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The Clinton Presidential Center website, still under construction, includes the following statement: “Since President Clinton had the honor of being the first president of the Internet age, this site will function as the first truly virtual Presidential Library. It will encourage users to search for information, communicate through chats, create a dialogue and participate in …
The featured research center on the Library of Congress Today is the Law Library of Congress. It is worth noting this especially useful collection and the expertise of the professionals who work there: “The mission of the Law Library is to provide research and legal information to the U.S. Congress, U.S. Federal Courts and Executive …
See this posting from CNN’s Kevin Sites that states his war blog, begun March 9, ended on March 21. I had alerted readers about this unique blog on March 17. Do check-out J-Log, Journalism Topics and News, Media Views (via JD’s blog), for postings on topical issues that include Ethics and law issues in journalism …
From the Pew Internet Project, this new report: Online campaigners, citizens, and portals in the 2002 elections, “The Internet seems to offer a great two-way conduit for campaigners and citizens, with plenty of room for third parties to provide context and commentary as well. Some are making good on the vision of a lively online …
Kenote Systems announced that the company will provide regular reports on the performance of the communications networks that comprise the Internet backbone, as well as on major government and commercial sites, during the course of the war with Iraq. Keynote reports that for the week of March 10-14, the government websites that performed best were …
From the Technology eReport, published by the ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section, a brief but interesting article on the growing implemention of innovative technology applications in the courtroom:Trends in the Electronic Courtroom.
According to this article in today’s New York Times, the Bush Administration is well on its way to removing declassified government documents on national security from the public domain, as well as implementing a new policy to prevent such documents acquired in the future from reaching public view. A final order is expected in April …
From the Westlaw® press release: “Using a new database directory that works much like the Internet’s most popular directories, users can quickly and easily find their way from one set of databases to another, pinpointing the information they need in seconds. ”
As I previously posted, Tara Calishain of Research Buzz fame authored a new book, Google Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools. Marylaine Block reviews it here. See also this review, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Google…
Microdoc News offers links and short reviews of the Top 5 Mapping Tools of the Internet, a timely resource given current events.
Reporters’ Log: At war in Iraq: “The BBC’s unrivalled team of correspondents is bringing you news from the Gulf and reaction from around the world. On this page BBC News Online logs their impressions and personal experiences as they watch events unfold.”
The Federal Trade Commission issued a press release announcing their complaint (pdf) against 30 Minute Mortgage, Inc., which used this and other websites to spam and then scam consumers to obtain their financial data. The company is charged with violations of the FTC Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and the FTC’s …
