Professional Reading Shelf
Federal Government–U.S.–Databases
Source: FCW
THOMAS refreshed
“We hope, by year’s end, to deliver several enhancements to the current features to provide for quicker searches with more relevant results,” said Kevin Novak, director of education outreach and Web services at the library’s Office of Strategic Initiatives. ‘The release of THOMAS set for early September is a refreshment of the site with a new, more pleasing look and feel.’”
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Federal Government–U.S.–Privacy-
Source: InformationWeek
Federal Data Miners Urged To Better Address Citizen Privacy
“Federal investigators say the government isn’t doing all it should to notify citizens that information about them is being collected by systems employing data-mining techniques.”
See GAO Report:
Data Mining: Agencies Have Taken Key Steps to Protect Privacy in Selected Efforts, but Significant Compliance Issues Remain
Highlights ||| Full Report
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Scholarly Publishing–Biomed Central–Alerts
Source: BioMed Central
Article Alerts from BioMed Central
via the BioMed Central site, “Article alerts are now available for all journals published by BioMed Central. Visit the homepage of your journal of interest to sign up.”
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RFID–Institutes
Source: NISO
RFID Institute
“NISO and the Univ. of North Texas Center are bringing you a 2-day Institute on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). We have tapped an array of experts to examine the use of RFID in business and the library and book world; this event will inform you about the benefits and opportunities this technology offers and the standards needed to maximize performance. RFID goes way beyond replacing a barcode – this is about transforming the business!”

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