Monthly archives: March, 2022

Data Services Librarians’ Responsibilities and Perspectives on Research Data Management

Bishop BW, Orehek AM, Eaker C, Smith PL. Data Services Librarians’ Responsibilities and Perspectives on Research Data Management. Journal of eScience Librarianship2022;11(1): e1226. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2022.1226. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/vol11/iss1/4. This study of data services librarians is part of a series of studies examining the current roles and perspectives on Research Data Management (RDM) services in higher education. …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management

A new iron curtain is descending across Russia’s Internet

Washington Post: “Advocates of an open, globally connected Internet long have worried that a major country or region would break away from the Web amid geopolitical strife, dashing hopes of a seamless network capable of uniting a fractious world. Little more than a week into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world is coming closer to …

Subjects: Censorship, Education, Free Speech, Internet, Knowledge Management, Microsoft

We Must Lead on Digital Equity

American Libraries – “We’ve come a long way since 1994, when a study found that only 21% of public libraries had an internet connection. By 2004, more than 99% of them offered connectivity. Today, nearly 30 years later, libraries are technology hubs where patrons can learn the skills needed to navigate a vast digital world …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

beSpacific email updates will transition to another service

In the coming week or two I will transition my daily morning email updates to another service due to continued problems with the current service. Please bear with me and I appreciate your patience. If you visit beSpacific directly you can read all the postings I add Monday through Friday, as well as the search …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Unfortunate But Not Surprising Court Blocks Maryland’s Library eBook Law

TechDirt: “Back in December, we wrote about how the major book publishers had teamed up to sue the state of Maryland over a fairly tame law concerning ebooks and libraries. As we’ve been detailing, over the last few years, the big book publishers have been working overtime to abuse copyright law to destroy libraries. Whereas, …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management, Libraries

A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution

Via Kottke.org: “That’s the subtitle of a new book by Elie Mystal — the full title is Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution. From the Kirkus review: Mystal, an analyst at MSNBC and legal editor for the Nation, reads the Constitution from the point of view of a Black man …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research

Eleven Observations About Legal Writing

Abrams, Douglas E., Eleven Observations About Legal Writing (October 8, 2021). 77 Journal of the Missouri Bar 246 (Sept. – Oct. 2021), University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2021-27, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3939215 “Professor Abrams authors a column, Writing it Right, in the Journal of the Missouri Bar. In a …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Review: Public Legal Education – The Role of Law Schools In Building a More Legally Literate Society

Wallace, Amy, Review: Public Legal Education – The Role of Law Schools In Building a More Legally Literate Society (Routledge 2021) (October 8, 2021). International Journal of Public Legal Education, Forthcoming, NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper No. 3943343, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3943343 “Much has been written about public legal education (“PLE”) since the emergence of …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Recommended Books

Pair of cases on the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” could eviscerate legal safeguards protecting free and fair elections

Vox: “A pair of cases are currently pending before the Supreme Court that could fundamentally rewrite the rules of US elections. Both cases are redistricting cases. In Moore v. Harper, the North Carolina Supreme Court struck down gerrymandered congressional maps drawn by the state’s Republican legislature. In Toth v. Chapman, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court selected …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Free Speech, Government Documents, Legal Research

The Internet Is Not as New as You Think

Wired – “Within the long history of telecommunication in nature, the web can be seen not as a mere tool, but as a living system. The internet is not what you think it is. For one thing, it is not nearly as newfangled as we usually conceive of it. It does not represent a radical …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management

Russia’s War on Ukraine: A Conversation Hosted by The Atlantic, Featuring Anne Applebaum, Tom Nichols & Jeffrey Goldberg

Open Culture: “After years of threats, Vladimir Putin’s Russian forces invaded Ukraine—culminating in the largest attack against one European state by another since the Second World War. What happens now?” Via YouTube you can watch a wide-ranging conversation hosted by The Atlantic, featuring Anne Applebaum (Pulitzer-prize winning historian), Tom Nichols (U.S. Naval War College professor), …

Subjects: Defense, Economy, Education, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation

New transparency bills would force teachers to post instructional materials

Washington Post – “Conservatives have opened a new front in their campaign to excise from the classroom what they see as offensive lessons. Transparency bills are proliferating across the country, and proponents hope they will empower parents to scrutinize books and readings, setting up a fresh wave of battles with teachers. Lawmakers in at least …

Subjects: Censorship, Education, Knowledge Management

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