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The Case For Collaborative Tools: Long Distance Teamwork On A Shoestring Budget, Jessica De Perio Wittman, Lucie Olejnikova Nov 2008

The Case For Collaborative Tools: Long Distance Teamwork On A Shoestring Budget, Jessica De Perio Wittman, Lucie Olejnikova

Jessica de Perio Wittman

An article written on how to create podcasts using readily-available technology, and how to use these podcasts in legal education.


Building A Digital Collection: The Making Of Historical Publications Of The United States Commission On Civil Rights, Bill Sleeman Jul 2008

Building A Digital Collection: The Making Of Historical Publications Of The United States Commission On Civil Rights, Bill Sleeman

Bill Sleeman

This article briefly explores the technical and administrative tasks required to create a digital resource devoted to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.


“If The Answer Is Outsourcing, What Is The Question?”: Managing Externalization Of Library Services Ten Years After The Tempest - A Review Of The Literature, Mikhail Koulikov Apr 2008

“If The Answer Is Outsourcing, What Is The Question?”: Managing Externalization Of Library Services Ten Years After The Tempest - A Review Of The Literature, Mikhail Koulikov

Mikhail Koulikov

No abstract provided.


Google Booksearch And Library Digitization, Laura Quilter, Jack Lerner Mar 2008

Google Booksearch And Library Digitization, Laura Quilter, Jack Lerner

Laura Quilter

No abstract provided.


Research In The Biotech Age: Can Informational Privacy Compete?, Wilhelm Peekhaus Jan 2008

Research In The Biotech Age: Can Informational Privacy Compete?, Wilhelm Peekhaus

Wilhelm Peekhaus

This paper examines the privacy of personal medical information in the health research context. Arguing that biomedical research in Canada has been caught up in the government’s broader neo-liberal policy agenda that has positioned biotechnology as a strategic driver of economic growth, the author discusses the tension between informational privacy and the need for medical information for research purposes. Consideration is given to the debate about whether privacy for medical information serves or hinders the ‘public good’ in respect of medical research, and to discussions of informed consent as an element of ‘fair information practices’ designed to safeguard the privacy …


Personal Health Information In Canada: A Comparison Of Citizen Expectations And Legislation, Wilhelm Peekhaus Jan 2008

Personal Health Information In Canada: A Comparison Of Citizen Expectations And Legislation, Wilhelm Peekhaus

Wilhelm Peekhaus

This paper explores whether the Canadian legislative protections in place to safeguard medical privacy meet the expectations of Canadians. An overview of current governance systems designed to protect the privacy of personal health information at both the federal and provincial levels is first presented. This is followed by an empirical analysis of the results of a public opinion survey conducted to determine Canadian attitudes about medical privacy, particularly genetic privacy. The analysis highlights areas where legislation and public opinion converge and diverge.


Regulation Short-Cut: Re-Route Pa. Code Searches To The Internet For Quicker, More Efficient Legal Research, Matthew Mcgovern Dec 2007

Regulation Short-Cut: Re-Route Pa. Code Searches To The Internet For Quicker, More Efficient Legal Research, Matthew Mcgovern

Matthew McGovern

No abstract provided.


Implementing Geographic Information Technologies Ethically, Harlan J. Onsrud Dec 2007

Implementing Geographic Information Technologies Ethically, Harlan J. Onsrud

Harlan J Onsrud

Spatial technologies are changing relations among citizens, between citizens and businesses, and between citizens and their governments. Profound implications regarding our relationships with each other are being raised by the expanding use of mobile, spatial, and context-aware technologies, the building of interoperable coordinated spatial data infrastructures and pervasive sensor-networks, the use of location as the foundation for many current and future business and scientific information systems, and the widespread enablement of individuals to gather their own spatial data, report it to others and generate their own spatial resources. How can we within the geospatial community better weave our way through …


Emerging Problems In Knowledge-Sharing And The Three New Ethics Of Knowledge Transfer, Mikhail Koulikov Dec 2007

Emerging Problems In Knowledge-Sharing And The Three New Ethics Of Knowledge Transfer, Mikhail Koulikov

Mikhail Koulikov

No abstract provided.


International Approaches To Library User Fees And Fee-Based Services: An Evaluation Of Three Recent Studies, Mikhail Koulikov Dec 2007

International Approaches To Library User Fees And Fee-Based Services: An Evaluation Of Three Recent Studies, Mikhail Koulikov

Mikhail Koulikov

No abstract provided.