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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Librarians have always been at the forefront of information needs

 Putting the brakes on the spread of indecent work Ruth Dukes and Wolfgang Streeck, Social Europe (Anthony L). Uber v. Aslam


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One of Francis Bacon’s lovers burned down his studio; another threw him out of a second story window. For Bacon, pain was indicative of true emotions  L

ODNI Releases Intelligence Community Assessment of Foreign Threats to the 2020 U.S. Elections

“The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) today released the declassified Intelligence Community (IC) assessment of foreign threats to the 2020 U.S. federal elections. The document is a declassified version of a classified report that the IC provided to the President, senior Executive Branch officials, and Congressional leadership and intelligence oversight committees on January 7, 2021. “Foreign malign influence is an enduring challenge facing our country,” said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines. “These efforts by U.S. adversaries seek to exacerbate divisions and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions. Addressing this ongoing challenge requires a whole-of-government approach grounded in an accurate understanding of the problem, which the Intelligence Community, through assessments such as this one, endeavors to provide.” Coordinated across the IC, the assessment addresses the intentions and efforts of key foreign actors to influence or interfere with the 2020 U.S. elections and undermine public confidence in the U.S. election process. The assessment builds on the analysis the IC provided to the public and policymakers throughout the 2020 election cycle. Additionally, pursuant to Executive Order 13848(1)(b), the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security today issued an unclassified summary that evaluates the impact of foreign influence or interference efforts on the security and 

integrity of U.S. election infrastructure. View the full IC Assessment here.”


OUPblog – fighting COVID-19 with mediated information: “Librarians have always been at the forefront of information needs and have provided critical assistance to patrons, public officials, and decision makers during uncertain times. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception and has created an urgent, unprecedented demand for access to knowledge that is accurate, reliable, and timely. The Librarian Reserve Corps (LRC) was founded in March 2020 to meet this demand. Over 100 volunteers worldwide have signed up to partner with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network (GOARN) and have ensured that health and science professionals have access to the latest information during the COVID-19 pandemic via mediated literature searching services. We asked four librarians, who are in different countries around the world, about their experiences as volunteers of the Librarian Reserve Corps…”
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