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Tuesday, April 17, 2018
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| PACER Faces Continuing Troubles |
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by Nancy K. Herther
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| Thanks to the rise of computer storage technologies and the internet, federal courts were able to move from paper records to electronic filing systems beginning in the 1980s. Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) was established as the public gateway to federal court documents. Rather than funding this initiative, Congress allowed the Judicial Conference of the U.S. to assess fees for accessing all but Supreme Court filings (which remain free). The costs of this access have increasingly been criticized by lawyers, scholars, and the public ever since. Today, lawsuits and other actions have been filed to improve access to, push for updates to the design and functioning of, and reduce or eliminate fees for PACER. |
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| Judge Rules in 'Right to Be Forgotten' Case |
| According to an article in The Guardian by Jamie Grierson and Ben Quinn, "A businessman [NT2] has won his legal action to remove search results about a criminal conviction in a landmark 'right to be forgotten' case that could have wide-ranging repercussions." |
| 'Why American Students Haven't Gotten Better at Reading in 20 Years' by Natalie Wexler |
| Natalie Wexler writes in The Atlantic, "Schools usually focus on teaching comprehension skills instead of general knowledge--even though education researchers know better." |
| ALA Talks Better Broadband Access for Tribal and Rural Libraries |
| ALA hosted a panel on April 12, during which "Tribal librarians and rural telecom experts advocated for leveraging the federal E-rate program to improve broadband access in Tribal and rural areas." |
| Library-Focused Podcast Gets Rolling on New Season |
| Ingram published a blog post by Donna George (director of product management for Ingram Library Services) that discusses its podcast, Two Librarians and a Microphone, which is currently in its third season. |
| Google Introduces AI-Powered Games |
| Nick Statt writes in The Verge that "Google today announced a pair of new artificial intelligence [AI] experiments from its research division that let web users dabble in semantics and natural language processing." |
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| Binge-Watch All Week With RBdigital |
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by Brandi Scardilli
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| In addition to updating its app, Recorded Books has become the first vendor to launch an unlimited streaming video service for libraries. Patrons can use RBdigital to binge-watch streaming videos for free by clicking on the app's 7-day access pass. With this model, libraries are paying only pennies per view. |
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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 |
