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Reorganizing Restructuring Research Libraries: Strategy and Value

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“Staff at OCLC Research Library Partner institutions were invited to attend this webinar to learn more about shifting organizational structures in research libraries. We asked, you answered. Based on surveying and interviewing institutions in the OCLC Research Library Partnership, Jim Michalko shared observations about how academic libraries are innovatively changing their organizational structures to:

  • more directly support the priorities of their home institutions
  • deliver a different set of services tailored to the changing demands of research and
  • maximize their efficiency in sourcing and scaling these services

Delivering value is the result of strategy planning, alignment of directions and the organizational structure for service delivery. This webinar [here in SlideShare] featured some innovative examples of the latter. Time will be set aside to hear from attendees so we can learn from their local experiences.”

Data.gov – Ecosystem Vulnerability Theme Adds Five New Datasets

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Via Data.gov – “In a continued effort to provide key datasets that support the process of developing resilience to climate change, five additional datasets are now available in the Ecosystem Vulnerability theme. Those include: California Ocean Uses Atlas Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Threatened and Endangered Species REST Services US Forest Service Forests To Faucets National Wildlife… Continue Reading

U.S. Manufacturing in International Perspective

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CRS – U.S. Manufacturing in International Perspective, Marc Levinson, Section Research Manager. March 17, 2015. “The health of the U.S. manufacturing sector has long been of great concern to Congress. The decline in manufacturing employment since the start of the 21st century has stimulated particular congressional interest. The Obama Administration has undertaken a variety of… Continue Reading

Universal Periodic Review Report of the United States of America – Human Rights

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Report of the United States of America  Submitted to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights In Conjunction with the Universal Periodic Review [includes link to country profiles database – See also the PDF version of the report. I. Introduction II. Methodology and Consultation Process III. Progress and Challenges A. Domestic Mechanisms for Human Rights… Continue Reading

Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

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Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress, Ronald O’Rourke, Coordinator Specialist in Naval Affairs, March 17, 2015. “The diminishment of Arctic sea ice has led to increased human activities in the Arctic, and has heightened interest in, and concerns about, the region’s future. The United States, by virtue of Alaska, is an Arctic… Continue Reading

Interior Dept Releases Final Rule to Support Safe, Responsible Hydraulic Fracturing Activities on Public and Tribal Lands

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News release: “Following a robust and transparent public process that included more than 1.5 million public comments, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today released final standards [view the final rule, click here] that will support safe and responsible hydraulic fracturing on public and American Indian lands. The commonsense standards will improve safety and help… Continue Reading

Analytics.usa.gov

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“This data provides a window into how people are interacting with the government online. The data comes from a unified Google Analytics account for U.S. federal government agencies known as the Digital Analytics Program. This program helps government agencies understand how people find, access, and use government services online. The program does not track individuals,… Continue Reading