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How public is public data? With Public Engines v. ReportSee, new access standards could emerge A recently settled federal court case out in Utah may affect the way news organizations and citizens get access to crime data. Public Engines, a company that publishes crime statistics for law enforcement agencies, sued ReportSee, which provides similar services, […]
From WSMV-TV (via MSNBC): A parent’s complaint about an AIDS memoir in the library at Cheatham Middle School [in Ashland City, TN] led to the book being pulled from general circulation. The Cheatham County School Board voted to change its policy on library books to allow the director of schools to remove a book on […]
"Special 301 Report: Publishers Submit Annual Review of Global Intellectual Property Protection to USTR"
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Publishing
|From an Association of American Publisher’s Announcement: “The Association of American Publishers (AAP), through the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), today submitted its annual Special 301 Report to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). The report details issues related to intellectual property rights protection and market access in a number of foreign […]
Recently Released: The AFRO-American Newspapers Online Archive, Over One Million Articles Available (Free)
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, News, Publishing, Resources
|From an AFRO-American Newspapers Announcement: The AFRO-American Newspapers, one of the nation’s oldest news organizations dedicated to covering the African American community, has created a comprehensive collection of over a million articles that captures the African American experience in business, civil rights, education, health, law, and sports beginning in the late 19th century. Google partnered […]
"DataMarket.com Launches with 100 Million Open Data Time Series – Remains Firmly Commited to Open Data"
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Patrons and Users, Resources
|From a Guest Post on the Open Knowledge Foundation Blog by Hjalmar Gislason, founder of DataMarket.com, and member of the Open Knowledge Foundation’s Working Group on EU Open Data: We‘ve just launched an offering of statistics from some of the world’s most important sources of open data on DataMarket.com. This enables users to find, compare, visualize and download statistics […]
From an ALA Announcement: American Library Association (ALA) President Roberta Stevens released the following statement today regarding President Obama’s 2012 budget request: “The president’s budget proposal strips funding away from one of our greatest resources for lifelong learning – our libraries. Libraries are fundamental to meeting the reading and information needs of communities nationwide. During this […]
2011 Horizon Report on Emerging Technologies Published
Associations and Organizations, Interviews, Journal Articles, News
|From an EDUCAUSE News Release Today, the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) and the New Media Consortium (NMC) released the 2011 Horizon Report, the eighth edition of this annual joint publication. Each year, the Horizon Report describes six areas of emerging technology that will have significant impact on higher education and creative expression over the next […]