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More school madness from the US
News | www.bookninja.com | Jul 3, 2008
A teacher who tried to inspire students with a book about inner city life has been suspended, effectively banning the book at the same time as ruining this poor womans life.An Indiana teacher who used a much lauded bestseller, The Freedom Writers Diary, to try to inspire under-performing
US teacher is suspended for letting pupils read bestseller
News | books.guardian.co.uk | Jul 3, 2008
Collection of stories written by inner-city teenagers and collated by teacher is banned by school authorities due to swearing
http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2288658,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=10
Indiana Judge Dismisses Store Registration Law
News | www.publishersweekly.com | Jul 2, 2008
The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression took a victory yesterday when a federal judge dismissed an Indiana law requiring retailers to register "sexually explicit" material with the state.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6575036.html?rssid=192
the thing about privacy
News | www.librarian.net | Jul 2, 2008
Now that Ive gotten back from ALA and gotten some sleep, Ive been ruminating over privacy topics some more. The panel went well. I also read Cory Doctorows book Little Brother on the way home they were giving away copies at the panel and enjoyd it quite a lot.
LA Governor Signs Controversial Science Education Act
News | www.schoollibraryjournal.com | Jul 2, 2008
The law has been widely criticized as an attempt to inject religious doctrine into the classroom under the red herring of academic freedom. Proponents of creationism and its ideological successor, intelligent design, are hailing the decision as a “victory.”
Text of Georgia State University Filing in E-Reserves Copyright Case
News | digital-scholarship.org | Jul 1, 2008
Georgia State University's filing in copyright infringement suit the e-reserves copyright infringement suit brought against key GSU officials by three publishers is now available. It presents eighteen defenses, including sovereign immunity and fair use.Read more about it at "Georgia State
ALA coverage from Anaheim; GSU answers e-reserves lawsuit
News | www.libraryjournal.com | Jul 1, 2008
Nevertheless, despite lower attendance the conference proved to be a vibrant one for librarians. Perhaps more noteworthy than the 5000 fewer attendees, however, is one conspicuous absence from the show floor: Google.
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6574872.html?rssid=220
Judge: Hoosiers Who Sell Mature Materials Arent Adult Booksellers
News | www.ala.org | Jul 1, 2008
Judge: Hoosiers Who Sell Mature Materials Arent Adult BooksellersA federal court declared unconstitutional July 1 an Indiana law that required sellers of any materials that could be deemed harmful to minors to register with the secretary of state and pay $250 to be licensed as an
http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2008/july2008/indianaadultbooks.cfm
UK firms are warned to tighten up on security
News | www.iwr.co.uk | Jun 30, 2008
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are most likely to fail at effectively securing their data said a warning from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) potentially compromising a large portion of the UK economy. SMEs make up 51.9 per cent of annual turnover in the UK and over 99.
http://www.iwr.co.uk/information-world-review/news/2220329/uk-firms-warned-tighten
Shiv Malik given seven days by court to hand over terror notes
News | www.pressgazette.co.uk | Jun 26, 2008
Freelance journalist Shiv Malik has been given a week to hand over material relating to interviews he conducted with terrorism suspect Hassan Butt.
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=41505&c=1
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