Bernard Lawrence Madoff was arrested on December 11, 2008 on a ciminal complaint and has been charged with” perpetrating the largest investor fraud ever committed by an individual.” Below are some excerpts and links to articles and documenrs related to this matter. As this matter unfolds we expect to both…
Articles Posted in Commentary and Opinion
Report to President Elect Obama: Transition Staff Contacts With the Office of the Governor of Illinois
Barack Obama’s transition team has released its internal report about any contacts between Mr. Obama’s staff and embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich over an appointment to the Senate seat being vacated by Mr. Obama. Click here to see internal report
Special Report: Toward a 21st Century Right-to-Know Agenda: Recommendations to President-elect Obama and Congress
At the beginning of 2007, the steering committee of OpenTheGovernment.org put a spotlignt on the importance of developing recommendations for the next administration and Congress to strengthen government transparency. OMB Watch agreed to spearhead such a project and to work with the OpenTheGovernment.org coalition and others including the AALL Government…
Technology: What’s Coming in 2009?
Michael Gartenberg’s predictions as reported in Computerworld – December 17. 2008. “Well, it’s that time of the year again. Time to enjoy the glow of a nice LED-backlit display and huddle with the warmth that only an overclocked PC can produce. Yep, it’s time to take a look at what’s…
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. December 23, 2008.
Top Ten Stories of the Week December 23, 2008. Law Firms Is Thacher Proffitt Dissolving Before Christmas? Dec 22, 2008, 11:59 am CST Law Firms 100 Thacher Lawyers Don’t Satisfy Sonnenschein’s Growth Ambitions Dec 22, 2008, 08:51 am CST Criminal Justice Don’t Feed the Inmates: Arrested Lawyer Learns Lesson the…
CLLB Information Security Newsletter. December 2008 Volume 1.
December 2008 Volume 1 Pop-Ups From the Desk of David Badertscher We’ve all experienced Pop-up windows, or “pop-ups,” while browsing the Internet. Pop-ups may appear without any interaction or prompting by the end user. They can be innocuous, such as when used for advertising, but they can be used for…
U.S. News and World Report Names Librarianship as “Best Career” in 2009
Source: AALL: From the Desk of James E. Duggan, December 18, 2008. Some welcome news is today’s tough economy, U.S. News and & World Report last week named librarianship as a “Best Career 2009.” The overview dispels the image of librarians as “mousy bookworms,” reporting that librarians have become “high-tech…
New York State Archives: E-Mail Policy Guidelines
From: New York State Archives – Region 1 Newsletter, December 2008 The New York State Archives is pleased to announce the release of its email policy development guidelines. These guidelines are intended as a starting point for state agencies and local governments to use for writing policies and procedures that…
Libraries Taskforce to Investigate OCLC Policy Change Regarding Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records
According to libraryjournal.com, a libraries taskforce has been formed to investigate the recent OCLC policy changes regarding the use and transfer of WorldCat records. According to libraryjournal.com: “Taking a step likely to be welcomed by many in the cataloging community, the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) and the Association…
NBC Report: During Economic Downturn, Library Use “Way Up”While Budgets are Being Cut
According to an NBC report on MSNBC, use of library has gone “way up” during the present economic downturn; circulation is “skyrocketing”. All of this at a time when the budgets of many of these libraries are being cut.. When you go to the above link, be patient, You will…