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Tuesday, May 23, 2017
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| Hate Speech in the Cloud: Cloudflare Confronts Internet Censorship |
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by Nancy K. Herther
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| On May 4, 2017, ProPublica accused network operator Cloudflare of policies that make possible the "operations of such extreme sites" as "the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer." The article notes that Cloudflare ... was providing services to neo-Nazi sites, "including giving them personal information on people who complain about their content." ... [T]he article was picked up by other news outlets and has become another part of the ongoing debate about the role of websites and social media in giving a platform to extremism. |
| Weekly News Digests |
| Atypon Establishes Department of Information Security and Privacy |
| Atypon created a Department of Information Security and Privacy to oversee the company's security and privacy environment. It will use next-generation controls to protect publishers' content, data, and other sensitive corporate information. |
| Reuters Connect Makes It Easy to Find Content From Multiple Sources |
| Reuters Connect is a new marketplace for all of Reuters' multimedia content along with content from other leading media organizations from around the world. |
| The Library of Congress Releases 25 Million Records for Free Downloading |
| The Library of Congress (LC) made 25 million records in its online catalog available for free bulk download. This is the biggest release of digital records the LC has ever done, and these records have previously only been accessible individually or through a paid subscription. |
| Pew Research Center Studies Older Americans' Internet Usage |
| Pew Research Center's Internet & Technology division rolled out a new report, "Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults." It finds that 42% of Americans age 65 and older own smartphones, up from 18% in 2013; 67% use the internet; and about half have broadband at home. |
| IGI Global Discusses Biometric Technology Pros and Cons |
| IGI Global posted an article ("The 'New' Type of Identity Theft: Are You Secure?") to its newsroom that explores the controversy surrounding biometric technology. |
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| Turning Students Into Readers With the LightSail Literacy Platform |
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by Brandi Scardilli
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| Even if we liked reading as a kid, we all have memories of slogging through at least one assignment that just wasn't speaking to us. (CliffsNotes is popular for a reason.) The LightSail literacy platform for grades K-12 aims to make all books entertaining and educational by capitalizing on the gamification of learning and making it easy for students to find their next curriculum-approved read. |
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How to Fix Facebook's Fake News Problem (4:16) The Accidental Data Scientist author Amy Affelt discusses leading technology experts' recommended remedies for fixing Facebook's fake news problem in this clip from Computers in Libraries 2018. |
| ITI Blogs |
If you regularly read blogs, add these to your reader: ITI Conference Blog – libconf.com – covering ITI's library conferences worldwide. ILI365/InfoToday Europe Blog – infotoday.eu – news and ideas for, and by, innovative info pros from around the world, throughout the year. SpeechTech Blog – speechtechblog.com – updates on speech technology and its applications in daily life, covering everything from ASR to VUI, with lots of links, threads, and even a few pictures thrown in for good measure. |
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Edited by Robert Berkman, The Information Advisor’s Guide to Internet Research explores, evaluates, and provides critical analysis of free and fee-based information resources, web-based services, and search strategies to help you maximize your time and keep you up-to-date on the internet's role in research.
In addition to at least one feature by business specialist Berkman, each issue of The Information Advisor’s Guide to Internet Research includes an in-depth article by Ran Hock, author of The Extreme Searcher book series and well-known seminar speaker, who checks out a major web resource. Four regular columns are rotated; two appear each issue and give readers suggestions for cool internet tools to check out (Brian Smith McCallum, M.L.S., public and academic librarian); sites to turn to for more scholarly research needs (Briana McGuckin, reference and instructional librarian); sites to go to that provide information for the common good (Susan Fingerman, retired librarian instructor, STEM); and sites that give you “big data” facts and figures on a range of topics (Jackie Shane, former reference librarian). Download your free copy of the June 2018 issue now!
Computers in Libraries magazine has posted its 2019 editorial calendar and has issued a call for article proposals at infotoday.com/cilmag/contrib.shtml#themes. |
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This newsletter is published by Information Today, Inc. Editor: Brandi Scardilli Website: http://www.infotoday.com/NewsLink Email: bscardilli@infotoday.com |
