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The Library: Three Jeremiads, by Robert Darnton, New York Review of Books, December 23, 2010. “In fact, more printed books are produced each year than the year before. Soon there will be a million new titles published worldwide each year. A research library cannot ignore this production on the grounds that our readers are now …
News release: “The number of job openings in October was 3.4 million, which was up from 3.0 million in September. Since the most recent series trough in July 2009, the number of job openings has risen by 1.0 million or 44 percent. This trough immediately followed the end of the recession in June 2009 (as …
News release: “U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today joined seven other U.S. government agencies in launching a coordinated effort to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency exports the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Export Initiative. The Initiative was developed through the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Working Group on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, which …
News release: “In October, 102 metropolitan areas reported jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, down from 129 areas a year earlier, while 78 areas posted rates be- low 7.0 percent, up from 74 areas in October 2009. El Centro, Calif., again recorded the highest unemployment rate, 29.3 percent, followed by Yuma, Ariz., 26.7 percent. …
Profhacker 2010 Holiday Gift Guide: The ProfHacker Group provide interesting and often unique holiday gift ideas in this wide ranging guide which includes useful commentary, on items from the Analog, Hardware, Software, Print and Wellness venues. Have fun, and please think about all the terrific charitable organizations, large and small, local, regional and global, to …
“The Legal Information Institute of India (LII of India) is now open for public access prior to its formal launch in India in early 2011. LII of India at present has 50 databases, including over 300,000 decisions from 37 Courts and Tribunals, Indian national legislation from 1836, over 800 bilateral treaties, law reform reports and …
News release: “The market for ethanol fuel in the United States is still unconcentrated, with 160 firms nationwide either producing ethanol or likely to be in production within the next 18 months, according to the Federal Trade Commissions 2010 report on the state of U.S. ethanol production. The FTC report is the agencys sixth annual …
Changes in Airport Passenger Screening Technologies and Procedures: Frequently Asked Questions, Bart Elias, Specialist in Aviation Policy, November 23, 2010 “During 2010, TSA introduced whole body imaging (WBI) systems at airport checkpoints around the United States. Previously, the systems were used only on a trial basis at a small number of airports. They are now …
Charter Schools: Education Could Do More to Assist Charter Schools with Applying for Discretionary Grants, GAO-11-89, December 07, 2010 “The number of charter schools is growing, spurred by demand for innovation and federal incentives, such as the Race to the Top Fund, which favors states supportive of charter schools. However, states often define charter schools …
Foreign Science and Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions and the Labor Force, Christine M. Matthews, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy, October 28, 2010 “The increased presence of foreign students in graduate science and engineering programs and in the scientific workforce has been and continues to be of concern to some in the scientific community. …
