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The article focuses on SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION. Topics discussed include COVID-19 has taken commodity prices and availability on a roller coaster ride that is only in the nascent stages of its journey; and the views of " Diana Haytko, professor and chairperson of the department of marketing and sup ply chain management at the East Carolina University College of Business, on it.

The article presents the discussion on reflects on the turbulent 1960s, highlighting significant events and cultural shifts, with a focus on the enduring impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Topics include key historical moments leading up to the Act, resources commemorating its legacy, and influential civil rights leaders.

The article looks at some of the actions taken by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump that pose serious challenge to the Presidential Records Act (PRA). They include destruction of documents, failure to properly preserve Presidential records, and failure to secure key information from the Trump presidency.

The article announces the recipients of various awards including the De Gruyter Saur/IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Research Paper Award 2015 given to Ana Pervan, the Florida Atlantic University's (FAU) Exceptional Faculty Award given to Victor C.X. Wang, and the 2015 Award for Meritorious Achievement given to Amy Brand by the Council of Science Editors (CSE).

The article provides information on the Copyright Act of 1976, cases of copyright infringement and the meaning of fair use under the 17 U.S. Code Sections 107 and 108. Topics discussed include the possible use of some parts of a copyrighted work without the owner's permission under the fair use clause, factors to consider to determine the fair use of a copyrighted work, and the lack of accountability of libraries for users making copies in excess of fair use.

The article announces several personal changes and awards related to librarians in the U.S., as of June 2016, including appointment of Krishna Nathan at S&P Global, Cheryl A. Middleton at Oregon State University, and presentation of Springer's Howard E. Brandt Best Paper Award to Mun Dae Kim.

The article announces the 2016 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award given to dean James L. Mullins of Purdue University and the Best Paper Award 2015 received by David Calligaris from the journal "Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC)."

The article presents the discussion on growing scrutiny and polarization surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court, emphasizing its conservative majority and the contentious political climate. Topics include establishment of the Historians Council on the Constitution to counter originalist interpretations, the role of the Brennan Center for Justice, and debates over the Chevron deference.

The article offers brief information on various software including the SydneyEnterprise library automation system from Lucidea, the dinStorage S3 cloud storage application from dinCloud and the Hadoop RDBMS or relational database management system from Splice Machine Inc.

The article discusses the trends in books, ebooks, and audibooks in the U.S. as of October 2018, highlighting several studies on the issue. These trends include the declining number of people who read books in any format, the growth of independent bookstores, and the success in business of Amazon.com Inc. Also tackled are the increasing popularity of audiobooks and the impact of digital media technologies on the publishing sector.

The article focuses on the National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) program by the Library of Congress (LC) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) on August 17, 2017. Topics include the digital preservation projects conducted by the residents at institutions in Washington, D.C., importance of collaboration during the digital preservation process, and contributive justice.

The article informs the American Library Association (ALA) initially aimed to enhance its business through meetings of boards, committees, and governing bodies. It mentions the discussion groups on topics relevant to the library community, particularly leadership development, grew in popularity. It highlight the effectiveness of holding two events per year - Midwinter and Annual - was being questioned even before the pandemic forced conferences to go virtual.

The article focuses on credibility lent by the U.S. midterm election of 2022 to theory suggested for Polling data. Topics discussed include Grand Old Party (GOP) wave sweep of federal Senate and House race, consideration of the survey methodology being used by several organizations, and plus or minus margin of errors stated by several posts.

The article discusses an annual meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) held in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 14–18, 2016. Topics include research in virtual and augmented reality; human-computer interaction, human motion tracking, and computer graphics and vision. The event was attended by industry executives like Greg Welch, who talked about healthcare applications; and Markus Bundschus, who talked about data mining in biomedical research.

The article offers technology industry news briefs as of May 2018. The Library of Congress (LC) announces the online availability of the papers of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton that include their correspondence, speeches, and materials from the Seneca Falls Convention in New York. Gale Small Business Builder comprehensive tool is offering integrated access to its business and legal resources. Solutions provider bibliotheca debuted its open library solution in North America.

The article offers complex and troubling issues embedded in the efforts that must face and work to influence. Topics discussed include the majority of scientists, and the public, would consider scientific research publications to hold the most unambiguous, most unbiased, and "truest" information available; and School districts are opening up discussions and new opportunities for presenting the past and the "classic" materials that have been used in K–12 education.

This section offers digital information news briefs including Nature Publishing Group's (NPG) offering of double-blind peer review for its authors, the Global Commission on Internet Governance's latest working paper on Internet governance, and cybersecurity, and the Web of Things initiative.

The article discusses the American Library Association (ALA) 2016 Annual Conference that was held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida from June 23-28, 2016. The conference highlights the association's focus on equity, diversity and inclusion, awards to librarians, and a discussion on the changes in library technology.

The article offers brief information on several information resources including the North Korean Serials Database from the Asian Division at the Library of Congress (LC), the Open Bookshelf from the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), and the Nature Index 2018 Annual Tables.

The article reports that ALA returned to an in-person conference from June 23 to 28, 2022 in Washington, D.C as the site of its last in-person conference in 2019. Topics include considered ALA annual conferences, book publishers were strong supporters as in the exhibit hall, there were long lines of librarians waiting for an autographed copy of a book by their favorite authors and advance copies of new titles.

The article offers digital information resources news briefs as of August 2018. Topics include issue brief "The General Data Protection Regulation: What Does It Mean for Libraries Worldwide?" published by the Association of Research Libraries; launch of the Time Matters Go app, a mobile time tracking solution, by LexisNexis; and a cooperation agreement signed by EBSCO Information Services with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to index Iraqi Academic Scientific Journals.

The article reviews the website "ReFigure," offers information on a digital collection of English-language periodicals titled "Left of Liberalism: Marxist-Socialist Newspapers, 1900-2015," and offers information on the digital archive of the magazine "Creative Review."

The article discusses the need of advocating for national digital library endowment in the U.S. by people associated with library like librarians and curators. It states that the endowment could help libraries thrive in the era of digital technology and serve all Americans, and mentions the goal of raising several billions in five years. It notes advantages of the approach of two separate but intertwined national digital library systems that share resources.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including cyberwarfare at a global scale; copyright tribunal; and an interview with Valerie Gross, president of the Howard County Library System in Maryland.

The article presents the author's insights about information management in the U.S. Topics include online social media platforms Facebook and Twitter, an article shared by "Marketing Library Services" newsletter editor Kathy Dempsey regarding reliable fact-check sites, and an article about the visit of a presidential candidate to her city.

The article offers information on the copyright and trademark laws offering that protection on a variety of things. Topics discussed include Most people agree that copyright protection is a good thing and to be protected, creators have to register their works with the U.S. Copyright Office; and also discusses about the sound of license as most people have little trouble believing that slogans or catchphrases.

In this article author talks about Cash App that is free and easy to download for both Apple and Android devices. Topics include examines the app provides a resource called My First Bitcoin and the Legend of Satoshi Nakamoto and just like the My First Stock resource, this learning tool gives users an opportunity to read up on cryptocurrency with a text-based guide and eye-catching graphics.

The article looks at developments in the open access movement and open data issues. Topics discussed include the U.S. Senate to decide on the approval of the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act of 2015, Open Data Day events on March 5, 2016 like Open Inspiration Data Day, Open Data for Agriculture application testing and the Open Data Day coffee meet-up, and the launch of the Open Access Button.

The article discusses the challenges in the establishment of the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) as the public gateway to federal court documents in the U.S. The problems related to fees for accessing all but Supreme Court filings which have been criticized by lawyers, scholars, and the public ever since is tackled. The significant issues with the inclusion of Social Security numbers and other identifying information in the database are also explored.

The article previews the "American History 1493-1945: From the Gilder Lehram Insititute of American History New York" Part I of the Gilder Lehman Collection, the Publicly Indexed Bibliographies with citations in a catalog from EasyBib and the updated data analysis tool Intota Assessment from ProQuest.

The article features several information services solutions including 3M SelfCheck QuickConnect Interface from 3M Library Systems, Gate Scanner security software from Sasa Software and dtSearch Engine for Android from dtSearch Corp.

The article offers information on political participation of libraries in the U. S. Topics discussed include decision of U.S. Supreme Court affirming library's right to present available information; University of Michigan Law School's Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse provides litigation documents related to Information Act (FOIA) cases; and Princeton University Library consists a guide U.S. Government Documents: The President of the United States, which exhibits presidential speeches.

The article offers a source guide on constitutional issues relating to same-sex marriage. It outlines primary and secondary sources on law governing same-sex marriage and civil rights, history of the U.S. Constitution, blogs and news sources that specialize in the founding document of the U.S. Constitution, and web sites on constitutional law.

The article offers insights for law librarians on using print or electronic sources in their search for information. The two categories of legal materials, namely, primary sources which include statutes, cases and regulations, and secondary sources which include journal articles, legal newsletters and treatises, are discussed. Primary and secondary sources can be found using the Internet. The legal databases Westlaw and LexisNexis are recommended for law librarians.

The article discusses draft legislation released by Marino and California Congresswoman Judy Chu that would create an independent Copyright Office in the U.S. in June 2015. Topics covered include the establishment of the U.S. Copyright Office as a separate department of the Library of Congress (LC) in February 1897. Also mentioned is establishment of the position of register for copyrights for ministerial duties over copyright registration activities.

In this article the author talks about CIA employee sent a report to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community under the provisions of the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act. It mentions that the Government Accountability Project describes itself as "the nation's leading whistleblower protection and advocacy organization.

The article focuses on sovereign citizens and advice for librarians on how to treat them. Topics covered include sovereign citizens dubbed as a strange subcultre of Americans by the Southern Poverty Law Center with views on the U.S. as a bankrupt corporation, handcrafted identification (ID) cards and use of archaic and legal terms. Also mentioned are strategies for librarians in handling sovereigns as extreme patrons including listening and not arguing with them, treating them with respect.

The article offers world news briefs related to information services. EBSCO Information Services has launched its web resource, the Military Transition Support Center, for families of military personnel. BiblioBoard has collaborated with Library Journal (LJ) for the development of the electronic book (ebook) discovery service platform, SELF-e. British telematics data service provider Wunelli Ltd. was acquired by LexisNexis Group towards expansion.

The article discusses the highlights of the Association of Independent Information Professionals' annual conference held on April 19-22, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Topics covered include the complexities of copyright legislation, the use of social media applications to improve research, and data governance. Among the speakers were Panoramix Global's co-founder Mary Meehan and Sterling Talent Solutions' chief executive officer Clare Hart.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience on a trip from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego and mentions Stacey Lapp of Stratford Public Library and discovered a map of genetic patterns of earliest settlers of the Americas.

The article focuses on the legality of preserving the open educational resources (OERs) with information on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York case Great Minds v. FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc. It mentions Court request FedEx Office reimburse Great Minds for its profits and income earned for photocopying Great Minds' materials. It also mentions it foster a sense of anxiety and uncertainty among school districts in their use of OER materials.

The article reports that right to be anonymous is protected by the First Amendment. It mentions that First Amendment right to be anonymous is restricted by these considerations, as it does not extend to criminal activity and can be limited when anonymous speech affects the rights of others. It states that review sites offer communications and posts of users whose identities are hidden from their readers behind pseudonyms and usernames. It states that internet has created an order for anonymity.

The article discusses the highlights of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2015 biennial conference held in Portland, Oregon last March 25-28, 2015. Librarians and staff from educational institutions participated in the conference which included 500 sessions, 200 exhibitors and live conference webcasts. Keynote addresses were given by journalist and author G. Willow Wilson, Jad Abumrad of the Radiolab radio program and Lawrence Lessig, political activist and academic.

The article reports on the closing keynote speech by Lawrence Lessig to the academic librarians participating in the Association of College and Research Libraries 2015 biennial conference. The Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, Lessig's speech focused on corruption in America, Net Neutrality and open access (OA) which may be related to each other under the theme of equality.

The article announces that the Self-Sufficiency Standard, a metric that captures the true current cost of living in the U.S., which is developed by Diana Perce at the Center for Women's Welfare, is the 2014 BUDDIE awardee for Best Unknown Database.

The article focuses on the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) which helps creators/publishers in the U.S. in managing copyright. Topics covered include the passage of the federal copyright act in the country, the difficulty of making and sharing copies of any type of media and the services launched by CCC in response to the expanding digital arena such as Open Access Solutions. Also mentioned is the incorporation of Interlibrary Loan Fee Management Service into CCC's Get It Now service.

The article discusses the highlights of the Special Libraries Association's (SLA) annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia last June 8-10, 2014. Topics include discussions on its theme, "Beyond Borders," the keynote address of John Wilbanks, chief commons officer at Sage Bionetworks, on openly sharing information and the topic on sustainability of libraries. former Australian Broadcasting Corp. researcher Nora Martin spoke on how journalists gather information from social media.

The article analyzes the findings of U.S. scorecard databases Opportunity Index (OI), Economic Security Index (ESI), and Freedom in the 50 States (FR50) which ranked U.S. states on economic, political, and social criteria. Topics include the companies behind the databases, their simultaneous debut at a time when the expected recovery of the U.S. economy did not occur after the crash in 2008, and why their rankings showed significant differences while relying on the same data sources.

The article presents several announcements including appointment of Robert Van-Hees as Senior Vice President (SVP) of ProQuest; appointment of Gabriela Redwine as visiting program officer by Association of Research Libraries (ARL); and 2017 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award received by Mark Sandler.