“The greatest part of knowledge is knowing where to find something.” Let us all say thank you to one another – to our colleagues in all sectors of librarianship – and support our profession as we move forward into a challenging 2021. We know how to find many many somethings. We are librarians! [h/t The… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2020
Virginia Big Tree Program
“The Virginia Big Tree Program began as a 4-H and FFA project in 1970. Today the program is coordinated by the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech. We are a passionate community of tree enthusiasts that includes Virginia Tech faculty and staff, Virginia Cooperative Extension staff, and numerous individual and organizational… Continue Reading
ABA releases comprehensive survey report revealing key drivers of judicial stress
CHICAGO, Dec. 23, 2020 — “A comprehensive report released today in the 2020 Journal of The Professional Lawyer surveying more than 1,000 judges across the United States suggests job stress has become a serious health concern in the state judicial ranks, with about one-third or more reporting fatigue and low energy, sleep disturbance or disturbed… Continue Reading
Hidden Treasures of the Law Library of Congress
In Custodia Legis – “The Law Library of Congress is known for being the world’s largest law library, with a collection of over 2.9 million volumes spanning the ages and covering virtually every jurisdiction in the world. Its collection encompasses the largest and most comprehensive legal collection in the world. Our reading room contains legal… Continue Reading
2,000 Parents Demand Major Academic Publisher Drop Proctorio Surveillance Tech
Vice: “On Friday, digital rights group Fight for the Future unveiled an open letter signed by 2,000 parents calling on McGraw-Hill Publishing to end its relationship with Proctorio, one of many proctoring apps that offers services that digital rights groups have called “indistinguishable from spyware.” As the pandemic has pushed schooling into virtual classrooms, a… Continue Reading
Proposals for Reform: National Task Force on Rule of Law & Democracy
Brennan Center – “The Task Force is a nonpartisan group of former public servants and policy experts. We have worked at the highest levels in federal and state government, as prosecutors, members of the military, senior advisers in the White House, members of Congress, heads of federal agencies, and state executives. We come from across… Continue Reading
Longform Best of 2020
“We recommended 928 articles this year. These were our favorites.” Continue Reading
Twitter will make Joe Biden’s @POTUS account start with zero followers
The Verge – “President Biden is going to need some Twitter followers. Twitter plans to wipe out all followers from the @POTUS and @WhiteHouse accounts once Biden is sworn in on January 20th, rather than transferring the accounts’ existing followers over to the new administration, according to Rob Flaherty, Biden’s digital director. The accounts for… Continue Reading
Slow video for our times
“Meet Escapista, a collection of slow video for our times. My name is Cristiano, I’m a designer & developer who for a few years has been in love with the concept of Slow TV, but not doing much about it. Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, I started gathering YouTube Channels specialized in this… Continue Reading
tree fm
Listen to a random forest – “People around the world recorded the sounds of their forests, so you can escape into nature, while in lockdown or unable to travel. Use this site to chill, meditate or do some digital shinrin-yoku. And while you are here, why not help to grow what keeps us alive? Wildfires,… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 20, 2020
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 20, 2020 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly… Continue Reading
The New Science of Our Ancient Bond With Dogs
Smithsonian Magazine – “A growing number of researchers are hot on the trail of a surprisingly profound question: What makes dogs such good companions?…” Continue Reading
