Since You Asked! Episode 10: Support for Service Programs

Librarian Julie Niederhauser interviews Robert Sewell, Health Program Manager, Health Planning & Systems Development, Alaska Dept of Health & Social Services

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[ 25 minutes ]
Recorded on March 21, 2014

Learn more about Health Planning & Systems Development in Alaska:

• website

Since You Asked! Episode 9: Juneau Public Libraries

Librarian Julie Niederhauser interviews Robert Barr, director of Juneau Public Libraries.

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[ 21 minutes ]
Recorded on January 24, 2014

Contact Juneau Public Libraries:

• Phone: 907.586.5249
• Email: reference@juneau.lib.ak.us
• Website: Juneau Public Libraries

Since You Asked! Episode 8: Online Legal Resources Through the Alaska State Court Law Library

The Alaska State Court Law Library has more locations than any other library in Alaska. At each of these locations, people can access Westlaw and other credible sources for forms, case law, articles, and other legal information. The law library also offers online resources that people can search from their homes or offices. In this podcast, Marinke Van Gelder of the Alaska State Court Law Library describes these resources.

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[ 9 minutes ]
Recorded on November 22, 2013

Contact the Alaska State Court Law Library:

• Email us at library@courts.state.ak.us
• Call the Anchorage Reference desk at 907-264-0585, or dial toll free: 888-282-2082 (in Alaska, but outside the Municipality of Anchorage)
• Fax or mail a Request for Information form: Word | PDF

Start using the Alaska State Court Law Library's online resources:
Alaska Court System website
Alaska State Court Law Library website
   Library Catalog
   Locations & Hours
   Electronic Research Resources

Since You Asked! Episode 7: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute

Librarian Julie Niederhauser speaks with Tyson Fink about the Alaska Seafood Marketing Industry. Tyson serves as the Communications Director of ASMI, which partners with the State of Alaska.

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[  21 minutes ]
Recorded on December 16, 2013

Learn more about the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute:

• Website: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
• Bacon-wrapped Alaska Scallop Sliders Recipe (mentioned by Julie)

Since You Asked! Episode 6: Book Review of Computer Security Literacy: Staying Safe in a Digital World

Digital Librarian Daniel Cornwall reviews the book Computer Security Literacy: Staying Safe in a Digital World by Douglas Jacobson and Joseph Idziorek. Daniel provides an overview of the book's content along with a favorable review. The podcast closes with three computer security tips taken from the book.

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[ 12 minutes ]
Recorded on January 15, 2014

Table of Contents, as promised in the podcast:

Chapters

1. What Is Information Security?
2. Introducation to Computers and the Internet
3. Passwords under Attack
4. Email Security
5. Malware: The Dark Side of Software
6. Malware: Defense in Depth
7. Securely Surfing the World Wide Web
8. Online Shopping
9. Wireless Internet Security
10. Social Networking
11. Social Engineering: Phishing for Suckers
12. Staying Safe Online: The Human Threat
13. Case Studies
14. Moving Forward with Security and Book Summary

Glossary
Appendix A: Reading List
Appendix B: Basics of Cryptography
Appendix C: Web Surfing Security Technologies


Find this book:

• In the Alaska State Library and other libraries of the Joint Library Catalog
• Elsewhere in the world