“The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) measures the perceived level of public-sector corruption in 180 countries and territories around the world. The CPI is a “survey of surveys”, based on 13 different expert and business surveys.”
Bridging the DiGital Divide: A New Vendor in Town? Google Scholar Now Includes Case Law – The November 17, 2009 Google launch of free caselaw searching via Google Scholar is the focus of John J. DiGilio’s timely content and resource review. Continue Reading
State Variation and Health Reform: A Chartbook – “Health reform initiatives will have differential effects on states. In general, states with more extensive poverty, higher budget shortfalls, lower eligibility levels for public programs, higher rates of uninsured, and more primary care shortages, will be more heavily impacted. This chartbook pulls together data related to state… Continue Reading
News release: “Attorney General Eric Holder, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairwoman Mary Schapiro today announced that President Barack Obama has established by Executive Order an interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to strengthen efforts to combat financial crime. The Department of… Continue Reading
“The Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative is proud to announce a preview of Regulation Room, a collaborative effort with the United States Department of Transportation seeking to increase and enhance public engagement during administrative rulemaking proceedings. Administrative agencies have traditionally used the Federal Register to publish new proposals involving regulations on businesses, industries, and many other aspects… Continue Reading
Support for the Research Process – An Academic Library Manifesto: This document by Chris Bourg, Ross Coleman, and Ricky Erway can serve as a pathfinder for those professionals seeking to focuses on roles that academic, law and special librarians could undertake in order to better support the research process. Continue Reading
Free Tools and Applications For More Efficient Online Interaction: Many lawyers understand the importance of networking, but running a law practice takes time and no one ever seems to have enough of it. This factor is one of the main reasons lawyers offer as an excuse to avoid online networking, but Nicole Black proposes how… Continue Reading
Mathematics Learning in Early Childhood: Paths Toward Excellence and Equity – Christopher T. Cross, Taniesha A. Woods, and Heidi Schweingruber, Editors; Committee on Early Childhood Mathematics; National Research Council “Early childhood mathematics is vitally important for young children’s present and future educational success. Research has demonstrated that virtually all young children have the capability to… Continue Reading
News release: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL.net), and other international copyright experts joined together today to launch Copyright Watch — a public website created to centralize resources on national copyright laws at www.copyright-watch.org. Copyright Watch is the first comprehensive and up-to-date online repository of national copyright laws. To find links… Continue Reading
Electric Power Monthly August 2009 data Nov 13, 2009: “The latest EPM issue (November 2009) is now available on EIA’s Electricity page. Data are for August 2009, during which net generation in the United States dropped by 1.9 percent and consumption of coal for power generation was down by 9.1 percent compared to August… Continue Reading
