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Information Today
July 17, 2014 |
E-rate Program Gets Bigger Wi-Fi Budget The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) updated the E-rate Program to allow the addition of more Wi-Fi networks to U.S. schools and libraries.   |
InternetNews
July 26, 2006
Roy Mark |
House Targets Social Networking Sites Legislation would force schools and libraries to block sites like MySpace. |
Reason
November 2003
Jesse Walker |
No Strings on Me: Librarians fight filters San Jose's is one of several library systems around the country that say they will refuse Washington's subsidies rather than accept the strings attached to them -- specifically, the requirements of the Children's Internet Protection Act. |
Information Today
April 8, 2002
Betsy Winter |
CIPA Hearings Wrap Up; Decision Expected Next Month The case challenged the constitutionality of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), which requires that libraries install filtering software on all computers with Internet access in order to receive federal funds. A decision is expected by the end of May... |
Information Today
December 16, 2014 |
E-Rate Program Increases Broadband Budget The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved an E-rate program modernization order that will expand public libraries' broadband access. |
Information Today
June 10, 2002
Elisabeth Winter |
Judges Find CIPA Unconstitutional On May 31, just hours before its self-imposed end-of-May deadline, a three-judge panel in a federal district court in Philadelphia unanimously ruled that the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is unconstitutional. |
Information Today
July 23, 2013
Barbie E. Keiser |
E-Rate Connects America's Classrooms, Libraries The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation convened on July 17, 2013 to discuss ways to strengthen E-Rate (E-Rate 2.0: Connecting Every Child to the Transformative Power of Technology). |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2008
Matt Villano |
What Are We Protecting Them From? By mandating schools restrict internet access, CIPA and other federal and state legislation intend to guard students' safety online-but all they may be doing is keeping vital educational technology out of the classroom. |
InternetNews
November 11, 2010 |
HP, DoJ Reach Settlement in E-Rate Fraud Case HP has agreed to pay $16.25 million to resolve allegations that former employees and contractors defrauded the federal telecom subsidy for broadband in schools. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 10, 2010
David Nagel |
'E-Rate 2.0' Would Expand Broadband Access, Fund E-Book Pilot E-rate is a federal program that provides schools and libraries with discounts on telecommunications, Internet, and networking technologies and services. |
Information Today
February 3, 2015 |
ALA Educates Libraries About the E-rate Program The American Library Association launched the Got E-rate? initiative, which encourages library leaders to apply for internet discounts as part of the E-rate program. |
Information Today
August 11, 2015 |
E-rate Program Update The Federal Communications Commission pushed back its Sept. 1 deadline for providing schools funding for wireless and internet upgrades as part of the E-rate program. |
D-Lib
January 2000
Bonita Wilson |
Editorial Stepping back to look at the purpose of digital libraries. |
InternetNews
December 27, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
E-Rate Receives Relief Under the program, telecom companies or contractors provide eligible equipment and services to schools and libraries at a discount, and the federal government covers the difference through the E-Rate fund. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2000 |
Cable Industry Increases Deployment of Free Internet Service to Schools |
Information Today
July 29, 2010 |
U.S. Public Libraries Can Provide High Schools with Free Credo Reference Access Recognizing the increasing burden on public libraries to support the research needs of students at local schools, Credo Reference will be made available to a library's local public high school(s). |
Information Today
June 30, 2003
Barbara Quint |
Public Libraries Face Net Filtering Following Supreme Court Decision The Children's Internet Protection Act, which mandates that libraries accepting federal funding to assist patrons with Internet access must use Net filters to block pornography, has withstood legal challenge. Across the country, public librarians began to struggle with its ramifications. |
Information Today
March 12, 2012 |
CIVICTechnologies Launches CommunityConnect CommunityConnect is a SaaS solution that helps public libraries knowledgeably allocate money for resources, services, and collection development by predicting people's needs and interests, neighborhood by neighborhood. |
Salon.com
October 25, 2000
Christopher Hunter |
Don't let McCain censor the Net New legislation that would require the use of filtering software by public libraries is unnecessary and unconstitutional... |
Information Today
April 29, 2014
Nancy K. Herther |
FCC and IMLS Focus on Libraries, Broadband, and the Future of Net Neutrality Libraries as Key to Addressing the Digital Divide... The FCC Announces a Game-Change for Net Neutrality... Governmental and Business Efforts to Speed Up Access... |
T.H.E. Journal
March 25, 2010
Natasha Wanchek |
Library 2.0: Enter the Teacher Librarian Enthusiast Technology is changing the role of libraries - and the responsibilities of librarians - at schools internationally. |
InternetNews
January 16, 2004
Roy Mark |
E-Rate Probe Focuses on Chicago A Congressional panel wants to know more about possible equipment stockpiling by Chicago public schools. |
Science News
June 9, 2007 |
Science Safari: Scitopia.org This new site is a search portal to the digital libraries of leading science and technology societies. |
Entrepreneur
April 2010 |
Top Honors Business school students give a shout out to their schools. The Princeton Review's Student Opinion Honors for business schools. |
InternetNews
October 19, 2005
Roy Mark |
Failing Grade For FCC's E-Rate Program Lawmakers promise reform legislation to clean up program that helps schools and libraries connect to the Internet. |
ONLINE
Nov./Dec. 2006
Marydee Ojala |
The HomePage - Perspectives, Perceptions, and Periscopes Librarians share the same perspective when naming their type of library. Perceptions of libraries, however, differ, depending on perspective. |
D-Lib
April 2006
Bonita Wilson |
Change and the Need for Innovation Numerous challenges face libraries and other information organizations in this time of rapid change in both technology and culture. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2008
Rama Ramaswami |
Make It Stretch As technology funding dwindles, districts must use the resources they do have to maximum advantage. |
InternetNews
August 11, 2006
Roy Mark |
Parents Smarter Than Congress? New surveys show parents are making all the right moves when it comes to protecting their children from online dangers. Congress, on the other hand .... |
InternetNews
June 11, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
Microsoft Joining Broadband Initiative Microsoft is teaming with advocacy groups to promote broadband connectivity in schools, libraries and healthcare facilities. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 16, 2010
David Nagel |
Ed Tech at the Crossroads The Consortium or School Networking prepares for its annual conference on education technology policy and leadership. |
Information Today
January 28, 2013 |
Ingram Adds Ebook Lending Model to MyiLibrary Ingram Content Group, Inc. announced that it has added a new content access model to its MyiLibrary econtent platform to provide libraries greater flexibility in ebook lending. |
Information Today
September 17, 2015 |
Pew Research Center Studies Library Expectations The report explores what the American public expects of libraries. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2008 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Are Changes Coming to E-Rate?... Congress Gives Okay to New Tech Research Center... ILC 2008 Preregistration Still Open... etc. |
InternetNews
June 15, 2005
Roy Mark |
FCC Launches E-Rate Inquiry The Federal Communications Commission is launching a comprehensive review of the school and library Internet subsidy plan. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 1, 2010
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
Two Plans, One Vision March 10, 2010 was an important day in education technology history. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 10, 2010
David Nagel |
Broadband Plan Looks To Overhaul E-Rate, Promote Online Learning In a presentation to stakeholders Wednesday, FCC Director of Education Steve Midgley provided a preview of the forthcoming National Broadband Plan. |
InternetNews
December 8, 2004
Roy Mark |
Inter-Tel Pleads Guilty to E-Rate Fraud The company agrees to pay $8.71 million to settle charges of bid rigging and wire fraud in dealing with the E-Rate program. E-Rate helps schools and libraries connect to the Internet. |
Registered Rep.
May 20, 2013
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Unlocking College Data What good are the loads of data about colleges, if families can't access it? Here are four websites that are opening the vault. |
Information Today
May 19, 2011 |
Library Copyright Alliance Releases Statement on Copyright Reform Libraries have always advocated for reasonable copyright policy -- in the courts as well as in the U.S. Congress. |
InternetNews
June 29, 2006
Roy Mark |
Indiana Pays Up For E-Rate Fraud Earlier this week, Indiana agreed to pay nearly $8.3 million to the U.S. government as part of a civil settlement involving the state's now-defunct Intelenet Commission, which handled E-rate payments. |
Information Today
April 14, 2011 |
ALA Releases 'The State of America's Libraries, 2011' The Great Recession may have come to an end, but hard-pressed Americans continue to turn to their local libraries for help in finding a job or launching their own business. This is one trend listed in the report. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2006 |
Content Filtering: A Solution That Works Filtering internet content not only protects children from inappropriate content, but also frees up bandwidth and saves schools money. |
Information Today
October 20, 2015 |
Boopsie Caters to Small and Rural Libraries Boopsie for Libraries released Express, a feature set for its mobile app specifically for small and rural public libraries serving less than 25,000 patrons. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2007
Elizabeth Brokamp |
Buy the Neighborhood If you're in the market for a home this year, remember that it's not just a home you're purchasing, it's the neighbors. |
InternetNews
May 28, 2004
Roy Mark |
NEC Subsidiary Admits to E-Rate Fraud The company agrees to $20.6 million fine to settle criminal charges of swindling a program designed to bring Internet connections to schools and libraries. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2000 |
Late Breaks - Endeavor Information Systems In association with Endeavor Information Systems, Sun Microsystems' technology is the incubator for a full-featured digital library solution, called ENCompass... |
Information Today
April 17, 2008 |
ALA Releases `The State of America's Libraries' Report Libraries of all kinds continue to be "engines of learning, literacy, and economic development in communities nationwide." |
Information Today
August 13, 2012 |
ALA Releases Report on Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries The report, which was created by the ALA Digital Content and Libraries Working Group, suggests opportunities for publishers to showcase content through public libraries. |
D-Lib
November 2006 |
In Brief PLANETS: Preservation and Long-term Access through NETworked Services... ASCB Launches Cell Biology Image & Video Library... CrossRef Extends Web Services - New OAI-PMH Interface, and Partnerships with Scirus and EMBL-EBI... etc. |
