Day archives: July 24th, 2011

OCLC Report: Seeking Synchronicity: Revelations and Recommendations for Virtual Reference

News release: “A ground-breaking membership report from OCLC Research suggests that by transforming virtual reference (VR) service encounters into relationship-building opportunities, librarians can better leverage the positive feelings people have for libraries. This is critically important in a crowded online space where the biggest players often dont have the unique experience and specific strengths offered …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Report: Majority of Americans oppose raising the debt ceiling

“The Chicago Booth/Kellogg School Financial Trust Index finds that 69 percent of Americans with a view on the issue are against raising the debt ceiling, with the remaining 31 percent in favor. Although the majority of survey participants oppose raising the debt ceiling, the Index finds that 46 percent of people surveyed did not have …

Subjects: Government Documents

A Nationwide View on State-Licensed Mortgage Entities Quarter I 2011 Updated July

Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry – A Nationwide View on State Licensed Mortgage Entities Quarter I 2011. Updated July 18, 2011. Conference of State Bank Supervisors “This report compiles data from the first quarter of 2011 concerning companies, branches, and mortgage loan originators who are state-licensed or state-registered through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System …

Subjects: Government Documents

NMLS Consumer Access – Free Service to Verify a Mortgage Company or Individual

“As outlined in the federal agencies Final Rule implementing the SAFE Acts federal registration requirement, certain pieces of federal registrant information will be made publicly available through Consumer Access. Federal registrant information is currently scheduled to be made publicly available through Consumer Access on August 1, 2011, shortly following the end of the federal registration …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Employment-Based Health Benefits and Taxation: Implications of Efforts to Reduce the Deficit and National Debt

Employment-Based Health Benefits and Taxation: Implications of Efforts to Reduce the Deficit and National Debt, July 2011. Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief #360 “The United States is facing severe financial issues. The federal budget ran a deficit in 36 of the years between 1971 and 2010, increasing the debt held by the public from …

Subjects: Government Documents

Looks Too Good To Be True.com webstie

“While the Internet can be a safe and convenient place to do business, scammers are out there in “cyber world” targeting unsuspecting consumers. The Looks Too Good To Be True.com website was built to educate you, the consumer, and help prevent you from becoming a victim of an Internet fraud scheme. The website was developed …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Internet

EIA: Green Pricing and Net Metering Programs 2009

Green Pricing and Net Metering Programs 2009, July 2011. U.S. Energy Information Administration “In 2009, a total of 680 electric industry participants reported having customers in green pricing programs, 6 percent more than in 2008. The number of customers in green pricing programs increased for the third consecutive year in 2009, reaching a high of …

Subjects: Government Documents

Research interstate moving companies, obtain consumer protection information, read and file complaints

News release: “The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has launched a newly designed Web site with resources to help consumers protect themselves from fraudulent or unscrupulous interstate household goods moving companies. The Web site – www.ProtectYourMove.gov – includes a user-friendly database that allows visitors to look up interstate moving companies …

Subjects: E-Government

New England Journal of Medicine: The Clean Air Act and Health A Clearer View from 2011

The Clean Air Act and Health A Clearer View from 2011. NEJM | July 6, 2011 | Jonathan M. Samet, M.D. From my office, I have views of downtown Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Mountains. Air pollution infrequently obscures these views, and only rarely are my eyes and throat irritated by smog when …

Subjects: Legislation

Comparison of Medicare Provisions in Deficit and Debt Reduction Proposals

Kaiser Family Foundation: “Many of the debt-reduction plans being considered by Congress and the Administration include proposals that would achieve substantial savings from the Medicare program over time. This updated side-by-side summary compares the key Medicare provisions found in five major debt-reduction plans put forward by the White House, Congress and independent, bipartisan commissions. The …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation

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