The Guardian: “From the British Library to the Brontë Parsonage Museum, a consortium of libraries and museums have come together in an “unprecedented” effort to raise £15m and save an “astonishingly important” set of literary manuscripts for the nation. The plans were formed after the announcement last month that the “lost” Honresfield library was to… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2021
Library Fires Have Always Been Tragedies. Just Ask Galen.
JSTOR Daily: “Climate change is predicted to have a suite of affects on people and the environment, from increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to warmer temperatures. But for some species, like poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans), these impacts may actually benefit the survivorship of the plant. As carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rises due to… Continue Reading
Juneteenth holiday marking end of slavery becomes law after decades of inaction
Washington Post: “President Biden on Thursday signed into law a measure that establishes Juneteenth as a federal holiday, taking advantage of sudden and broad bipartisan agreement to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States after years of debate and inaction. In signing the measure — which resulted in an unexpected day off Friday… Continue Reading
How do you quantify the value of a public library? Here’s what one report finds
MarketWatch: “Libraries are a bedrock of local life in America. But there has been little study of the quantifiable impacts libraries, and spending on them, have on communities and residents. A recently published working paper addresses that, with some unsurprising findings for everyone who grew up with a love of reading, thanks to the local… Continue Reading
Transit Equity Dashboard
“Today TransitCenter is launching the Transit Equity Dashboard, a new tool to measure the racial and economic inequities embedded in American transportation, land use, and transit networks.” Continue Reading
One Year After Stop Hate for Profit: Progress Update from the Coalition
“One year ago, the Stop Hate for Profit coalition called for Facebook to address the prevalence of hate, racism, and misinformation on their platforms. Led by prominent civil rights groups and nonprofit organizations including ADL, Color Of Change, Common Sense, Free Press, LULAC, Mozilla, NAACP, National Hispanic Media Coalition, and Sleeping Giants, Stop Hate for… Continue Reading
Experts Doubt Ethical AI Design Will Be Broadly Adopted as the Norm Within the Next Decade
Pew: “A majority worries that the evolution of artificial intelligence by 2030 will continue to be primarily focused on optimizing profits and social control. They also cite the difficulty of achieving consensus about ethics. Many who expect progress say it is not likely within the next decade. Still, a portion celebrate coming AI breakthroughs that… Continue Reading
Making it easier to find government agencies
USA.gov Blog: “Finding contact information for a federal department or agency is a top task at USA.gov and USAGov en Español. Our A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies directory is a popular feature and the result of many years of user testing and website user metrics. Over time, we’ve noticed a pain point… Continue Reading
The Good Finance Framework June 2021
Women in Banking and Finance: “In this study, suggested actions for firms to take to reduce the headwinds relayed by the women are identified. Equally valuable is information on tailwinds and ways in which they can be replicated or artificially constructed by firms to improve the growth and retention of women have been recommended. This… Continue Reading
The Seven Pillars of Legal Innovation at Addleshaw Goddard
Artificial Lawyer: “…Addleshaw Goddard’s seven pillars of innovation: R&D – Looking at what is coming in terms of new tech and experimenting with it. And how do we use the technology we have now to solve new problems? Internal client work – How do we help the lawyers at the firm, especially in terms of… Continue Reading
Congress.gov June 2021 New, Tip, and Top
In Custodia Legis by Robert Brammer – “In May, Andrew highlighted the addition of the Statutes at Large from the 82nd – 92nd Congresses (1951-1972) to Congress.gov. He also mentioned that these laws did not yet have titles listed in Congress.gov, and that the titles would be added in a future release. With this release,… Continue Reading
Fox’s flagship “straight news” show has a troubling record on the climate crisis
Media Matters for America: “Nearly 88% of Special Report’s climate segments since 2009 either spread misinformation or perpetuated false or misleading narratives…Media Matters examined Special Report with Bret Baier’s coverage related to climate change and the environment between January 1, 2009, and May 3, 2021. We counted and analyzed segments devoted to climate change or… Continue Reading
