'Reports, Documents, Glossaries…' Category
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Pew political typology study released
May 15, 2005Part 1: Principal Findings: Beyond Red vs. Blue The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press has recently released its study about American politics and the 2004 election. It is the fourth such typology created by the Pew Research Center since 1987. The study found that “Overall, there are many more shades to [...]
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The Epistemological Lifeboat
February 18, 2005Lifeboat Birger Hj¿rland & Jeppe Nicolaisen (eds.) This is an introduction or overview of philosopy from the Library and Information Science (LIS) point of view. The editors explain that this is important because “LIS itself is influenced by different views of knowledge” and one needs to be able to recognize those different views. Further, they [...]
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GPO’s ConOps V1.0
November 5, 2004“Concept of Operations for the Future Digital System” This report just came out in Oct. “This Concept of Operations document provides a conceptual overview of the proposed Future Digital System. It is a living document that will be coordinated in a collaborative manner with industry, public, and Government stakeholders to ensure the viability of the [...]
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GAO report on GPO
November 5, 2004“Actions to Strengthen and Sustain GPO’s transformation” This is report by GAO in June 2004 evaluating the Government Printing Office
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Cuba Report
May 17, 2004Hooray for unilateralism! (he says, in his most sarcastic tone!) But there’s no oil in Cuba so why overthrow Castro? Oh yeah, it’s election season. Report to the President: Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba CHAPTER 1: HASTENING CUBAÕS TRANSITION As an essential part of AmericaÕs commitment to stand with the Cuban people against [...]
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Taguba report available
May 10, 2004Taguba Report on Prisoner Abuse at Abu Ghraib is available from NPR.
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Intellectual Freedom in the Information Society, Libraries and the Internet
October 28, 2003Launch of the IFLA/FAIFE World Report 2003 The The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions World Report 2003 from the Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression has responses from 88 different countries. The World Report 2003 focuses on libraries and the Internet. It discusses the digital divide, filtering and blocking [...]
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4 out of 5 file sharers
August 1, 2003Shocking! According to the latest report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 4 of 5 students who download music don’t think about Copyright. I guess they aren’t worried about the RIAA knocking on their doors either.
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NISO: Metadata demystified
July 17, 2003Here’s a new publication from NISO called, “Metadata Demystified: A Guide for Publishers”. Written by Amy Brand, Frank Daly, and Barbara Meyers, this online book does a good, succinct job at defining what metadata is–and ISN’T–as well as describing metadata standards in the publishing industry.
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CDT Calls for Policy Impact Statements for Key Internet Standards
June 28, 2003Public Policy Considerations for Internet Design Decisions The Center for Democracy and Technology‘s Internet Standards, Technology and Policy Project has issued a new draft document, “Public Policy Considerations for Internet Design Decisions,” that sets forth questions Internet engineers should ask in designing new Internet technologies. A common assertion within the IETF is that “we don’t [...]