In the press release for its annual ranking of countries based on an assessment of country-by-country freedom of the press track records, Reporters Without Borders reports: This year’s index sees many changes in the rankings, changes that reflect a year…
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TRUSTe’s 2011 Website Privacy Index
07
Jan
From the press release: In the 2011 Website Edition of its Privacy Index, TRUSTe analyzed the privacy policies of the top 100 U.S. websites (as ranked by Alexa Sept. 2011) to evaluate privacy practices by measuring key policy attributes, as…
Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer is Out, COO Jim Smith to Replace Him; What’s Next?
02
Dec
Yesterday, TRI reported in a press release, Thomson Reuters Announces New Organizational Structure and Leadership, the Company’s latest shake up in its executive suites: On December 31, 2011, Thomas H. Glocer, chief executive officer of Thomson Reuters and Reuters Group…
Palfrey Appointed Headmaster of Phillips Academy (Updated)
16
Nov
John G. Palfrey Jr., Henry N. Ess III Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Library and Information Resources at Harvard Law School, has been named the 15th Head of School of Phillips Academy. According to the press release, he…
California Enacts Book Purchase Privacy Law
04
Oct
California has enacted the Reader Privacy Act (S.B. 602) which requires search warrant to access customer data on regular and e-books purchased online or from bricks-and-mortar store. All the law and privacy groups are cheering. Here’s the ALCU press release,…
ABA Revises Law School Placement Data Reporting Requirements
02
Aug
Quoting from the July 27, 2011 press release, ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Will Collect Additional Employment Information from Law Schools in its Annual Questionnaire: [T]he 2011 Annual Questionnaire will request from law schools information…
The Stats Aren’t Pretty: NALP Reports on Class of 2010 Law Grads Average Starting Salaries
08
Jul
From NALP’s July 7, 2011 press release: As NALP reported in June, the employment profile for this class contrasts markedly from that of the previous class, with fewer employed graduates obtaining jobs in law firms — 50.9% compared with 55.9%…
Springer Launches SpringerReference.com of "Live eReference" Works for Academic and Corporate Libraries
23
Jun
From the press release: Springer Science+Business Media has launched SpringerReference.com, a new platform for researchers and academic and corporate libraries. It offers living editions of Springer’s eReferences well in advance of their print editions across every subject. Through the platform,…
Article Format of the Future: Elsevier Leads the Way for Online Journal Literature
13
Jun
Elsevier has launched new Article of the Future prototypes. From the press release: The improved Article of the Future format is one of several enhancements Elsevier is introducing to SciVerse ScienceDirect. APIs have been released to allow for applications to…
Susan Nevelow Mart Appointed Director of Univ. of Colorado’s Wise Law Library
09
Jun
From the press release: Susan Nevelow Mart has been named director of the William A. Wise Law Library at the University of Colorado Law School. Mart will begin her new role on July 15, 2011. Mart comes to Colorado Law…
