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Apple and the FBI: Privacy vs. Security
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by George H. Pike
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What started as a straightforward request for assistance in a criminal investigation has turned into a major standoff in the conflict between national security and personal privacy concerns, as well as an issue in the 2016 presidential campaigns.
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IFLA Speaks Out on 'Right to Be Forgotten'
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The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) put out a statement on the "right to be forgotten," which is "an individual's ability to request that a search engine (or other data provider) remove links to information about himself or herself from search results."
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New Getty Tool Encourages Collaborative Research
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The Getty Research Institute launched the Getty Scholars' Workspace, a free, downloadable resource that facilitates collaborative art history and humanities research.
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White House Reports Progress With Federally Funded Research Access
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The White House released a blog post celebrating the 3-year anniversary of the memorandum "Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research," which directed federal agencies that spend more than $100 million in annual R&D to increase the public availability of their publications and data.
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LearningExpress Rolls Out SAT Prep Resources
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LearningExpress, an EBSCO Information Services company, introduced new SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) preparation resources for students. Schools, libraries, and other institutions that subscribe to LearningExpress Library or PrepSTEP 2-Year College Edition have immediate access to these resources.
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Overleaf and PNAS Team Up for Document Creation
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Overleaf partnered with PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America) to give PNAS authors direct access to Overleaf's cloud-based, scientific authoring platform for writing, collaborating on, and publishing documents.
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The Importance of Being Information Literate
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by Brandi Scardilli
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In today's world of instant answers from Google, information literacy is a hot topic for libraries. Credo has been evolving to become a prominent source for guidance in teaching this important skill. Libraries that sign up with Credo have access to reference content that serves as a starting point for research, along with information literacy skills solutions that teach researchers how to interpret what they've found in their searches.
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How KM Is Redefining Federal Records Management
GSA KM specialist and senior records officer Dave Simmons discusses the role of KM in the future of federal records management in this clip from his presentation at KMWorld 2022.
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