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• PBS affiliates, local schools do their part

  - 2007-10-03

  A number of PBS affiliates across the USA, inspired by the release of Ken Burns' The War, are producing mini-documentaries about their own local war stories and encouraging high school and college students to collect oral histories. The materials they gather are being sent to the...

  Tags: MARKETING, PBS, PRODUCTIVITY, The Library of Congress

• U.S. must act to preserve digital data

  - 2007-05-20

  It is commonly agreed that the destruction of the ancient Library of Alexandria in Egypt was one of the most devastating losses of knowledge in all of civilization. Today, however, the digital information that drives our world and powers our economy is in many ways more susceptible to loss than...

  Tags: Alexandria, computer, FINANCE, INTERNET, preservation, PRODUCTIVITY, The Library of Congress, U.S. Congress

• Terrorist Capabilities for Cyberattack: Overview and Policy Issues

  BNET - 2005-10-20

  The United States and international community have taken steps to coordinate laws to prevent cybercrime, but if trends continue computer attacks will become more numerous, faster, and more sophisticated. In addition, a recent report by the Government Accountability Office states that, in the future, U.S. government agencies may not be...

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• Awards.(Company Business and Marketing)

  - 1999-09-01

  INSTITUTION: The Library of Congress, Washington D.C., (202) 707-2905, http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/award AWARD: $2 million donated by Ameritech to Library's National Digital Library Program DESCRIPTION: Twelve winners in the third and final round of the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library...

  Tags: Ameritech, Ball State University, computer, marketing, PRODUCTIVITY, The Library of Congress

• The "Experience LC" program: a personal narrative

  - 1998-10-01

  After inaugurating a new corporate solo librarian position for the past year, I felt a strong need to recharge my professional development batteries. In 1998, I attended both the Special Libraries Association SLA conference in Indianapolis, IN, and the American Library Association ALA conference in Washington, DC, and found each...

  Tags: American Library Association, CAREER, conference, librarian, photograph, PRODUCTIVITY, The Library of Congress