Category «Knowledge Management»

Digital Age Samaritans

Kaufman, Zachary D., Digital Age Samaritans (December 1, 2020). Boston College Law Review, Vol. 62, No. 4, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3741017 “Modern technology enables people to view, document, and share evidence of crimes contemporaneously or soon after commission. Electronic transmission of this material — including through social media and mobile devices — raises legal, …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation

Presidential Library Series: FDR Library

Archives Foundation / YouTube – Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: America’s First Power Couple. “Join FDR Presidential Library Director Paul Sparrow for a discussion of the 20th century’s most influential power couple. We’ll explore the impact of Franklin and Eleanor together and apart, delving into Eleanor’s role in redefining what it means to be First Lady …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management, Libraries

New Variants of the Virus that Causes COVID-19

CDC – “Viruses constantly change through mutation, and new variants of a virus are expected to occur over time. Sometimes new variants emerge and disappear. Other times, new variants emerge and persist. Multiple variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been documented in the United States and globally during this pandemic. The virus that …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Medicine

Social Media: Misinformation and Content Moderation Issues for Congress

CRS Report. Social Media: Misinformation and Content Moderation Issues for Congress, January 27, 2021: “Social media platforms disseminate information quickly to billions of global users. The Pew Research Center estimates that in 2019, 72% of U.S. adults used at least one social media site and that the majority of users visited the site at least …

Subjects: Congress, Free Speech, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation

Do your neighbors want to get vaccinated?

MIT Technology Review: “As the coronavirus vaccines have rolled out across the US, the process has been confusing and disastrous. States, left by the federal government to fend for themselves, have struggled to get a handle on the logistics of distribution. Many, including Georgia, Virginia, and California, have fallen woefully behind schedule. But even if …

Subjects: Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Marketing, Medicine, Social Media

This is how America gets its vaccines

MIT Technology Review: The Biden administration has inherited a web of tech systems and policies that it must navigate to meet its goal of administering 100 million doses in the first 100 days. After just a week in office, the Biden administration is already under immense public pressure to fix America’s mangled vaccine rollout. Operation …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Marketing, Medicine

COVID-19 and Publishing

Copyright Clearance Center – “A year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic was an “known unknown”—a potentially life-changing event we knew could happen someday but didn’t foresee on the near horizon. As we discussed the pandemic, we became increasingly curious to learn whether our anecdotal observations were backed up by facts. We started researching. The pandemic is …

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

Lawmakers are scrambling to figure out how to rein in social media platforms

Fast Company – “In the days after the insurrection at the Capitol building, security was tighter than usual. On the phone with Senator Mark Warner, I could hear his driver trying to explain to a guard that he had the senator with him. Yeah, tell him he’s good, the guard told the driver as he …

Subjects: Congress, Free Speech, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

American Masters Digital Archive

“Welcome to the PBS American Masters Digital Archive. Explore unreleased interviews filmed for past American Masters documentaries: 1000+ records and counting from more than 40 episodes in the series’ history. Browse now for rare interviews with musicians, filmmakers, artists, historians, writers, comedians, journalists and more. Some figures in the collection include David Bowie, Patti Smith, …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management

Can academics and journalists collaborate on big data projects?

Journalisr’s Resources – The SilverLining Project wants to find out: “The internet was made for transactions. Whether it’s photos of grandkids or a pallet of toilet paper, the internet connects people who have something with people who want it. That includes illegal goods and services. In hidden corners of the internet called the dark web, …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Mail, E-Records, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research