Monthly archives: October, 2015

GOOD Project Literacy

“Through Project Literacy, GOOD and Pearson are building partnerships for a more literate future. Follow the #ProjectLiteracy hashtag and visit http://magazine.good.is/articles/which-library-user-are-you or projectliteracy.com to tell us your stories, help us ask the right questions, and take action in your community.”

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management, Libraries

EU Report – The challenge of resilience in a globalised world

The challenge of resilience in a globalised world. Joint Research Centre. EUR 27280 EN. Report by the Joint Research Centre the European Commission’s in-house science service. “…[this] Directorate-General Joint Research Centre Resilience Report is the first-ever attempt to deepen our knowledge and develop a holistic approach by analysing various strategies for building resilience in the …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

2013 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice: Summary Results

Schuh, Scott D. and Stavins, Joanna, The 2013 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice: Summary Results (July 27, 2015). FRB of Boston Research Data Report No. 15-4. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2675334 “In 2013, the average number of consumer payments per month did not change significantly from the average number in 2012. The number of …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Google is recording your voice and questions

Quartz – Mike Murphy – Google’s been quietly recording your voice; here’s how to listen to—and delete—the archive “Google searches are like a stream of consciousness. We plug every idle curiosity, every thought, and every question into the search engine. Google has always kept careful record of these searches, which helps sell ads. But Google …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet, Libraries, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

The Hidden Data Economy

The Marketplace for Stolen Digital Information – McAfee – This report was researched and written by: Charles McFarland, François Paget, Raj Saman. Raj Samani, CTO of Intel Security for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa: “Data is the “oil” of the digital economy. The commercial market for personal data is booming, with large databases of …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Internet, Privacy

GPO MetaLib Search Engine expands coverage

“Welcome to MetaLib, a service of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)! MetaLib is a federated search engine that searches multiple U.S. Federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources available online. To learn more, view additional brief or detailed search information.” See this link for the …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Search Engines

Emerald Group Publishing launches new contribution to Open Access debate

“Bingley, United Kingdom, 19 October 2015 – Emerald Group Publishing is marking International Open Access Week (19-25 October) with the launch of a Special Issue on Open Access (OA) from Online Information Review, with contributions from some of the world’s leading experts on the debate. The aim of this Special Issue is to contribute insights, analysis and commentary towards …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Improving the Way the Government Buys IT

White House, October 16, 2015: “Today, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued the first in a series of information technology (IT) directives to improve how the Federal Government buys and manages one of the most common IT purchases made every year – basic laptops and desktops.  From the start, this Administration …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

Estimation of countries’ interdependence in plant genetic resources provisioning national food supplies and production systems

“The Contracting Parties of the International Treaty recognize that plant genetic resources for food and agriculture are a common concern of all countries, in that all countries depend largely on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture that originated elsewhere. Nearly 20 years ago, an initial research on interdependence mong countries on crop diversity provided information …

Subjects: Environmental Law, Food and Nutrition, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

2nd Circuit Rules for Google in Authors Guild Book Scanning Case

13-4829-cv Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT (Argued: December 3, 2014 Decided: October 16, 2015) “Plaintiff-appellants, who are authors of published books under copyright, appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Chin, J.) in favor of Defendant …

Subjects: Copyright, Courts, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries