“U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Central Library is working to add more than 47,000 unique items published by NOAA authors and grantees to the National Collection of U.S. Government Public Information. GPO shares NOAA’s goal of providing additional avenues to access Government research and making… Continue Reading
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ABA issues ethics guidance for lawyer’s use of legal assistants
“The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released a formal opinion today that provides guidance for how a lawyer might use a legal assistant to perform client intake tasks under ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Formal Opinion 506 points to Model Rule 5.3, which relates to managing and supervising, and… Continue Reading
Here’s what your boss might be able to see while you’re at work
Washington Post [free link] – “Workplace software like Microsoft, Google Workspace, Slack and Zoom log certain activities that could be accessed by your employer…The software tools you use to do tasks like collaborate with your colleagues, host meetings or create digital files often track certain activities for various purposes, in many cases for safety, security… Continue Reading
Some blogging myths
Julia Evans – “A few years ago I gave a short talk (slides) about myths that discourage people from blogging. I was chatting with a friend about blogging the other day and it made me want to write up that talk as a blog post. Here are the myths: myth: you need to be original… Continue Reading
How to Leave a Platform When the Party’s Over
Wired, Jameson Rich: “…Elon Musk’s degradation of Twitter may seem like a loss, but social platforms aren’t built to last forever. My time on a 2000s illness blog taught me that…Veteran posters of any site, but especially Twitter, will recognize this pattern: While flailing to keep your audience interested, you transgress a boundary casually enforced… Continue Reading
NYT launches a free, geo-targeted extreme weather newsletter
NiemanLab: “As the warming climate causes extreme weather events to become more frequent and severe, your everyday concern about weather risks may be growing. And you might not only be preoccupied with the chances of extreme weather where you live, but also in places you’re traveling, or where your friends and loved ones reside. What… Continue Reading
Library strategy and Artificial Intelligence
“On April 20th 2023 the Information School, University of Sheffield invited five guest speakers from across the library sectors to debate “Artificial Intelligence: Where does it fit into your library strategy?” The speakers were: Nick Poole, CEO of CILIP Neil Fitzgerald, Head of Digital Research, British Library Sue Lacey-Bryant, Chief Knowledge Officer; Workforce, Training and… Continue Reading
Lawyer cites fake cases invented by ChatGPT, judge is not amused
Simon Willison’s Weblog: “Legal Twitter is having tremendous fun right now reviewing the latest documents from the case Mata v. Avianca, Inc. (1:22-cv-01461). Here’s a neat summary: So, wait. They file a brief that cites cases fabricated by ChatGPT. The court asks them to file copies of the opinions. And then they go back to… Continue Reading
Awesome Privacy Guides
Awesome Privacy – List of free, open source and privacy respecting services and alternatives to private services, such as those provided by Google/Alphabet. Anonymity, Privacy, and Security are often used interchangeably, but they actually represent distinct concepts. It is important to understand the differences between them. Read more in this section below.The primary focus of… Continue Reading
Inside Snopes: the rise, fall, and rebirth of an internet icon
Fast Company: “America’s premier fact-checking site was failed by the two men who had charge of it, critics say. As Snopes turns a corner, here’s the tale of what went so right—and so wrong….Snopes predated FactCheck.org, created by the Annenberg Public Policy Center in 2003, and PolitiFact.com, created in 2007 by the Tampa Bay Times—now… Continue Reading
How The Economist reached 2.7 mln subscribers with its LinkedIn newsletter
Mapping Journalism, Francesco Zaffarano – Q&A: How The Economist built one of its most successful newsletters on LinkedIn. For this issue, I spoke with Aaron Coultate, head of newsletters at The Economist. Aaron is responsible for a rich portfolio of newsletters, but there is one I was particularly interested in. One year ago, he worked… Continue Reading
Office of Civil Rights Issues Guidance on HIPAA Compliant Use of Meta Pixels
ABA: “A Meta Pixel is a code embedded in websites that tracks users’ online activities and sends such activities as discrete packets of user data to Meta, the parent company of Facebook. The Meta Pixel can track “users as they navigate through a website, logging which pages they visit, which buttons they click, and certain… Continue Reading
