The Big 6 in eBooks

A Facebook page devoted to highlighting that "Six major publishers are making it difficult, if not impossible, for libraries to purchase eBooks." It lists bestsellers, and indicated whether or not they're available to libraries - and why. 

https://www.facebook.com/thebig6ebooks

A Quick Guide to Private Browsing

Re-posted. Originally written by Ellyssa Kroski

On April 22, 2013, Google was hit with a fine of $190,000 in Germany for illegally collecting personal data, emails, passwords, and photos from unprotected wifi networks via its Google Street View cars. Coincidentally, Microsoft launched an Online Privacy Awareness Campaign yesterday which will help people learn how to better protect their online privacy. Two of the major ways discussed are actually quite easy to implement – turning on private browsing mode and enabling the Do Not Track feature in your browser.

Private Browsing

By enabling the private browsing setting, you are keeping everything you do in the browser from being saved and stored. None of your download lists, browser history, passwords, cookies, caches, or temporary files will be stored. This will keep anyone who has access to your computer from viewing your online activity. It will also allow you to be signed into the same social network such as Facebook or Twitter with different logins at the same time.

How-To:

Internet Explorer 10
In IE, private browsing is called InPrivate. To initiate InPrivate browsing press Ctrl+Shift+P.

Firefox 20
To start private browsing in Firefox press Ctrl+Shift+P.

Chrome
In Chrome, private browsing is called Incognito and can be initiated by pressing Ctrl+Shift+N.

Safari
For private browsing in Safari, click on “Safari” in the menu bar and select “Private Browsing”.

Do Not Track

Many major websites, search engines, and online tracking companies track visitor behavior such as searches, purchases, locations, likes, dislikes, etc. in order to sell or simply provide that information to third parties such as advertisers. However, most browsers now have a Do-not-track feature that can be turned on which tells every website you visit (as well as their advertisers and other content providers) that you don’t want your browsing behavior tracked. Honoring this setting is voluntary.

How-To:

Internet Explorer 10

1. Click or tap the Tools button, point to Safety, and then click or tap Tracking Protection.
2. Click or tap Your Personalized List, and then tap or click Enable.

Firefox 20

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu and then select Options
2. Select the Privacy panel.
3. Check Tell websites I do not want to be tracked.
4. Click OK to close the Options window

Chrome

1. You’ll need to install the Do Not Track browser extension.
2. On the menu bar at the top of the screen, click on Window.
3. Click on Extensions.
4. Chrome will display all of the extensions you have installed.
5. If you don’t have any extension installed, click the Browse the gallery. If you have extensions installed click the Get more extensions link at the bottom of the screen.
6. Search for the Do Not Track extension written by Jonathan Mayer
7. Click “Add to Chrome.”
8. In the drop down menu click “Add.”

Safari

1. Click on Preferences
2. Select the Advanced preferences panel
3. Check the box at the bottom of the menu labeled “Show Develop menu in menu bar.”
4. On the menu bar at the top, click on Develop
5. Click on “Send Do Not Track HTTP Header.”

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