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Calculating the Benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard

Schneier on Security

From the conclusion: The result of performing that operation on the series of cumulated benefits extrapolated for the 169 survey respondents finds that present value of benefits from today's perspective is approximately $8.9 On the other hand, the present value of NIST's costs from today's perspective is $127 million.

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SAA Austin Recap #2! Acquisitions & Appraisal & Electronic Records Section Joint Section Meeting!

The Schedule

The Electronic Records Section is also seeking an early-career member for a community resource project and survey focused on resources for digital preservation. The first presentation of the meeting came from Christian Kelleher, Head of Special Collections at the University of Houston Libraries and was titled “Advocating for Appraisal.”

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IDEA 2008

ChiefTech

The “IDEA Conference&# :[link] took place in Chicago on October 7-9 at the Harold Washington Library Center. Interaction Designer at Ziba Design surveys everyday objects out there now to spot patterns and trends in what people are learning from devices and products. How do people learn new technology? Bill DeRouchey , Sr.