Labortech '08 panel

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	** [[Free Labor Portals & Local Resources]]: Shannon Sheppard. [http://www.slideshare.net/HoltLaborLibrary/labor-tech-2008-pt2-presentation]		** [[Free Labor Portals & Local Resources]]: Shannon Sheppard. [http://www.slideshare.net/HoltLaborLibrary/labor-tech-2008-pt2-presentation]
	** [http://archive.org Internet Archive]		** [http://archive.org Internet Archive]
-	** free data and statistics:	+	** [http://freegovinfo.info/find_government_information Where to find government information]
-	*** [http://freegovinfo.info/find_government_information Free government information]	+	** [http://radicalreference.info/readyref Radical Reference Resources]
-	*** [http://radicalreference.info/readyref Radical Reference Resources]	+	** [http://www.fedstats.gov/ FedStats]
		+	** [http://laborsta.ilo.org/ Laborsta: Labor statistics from International Labor Organization (ILO)]
		+	** [http://data.un.org UNdata]
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organizing for LaborTech 2008 conference

• sunday December 7, 2008, 2:15 - 3:45pm

Working title: Information tools for the labor movement: libraries, privacy, & free resources

• libraries and privacy ( Eli 20min)
  • Libraries, Social Networking and Privacy
  • From the Outside in: Who Can Gain Access to Your Records
    • Law Enforcement
      • Wiretapping - Phones, Cell Phones, Internet
      • "Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)"
      • Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act
    • Employers
  • From the Inside Out: Who Can See What You Post Online
    • • Two Stories about MySpace:
      • The Lori Drew Case
      • "The Stacey Snyder Case"
• Independent libraries and services: (James and Shannon 20min)
  • radical reference (librarians working collaboratively)
    • Background/history of radical reference
    • radical reference as an open-source organization
    • successes and challenges of a virtual community
    • Background articles on Radical Reference
      • "Radical Reference: taking information to the street." (PDF)
      • "Radical Reference: an open-source organization." (PDF)
      • Library Service to Labor Unions (article from 1948)
  • Holt Labor Library: Shannon Sheppard. [1]
  • List of Alternative libraries

• resources of interest (James, Shannon and Eli 15min)
  • Public libraries!! WorldCat
  • Radical reference research help
  • Free Labor Portals & Local Resources: Shannon Sheppard. [2]
  • Internet Archive
  • Where to find government information
  • Radical Reference Resources
  • FedStats
  • Laborsta: Labor statistics from International Labor Organization (ILO)
  • UNdata

• Ideas to explore:
  • Commodification of information
  • Googlization of everything (yes that's the name of a blog & book-in-progress by Siva Vaidhyanathan
  • Creative commons, copyright and "intellectual property" on the internet