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SXSW: In Conclusion

Earlier this month, OIF Director Barbara Jones attended her  first SXSW in Austin.  Here’s the fourth and final installment of her blog posts from the event.  See the other three here, here and here. This […]

March 26, 2012March 26, 2012 Barbara Jones News Literacy, Privacy

American Libraries covers the Merritt Fund

Check out this American Libraries article about a recent grant given by the LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund to a Nebraska librarian. Too many librarians still don’t know about the […]

March 23, 2012 Barbara Jones LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund

SXSW: Privacy – A Hot Topic at Interactive

Last week, OIF Director Barbara Jones attended her  first SXSW in Austin.  Here’s the third installment of her blog posts from the event.  See the other two here and here. Privacy advocates, we have our […]

March 21, 2012March 21, 2012 Barbara Jones Choose Privacy Week, Privacy

SXSW: Two Programs Pushing the Censorship Envelope

This week, OIF Director Barbara Jones is blogging about her experiences at her first SXSW in Austin. March 14, 2012 Two SXSW programs about free speech were especially provocative and VERY controversial.  […]

March 15, 2012March 15, 2012 Barbara Jones Censorship, International issues

From SXSW: The Logistics

This week, OIF Director Barbara Jones is blogging about her experiences at her first SXSW in Austin. March 13, 2012 Doing SXSW for the first time is like doing Tough Mudder.  Well, […]

March 14, 2012March 15, 2012 Barbara Jones Computers, General Interest, Technology

Report from the Oregon Library Association meeting & PLA conference

Oregon Library Association meeting The historic Kells Irish Pub was the festive setting for the Oregon Library Association meeting in Portland last month. I was honored to give a brief […]

April 8, 2010April 29, 2010 Barbara Jones State Intellectual Freedom Committees

Choose Privacy presentations for NY libraries

Greetings from Saratoga Springs, New York. No ponies at this time of year (except there are mounted police!), but the town is full of racetrack-related images, statues, bars, and museums. […]

March 12, 2010March 12, 2010 Barbara Jones Office for Intellectual Freedom, Privacy
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