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Check out Word Spy, a resource that provides definitions of new words and phrases, as well as ones already in use that have taken on new meanings. What makes the site especially interesting is that it includes ‘example citations’ for each entry that illustrate the use of the word or phrase in context (with a …
On Monday, the Senate passed, by a vote of 84-0, the Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003, or the ‘PROTECT Act’ (S. 151). For reference, please see Senate Rpt. 108-002 – The PROTECT Act of 2003. This legislation will assist law enforcement in their efforts to track and …
Search engine Google is often the subject of news articles, but the February 15 announcement of the company’s purchase of the popular Blooger software has generated a steady stream of commentary and speculation in the blogging world and in the ‘mainstream’ press. What follows are several recent articles worth reviewing on the growing impact of …
The Institute of Museum and Library Services commissioned a recently published study from the Information Institute at Florida State University, Public Libraries and the Internet 2002: Internet Connectivity and Networked Services, (PDF) to evaluate the extent of Internet connectivity in U.S. public libraries. The results, gleaned from 1,100 respondents, indicate that almost all public libraries …
The FCC published a press release on the new rules for network unbundling of incumbent local phone carriers. See this Washington Post article, Vote on Internet Access Favors Phone Companies, for more details, and from the New York Times, High-Speed Service May Cost More.
Web Sites Sharing IP Addresses: Prevalence and Significance, a study by Benjamin Edelman of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, establishes that “more than 87% of active domain names are found to share their web servers with one or more additional domains, and more than two third of active domain names share their web …
The full-text of the EU Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union in 2004 is available here (Word). An Analysis of the Accession Treaty (Word) is here, and an Analysis of the accession Treaty (PDF) is here.
The March 2003 issue of Scientific American includes an article, Some Rights Reserved, on the non-profit Creative Commons licensing project that promotes a new avenue of sharing copyrighted works while retaining different levels of rights of authorship. See my previous post on this topic here.
ICSU (International Council of Scientific Unions) launched a new online global discussion forum focused on ensuring universal access to scientific knowledge. There are currently 26 articles posted on the site from authors around the world, and issues addressed include copyright, privacy, digital rights and the free and unfettered publication and distribution of scientific research via …
The February 2003 issue of D-Lib Magazine features five articles on providing expert, thorough and interactive research services to users through collaborative online technology applications.
Congress has approved a far reaching preservation program which will allow the Library of Congress to collect and provide access to a potentially vast database of digital content. The Librarian of Congress issued a press release on February 14 detailing the background and goals of this pioneering $99.8 million project, Preserving Our Digital Heritage: Plan …
The Kojo Nnamdi Show on public radio station WAMU in Washington, D.C. broadcast a segment on Tuesday, February 11 titled, Browsers and Search Engines, in which computer technology experts presented their views on the best search engines and browsers. This link comes via Pete Basofin.
