QUESTION:
“I am in the process of trying to convert to a less paper driven office. We have occasion to verify information on Web pages and typically copied it and placed it in the hard file. I cannot seem to save it to a file on the computer and view it after the fact. Any suggestions? I have tried copy and paste and send it to.”
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American Libraries Direct is e-newsletter of the American Library Association. Here is the Table of Contests for the April 4, 2008 issue:
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Every month I look forward to receiving the ABA Criminal Justice Section E-News. True to form, the April 2008 issue just received is filled with information to those involved with criminal justice issues. Here are some exampled highlighted in the April 2008 issue:
The TS-SIS Awards Committee is pleased to announce that the recipient of the Renee D. Chapman Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions in Technical Services Law Librarianship for 2008 is Joseph Thomas.
Joseph is Head of Technical Services at the Kresge Library, University of Notre Dame Law School. His many contributions to the field of technical services law librarianship include:
8 program presentations delivered since 1991 at the AALL annual conference as well as at other venues
S.1638
SUMMARY
S. 1638 would increase the salaries and change certain retirement benefits for some judges and justices of the United States. The bill also would allow those judges and justices to receive annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) without further Congressional approval and would increase the compensation paid to Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees.
“A newly disclosed Justice Department legal memorandum, written in March 2003 and authorizing the military’s use of extremely harsh interrogation techniques, offers what could be a revealing clue in an unsolved mystery: What responsibility did top Pentagon and Bush administration officials have for abuses committed by American troops at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and in Afghanistan; Guantánamo Bay, Cuba; and elsewhere?”
See above referenced legal memorandum, RE Military Interrogation of Alien Unlawful Combatants Held Outside the United States,” below in two parts: Please be patient. It may take awhile to download.
Net Neutrality: Why the Internet Can’t Remain Free *
“Most users want a free Internet, but that’s not going to be possible by 2010, Gary Beach argues. Without a major investment by those who own the pipes, the likes of Verizon, AT&T and Comcast, Internet traffic will come to resemble rush hour traffic in Los Angeles.”
________________________________ *From CIO Insider April 3, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
CRIME AND HUMAN RIGHTSHOW POLITICAL PARANOIA, PROTESTANT FUNDAMENTALISM, AND CONSTITUTIONAL OBSOLESCENCE COMBINED TO DEVASTATE BLACK AMERICA: THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY 2007 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS*
MICHAEL TONRY pages 1–34
From Global Knowledge eNews April 1, 2008
“In today’s business world, deep technical or specialized knowledge is not enough – especially for those moving up the corporate ladder. IT professionals [and those in other professions, including librarians] must complement this knowledge with business acumen – or general knowledge of the “rules of engagement” in business – and the ability to apply that knowledge to maneuver through the business environment”.
To see the complete article, Upward Mobility in IT: Business Skills for the Technical Professional, click here.
