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Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age: 2021 – Chapters 1 and 2

Menell, Peter S. and Lemley, Mark A. and Merges, Robert P. and Balganesh, Shyamkrishna, Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age: 2021 – Chapters 1 and 2 (July 11, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3884159 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3884159 “Rapid advances in digital and life sciences technology continue to spur the evolution of intellectual property law. As professors …

Subjects: AI, Congress, Copyright, Government Documents, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Bruce Mehlman’s Top 2022 Risks Deck

Bruce Mehlman of Mehlman Castagnetti – his 29 slide deck is titled Living in Limbo – Anticipating the Top 2022 Risks in Politics & Policy “Uncertainty, volatility & disruption are the new normal. 2022 will neither be the best of times nor worst of times. COVID won’t magically go away nor kill us all. The …

Subjects: Climate Change, Congress, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Defense, Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Financial System, Health Care, Transportation

The International ILL Toolkit a crowd-sourced tool for global resource sharing

OCLC: “Join this webinar on 17 February 2022, Time 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America] to learn about the International ILL Toolkit, a freely available, crowd-sourced effort designed to promote and enable greater ease of global sharing among libraries. The International ILL Toolkit is a freely available, crowd-sourced effort, initiated by the OCLC SHARES resource sharing …

Subjects: E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Keep it Locked – A special issue about protecting yourself in extreme circumstances

The Verge: “Security isn’t just about passwords and databases. It cuts down to the most basic questions of what we need to protect ourselves and the people we care about. So this week, we’re bringing you stories about how people protect themselves in the most extreme conditions — whether it’s Muslims navigating FBI surveillance or …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, ID Theft, Internet, Privacy, Social Media

Top 25 News Photos of 2021

The Atlantic – “As we approach the end of the year, here is a look back at some of the major news events and moments of 2021. The breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 set the stage for a contentious year in the United States, and COVID-19 variants and regional surges slowed worldwide …

Subjects: Congress, Knowledge Management

World Inequality Report 2022

“We live in a data-abundant world and yet we lack basic information about inequality. Economic growth numbers are published every year by governments across the globe, but they do not tell us about how growth is distributed across the population – about who gains and who loses from economic policies. Accessing such data is critical …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Economy, Education, Energy, Environmental Law, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

How to find the right coronavirus test for new U.S. travel rules

Washington Post: “The United States on Monday [December 6, 2021] began requiring all inbound international travelers to show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken within a day of their flight to enter the country. The requirement is mandatory for anyone at least 2 years old, even American citizens and legal residents, regardless of vaccination …

Subjects: Health Care, Medicine, Transportation

Clamor For More Open Court Records Is Augmented Via AI Beneficial Uses

Eliot, Lance, Clamor For More Open Court Records Is Augmented Via AI Beneficial Uses (November 29, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3973217 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3973217 “Court records are not quite as openly accessible as you might assume. There are often fees charged to get court records. In addition, court records are oftentimes in disparate formats and it …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, Courts, Education, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

The 11 Best Tips for Controlling Computer Stress

MakeUseOf: “Do you feel stressed due to the excessive use of computers? Find out the best ways to manage computer stress. The term “computer stress” refers to the anxiety and stress you experience when your computer works differently than expected. Almost all the work you do involves computers. That’s the reason you have to put …

Subjects: Health Care

Klaxon – Get emailed when a website changes

“Built and refined in the newsroom of The Marshall Project, Klaxon has provided our journalists with many news tips, giving us early warnings and valuable time to pursue stories. Klaxon has been used and tested by journalists at The Marshall Project, The New York Times, the Texas Tribune, the Associated Press and elsewhere. The public …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries