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A terrific database from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, it currently comprises links to over 2,900 exhibitions, browsable by alphabetical title list, exhibition name, institution and subject terms. [Metafilter] From among the site’s eclectic, whimsical and content rich resources: Gutenberg and Beyond: Books, Libraries, and Changing Technology, Memories of Picnics and Thomas Edison: A Lifetime of …
Press release: “The National Security Archive, together with America’s leading library and archival associations and four public interest groups, filed a joint amicus brief today in the U.S. Supreme Court case brought by Vice President Richard Cheney to prevent discovery into the makeup of his controversial energy policy task force.” “Joining the Archive in the …
Library-Oriented Lists & Electronic Serials: “This document is a compilation of electronic discussion lists, distribution lists and serials which are of interest to library professionals and staff.”
From the Supreme Court of Canada, a recent and notable copyright decision of interest to those tracking the course of the Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act (DCIMA): The Law Society of Upper Canada v. CCH Canadian Limited – and between – The Law Society of Upper Canada v. Thomson Canada Limited c.o.b. as …
The Baltimore County Circuit Court Law Library’s catalog is now available online at this link. [Stephanie Levasseur]
Today Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) announced the company “is partnering with TIME to create a complete digital (searchable) archive containing every issue of the publication since its inception (1923-present),” to be released in May (to subscribers).
The European Library service will be a portal which offers integrated access to the combined resources of the national libraries of Europe. It will offer free searching for both digital and non-digital resources and will deliver digital objects – some free, some priced. At launch there will be no central authentication mechanisms, any authentication will …
The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook – A Guide for the Serious Searcher, by Randolph Hock, February 2004. The Web Library: Building a World Class Personal Library with Free Web Resources, by Barbara Quint (Editor), Nicholas G. Tomaiuolo, January 2004.
Potential legal challenges to the application of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in public libraries: Strategies and issues, by Paul T. Jaeger and Charles R. McClure “The legal issues that might be used to challenge the Courts decision include least restrictive alternative, vagueness, overbreadth, request policies, prior restraints, public forum, and limitations on political …
Mercury News reported on IBM’s WebFountain Advanced Text Analytic Solutions, which according to this IBM overview, “enables access to multi-terabyte data stores of unstructured and semi-structured data. This includes internet data, weblogs, bulletin boards, enterprise data, legacy data, licensed content, newspapers, magazines and trade journals.” The article states that the application is currently gathering data …
This New York Times article, When a Search Engine Isn’t Enough, Call a Librarian profiles the online and off-line research expertise of public library reference librarians such as Kris Tuckerman in Rockville, Maryland.
Welcome to www.SLA.org, Version 4.0! “Weve enhanced your experience with a cleaner, more modern appearance and simplified access to all major resources. In addition to the structural changes, weve improved the organization of our content by developing an all-new taxonomy and thesaurus.”
