Interesting Background on Google Project Director for Library Digitization Program
Digitizing books: A mountainous task for Google Major collections readied for online, one page at a time.
Washington Post Editorial On Prisoner Abuse
As a followup to my December 22 posting, Human Rights Group Submits FOIA Request for Docs. on Detainees, this Washington Post (reg. req’d) editorial from December 23, War Crimes.
Rebuilding Iraq’s National Library
From the Uk Guardian, Iraq’s library struggles to rise from the ashes -Remains of national history are slowly pieced together.
Library Journal Lists Most Popular Books Borrowed From Libraries
On the extreme right hand side of the Library Journal homepage, there are links to The Books Most Borrowed in U.S. Libraries – Fiction and The Books Most Borrowed in U.S. Libraries – Nonfiction. The lists are compiled weekly.
Advocacy Group Lists Privacy Resolutions
From EPIC, Top Ten Consumer Privacy Resolutions.
Analysis of What Lies Ahead for Google and Microsoft As They Compete in 2005
Whats Next for Google, by Charles H. Ferguson: “Google seeks to become the gatekeeper for not only the public Web but also the “dark” or hidden Web of private databases, dynamically generated pages, controlled-access sites, and Web servers within organizations (estimated to be tens or even hundreds of times larger than the public Web); the …
New GAO Report Indicates Progress Still Needed on E-Gov’t Initiatives
Press release: “Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins, R-Me., and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., released Wednesday a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report showing that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and other federal agencies have made progress in implementing key provisions of the E-Government Act of 2002 but have failed to carry out …
Advocacy and Industry Groups Submit Comments Opposing VoIP Wiretaps
Industry, Public Interest Groups Oppose FCC Proposal to Impose Design Mandates on VoIP Joint Reply Comments of Industry and Public Interest Groups on CALEA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (31 pages, PDF), December 21, 2004 Joint Initial Comments of Industry and Public Interest Groups (60 pages, PDF), November 08, 2004 Related references : Range of Groups …
Human Rights Group Submits FOIA Request for Docs. on Detainees
Press release: “In New York, on December 21, 2004, the Center for Constitutional Rights submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking all records held by the U.S. Departments of Defense, Justice and State, and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with respect to the treatment of all detainees being held in U.S. …
Extensive Credentialing Process For Media Attending Inaugural
On December 9 I posted on Fingerprinting and Background Checks for Media Covering Inaugural. As a follow-up, here is a press release documenting the personal and professional data required of all media for the slew of inaugural events. The Media Credential Application requires “…from each applicant: gender, full legal name, position, race, social security number …
Survey Documents Significant Privacy Issues in 2005
This InfoWorld commentary details previous consumer data compiled for the Ponemon Institute’s Privacy Trust Surveys on e-commerce and government related developments. From this data, the author concludes that in 2005, major privacy issues will be ID authentication technology, phishing, net advertising, the collection of airline passenger data, and earning consumer trust.
United States Government Internet Manual 2004-2005
United States Government Internet Manual 2004-2005, edited by Peggy Garvin, is a thorough, well annotated and arranged resource to over 2,000 federal government websites. Each entry includes the website link, sponsoring agency, a description of the content available, as well as related subjects. Users may locate websites and publications by name, agency, subject/topic. This manual …