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New Project: Assessing the Implementation of CIPA-Mandated Internet Filtering in U.S. Public Libraries

Posted by Michael Zimmeron April 3, 2017in Information Law & Policy, LibrariesLeave a comment

I'm excited to launch a new project with my colleague Dr. Nadine Kozak on "Assessing the Implementation of CIPA-Mandated Internet Filtering in U.S. Public Libraries," for which we have received funding from the UW-Milwaukee "Research Growth Initiative" internal grant program.…

Information Society Series Book Announcement: The End of Ownership

Posted by Michael Zimmeron November 4, 2016in Information Law & Policy, PublicationsLeave a comment

I’m thrilled to announce that the 9th book in the “Information Society Series” at MIT Press that I co-edit with Laura DeNardis has been released: The End of Ownership: Personal Property in the Digital Economy By Aaron Perzanowski and Jason Schultz If you buy a…

Information Society Series Book Announcement: The World Made Meme

Posted by Michael Zimmeron September 28, 2016in Information Law & Policy, Internet, PublicationsLeave a comment

I’m very pleased to announce that the 8th book in the MIT Press collection “Information Society Series” that I am co-editing with Laura DeNardis has been released: The World Made Meme: Public Conversations and Participatory Media by Ryan Milner Internet memes—digital snippets that can make…

Information Society Series book announcement: After Access: Inclusion, Development, and a More Mobile Internet

Posted by Michael Zimmeron December 2, 2015in Information Law & Policy, Publications1 Comment

I’m very pleased to announce that the 7th book in the MIT Press collection “Information Society Series” I am co-editing with Laura DeNardis has been released: After Access: Inclusion, Development, and a More Mobile Internet by Jonathan Donner Almost anyone with a $40 mobile phone and…

The Twitter Archive at the Library of Congress: Challenges for Information Practice and Information Policy

Posted by Michael Zimmeron July 6, 2015November 29, 2020in Information Law & Policy, Publications, Social Media3 Comments

I'm very excited to announce the publication of "The Twitter Archive at the Library of Congress: Challenges for Information Practice and Information Policy" in the July 2015 issue of First Monday. This work develops some of my earlier posts (here,…

Information Society Series: Pirate Politics, by Patrick Burkart

Posted by Michael Zimmeron April 7, 2014in Information Law & Policy8 Comments

I’m very pleased to announce that the sixth book in the MIT Press collection “Information Society Series” I am co-editing with Laura DeNardis has been released: Pirate Politics: The New Information Policy Contests by Patrick Burkart The Swedish Pirate Party emerged as a political force…

Banned Books Week 2013: “How Libraries Fight for Free Speech, Freedom from Surveillance, & Democratic Values”

Posted by Michael Zimmeron August 21, 2013in Events, Information Ethics, Information Law & Policy, Libraries8 Comments

To kick off 2013 Banned Books Week, the UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies and UWM's Center for Information Policy Research is partnering with the Milwaukee Public Library to host a special lecture by Barbara Jones, Director of the ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom: CANARIES IN THE COAL MINE:…

ALA-Google Symposium on “Revisiting the Children’s Internet Protection Act: 10 Years Later”

Posted by Michael Zimmeron July 23, 2013in Events, Information Law & Policy, Libraries7 Comments

[Updated with links and summary comments at bottom of post] I have been invited to join a gathering of national library, education, technology, legal and policy experts for a national symposium hosted by the American Library Association and Google considering…

Information Society Series: Technologies of Choice?

Posted by Michael Zimmeron February 15, 2013in Information Ethics, Information Law & Policy4 Comments

I’m very pleased to announce that the fifth book in the MIT Press collection “Information Society Series” I am co-editing with Laura DeNardis has been released: Technologies of Choice? ICTs, Development, and the Capabilities Approach Dorothea Kleine Information and communication…

Information Society Series Book: The Digital Rights Movement

Posted by Michael Zimmeron October 16, 2012in Information Law & Policy, Internet, Publications1 Comment

I’m very pleased to announce that the fourth book in the MIT Press “Information Society Series” I am co-editing with Laura DeNardis has been released: The Digital Rights Movement: The Role of Technology in Subverting Digital Copyright Hector Postigo The…