Day archives: May 9th, 2007

FDA Guidance for Industry: Computerized Systems Used in Clinical Investigations

Federal Register notice: May 10, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 90), “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled Computerized Systems Used in Clinical Investigations, dated May 2007. This document provides to sponsors, contract research organizations, data management centers, clinical investigators, and institutional review boards, recommendations regarding the …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Newly Launched Encyclopedia of Life Will Be Online Reference Source for 1.8 million Species

Press release: “Many of the world’s leading scientific institutions today announced the launch of the Encyclopedia of Life, an unprecedented global effort to document all 1.8 million named species of animals, plants, and other forms of life on Earth. For the first time in the history of the planet, scientists, students, and citizens will have …

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Subjects: Knowledge Management

Hearing on Impact of Imported Contaminated Food and Feed Ingredients

Full Committee on Agriculture — Public Hearing, May 9, 2007. To review the impact of imported contaminated food and feed ingredients and of recent food safety emergencies on food safety and animal health systems. Witnesses: Panel I Dr. Kenneth E. Petersen, Food Safety Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Dr. David Acheson, …

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Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

FTC Approves Filing of Amicus Brief on Attorney Advertising

Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission has approved the filing of an amicus brief with the New Jersey Supreme Court related to the issue of attorney advertising In the brief, the staff of the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning, in coordination with the Office of the General Counsel, state that the Court should vacate Opinion …

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Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Consumer Website Tracks State Security Freeze Laws

FinancialPrivacyNow.org: “Identity theft is one of the fastest growing financial crimes. Nearly 10 million Americans fall victim each year. The Identity Theft Resource Center reported in 2005, on average, an ID theft victim of new account and other fraud spent 60 hours resolving problems brought on by ID theft, those victims of existing accounts spent …

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Subjects: Cybercrime, Government Documents, ID Theft, Legislation, Privacy

ALA Privacy Policy Toolkit

American Library Association: “As part of its effort to support libraries and librarians seeking to improve their protection of library users’ privacy, ALA is making available new tools to help libraries conduct audits of its privacy policies and procedures. Developed by ALA during its own 2003 privacy audit, each tool is a document template that …

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Subjects: Libraries, Marketing, Privacy

Financial Services Fact Book 2007

Financial Services Factbook 2007: “Each year the Financial Services Fact Book, a partnership between the Insurance Information Institute and The Financial Services Roundtable, expands to reflect developments shaping the financial services sectors. This year’s book highlights a host of new trends, from baby boomer demographics to the general mobility of the U.S. population.”

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Subjects: Legal Research

LC Civil Rights Resource Guide

Civil Rights Resource Guide: “The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material related to civil rights, including photographs, documents, and sound recordings. This guide compiles links to civil-rights resources throughout the Library of Congress Web site. In addition, it provides links to external Web sites focusing on civil rights …

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Subjects: Legal Research
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