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...Whenever something like this happens, it makes all libraries step back and take a look at how they protect their collections,” Brainard said. “There’s a fine line between allowing access to collections and protecting them...
Both the Harvard University Map Collection (HUMC), housed in Pusey Library, and Houghton Library allow non-Harvard affiliates access to their centuries-old collections at no charge. At HUMC, researchers must identify themselves, fill out a map request slip, and inspect the map on site under the supervision of staff members. At Houghton, researchers must additionally present two forms of identification and a current address. Guards inspect all materials entering and leaving the reading room...
...employed Silk as a combat photographer, suppressed the photo as potentially damaging to morale, but Silk disagreed, finding it profoundly moving - and he was a determined man. While recovering from malaria in Australia, Silk found out where his pictures were being held, wined and dined a lady who had access to them, and recovered this one. He sent it to LIFE magazine, which printed it in March 1943. His actions cost him his job with the Department of Information, but won him a position with LIFE, where he stayed for 30 years...
...doctors don't act, voters may do it for them. In November, Floridians approved a constitutional amendment giving patients access to records related to "adverse medical incidents," including peer-review reports. Several states are mulling similar laws. Some doctors fear exposing the process to the public will inhibit physicians from reporting and forcefully investigating problems and will ultimately hurt the quality of patient care. Publicity could also open hospitals to more malpractice claims, even when panels find no wrongdoing. Trial lawyers sponsored the Florida amendment. --By Jeff...
...content-rich software from start-up Good Technology. "The BlackBerry is all work, no play," says ThinkEquity analyst Pablo Perez-Fernandez. "Do you really want to carry multiple devices if you can carry one?" Good, which has grown its subscriber base 50% over the past six months, lets customers access e-mail on a variety of operating systems and mobile devices; Cingular and Sprint have already signed on. Jittery investors have driven RIM's stock down 15% this year. Still, BlackBerry season isn't over. RIM is trying to maintain its dominance by licensing its software to mobile-phone makers...