Day archives: April 6th, 2008

New on LLRX.com for April 2008

The Personal Information Trainer, by Stuart Basefsky Criminal Law Resources: Fingerprint Evidence Challenges, by Ken Strutin The Social Networking Titans: Facebook and MySpace, by Deborah Ginsberg and Meg Kribble Update to Choosing Law Librarianship: Thoughts for People Contemplating a Career Move, by Mary Whisner Living With the Asus Eee PC, by Conrad J. Jacoby Competitive …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, E-Records, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries

World Privacy Forum files comments on proposed rules regarding Patient Safety Organizations

“The World Privacy Forum filed extensive comments [April 4, 2008] regarding privacy protections for patients whose health care information will be shared with patient safety safety organizations under newly proposed Department of Health and Human Services regulations. After a landmark Institute of Medicine report on the prevalence of medical errors and their harmful impact on …

Subjects: Government Documents, Privacy

Canadian Federal Government Databases on the Web (2008)

“This is the 4th edition of the bibliography of online Canadian federal government databases, replacing the 3rd edition published in 2005. This current edition lists 488 databases publicly accessible on Government of Canada Web sites. Some of these databases require user registration. This edition contains 334 entries from the previous edition that have been reviewed …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Brookings: What the Unemployment Rate Signals on the Economy

What the Unemployment Rate Signals on the Economy Unemployment, Macroeconomics, U.S. Economy, Rebecca M. Blank, Visiting Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution. “First, the American work force is aging as the baby boom bulge moves into their 50s. This demographic shift lowers overall unemployment rates because older workers are more stably employed and have less …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

DOT OIG Semiannual Report to the Congress: April 1, 2007 – September 30, 2007

Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, Semiannual Report to the Congress: April 1, 2007 – September 30, 2007 “Our audit activities addressed such issues as improving airline customer service, assessing DOT preparations for granting Mexican trucks the authority to operate in the U.S., quantifying the growth in highway construction and maintenance costs, and identifying …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

DOT OIG Testimony: Amtrak’s Future Outlook and Budgetary Needs

Amtrak’s Future Outlook and Budgetary Needs, April 03, 2008 Summary: On April 3, David Tornquist, Assistant Inspector General for Rail and Maritime Program Audits and Economic Analysis, testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing & Urban Development regarding Amtrak’s future outlook and FY 2009 budgetary needs. Mr. Tornquist testified to the need for …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Cyberstates 2008: A Complete State-by-State Overview of the High-Technology Industry

News release: AeA, Advancing the Business of Technology – Cyberstates 2008: A Complete State-by-State Overview of the High-Technology Industry (fee) “This 148 page report provides you with new 2007 national data on high-tech employment and venture capital investments. Cyberstates 2008 also includes the latest available state data on employment, wages, establishments, payroll, and research and …

Subjects: Internet

Universal McCanns Global Research Into Impact of Social Media

“This project is an ongoing commitment by Universal McCann to measure consumer usage, attitudes and interests in adopting social media platforms and is the largest exploration of its kind. It aims to provide the facts behind the hype…This report (Wave 3) surveyed 17,000 internet users in 29 countries and was completed in March 2008. Power …

Subjects: Blogs, Internet, Knowledge Management

Study Group Issues Report Recommending Changes in Copyright Law to Reflect Digital Technologies

“After nearly three years of intensive work, the independent Section 108 Study Group has issued its report and recommendations on exceptions to copyright law to address how libraries, archives and museums deal with copyrighted materials in fulfilling their missions in the digital environment…Section 108 is the section of the Copyright Act that provides limited exceptions …

Subjects: Copyright, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research