'Digital Divide' Tag
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End of the internet?
April 13, 2006The End of the Internet? Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, wrote this article back in February. In fact, we probably blogged about it right here because net neutrality is a HUGE issue for libraries. And if you didn’t get a chance to read the article the first time around, Amy [...]
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WHAT IS YOUR DANGEROUS IDEA?
January 2, 2006The Edge Annual Question – 2006 To the Edge Community, Last year’s 2005 Edge Question – “What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?” – generated many eye-opening responses from a “who’s who” of third culture scientists and science-minded thinkers. The 120 contributions comprised a document of 60,000 words. The New [...]
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Happy 20th birthday National Security Archive
December 9, 2005National Security Archive 20th Anniversary: Celebrating 20 Years of Keeping Government Honest The National Security Archive celebrates its 20th anniversary today with a special event at George Washington University, headlined by Bill Moyers, with Seymour M. Hersh, Tina Rosenberg, Scott Armstrong, Geneva Overholser, Walter B. Slocombe, Morton H. Halperin and Sherry Jones. You can download [...]
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Yahoo instant search
October 9, 2005Yahoo! Search – Instant Search. “Instant Search gives you answers as you type — no more waiting!” This beta application from Yahoo next uses Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) programming to deliver immediately, as you type, a best match for your search. This is certainly an interesting and flashy application that may be useful in [...]
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Roundup of Recent Items of Interest
September 9, 2005Without comment, here are several articles of interest from the last week or so. Have a good weekend! Academic Libraries Join in Marking September 11 With Discussions of What Freedom Means Roberts Errs on Side of Secrecy as White House Counsel Public Being Shut Out of Environmental Right-to-Know Hearings At long last, it’s Lockheed for [...]
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The Center for Democracy and Technology
July 19, 2005Center for Democracy and Technology promotes democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age. With expertise in law, technology, and policy etc.
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wireless Internet access is as essential as water
July 11, 2005The Triangle unwired by Fiona Morgan, Independent Weekly. The article describes the Internet access is not a luxury but a public utility and the need of WiFi. It provides various examples of WiFi programs around the country.
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Roe May Stand, So Foes Look to Limit Its Scope
July 11, 2005“In 2003, abortion opponents took a calculated gamble and pushed through the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, a federal law very similar to a state law ruled unconstitutional just three years before. Critics asserted they were defying the court and doomed to fail in any legal challenge.” New York Times (WASHINGTON, July 9) (Register required).
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Global Health Watch
July 9, 2005Global Health Watch, an alternative World Health Report, highlights a people-centred approach to health and social justice.
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Back After a Break!
July 8, 2005We haven’t been posting lately but will begin again now. One reason we haven’t been posting here to LAZ is that we have been focusing on two other blogs and have been posting some things that would have once gone here to those other blogs. We invite you to visit: diglet FreeGovInfo We will put [...]