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From The Hill: California Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed legislation Monday to cover digital book records under state privacy laws. The Reader Privacy Act will go into effect on January 1, 2012 and will require police or other third parties to have a warrant or court order to access digital book records. Similar protections already […]
Pasadena, CA: "City's Historic Photos Go Online"
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|From the La Cañada Valley Sun: A group of local cultural institutions has been scanning, cataloging and uploading images of the city’s past to the Internet, creating an extensive online database known as the Pasadena Digital History Collaboration. The Pasadena Public Library, Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena City College and Huntington Library so far have […]
From California Watch: California interest groups have filed nearly 7,000 reports in the first half of 2011 disclosing what bills and issues they have lobbied in state government. We’ve taken those forms and created a one-of-a-kind database that allows you to search who is lobbying any bill before the Legislature. Simply type a bill number […]
From a Santa Barbara Public Library Announcement (PDF): Due to funding cuts at the state and local levels, the Santa Barbara Public Library System can no longer provide access to the following subscription databases effective July 1, 2011: • Ancestry Library Edition • Biography Resource Center/ Biography in Context • Chilton’s Automotive Library • Health […]