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Electronic Privacy Information Center (Last reviewed in The Scout Report on June 13, 1997)
When the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) was started in 1994, there were already substantial privacy issues surrounding the collection and use of electronic data at play. Since that time, such issues have grown exponentially in their scope, and EPIC continues to perform valuable research in the area. A good place to start exploring their site is right on the homepage, namely their... |
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https://epic.org/ |
LISNews
Previously covered by the Scout Report way back at the turn of the millennium, this collaborative blog by and for Library and Information Scientists is still going strong. Updated daily by an international team of volunteers, the site brings a diverse range of perspectives to library related topics. The homepage is a great place to start, as it’s updated daily. For easy scouting, click Recent... |
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https://lisnews.org/ |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a long and distinguished history which can be traced back to 1775 when the Continental Congress organized an army with a chief engineer and two assistants. Today the Corps has over 37,000 dedicated civilians and soldiers delivering services in more than 130 countries worldwide. The website provides a veritable cornucopia of these activities, divided into... |
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https://www.usace.army.mil/ |
WomenWatch: UN Information and Resources on Gender Equality and Empowerment
The WomenWatch website is dedicated to providing "information and resources on gender equality and empowerment of women." It is an initiative of the United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) and the site is a veritable cornucopia of information on this vast and timely subject. In the Quick Links and Features, visitors can view the UN Gender Equality News Feed, which... |
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https://www.un.org/womenwatch/directory/un_women_10001.htm |
National Women's History Project
Founded in 1980, the National Women's History Project (NWHP) was created by a group of women committed to recognizing women's historical achievements. The organization was responsible for lobbying Congress to designate March as National Women's History Month, and today, they provide information and training in multicultural women's history for educators, community organizers, and parents. On the... |
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https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/ |
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Heated Debates Over Open Source Software
Open source code has allowed for the proliferation of open source software that competes with the big guns of software development, like Microsoft. Tempers run high, with the key issues focused on differing philosophies on the best business model to use and disputes over copyright, leading to lawsuits and heated online discussions. This issue of Topic in Depth provides an overview of open source... |
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https://scout.wisc.edu/report/nsdl/met/2004/0227 |
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United Nations Environment Programme: 8th Special Session of the Governing Council
In anticipation of the 8th Special Session of the Governing Council of the Global Ministerial Environment Forum, the United National Environment Programme has created this helpful website that brings together some of the important preliminary documents dealing with the proceedings of the March 2004 conference in South Korea. The documents here include working briefing documents, information... |
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https://www.unep.org/ |
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JURIST's Paper Chase
As one of the many services provided by JURIST (housed at the University of Pittsburgh's Law School), the Paper Chase provides up-to-date legal news for lawyers, legal scholars, law students, and those with a general curiosity about the law. The Paper Chase offers brief digests of current and ongoing legal issues, including strong coverage of international law and events in the U.S. Federal... |
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https://www.jurist.org/news/ |
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Ongoing Lawsuit Pits University Mascot Versus Italian Television Character
If pressed, most people would have a difficult time drawing immediate connections between the caves and pleasant surroundings of south-central Kentucky and the sometimes chaotic world of Italian television. As of late, there is now a rather compelling connection between the two in the form of the Western Kentucky University mascot, Big Red, and a popular Italian television character, Gabibbo. The... |
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https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2004/0305 |
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Tigers in Crisis
This artful Tigers in Crisis website was produced by long-time journalist and conservationist Craig Kasnoff to educate people about tigers and the global factors threatening their survival as a species. The site provides information about the tiger crisis, their status in the wild, solutions, and more. Site visitors can also learn about three endangered tiger subspecies -- Bengal, Siberian, and... |
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https://tigersincrisis.com |
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