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Taming the World “Wild” Web with Metadata for Everyone

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Taming the World “Wild” Web with Metadata for Everyone by Joan Weeks, Cooperative and Instructional Programs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. [to be presented at IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC 2015) in Cape Town, South Africa.]

“Librarians create files that are uploaded on their library websites with little or no metadata which makes the content hard for search engines to find and for patrons with visual challenges using screen readers. This is particularly difficult as projects are underway to convert these files to new formats or just add them to digital archives. Many librarians believe that only a high-tech computer specialist could create and preserve web files with metadata. With the amount of work and lack of resources everyone needs to be involved! This presentation will demonstrate how everyone can add metadata quickly and easily to MS Word, PowerPoint, PDFs and basic webpages, as well as discuss how to set up guidelines for the best practices for accessibility.”

American Housing Survey Emergency Preparedness Infographic

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“To better understand the needs of first responders and other emergency workers, the 2013 American Housing Survey asked U.S. residents how prepared they are for disasters. A new infographic released today displays a wide range of the resulting statistics on topics such as having an emergency water supply and emergency evacuation kit. The American Housing… Continue Reading

GAO Reports – Defense Acquisition Process, Federal Home Loan Banks, Mental Health

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Defense Acquisition Process: Military Service Chiefs’ Concerns Reflect Need to Better Define Requirements before Programs Start, GAO-15-469: Published: Jun 11, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 11, 2015: “Most current and former military service chiefs and vice chiefs GAO interviewed from the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps collectively expressed dissatisfaction with acquisition program outcomes and… Continue Reading

Rules of Evidence for Your First Federal or New York Trial

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Lebovits, Gerald and Milonas, Katerina, Rules of Evidence for Your First Federal or New York Trial (2015). Richmond County Bar Journal, 2015, Forthcoming. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2616575 “You took evidence in law school. You studied evidence for the bar exam. But as you prepare for your first trial, you quickly realize that you… Continue Reading

Federal and State Funding of Higher Education

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Pew, A changing landscape – “States and the federal government have long provided substantial funding for higher education, but changes in recent years have resulted in their contributions being more equal than at any time in at least the previous two decades. Historically, states have provided a far greater amount of assistance to postsecondary institutions and… Continue Reading

How U.S. Surveillance Still Subverts U.S. Competitiveness

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Beyond the USA Freedom Act: How U.S. Surveillance Still Subverts U.S. Competitiveness, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, June 2015, Daniel Catrol and Alan McQuinn | JUNE 2015: “Almost two years ago, ITIF described how revelations about pervasive digital surveillance by the U.S. intelligence community could severely harm the competitiveness of the United States if foreign customers… Continue Reading

NIH approves strategic vision to transform National Library of Medicine

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New release via Ben Amata:  “National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., today approved a federal report that lays out the long-term scientific vision for the NIH’s National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest biomedical library. This vision, presented today at the 110th meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Director… Continue Reading

State-by-State Listing of Data Loss and Freedom of Information Legislation

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DataLossDB – Open Security Foundation: “In order to request data breach notification reports from governments, several critieria need to exist. The state must have Freedom of Information or Open Records legislation. The state must have Breach Notification legislation, and the state must require notifications to a centralized authority (like an Attorney General, or a Consumer… Continue Reading

UK Government Report – A Question of Trust

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Via lawfareblog – “Entitled “A Question of Trust,” the report was presented to Parliament and the Prime Minister today and was authored by David Anderson QC, the UK’s Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation.  As required under the 2014 Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act, Anderson therein undertakes a broad review of law and policy regarding “investigatory powers” in the UK—essentially government surveillance and… Continue Reading