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FCC Proposes Broadband Data-Privacy Protections
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by George H. Pike
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Get ready for a potentially sweeping set of changes governing the use of data by ISPs. Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), submitted a proposal to regulate the use and disclosure of the data that ISPs collect about their customers' online activities. If adopted by the FCC, it would require ISPs, including broadband and cellular providers, to obtain consumers' consent for many uses of their data, disclose other uses, protect personal information, and report data breaches.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Open Data Day
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by Barbie E. Keiser
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This year's Sunshine Week (March 13-19) was preceded by celebrations on Open Data Day (March 5). A wiki promoted worldwide events (e.g., workshops and hackathons) that showcased in-progress projects and datasets.
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NA Publishing Debuts Publishers Weekly Collection
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NA Publishing, Inc., in collaboration with Publishers Weekly, launched the Publishers Weekly Digital Archive (1872-2013). The publication has been continuously released since 1872 and is the authoritative source for U.S. publishing industry news, with additional content such as book reviews and coverage of the British book trade.
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dtSearch Is Now Available for Historical Newspaper Archive
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Contegra Systems added its server-side PDF hit highlighter to dtSearch Corp.'s instant searching functionality for use with Fulton History's online historical newspaper archive. Contegra users can enter a dtSearch request to access highlighted hits superimposed on original newspaper page images.
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European Union Tackles Piracy via Public Wi-Fi
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An article on Telecompaper says, "Operators of public Wi-Fi networks cannot be held liable for copyright infringements committed over the networks, according to an opinion by the EU Court of Justice's advocate general." This decision stems from a German court case between a business in Munich and Sony.
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Gale Overhauls Digital Archive Program
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Gale announced that it will expand and rebrand its digital archive program, with more product volume and multicultural content to support growing research needs in new disciplines as well as in the areas of digital humanities and text and data mining.
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BioMed Central Gains Health-Focused Journal
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Genes & Nutrition, which examines the relationship between genetics and nutrition, moved to BioMed Central (from NuGO) and became a fully open access (OA) journal.
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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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