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Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives and Museums, Part 3: Recommendations and Readings

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Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives and Museums, Part 3: Recommendations and Readings, Karen Smith-Yoshimura OCLC Research and Rose Holley National Library of Australia

  • “Social media tools are needed to generate user-contributed content, which includes “social metadata”— information from users that helps people find, understand, or evaluate a site’s content. Social media and social metadata overlap; you cannot have social metadata without the social media functions that create it. Your objectives will determine which of the following recommendations apply. What’s needed to support a Facebook presence differs from what you’ll need to integrate social metadata and other user-generated content into your own site. We believe it is riskier to do nothing and become irrelevant to your user communities than to start using social media features. Given the wide variety of cultural heritage organizations, and the range of objectives and resources available, there is no one recommendation that would fit all types of institutions.”

    • New GAO Reports: Defense Biometrics, Defined Contribution Plans, Export Controls, Medicare Advantage

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    Defense Biometrics – Additional Training for Leaders and More Timely Transmission of Data Could Enhance the Use of Biometrics in Afghanistan, GAO-12-442, Apr 23, 2012 Defined Contribution Plans – Approaches in Other Countries Offer Beneficial Strategies in Several Areas, GAO-12-328, Mar 22, 2012 Export Controls – U.S. Agencies Need to Assess Control List Reform’s Impact… Continue Reading

    CRS – Multilateral Development Banks: Overview and Issues for Congress

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    Multilateral Development Banks: Overview and Issues for Congress – Rebecca M. Nelson, Analyst in International Trade and Finance, April 18, 2012 “The multilateral development banks (MDBs) include the World Bank and four smaller regional development banks: the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (AsDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and… Continue Reading

    Report – world military spending levels out after 13 years of increases

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    “The SIPRI [Stockholm International Peace Research Institute] military expenditure project was initiated in 1967 to study developments in world military expenditure. Military expenditure is an indicator of the economic resources devoted to military purposes. There is no direct relationship between the level of military expenditure and output in terms of military resources, military activities or… Continue Reading

    Federal Reserve Board announces the formation of the Model Validation Council

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    News release: “The Federal Reserve Board announced the formation of the Model Validation Council, which will provide the Federal Reserve with expert and independent advice on its process to rigorously assess the models used in stress tests of banking institutions…Formation of the council is one part of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tap outside expertise… Continue Reading

    World Development Indicators 2012 now available

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    “World Development Indicators 2012 is now available in print, online, and on mobile devices. The 16th edition of World Development Indicators publication and database update contains updated data through 2010 and 2011 for many indicators. This update contains: more recent data on poverty at international poverty lines for more countries, including global and regional estimates… Continue Reading

    The 2011 Annual Report of Board of Trustees of Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds

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    A Summary of the 2012 Annual Reports – Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees “The long-run actuarial deficits of the Social Security and Medicare programs worsened in 2012, though in each case for different reasons. The actuarial deficit in the Medicare Hospital Insurance program increased primarily because the Trustees incorporated recommendations of the 2010-11… Continue Reading

    Autism Awareness Month

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    “Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities that can cause social, communication, and behavioral challenges. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 1 in 88 children in the U.S. has an ASD. While there are no proven cures for autism spectrum disorders, research has shown that early treatment can… Continue Reading