The Challenges of Digital Data Preservation
Life has gotten even shorter in digital age Related posting, What is the Life Span of Ditigal Content on CDs & DVDs?
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Two Legal Publishers Dominate Global Market
Publishers Dueling for No. 1
Google and Domain Name Disputes
From Susan Kuchinskas, interesting news of the continuing saga concerning Google’s domain name challenges, as documented in Of Boobles, Froogles and Googles. See also Google’s challenge of Froogles.com name rejected.
Michigan Captures Top Spot in Digital State Survey
“The Center for Digital Government is pleased to announce the results of its all-new 2004 Digital States Survey, a comprehensive study on best practices, policies and progress made by state governments in their use of digital technologies to better serve their citizens and streamline operations.” [Link]
New Report Documents Overclassification of Gov’t Docs.
The Report on Cost Estimates for Security Classification Activities for 2003 from the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO). [Link] See this article and this article for perspectives on the overclassification of government documents compiled at taxpayer expense. In addition, here is a press release from Senator Ron Wyden about recently introduced bipartisan legislation to create …
NPR Joins the RSS Bandwagon
RSS Feeds: NPR News and Information Delivered to Your Desktop
DoD Testing Fingerprint Authentication for PC Access
Security at your fingertips Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration
Bloggers and the DNC
Bloggers Offer Inside View of Convention Web Diarists Are Now Official Members of Convention Press Corps Blogging Against Convention A Guide to Following Weblogs During the Conventions From the WSJ, this free feature profiles 30 credentialed bloggers at the DNC in Boston, including librarian Jessamyn West. Related news: The Empire Blogs Back
Google’s IPO Share Valuation
Via Findlaw: “The Internet Search Engine Company’s Initial Public Offering Valuation Filed With The SEC, Estimating That Shares Will Sell For Between $108 – $135 Each, Which Could Raise Roughly $3.32 Billion,” [Link] Related news: Loss of Google sends users scrambling
9/11 Commission Report Focuses on Facts
Correcting the Record on Sept. 11, in Great Detail
Depository Libraries Directed to destroy DOJ Pamphlets
From the Boston Globe, this article reports the story about a DOJ directive to GPO concerning the destruction of five government documents on the prosecution of asset forfeiture cases. The data contained therein is already part of the public record, raising questions about the directive by the library community.
New Survey on Employment Discrimination
One in Five Americans Has Experienced Employment Discrimination, Says New FindLaw Survey See also this related news, Google Accused of Elderly Discrimination
