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NewsBreaks
'Let's Encrypt' the Internet: From HTTP to HTTPS
by Abby Clobridge
In November 2014, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) announced the Let's Encrypt initiative, which is designed to help transition the internet from using HTTP to using an encrypted HTTPS environment. Let's Encrypt simplifies the cumbersome--and potentially expensive--process of obtaining and installing a Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate from a trusted authority in order to encrypt web traffic. On Sept. 14, 2015, Let's Encrypt issued its first certificate, marking a major milestone in the project.

Weekly News Digests
Thomson Reuters Reveals Its Nobel Prize Predictions
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters shared its 2015 Nobel Prize predictions. To forecast the winners, Thomson Reuters uses scientific research citations from the Web of Science to find the most influential researchers in chemistry, physics, physiology or medicine, and economics.
TLC Implements Bar Code Scanning in CARL-Connect Products
The Library Corp. (TLC) introduced 2D bar code scanning in CARL-Connect to help library staffers capture new patrons' driver's licenses or ID cards and store their information in the library's database.
Spiceworks Offers Concierge Service
Spiceworks unveiled the IT Concierge Service, a free, personalized resource for helping IT professionals manage their projects of any size and at any phase.
Kudos Homepage Gets Upgrade
Kudos redesigned its homepage, navigation bar, and header. The company aimed to make it easy to get started using Kudos by providing an always-visible header and a Menu button in the top-right corner.
Khan Academy Rolls Out New Apps
Khan Academy released a redesigned app for iPhones and its first app for Android phones, which offer more than 30% of its sessions (10,000-plus videos) in subjects such as math, science, economics, and history.

NewsLink Spotlight
Alexa and Siri at the Library: How Librarians Are Tapping Into the Internet of Things
by Brandi Scardilli
The Amazon Echo (powered by the cloud-based voice service Alexa) and the Apple Watch (featuring digital assistant Siri) are two of the latest products designed to make people's lives easier by quickly retrieving information and performing actions when prompted. Part of the Internet of Things (IoT), these devices receive updates from their respective cloud servers so they can always provide the most up-to-date answers. ... Librarians have been following the developments of the IoT closely, and they're finding that Alexa and Siri have uses beyond telling jokes and reminding you when you have an appointment. They've become indispensable for the following information professionals, who share their experiences and show how the library world can benefit from connected devices such as the Echo and the Apple Watch and their disembodied assistants.
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