Yale Environment 360 – Feb 13, 2013: “A pair of gravity-measuring NASA satellites has documented a precipitous drop in freshwater supplies in the arid Middle East over the past decade. NASA said that since 2003 parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran had lost 144 cubic kilometers of total stored freshwater, an amount roughly equivalent… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2013
EU grey literature / Long-term preservation, access, and discovery
EU grey literature – Long-term preservation, access, and discovery “The preservation of the historical memory of the development of the European Union and its policies, which have helped to mould European history for almost 60 years, has never been more important in a world of rapid change. The growth of fast publication of documents in… Continue Reading
Infographic: Russia's Development Assistance
The World Bank – Infographic: Russia’s Development Assistance. Click the image to download a high-resolution file. Continue Reading
Obama Administration Launches College Scorecard
Department of Education Blog: “Too often, students and their families dont have the right tools to help them sort through the information they need to decide which college or university is right for them. The search can be overwhelming, and the information from different colleges can be hard to compare. Thats why, today, our Administration… Continue Reading
European Commission launches online service to promote semantic interoperability
“On January 25, 2013 the European Commission has launched a online service to make it easier for public administrations to find and re-use semantic assets. More than one thousand assets from fifteen organisations, including several Member States and standardization bodies, can be found via the European Commission Joinup Portal. By increasing the visibility and promoting… Continue Reading
Executive Order – Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
Executive Order – Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, February 12, 2013. “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Repeated cyber intrusions into critical infrastructure demonstrate the need for improved cybersecurity. The cyber threat to… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – When judges, jurors and the Internet collide
Via LLRX.com – When judges, jurors and the Internet collide: In the past, attorney Nicole L. Black has described misguided attempts by judges to excessively penalize jurors for using social media or the Internet during the pendency of trials. In fact, over the last year, judges have gone so far as to fine or jail… Continue Reading
TRAC Report – Federal Weapons Enforcement: A Moving Target
TRAC: “The number of federal prosecutions for weapons violations in FY 2012 was almost exactly the same as it was a decade earlier. But within the FY 2002 – FY 2012 period there were several dramatic enforcement shifts, both up and down, as documented in a new report released by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse… Continue Reading
Underwater and Drowning? Some Facts about Mortgages that Could Be Targeted by Eminent Domain
Andreas Fuster, Caitlin Gorback, and Paul Willen, Federal Reserve, New York: “Since the onset of the subprime crisis, many places across the United States have been affected by high levels of negative equity (meaning that borrowers owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth), an associated flood of foreclosures, and loss of local… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Defense Health, Drug Control, Influenza, USPS, VA Health Care
Defense Health – Actions Needed to Help Ensure Combat Casualty Care Research Achieves Goals, GAO-13-209, Feb 13, 2013 Drug Control – State Approaches Taken to Control Access to Key Methamphetamine Ingredient Show Varied Impact on Domestic Drug Labs, GAO-13-204, Jan 31, 2013 Influenza – Progress Made in Responding to Seasonal and Pandemic Outbreaks, GAO-13-374T, Feb… Continue Reading
Pew – How Libraries can meet the Evolving Needs of Patrons in the Digital Age
“Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project, was joined by digital and library experts to discuss the findings of the Projects most recent report, Library Services in the Digital Age. The report is based on the findings of a nationally representative survey that asked Americans what types of services… Continue Reading
Survey of Special Collections and Archives in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Survey of Special Collections and Archives in the United Kingdom and Ireland, An OCLC Research Report. “Special collections and archives play a key role in the future of research libraries. However, significant challenges face institutions that wish to capitalize on that value, to leverage and make fully available the rich content in special collections in… Continue Reading
