Category «Libraries»

Center for Information Policy and Electronic Government Launched at University of Maryland

Press release: “The College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland is pleased to announce the launching of the Center for Information Policy and Electronic Government (CIPEG). CIPEG is a multidisciplinary research and educational center that focuses on the intersections between public policy and law, ethics, and trust as they affect the uses of …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Intellectual Property, Legal Research, Libraries

ALA Washington Office Reports Congress Orders EPA to Reopen Libraries

Follow up to postings on EPA library closures, this June 29, 2007 posting from the ALA District Dispatch blog: “After considerable pressure by librarians, researchers and the public, Congress has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to restore its library network. In the fiscal year (FY) 2008 Interior Appropriations bill, the Senate Appropriations Committee orders …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries

Nixon Library to Become Part of National Archives Presidential Library System

Press Release, June 28, 2007: Nixon Library to Become Part of the National Archives Presidential Library System and to Release Formerly Withheld Nixon Special Political Documents and Tapes “The legal transfer on July 11, 2007, of the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace from the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation to the National Archives. The …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries

New on LLRX.com for June 2007

Shanghai Express: Donating and Shipping Law Books Overseas, by Kara Phillips Better Connections with Clients, by Wells H. Anderson Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide, Updated – by Sabrina I. Pacifici 60 Gadgets in 60 Minutes, by Barbara Fullerton, Brian Neale and Holly Pinto An Overview of Selected Legal Digital Libraries, by George Butterfield …

Subjects: Congress, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries, Marketing

Reverberations in Case Involving FBI NSLs and Connecticut Librarians

Follow up to previous postings on Connecticut librarians and FBI NSL gag order, via Wired Blog, Librarians Describe Life Under An FBI Gag Order: “Two Connecticut librarians on Sunday [at the 2007 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC] described what it was like to be slapped with an FBI national security letter and accompanying gag …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Mail, Legal Research, Libraries, Patriot Act, Privacy

State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources

“How trustworthy are state-level primary legal resources on the Web? The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) is pleased to announce the publication of the State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources that answers this very important and timely question. The comprehensive report examines the results of a state survey that investigated whether government-hosted …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Government Information Division Posts Presentations from SLA Conference

Government Information Division, 2007 Annual Conference Recaps Denver, Colorado, June 3-6, 2007: “The Government Information Division will be recapping all its sponsored and co-sponsored events. In addition, DGI will offer recaps of other events that impact government information. This page will be updated as new recaps are made available.”

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries

Chronicling America Site Now Offers 310,000 Newspaper Pages

Press release: “Program to Put Digitized Newspapers Online Makes Eight Awards – “Approximately 310,000 digitized newspaper pages, dating from 1900 to 1910, are now accessible through the Chronicling America Web site…New features in Chronicling America include: 80,000 pages have been added (including 11 new titles); The page display has been revised. Adobe Flash Player is …

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

GAO Evaluates Talking Books for the Blind Program

Talking Books for the Blind, GAO-07-871R, June 12, 2007. “The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), a part of the Library of Congress, operates a free national talking (audio) book program for qualified blind, visually impaired, or physically disabled residents of the United States and its territories, as well as qualified …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Libraries

12-University Consortium Joins Google Book Project

“The number of libraries participating in the Google Book Search Library Project just got a whole lot bigger with today’s addition of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). The CIC is a national consortium of 12 research universities, including University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, Michigan State …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Libraries, Search Engines

Agency Announces Discontinuation of FTC Decisions in Print Version

“The Federal Trade Commission has informed GPO that they will cease the print publication of FTC Decisions. These will be available in electronic format only beginning with Volume 129. Access to the Decisions is available at: http://www.ftc.gov/os/decisions/index.shtm or via http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS81899. The last volume distributed in print to the FDL’s was Volume 128 (FT 1.11:128, item …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries