Information security: The leaky corporation looks at some recent data leaks and their aftermath in America. Data protection: Hot data opines on whose responsibility it is to care for data and notify others of leaks.
What is the librarian’s role in information security?
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"The library has always been an important tool for the newspaper. Its importance grows with each passing day and each new skill learned by the people who work there."
Gina Lubrano, Readers Representative for the San Diego Union-Tribune, takes an inside peek at the San Deigo Union-Tribune Library and its staff, providing a quick explanation of […]
Because of my connections to the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, I was invited to attend the closing bit of the Creative Commons iCommons Summit. The summit included many of their international members. I got an idea of some of their concerns for future endeavors and what they’re working on.
I started reading a book by David Rees of the same title at a party tonight and found it absolutely hilarious. The comics (which use lots of swear words and strong language) focus on the development of a new filing system. I got about halfway through the book before putting it down to be social. […]
Somehow I totally missed the news about the L.A. Times Wikitorial until hearing a segment on Weekend America that included an interview with Jimbo Wales, founder of Wikipedia. The newspaper used a wiki in its editorial section for a little while. Vandalism got to be too much for them to handle, so they removed […]
This fun site promotes community music sharing. A project of Creative Commons, it gives people a way to share their music.
It’s been a while since I’ve visited Technorati’s main page. They’ve changed their look since the last time I’ve been there and added some new features. It’s now easier to search for tagged posts. The links to most discussed news stories, books, and movies are nifty.
I played around with technoratiing this blog and […]
"We build libraries not only as a keeper of our history, but also offering Chicagoans free access to information of all types to improve quality of life. If you don’t keep [children] on a positive path, unfortunately, gangs, guns and drugs take them over.”–Chicago Mayor Richard Daley at a library dedication
The Chicago Tribune takes a […]
As someone who straddles the library and public relations worlds, I appreciate LibTalk, a blog about communications issues and libraries. Lots of stuff about writing and communicating within and without libraries. I’ll have to revisit it to learn how to write better. (Wow. Someone cheered after reading that.)
I found it through my referer log and […]
A apologetic note on the front page of the Web site for the public radio show Marketplace indicates content from a June 13 broadcast came uncited from Slate magazine. Marketplace said they are conducting an internal review to prevent the plagiarism from happening again.