Via Secrecy News: “The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released a heavily redacted version of its Congressional Budget Justification Book for Fiscal Year 2009 in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Although most of the substance of the document has been withheld, a number of details of interest… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2012 Generosity Index
Generosity in Canada and the United States – 2012 Generosity Index “The Generosity Index measures private monetary generosity using two key indicators. The percentage of tax filers who donated to charity indicates the extent of generosity, while the percentage of aggregate personal income donated to charity indicates the depth of charitable giving. The jurisdictions included… Continue Reading
Bank Liquidity Hoarding and the Financial Crisis: An Empirical Evaluation
Bank Liquidity Hoarding and the Financial Crisis: An Empirical Evaluation, Jose Berrospide, 2013-03 “I test and nd supporting evidence for the precautionary motive hypothesis of liquidity hoarding for U.S. commercial banks during the recent nancial crisis. I fi nd that banks held more liquid assets in anticipation of future losses from securities write-downs. Exposure to securities… Continue Reading
Global Burden of Disease: Massive shifts reshape the health landscape worldwide
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: “Globally, health advances present most people with a devastating irony: avoid premature death but live longer and sicker. Thats one of the main findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010), a collaborative project led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the… Continue Reading
Columbia Journalism Report – Post Industrial Journalism
Post Industrial Journalism by C.W. Anderson, Emily Bell and Clay Shirky “The effect of the current changes in the news ecosystem has already been a reduction in the quality of news in the United States. On present evidence, we are convinced that journalism in this country will get worse before it gets better, and, in… Continue Reading
Thirteen Ways of Looking at Libraries, Discovery, and the Catalog
“Published on 10 December 2012, Thirteen Ways of Looking at Libraries, Discovery, and the Catalog: Scale, Workflow, Attention, by Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC Vice President, Research and Chief Strategist, discusses the position of the catalog and uses it to illustrate more general discovery and workflow directions. There is a renaissance of interest in the catalog and… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Reports Fast Growth in Ph.D.s and Master's Degree Holders
“From 2002 to 2012, the highest rate of increases in education attainment levels were doctorate and master’s degrees, according to new statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau. The population with a doctorate grew by about 1 million, or 45 percent, while those who held a master’s climbed by 5 million, or 43 percent. Meanwhile, the… Continue Reading
Briefing, Survey Examine 2013 Data From 50-State Survey of Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment Policies
“Following the Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and as 2014 approaches, many states are moving into high gear to prepare for implementation of the major provisions of the law, including a new streamlined Medicaid enrollment system and, at states’ option, the expansion of Medicaid. Nearly all states are pressing forward with… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Acquisition Workforce, Protecting Defense Technologies, Financial Regulatory Reform, Pipeline Safety
Acquisition Workforce – DOT Lacks Data, Oversight, and Strategic Focus Needed to Address Significant Workforce Challenges, GAO-13-117, Jan 23, 2013 Protecting Defense Technologies – DOD Assessment Needed to Determine Requirement for Critical Technologies List, GAO-13-157, Jan 23, 2013 Financial Regulatory Reform – Regulators Have Faced Challenges Finalizing Key Reforms and Unaddressed Areas Pose Potential Risks,… Continue Reading
World Economic Outlook Update Gradual Upturn in Global Growth During 2013
World Economic Outlook Update – Gradual Upturn in Global Growth During 2013 “Global growth is projected to increase during 2013, as the factors underlying soft global activity are expected to subside. However, this upturn is projected to be more gradual than in the October 2012 World Economic Outlook (WEO) projections. Policy actions have lowered acute… Continue Reading
Library Adds Congressional Record, CBO Cost Estimates to Congress.gov Beta Website
News release: “The Library of Congress today is adding the Congressional Record, published by the Government Printing Office (GPO), and cost-estimate reports from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to its Congress.gov beta website, a public site for accessing free, fact-based legislative information. The additions will supplement bills, bill summaries, Member profiles and legislative history information… Continue Reading
Pew – Teens and Libraries
Presentation: Teens and Libraries by Lee Rainie, Jan 23, 2013 at Young Adult Library Services Association. “7 takeaways from our research: Teens live in a different information ecosystem Teens live in a different learning ecosystem Teens reading levels match/exceed adult levels Teens use libraries and librarians more than others, but dont necessarily love libraries as… Continue Reading
