PACER Faces Continuing Troubles

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NewsBreaks

by Nancy K. Herther

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.

Weekly News Digests

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."

NewsLink Spotlight

Binge-Watch All Week With RBdigital

by Brandi Scardilli

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.

Six Tips for Protecting Yourself Online (3:23)

Evolve Project Director of Strategic Innovation Brian Pichman explains how to shore up your personal cybersecurity in this clip from Computers in Libraries 2018.

Bookshelf

	Find It Fast, 6th Edition *Extracting Expert Information from Social Networks, Big Data, Tweets, and More* by Robert Berkman In Find It Fast, business research guru Robert Berkman gives expert advice on how to locate the best information sources, how to find and utilize the professionals behind those sources, and how to combine expert techniques to do fast and effective research on any subject. You'll find practical guidance on such subjects as how to know if a site is a trusted source; understanding how and why sources differ; using precision search strategies and taming information overload; and finding, evaluating, and interviewing experts. Whether you are looking for consumer information, data for a job or project, facts for starting a new business, or an answer to an obscure question, Find It Fast will help you find it. Fast! 2015/336 pp softbound \| ISBN 978-1-937290-04-7 Regular Price: $24.95 \| Web Orders: $22.45

Conference Connection

CONFERENCE CALENDAR

Nov. 13, Sports Streaming Summit
Place: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Sponsor/Organizer: Information Today, Inc.
URL: streamingmedia.com/Conferences/West2018/Sports.aspx

Nov. 13–14, OTT Leadership Summit
Place: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Sponsor/Organizer: Information Today, Inc.
URL: streamingmedia.com/Conferences/West2018/OTTSummit.aspx

Nov. 13–14, Video Engineering Summit
Place: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Sponsor/Organizer: Information Today, Inc.
URL: streamingmedia.com/Conferences/West2018/VES.aspx

Nov. 13–14, eBook Management: What Works, What Doesn’t (ALCTS e-Forum)
Place: Online only
Sponsor/Organizer: Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)
URL: ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum/111318

Nov. 13–14, Live Streaming Summit
Place: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Sponsor/Organizer: Information Today, Inc.
URL: streamingmedia.com/Conferences/West2018/livestreamingsummit.aspx

Nov. 13–14, Streaming Media West
Place: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Sponsor/Organizer: Information Today, Inc.
URL: streamingmedia.com/Conferences/west2018

Nov. 13–15, International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) Web Archiving Conference 2018
Place: Wellington, New Zealand
Sponsor/Organizer: International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC)
URL: netpreserve.org/ga2018

Nov. 14–15, 2018 Library Marketing and Communications Conference (LMCC)
Place: St. Louis, Mo.
Sponsor/Organizer: Library Marketing Conference Group (LMCG)
URL: librarymarketingconference.org/lmcc-2018-announcements

Nov. 14–17, The 1st International Children's Libraries Symposium
Place: Urgup, Turkey
Sponsor/Organizer: University of Marmara, Department of Information and Records Management; Ministry of Culture and Tourism Libraries and Publications General Directorate
URL: childrenslibraries.org

Nov. 17–20, The 18th IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM 2018)
Place: Singapore
Sponsor/Organizer: Organizing Committee
URL: icdm2018.org

Nov. 29–Dec. 1, International Conference on Digital Transformation (ICDT 2018)
Place: Delhi, India
Sponsor/Organizer: Organizing Committee
URL: ifla.org/files/assets/asia-and-oceania/news/icdt_confernece_brochure_19-09-2018.pdf

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