FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Announces the Approval of Google, Inc.’s TV Bands Database System for Operation ET Docket No. 04-186, June 28, 2013 “The Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) announces that it has granted approval for Google, Inc. to operate its “TV bands database system” to provide service to the public.… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2013
The World Meteorological Organization Global Climate Report
The Global Climate 2001–2010 A Decade of Climate Extremes World Meteorological Organization, 2013 WMO-No. 1119 “The first decade of the 21st century was the warmest decade recorded since modern measurements began around 1850. It saw above-average precipitation, including one year – 2010 – that broke all previous records. It was also marked by dramatic climate… Continue Reading
Pew – The Myth and Reality of the Evolving Patron(s)
The Myth and Reality of the Evolving Patron(s) – Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Research Internet Project: “Just how well do you know the people who use your library? Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and co-author of Networked: The New Social Operating System, shares the latest data about… Continue Reading
WSJ on Study – “How Workplace Bullies Get Ahead”
WSJ – Rachel Emma Silverman: “In a rather disheartening study, a team of researchers led by Darren C. Treadway, of the University at Buffalo School of Management, found that many workplace bullies receive positive evaluations from their supervisors and achieve high levels of career success, despite organizational efforts to curtail bullying. The researchers sought to… Continue Reading
ALM Law Librarians Survey: “The New Normal”
Librarians have gotten accustomed to squeezing more out of their budgets, according to our 12th annual Law Librarian Survey. By Alan Cohen “By now, it’s a phrase that law firm library directors likely hear in their sleep. “Do more with less” was a mantra through the recession; it guided library strategies and triggered cuts to staff,… Continue Reading
ALM: Today’s law librarians contribute to both practice and business of law
Redesign Research Today’s law librarians contribute to both the practice and business of law. How ‘digital first’ is changing their roles. By Steven Lastres “Law librarians have been at the forefront of cost-cutting measures since the economic downturn descended in 2008. Dire times meant librarians had to rethink even the most basic assumptions about what products/services… Continue Reading
Global systemically important banks: updated assessment methodology and the higher loss absorbency requirement
BIS: The framework text sets out the Basel Committee’s methodology for assessing and identifying global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). It also describes the additional loss absorbency requirements that will apply to G-SIBs, the phase-in arrangements for these requirements and the disclosures that banks above a certain size are required to make to enable the framework… Continue Reading
CRS – Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations
Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations – Jeremy M. Sharp, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs – June 27, 2013: “This report provides a brief overview of the key issues for Congress related to Egypt and information on U.S. foreign aid to Egypt. The United States has provided significant military and economic assistance to Egypt since the… Continue Reading
Pew: The Rise of Single Fathers – A Ninefold Increase Since 1960
by Gretchen Livingston: “A record 8% of households with minor children in the United States are headed by a single father, up from just over 1% in 1960, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Decennial Census and American Community Survey data. The number of single father households has increased about ninefold since 1960,… Continue Reading
Report – Frontiers in Massive Data Analysis
“From Facebook to Google searches to bookmarking a webpage in our browsers, today’s society has become one with an enormous amount of data. Some internet-based companies such as Yahoo! are even storing exabytes (10 to the 18 bytes) of data. Like these companies and the rest of the world, scientific communities are also generating large… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Board approves final rule to help ensure banks maintain strong capital positions
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on [July 2, 2013] approved a final rule to help ensure banks maintain strong capital positions that will enable them to continue lending to creditworthy households and businesses even after unforeseen losses and during severe economic downturns. The final rule minimizes burden on smaller, less complex financial institutions.; It… Continue Reading
CRS – Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt
Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt, Marc Labonte – Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy; Jared Conrad Nagel, Information Research Specialist. June 24, 2013 “This report presents current data on estimated ownership of U.S. Treasury securities and major holders of federal debt by country. Federal debt represents the accumulated balance of borrowing by the federal government. To finance… Continue Reading
