Category «Knowledge Management»

Thanks to the Internet Archive the history of American newspapers is more searchable than ever

NiemanLab: “My two intellectual loves are history and journalism — alternately, history and its first draft — and I’m always happy to see the two overlap. That’s the case with word that the Internet Archive has digitized nearly the entire back catalog of Editor & Publisher — for decades the bible of the newspaper industry …

Subjects: E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Website Security: How to Secure & Protect Your Website

Law Technology Today: “With around 2 billion websites online in 2020, it’s easy to see why the internet has turned to be a goldmine for malicious actors in recent times. With tons of transactions and valuable information taking place online each day, hackers are always trying to come up with clever hacks to bypass any …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Knowledge Management, PC Security

2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report

University of Pennsylvania Scholarly Commons – 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, James G. McGann: “The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania conducts research on the role policy institutes play in governments and civil societies around the world. Often referred to as the …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Some states are racing ahead of others with their coronavirus vaccine rollouts

Washington Post – Their secret? Keeping it simple. “They all started in the same place, with no one immunized, no stockpiles of vaccine and no choice but to dive in immediately with perhaps the most high-stakes public health campaign in American history. Seven weeks later, the nation’s states are all racing to deliver a potentially …

Subjects: Health Care, Knowledge Management, Medicine

Can you still transmit Covid-19 after vaccination?

BBC Future – There’s no evidence that any of the current Covid-19 vaccines can completely stop people from being infected – and this has implications for our prospects of achieving herd immunity – “…In fact, most vaccines don’t fully protect against infection, even if they can block symptoms from appearing. As a result, vaccinated people …

Subjects: Health Care, Knowledge Management, Medicine

The Lifecycle of Copyright: 1925 Works Enter the Public Domain

LC Copyright Blog: “On January 1, a new raft of creative works of expression entered the public domain in the United States. The term of copyright has ended for works published or registered in 1925, which now join pre-1924 works already in the public domain and available for use by everyone without restrictions. Expiration of …

Subjects: Copyright, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Accountability 2021 – Restoring accountability in the federal government

Open the Government  – 40 Advocacy Organizations & Experts Release Accountability 2021 Reform Agenda for Biden Administration – “The Accountability 2021 effort recognizes that the President has the power to create a government that is both responsive to and representative of the public—and demands that whoever sits in the Oval Office take steps to do …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

10 Best Sites For Free Google Slides Themes & PowerPoint Templates

Hongkiat: “Your presentation cannot be perfect without the help of a companion set of beautiful, engaging, and informative slides. With the help of templates, you get a solid foundation for creating the perfect slides for your next presentation. Whether you use Google Slides or PowerPoint (online or offline), there is a ready-made presentation theme or …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Keynote: AI Transformation – Competing in the Age of AI #KMWorld

Via LLRX – Keynote: AI Transformation – Competing in the Age of AI #KMWorld – Knowledge sharing, social media and knowledge management expert V. Mary Abraham shares her readout and impressions of this timely and impactful keynote presented by Marco Iansiti, Harvard Business School Professor of Business Administration, and Coauthor of Competing in the Age …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Education, Knowledge Management, Marketing