Washington Post – “…Librarians have been no match for the beast. When authors sign up with a publisher, it decides how to distribute their work. With other big publishers, selling e-books and audiobooks to libraries is part of the mix — that’s why you’re able to digitally check out bestsellers like Barack Obama’s “A Promised… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2021
Everything to know about the third stimulus check: Timeline, IRS calculations and more
CNET – “A third stimulus check for up to $1,400 per person could become real this week, as Congress works to finish up the final COVID-19 relief package and get to the President Joe Biden to sign in the coming days. While there’s an outside chance details on the new stimulus payment could change before the… Continue Reading
The standby list for leftover COVID vaccines
Dr. B – “Leftovers happen. People miss their appointments. Vials come with extra doses. Any thawed vials must be used within 6 hours, or they get thrown out. Looking to get vaccinated but can’t get an appointment? Join the standby list to get connected with local providers with extra doses..” Continue Reading
Google Hotel search showing free listings in results
Search Engine Land – “Just like it did with Google Shopping and also with Google Flights, Google announced it is now opening up free listings within Google Hotel search. There is a new section in Google Hotel search for “all options” that is below the paid results, that shows unapid listings from hotels and travel… Continue Reading
Study: Facebook Users Find Fake News More Engaging Than Facts
MakeUseOf: “…Research conducted by Cybersecurity for Democracy suggests that far-right Facebook pages that publish misinformation have the highest levels of engagement per follower when compared to any other category of news source. Cybersecurity for Democracy is a project of New York University. This study that focused on fake news on Facebook is credited to Laura… Continue Reading
‘Phantom Tollbooth’ Author Norton Juster Dies At 91
NPR – “A large dog with an alarm clock for a body (a “watchdog,” if you will). A giant bee who can apparently spell any word. A figure with 12 faces, one for each emotion. These are just some of the fantastic characters author Norton Juster created in his beloved 1961 children’s book The Phantom… Continue Reading
Photography then and now
The Guardian – “Two photographs taken from exactly the same viewpoint at different times in history” – from around the world. I recommend looking at all the photos beginning here. Continue Reading
CDC Guidance Dramatically Under-Represents Classroom Student Capacity Under 6′ Social Distancing
Benjamin S. Kay, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 9, 2021 – “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides sample classroom layouts that promote 6-foot social distancing during in-person education. These sample 30′ by 30′ classroom layouts hold at most 9 students while complying with the 6-foot social distancing requirement.… Continue Reading
Search Scholarly Materials Preserved in the Internet Archive
Internet Archive Blogs – “Looking for a research paper but can’t find a copy in your library’s catalog or popular search engines? Give Internet Archive Scholar a try! We might have a PDF from a “vanished” Open Access publisher in our web archive, an author’s pre-publication manuscript from their archived faculty webpage, or a digitized… Continue Reading
World Nature Photography Awards 2020
“We are absolutely delighted to announce our 2020 winners, in an inaugural year that saw entries flow in from all four corners of this most precious globe of ours. It also gives us great pleasure to hand the title of World Nature Photographer of the Year to Thomas Vijayan for his image ‘The world is… Continue Reading
The Uyghur Genocide: An Examination of China’s Breaches of the 1948 Genocide Convention
Newlines Institute – “This report is the first independent expert application of the 1948 Genocide Convention to the ongoing treatment of the Uyghurs in China. It was undertaken by the Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy, in cooperation with the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, in response to emerging accounts of serious and systematic… Continue Reading
You Know It’s Bad When The Court Decision Has A Table Of Contents: Part Deux
Above The Law -“…In DR Distributors, LLC v. 21 Century Smoking, Inc., originally filed in 2012, two companies that sell electronic cigarettes brought suit and counterclaims alleging, among other things, trademark violations under the Lanham Act. The court’s decision is 256 pages long. Like the Smalls decision 18 months ago, this decision was at times… Continue Reading
