Day archives: December 3rd, 2023

LLRX November 2023

The November 2023 issue of LLRX has 9 new articles and 6 new columns: AI in Banking and Finance, November 30, 2023 ; AI in Banking and Finance – November 16, 2023 – This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government reports, industry white papers, academic papers and speeches on the subject of AI’s …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Defense, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Recommended Books

Does your home’s drinking water contain lead?

Fast Company: “Millions of Americans are at risk of lead exposure in their drinking water. Last week, in an effort to reduce that risk, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to require water systems across the country to replace lead service lines—the pipes that carry water from a city’s main line into a home …

Subjects: Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Health Care

How to Keep Time: How to Waste Time

Via The Atlantic [no paywall] – “Co-hosts Becca Rashid and Ian Bogost explore our relationship with time and how to reclaim it. Why is it so important to be productive? Why can it feel like there’s never enough time in a day? Why are so many of us conditioned to believe that being more productive …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

CDC revamps wastewater COVID data reporting

CIDRIP: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently unveiled new wastewater data tracking dashboard to make it easier to track local and national trends, even by variant. Wastewater tracking is one of the early indicators health officials use to gauge the activity of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses. Called the National Wastewater Surveillance Program, …

Subjects: E-Government, Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Health Care

Privacy First: A Better Way to Address Online Harms

EFF: “State, federal, and international regulators are increasingly concerned about the harms they believe the internet and new technology are causing. The list is long, implicating child safety, journalism, access to healthcare data, digital justice, competition, artificial intelligence, and government surveillance, just to name a few. The stories behind them are important: no one wants …

Subjects: Internet, Legal Research, Legislation, Privacy

2022 Country Reports on Terrorism

“The Department of State issued the 2022 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT). Each year, the CRT provides insight on important issues in the fight against terrorism and helps the United States make informed decisions about policies, programs, and resource allocations as we seek to build counterterrorism capacity and resilience around the globe. As the United …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Defense, Government Documents, Legal Research

Over One Million Card Catalog Records Digitized in Copyright Public Records System Pilot

Library of Congress Blogs – Copyright: “This summer, the Copyright Office reached a new milestone in our modernization efforts: surpassing one million card catalog records digitized with searchable metadata and added to the Office’s Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) pilot. As the number of card catalog entries in CPRS continues to grow, now is a …

Subjects: Congress, Copyright, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries