INLS261/461 Tools for Information Literacy
policy issue starters | Summer Session I, 2008
- 12 June 2008 - From literacy to digiracy. 16 May 2008, From Economist.com. Will reading and writing remain important? [you can also read this via UNC Libraries' e-journals]
- 11 June 2008 - we took a break to focus on databases
- 10 June 2008 - Ethics Updates is designed primarily to be used by ethics instructors and their students. It is intended to provide resources and updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics.
- 09 June 2008 - GigaLaw.com, legal news about the Internet and high-technology
- 06 June 2008 - The Generational Divide in Copyright Morality - New York Times, by David Pogue, 20 December 2007
- 05 June 2008 - Intellectual Property and Cyberinfrastructure by Dan L. Burk, First Monday, volume 12, number 6 (June 2007)
- 04 June 2008 - Cyberlawyer 2.0 | Economist.com, Lawrence Lessig is known for his work at the interface between technology and law. Why is he shifting his focus to corruption? 06 Dec 2007 [you can also read this via UNC Libraries' e-journals]
- 03 June 2008 - TED talks - Larry Lessig: How creativity is being strangled by the law
- 02 June 2008 - people to know on the topic of copyright and fair use
- 30 May 2008 - Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry.
- 29 May 2008 - Copyright Primer; ... overviews the underlying principles behind copyright in the United States, outlines the requirements for copyright protection as well as discusses the parameters of use and access of copyrighted material
- 28 May 2008 - World Legal Information Institute: Free, independent and non-profit access to worldwide law. 871 databases from 123 countries and territories via the Free Access to Law Movement
- 27 May 2008 - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - note the URL and the domain
- 23 May 2008 - Open-Source File Format Is to Be a Part of Microsoft Office, New York Times, By Kevin J. O’Brien, 22 May 2008
- 22 May 2008 - US 'no longer technology king': The US has lost its position as the world's primary engine of technology innovation, according to a report by the World Economic Forum, BBC News, 28 Mar 2007
- 21 May 2008 - We Are Not a Networked Nation, By Mark Lloyd | Wednesday, February 6th, 2008. Rather than pretending there are more broadband links across our country, as the administration does in its latest report, we should instead get down to the business of creating a networked nation.
- 20 May 2008 - Center for Democracy and Technology works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age. With expertise in law, technology, and policy, CDT seeks practical solutions to enhance free expression and privacy in global communications technologies. CDT is dedicated to building consensus among all parties interested in the future of the Internet and other new communications media.
- 19 May 2008 - Digital Freedom Network: Advancing freedom worldwide through information & technology.
- 16 May 2008 - Electronic Freedom Foundation - looking out for their interests. Are they also looking out for yours?
- 15 May 2008 - you will want to know about organizations that are out there campaigning for things that might be in your professional interest and we will be introduced to a number of them. It will be up to you to determine if they are working in, or against, your interests. Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility is an organization worth knowing about.
- 14 May 2008 - ITS Security Policy Users of ITS systems have a large amount of important and sometimes confidential data that is entrusted to ITS for storage, processing, and retrieval. For anyone to use ITS systems and services for unauthorized purposes, as defined in the documents governing use of these systems and services, is at least inappropriate and a violation of University policy, and may in certain circumstances be illegal. In addition, ITS systems are part of an international network of computers, and consequently must protect other sites from the misuse of our resources to attack their systems.
- 13 May 2008 - if you are interested in Information Science, consider joining the Association of Computing Machinery. Don't be put off by the name, it's one of the major sources of sound information about the state of the art in information science. Take a look at these reasons for why you might want to join.
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