Category «Education»

Faculty Perceptions of Online Law Journals

Conklin, Michael, Faculty Perceptions of Online Law Journals (October 2020). Michael Conklin, Faculty Perceptions of Online Law Journals, ___ Midwest L. J. ___ (Forthcoming 2020)., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3716416 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3716416 – “Online-only law journals (OLJs) are sometimes referred to as “companions” or “supplements.” They are law journals that are only distributed in a digital …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Proposal to install spyware in university libraries to protect copyrights shocks academics

Coda Story – “A recent proposal recommending the deployment of surveillance software in order to monitor those accessing academic material has drawn fire from digital rights advocates and scientists. The plan was outlined on October 22 during a virtual webinar hosted by a consortium of the world’s leading publishers of scientific journals, featuring security experts discussing the threats posed …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Copyright, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Education, Freedom of Information, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Free software to create full copies of sites to archive

“HTTrack is a free (GPL, libre/free software) and easy-to-use offline browser utility. It allows you to download a World Wide Web site from the Internet to a local directory, building recursively all directories, getting HTML, images, and other files from the server to your computer. HTTrack arranges the original site’s relative link-structure. Simply open a …

Subjects: E-Government, Education, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Mehlman Castagnetti – America Decided – America’s Divided

PowerPoint – America Decided – America’s Divided – MAIN TAKEAWAYS “Voters wanted more competent but also more moderate leadership:  Trump lost for failing to manage COVID competently & excessive chaos / division  • House Democrats lost where voters feared overly-aggressive Progressivism Our nation remains narrowly & deeply divided: • Senate & House nearly tied, key …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Climate Change, Congress, Defense, Economy, Education, Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

‘Be the Twitter that you want to see in the world

Harvard Law Today – “How social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook manage the spread of mis- and disinformation—and their governance approaches to this and related problems—has been a major concern over the past few years. Ahead of the 2020 presidential election in the United States, experts from the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

The Potential Role Of Open Data In Mitigating The COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges And Opportunities

Health Affairs: “The scale and diffuse impact of the global 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is unprecedented in our lifetime. As of October 23, 2020, less than a year into the pandemic, there have been more than 41.7 million cases and more than one million deaths globally. Without a vaccine or widespread treatment access, the …

Subjects: Education, Food and Nutrition, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Student Loan Bill Tracking Database

National Conference of State Legislatures – This interactive database tracks state legislation related to student loan debt across several categories, including forgiveness, licensure, oversight and taxes. It includes pending, failed and enacted bills since 2015. The database can be searched by category, year or state. The database is updated monthly with bills identified by NCSL staff…”

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Legal Research, Legislation

Asked and answered: What readers want to know about coronavirus

Washington Post – “The novel coronavirus is changing how we live our lives, and our readers have questions. The Washington Post has catalogued and organized 13,202 questions about the pandemic and provided a guide to help you find the answers. Many of the questions fall into common themes, and this guide provides links to reporting …

Subjects: Education, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Medicine