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American Libraries – “We’ve come a long way since 1994, when a study found that only 21% of public libraries had an internet connection. By 2004, more than 99% of them offered connectivity. Today, nearly 30 years later, libraries are technology hubs where patrons can learn the skills needed to navigate a vast digital world …
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TechDirt: “Back in December, we wrote about how the major book publishers had teamed up to sue the state of Maryland over a fairly tame law concerning ebooks and libraries. As we’ve been detailing, over the last few years, the big book publishers have been working overtime to abuse copyright law to destroy libraries. Whereas, …
Abrams, Douglas E., Eleven Observations About Legal Writing (October 8, 2021). 77 Journal of the Missouri Bar 246 (Sept. – Oct. 2021), University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2021-27, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3939215 “Professor Abrams authors a column, Writing it Right, in the Journal of the Missouri Bar. In a …
Wallace, Amy, Review: Public Legal Education – The Role of Law Schools In Building a More Legally Literate Society (Routledge 2021) (October 8, 2021). International Journal of Public Legal Education, Forthcoming, NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper No. 3943343, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3943343 “Much has been written about public legal education (“PLE”) since the emergence of …
Wired – “Within the long history of telecommunication in nature, the web can be seen not as a mere tool, but as a living system. The internet is not what you think it is. For one thing, it is not nearly as newfangled as we usually conceive of it. It does not represent a radical …
Open Culture: “After years of threats, Vladimir Putin’s Russian forces invaded Ukraine—culminating in the largest attack against one European state by another since the Second World War. What happens now?” Via YouTube you can watch a wide-ranging conversation hosted by The Atlantic, featuring Anne Applebaum (Pulitzer-prize winning historian), Tom Nichols (U.S. Naval War College professor), …
Washington Post – “Conservatives have opened a new front in their campaign to excise from the classroom what they see as offensive lessons. Transparency bills are proliferating across the country, and proponents hope they will empower parents to scrutinize books and readings, setting up a fresh wave of battles with teachers. Lawmakers in at least …
The New York Times: “President Biden’s surgeon general on Thursday used his first formal advisory to the United States to deliver a broadside against tech and social media companies, which he accused of not doing enough to stop the spread of dangerous health misinformation — especially about Covid-19. The official, Dr. Vivek Murthy, declared such …
Via LLRX – Using News and Social Media for Finding Financial Assets – 5 Top Tips – Private investigator Marcy Phelps searches social media and online news for clients on a daily basis and recommends specific sources as useful for asset investigations. Phelps notes that not everything will show up in public records, and news …
School Library Journal: The president of the Ukrainian Library Association reached out to the world’s library community after the Russian invasion began in February. In the letter, Oksana Brui calls libraries a “strategic weapon” of this war. Below is an English translation of the message…”
Vice: “From news reports and social media posts to Ukraine University and government websites, archivists are in a mad dash to preserve the country’s online history. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine accelerates, professional and hobbyist archivists alike are rushing to preserve Ukraine’s online history, cataloging and storing everything from Ukrainian government and university websites, to …
