9/11 Report Nominated for National Book Award
The National Book Foundation website lists the 9/11 Commission Report as a candidate for the 2004 National Book Award Finalist in the non-fiction category. See the press release here.
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Report from DOJ Intellectual Property Task Force on Cybercrime
Report of the Department of Justice’s Task Force on Intellectual Property (October 2004, 96 pages, PDF): “This final report of recommendations..outline[s] both substantive and tangible methods for the Department of Justice to expand and enhance its efforts in protecting the nation’s creative and intellectual resources.” Commentary: Justice Dept. wants new antipiracy powers
New Edition of U.S. Government Manual on the Web
U.S. Government Manual: Main Page, Quick Search for Current Edition (2004-05) [Link]: “As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, and boards, …
Guide to Online Research Browsers
Online Research Browsers, PDF, 13 pages, by Marcus P. Zillman.
Civil Rights Commission Report Review Bush Record
From the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, whose mission is “to investigate complaints alleging that citizens are being deprived of their right to vote by reason of their race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or by reason of fraudulent practices,” a new report: Redefining Rights in America-The Civil Rights Record of the …
Defense Authorization Section on Nondisclosure of Certain Products of Commercial Satellite Operations
From Secrecy News: “Congressional conferees narrowed the scope of a new Freedom of Information Act exemption for certain categories of commercial satellite imagery and related products. As revised, the exemption would apply only to imagery whose sale to non-government customers is already prohibited “for reasons of national security.” The final language in section 914 of …
FEC’s Newly Designed Website
From the press release: The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has redesigned and streamlined its Internet Web site. The primary purpose of the revamped Web site is to reorganize the site’s growing body of material to offer the most efficient presentation of relevant and appropriate information to various audiences, including the general public, candidates and their …
LexisNexis to Provide Access to Factiva in March 2005
From the press release: “Factiva®, a Dow Jones and Reuters Company and a leading global news and business information provider, and LexisNexis Group, a leading global legal news and information services and products provider, today announced that LexisNexis® will provide Factivas world-class global content collection to legal professionals at law firms worldwide. Beginning March 1, …
FTC Seeks Court Order Against Spyware Maker
Update to 10/08/04 posting, FTC Files Case Against Two Companies Who Market Spyware, that included a link to the complaint, see the 10/12/04 FTC press release, FTC Cracks down On Spyware Operation, for additional comments.
Google Print Does Not Include OCLC WorldCat Records
As a follow-up to my October 6 posting, Google Launches Feature to Read Book Excerpts and Links to Purchase, from the Library Journal (reg. req’d), Google Goes Inside the Book, But No Link to Libraries. At this time, Google is not indexing OCLC’s Open WorldCat program records as part of their new service, and indicates …
National Jury Center Website Launched
Press release: “The American Judicature Society’s National Jury Center has launched a Web site on the jury. The site is designed for use by potential jurors and court administrators, as well as the media, lawyers, judges, researchers, and interested members of the public.” The site includes six topical portals: Choosing Who Serves, Jury Improvement Efforts, …
State By State Guide for Voters
From Newsweek, via MSNBC, a state by state voters guide to election 2004. Information provided includes how each state voted in the 2000 election, a brief analysis/projection of the 2004 race (to be updated), number of electoral college votes, whether e-voting is offered, if Nader is on the ballot, absentee ballot information, and population data. …
