Logic Magazine – Miriam Posner, assistant professor of Information Studies and Digital Humanities at UCLA: “I first encountered Agile when I got a job in a library. I’d been hired to help get a new digital scholarship center off the ground and sometimes worked with the library’s software development team to build tools to support our… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2022
Web Guide for the New Economy 2022
Via LLRX – Web Guide for the New Economy 2022 – Accurate and actionable data on the economy is critical to many aspects of our research and scholarship. This guide by research expert Marcus P. Zillman provides researchers with links to information on a range of sources focused on new economy data and analysis from… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 8, 2022
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 8, 2022 – Privacy and cybersecurity 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
Visualizing Abortion Restrictions
FiveThirtyEight – Undue Burden How abortion restrictions have become obstacles for women across the U.S. By Anna Wiederkehr and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux. Illustrations by Nicole Rifkin “Abortion is a constitutional right — at least for now. But for many women, it’s a right that comes with an asterisk. Under current law, states can’t ban abortion until… Continue Reading
How to turn your smartphone into a flatbed scanner to sign forms or digitize text
Yahoo Finance: “You may have a flatbed scanner at home or perhaps one of those “all in one” printer/scanner/copier machines, but did you know your smartphone’s camera can also double as a flatbed scanner? It’s not only fast and convenient to scan something when away from your computert, but the quality is surprisingly good, thanks… Continue Reading
Unchecked global emissions on track to initiate mass extinction of marine life
Princeton University: “As greenhouse gas emissions continue to warm the world’s oceans, marine biodiversity could be on track to plummet within the next few centuries to levels not seen since the extinction of the dinosaurs, according to a recent study in the journal Science by Princeton University researchers. The paper’s authors modeled future marine biodiversity… Continue Reading
The Latest Trends In Knowledge Services
Above the Law – How the Pandemic Has Reshaped The Role Of Information Professionals: “Knowledge services is one of the most valuable roles at any law firm today, whether everyone might realize it or not. Much like all firm functions, however, it hasn’t been immune to the pandemic. We recently sat down with Carolyn Bach,… Continue Reading
World’s reptiles comprehensively assessed – IUCN Red List
“Comprehensive Study of World’s Reptiles: More Than One in Five Reptile Species are Threatened with Extinction. Many Likely Benefit From Efforts to Save Other Animals: Conservation efforts for other animals have likely helped protect many reptile species, according to a new study led by NatureServe, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and Conservation… Continue Reading
What Is a Crypto Browser and Should You Use One?
MakeUseOf: “If you’re into crypto, Web 3.0, and NFTs, a crypto browser is just what you need.If you’re into crypto, Web 3.0, and NFTs, a crypto browser is just what you need. bitcoin gold coin in front of blue screen Web browsers stand as our gateway to the wide and wonderful internet in our day-to-day… Continue Reading
Plastics Recycling ‘Does Not Work,’ Environmentalists Stress as U.S. Recycling Rates Drop to 5%
EcoWatch: “A new report shows that U.S. plastic recycling rates have declined from about 8.7% to between 5% and 6%, revealing the challenges and shortcomings of the country’s waste management infrastructure and policies. Environmental organizations Last Beach Clean Up and Beyond Plastics issued the report, which found a decline in recycling rates since 2018, the… Continue Reading
Federal Agencies’ Use of Open Source Data and Related Threat Products Prior to January 6, 2021
GAO – Capital Attack – Federal Agencies’ Use of Open Source Data and Related Threat Products Prior to January 6, 2021: “Several federal agencies used “open source” data—social media posts and other publicly available information—to obtain information about the potential for violence at the U.S. Capitol prior to January 6, 2021.Agencies developed reports for situational… Continue Reading
Next battle over access to abortion will focus on pills
AP: “It took two trips over state lines, navigating icy roads and a patchwork of state laws, for a 32-year-old South Dakota woman to get abortion pills last year. For abortion-seekers like her, such journeys, along with pills sent through the mail, will grow in importance if the Supreme Court follows through with its leaked… Continue Reading
