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Weeknote 6, 2023
§1 The Magic of Small Databases §2 Browse the BBC In Our Time archive by Dewey decimal code §3 When U.S. copyright needed to be renewed, only 25% of books published from 1923 and 1964 were kept out of the public domain §4 Identity politics for librarians §5 Wandering Bard For Hire
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The Why, How, and But… of Zotero for Law
I gave this presentation today. My slides are also hosted on eCampusOntario’s H5P site.
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Crucial Voices: The Importance of Representation in Public Institutional Leadership
This Friday, February 10th, at 7pm, there will be an event entitled, Crucial Voices: The Importance of Representation in Public Institutional Leadership. I will be on the panel of speakers.
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Weeknote 5, 2023
§1 Google’s Featured Snippets §2 Postmedia shoots the Windsor Star §3 Consider the Time
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Weeknote 4, 2023
§1 Justfacts: Overrepresentation of Black People in the Canadian Criminal Justice System §2 They Rule §3 Public Interest Databases from Canada’s Investigative Journalism Foundation
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Weeknote 3, 2023
§1: Market Research Tools vs. Academic Research Tools §2: The Legal Layer that Enables Inequality §3: Simple Opt Out
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Weeknote 2, 2023
§1: The Law Library of Congress Report Examines the Canadian Emergencies Act §2: Data Cartels §3: Make sure you know how to properly redact your PDFs §4: The volume of fear-mongering crime news §5: The Society for the promotion of radical analogue games
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Calling a ‘Karen’ when there’s no Access to Justice
Having a lawyer to advocate on behalf of a person suffering from a corporate wrong-doing is generally out of the realm of possibility for most consumers. Is this an Access to Justice issue?
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Weeknote 1, 2023
§1: Happy Public Domain Day to Everyone Except Canadians §2: Google Docs now offers Smart chips §3: I wrote a blog post yesterday. I miss the dopamine that it used to bring §4: When your conceptual framework has been co-opted by the alt-right §5: Marcia Bates on Search Systems
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What does the D&D5e Open Gaming License suggest for the future of Open Access?
What I am about to suggest is, admittedly a bit of stretch, but when I was watching a YouTube video about the D&D Open Gaming License, I couldn’t help but wonder there might be a parallel between game licensing and open access licensing.
Librarian of Things
Mita Williams. Her blog.