Follow up to previous posting – SSRN Acquired by Elsevier – “At the beginning of Summer, we promised to share our evolving technology roadmap. With new resources for design and development, we are reimagining SSRN’s possibilities. First, we implemented our long-awaited full-text search. Now we’re sending a portion of our users to a Beta version of the new site. Go to the Home page and you may be lucky enough to get a sneak peak (visitors are being randomly sent to the new site) so do try your luck. Here’s a little more information on what we’re planning. We’re excited to share a cleaner, simpler site with easier navigation. The new Home page design is the first of a series of new pages we’ll be rolling out over the next few months. We hope you like the new look and, more importantly, that it makes it easier for you to find what you need on SSRN…”
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Daily Archives: October 5, 2016
Preservation of Law Reviews: Two Ways
Craigle, Valeri, Preservation of Law Reviews: Two Ways (October 5, 2016). Digital Library Perspectives: Special Preservation Issue, Forthcoming. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2847909 “On November 7, 2008, the Durham Statement on Open Access to Legal Scholarship was released to the public. One of its main tenets ‒ that law schools and libraries “stop publishing… Continue Reading
CRS – Human-Induced Earthquakes from Deep-Well Injection: A Brief Overview
Human-Induced Earthquakes from Deep-Well Injection: A Brief Overview. Peter Folger, Acting Section Research Manager, Mary Tiemann, Specialist in Environmental Policy. September 30, 2016. “The development of unconventional oil and natural gas resources using horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing has created new demand for disposal wells that inject waste fluids into deep geologic formations. Deep-well injection… Continue Reading
Presidential Transitions: Issues Involving Outgoing and Incoming Administrations
Presidential Transitions: Issues Involving Outgoing and Incoming Administrations, L. Elaine Halchin, Coordinator, Specialist in American National Government. September 29, 2016. “The smooth and orderly transfer of power generally is a notable feature of presidential transitions, and a testament to the legitimacy and durability of the electoral and democratic processes. Yet, at the same time, a… Continue Reading
CRS – Encryption: Frequently Asked Questions
Encryption: Frequently Asked Questions, Chris Jaikaran, Analyst in Cybersecurity Policy. September 28, 2016. “Encryption is a process to secure information from unwanted access or use. Encryption uses the art of cryptography to change information which can be read (plaintext) and make it so that it cannot be read (ciphertext). Decryption uses the same art of… Continue Reading
Internships, Fellowships, and Other Work Experience Opportunities in the Federal Government
CRS report via FAS – Internships, Fellowships, and Other Work Experience Opportunities in the Federal Government. Christina Miracle Bailey, Senior Research Librarian; Jennifer E. Manning; Senior Research Librarian. September 30, 2016. “While there are many opportunities in the federal government for internships, fellowships, and other work experience, there is no comprehensive source to assist in… Continue Reading
GAO – How much does the federal government spend on PR
Public Relations Spending: Reported Data on Related Federal Activities, GAO-16-877R: Published: Sep 30, 2016. Publicly Released: Oct 5, 2016. “The rise of Facebook, Twitter, and other new platforms has changed the ways in which the federal government communicates with the public. But what is the total scope of federal public relations activities? We found that… Continue Reading
Once again a contractor charged with removing classified NSA information
Politico, Josh Gerstein and Cory Bennett: “The U.S. government confirmed a potentially wide-ranging breach of classified information Wednesday, raising serious questions about the steps federal agencies and contractor Booz Allen Hamilton took to prevent leaks in the wake of the Edward Snowden’s seismic revelations about National Security Agency surveillance…During a court-ordered search of [the home… Continue Reading
