Trademark Suit Against Search Engines to Proceed
“Google and Overture can be sued for selling trademark-linked advertisements, a US judge has ruled.” [Link] See previous reference to this case here.
FirstGov Announces National Preparedness Month
“September is National Preparedness Month. Throughout the month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, American Red Cross, the America Prepared Campaign, the National Association of Broadcasters, the U.S. Department of Education and other partners, will host a series of events to highlight the importance of citizen emergency preparedness.” [Link]
OCLC Research Publications Repository Provides Searchable Interface
“This repository contains metadata for works by and about OCLC Research and, whenever possible, links to full text. The repository is under construction; it contains current publications back to 2001, all “born digital” publications, and at least 40% of OCLC Research’s corpus of work. A complete bibliography is available at http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/2000-2009.htm. In addition to online …
Evolving Practices Support Doctor-Patient E-Mail Communications
From today’s WSJ, via Yahoo ($), this article, The Doctor Is Online: Secure Messaging Boosts the Use of Web Consultations, merits review. It addresses the issues of privacy, consultation fees and insurance coverage associated with secure messaging systems options now available for doctor-patient communications. Related news, Creighton University Medical Center doctors using handheld devices to …
Drivers Privacy Protection Act and Junk Mail Solicitations
“EPIC, joined by the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, has submitted an amicus brief in Kehoe v. Fidelity Bank, a case under the federal Drivers Privacy Protection Act where a bank purchased over 500,000 motor vehicle records from Florida for junk mail solicitations. The brief argues that individuals are entitled to damages under the …
Nextaris Takes Searching and Info Management To A New Level
From the Internet search gurus at Surfwax, take a look at their latest offering, Nextaris. See detailed reviews by Lars Våge and Tara Calishain.
Effort in Maryland to Prevent E-Voting Fails
Joseph P. Manck, County Administrative Judge, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, ruled on September 1 that the state may use e-voting machines from Diebold in the upcoming election, despite security issues documented by the Campaign for Verifiable Voting in Maryland. See this Washington Post (reg. re’d) article for more details, and related beSpacific postings here.
Gov’t CIOs Issue Drafts on Enhancing Access to Gov Docs Online
From the Chief Information Officers Council’s Interagency Committee on Government Information (ICGI): this document that “seeks to improve the methods by which Government information, including information on the Internet, is organized, preserved, and made accessible to the public, as required under the E-Government Act of 2002, Section 207, Accessibility, Usability, and Preservation of Government Information,” …
New CRS Reports That Focus on 9/11 Commission Recommendations
Aviation Security-Related Findings and Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, August 24, 2004. 9/11 Commission Recommendations: A Civil Liberties Oversight Board, August 9, 2004. 9/11 Commission Recommendations: Joint Committee on Atomic Energy — A Model for Congressional Oversight? August 20, 2004.
Blogging the RNC and an E-Gov Site on Election Resources
U.S. Dept. of State, United States Elections 2004 (note: references a terrific column by Kathy Biehl, from LLRX.com, on Federal & State Election Resources) Aggregated blog feeds on convention news: Politics.Feedster.com, Technorati Election Watch 2004 and links to individuals who are blogging the convention. Yahoo! News – Presidential Elections – Blogs
New ERIC Web Site Launched Today
“September 1, 2004, marks the introduction of the new ERIC Web site. The new site provides users with increased search capabilities utilizing simple, streamlined retrieval methods to access the existing ERIC bibliographic database (1966-2004). For example, users are now able to quickly refine search results through the use of keywords, publication date, publication type, or …
GOP Delegate Data Posted on Website Subject of DOJ Investigation
ACLU Criticizes Secret Service Investigation of News Website That Posted RNC Delegates’ Names Feds Hunt Source of GOP Data