info by DOJ
Managing Sensitive Information: DOJ Needs a More Complete Staffing Strategy for Managing Classified Information and a Set of Internal Controls for Other Sensitive Information. Full text GAO-07-83, and Highlights, October 20, 2006. Continue Reading
