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The CAN-SPAM Act: Requirements for Commercial Emailers “The law, which became effective January 1, 2004, covers email whose primary purpose is advertising or promoting a commercial product or service, including content on a Web site. A “transactional or relationship message” email that facilitates an agreed-upon transaction or updates a customer in an existing business …
From the National Information Standards Organization, “a draft Question/Answer Transaction Protocol (pdf, 52 pages) that supports Q&A between library patrons and reference sources has been released for a one-year trial use period April 5, 2004-April 5, 2005…The Protocol defines a method and structure for data exchange between digital reference service domains. This new standard supports …
Digging Up Low Web Fares: Useful tips on how to locate competitive air fares online, with some work, persistence and flexibility in your choice of travel dates.
Deep Web Research Subject Tracer Information Blog, by Marcus P. Zillman, includes new sections on Peer to Peer File Sharing, Grid and Matrix Search Engines Resources and the Semantic Web Research.
Legal Protection of Cultural Property: A Selective Resource Guide International Trade in Agricultural Products: A Research Guide
ISP EarthLink and privacy software company Webroot Software have published their first report on the pervasive impact of spyware, based on an audit covering the first three months of 2004, that includes scans of one million PCs. See also this PCWorld article on Spy Stoppers.
Press release from iProspect: “..results from a recent survey indicate that 56.7 percent of Internet users use the same search engine or directory when they are looking for information, and another 30.5 percent of Web users have a few specific search engines they use regularly. A small amount of Web users, 12.8 percent, said they …
Watching Justice “is a non-partisan, watchdog website that monitors the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), offering regularly updated and comprehensive information to the public about how the DOJ administers justice in America. The DOJ plays a significant and singular role in shaping and enforcing the nation’s policies through litigation, regulation, investigation, and implementation of laws. …
“SecurityDocs.com is a directory of information security articles, white papers, and other documents that information security professionals find useful.” The site currently links to 1710 information papers in 88 categories that include Laws and Regulations, Wireless Security, Intrusion Detection, and Computer Security 101. [Hot Links]
Best Reference Sources 2003 (reg. req’d) – Under the Section, Web Sites, the following entry: LLRX.comWeb Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research Created by Gail Partin, an associate law librarian at Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law, this annotated guide is for both the beginner and hardcore researcher. If, for example, you need to find …
Trends in Blog Searching, by Christina K. Pikas, a Techical Services Librarian at JHU’s Applied Physics Laboratory, provides a valuable resource on the effective use of general search engines and blog search engines.
From the New England School of Law, a website that law librarians will really appreciate, as it provides an option to access the library’s online searchable catalog via a list of 15 color choices that identify the binding of books or periodicals. [LibrarianInBlack.net]