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Rand Report – Assessing Publicly Available Data Regarding U.S. Transportation Infrastructure Security

Freedom and Information: Assessing Publicly Available Data Regarding U.S. Transportation Infrastructure Security, August 8, 2007: “This report concerns the feasibility of obtaining information relevant to planning terrorist attacks from publicly available sources. To the extent that such information is available, it is particularly valuable to terrorist planners in that it can generally be obtained at …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, Internet

New U.S. Government Implementation Plan to Control Narcotics in Afghanistan

On-the-Record Briefing On the Release of a Comprehensive New U.S. Government Implementation Plan to Control Narcotics in Afghanistan, August 9, 2007, Department of State. U.S. Counternarcotics Strategy for Afghanistan, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, August 2007, Compiled by the Coordinator for Counternarcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan, Ambassador Thomas A. Schweich, U.S. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

The European Library Offers Access to 150 Million Entries Across Europe

“The European Library is a non-commercial organisation. It provides the services of a physical library and the opportunity to benefit from a virtual environment in 20 languages. This website allows to search through the resources of 30 of the 47 national libraries involved in The European Library. Resources can be both digital or bibliographical (books, …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Libraries

Library of Congress Webcast Available on Torture, Detainees and the U.S. Military

The Law Library of Congress is pleased to announce the following new resource: Webcast: A Panel Discussion – “Torture, Detainees, & the U.S. Military” [via Emily Carr/Law Library of Congress] SPEAKERS: Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan, United States Army; Brigadier General James C. Walker, United States Marine Corps; Ms. Jacki Northam, National Public Radio Correspondent; Professor …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries

Commentary on Understanding Privacy — and the Real Threats to It

Understanding Privacy — and the Real Threats to It, August 4, 2007 (20 pages, PDF), by Jim Harper, the editor of Privacilla.org and director of information policy studies at the Cato Institute. Executive Summary: “Properly defined, privacy is the subjective condition people experience when they have power to control information about themselves. Because privacy is …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

Iraqi State Library Again in Danger

The Guardian: “Thousands of rare books and manuscripts in Iraq’s national library and archive, one of the country’s most important cultural institutions, are in peril after the occupation of the building by Iraqi security forces, the library’s director said yesterday.” Related: Diary of Saad Eskander, Director of the Iraq National Library and Archive: July 2007 …

Subjects: Blogs, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Article Examines Corporate Responsibility for Compromised Personal Records

Erickson, K., & Howard, P. (2007). A case of mistaken identity? News accounts of hacker, consumer, and organizational responsibility for compromised digital records. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 12(4), article 5. “The computer hacker is one of the most vilified figures in the digital era, but to what degree are organizations actually responsible for compromised personal …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, PC Security, Privacy

Study Examines Benefits of Facebook

The Benefits of Facebook “Friends:” Social Capital and College Students’ Use of Online Social Network Sites, Nicole B. Ellison, Charles Steinfield, Cliff Lampe – Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media Michigan State University – Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 12(4), article 1. “This study examines the relationship between use of Facebook, a popular online social …

Subjects: Internet

E-Learning Guide

“Thinking about getting an online education? USNews.com’s E-Learning Guide lays out detailed information gathered directly from more than 2,800 traditional colleges and virtual universities. Select one of the options below to find the online degree or certificate that’s right for you.”

Subjects: Knowledge Management