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OCLC Research: 2011 Activity Report: “This report provides highlights of OCLC Research activities, focusing on 2011. The purpose is to dive more deeply into our work, to provide a flavor of important themes, and to point to sources of further information. It reviews our internal work and provides an overview of our external shared work …
Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians Want – An OCLC Report: “In 2008, OCLC conducted focus groups, administered a pop-up survey on WorldCat.org (OCLCs freely available end user interface on the Web) and conducted a Web-based survey of librarians worldwide. The Online Catalogs report presents findings from these research efforts. The findings indicate, among other …
News release: “Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 115,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, retail trade, and health care, but declined in transportation and warehousing. Household Survey Data. Both the number of unemployed persons …
Who sees the data you share on the biggest social network? Consumer Reports magazine: June 2012 “if you’re reading this article, chances are good you have a page on Facebook, too. More than 150 million Americans already use the site, and the number grows daily because Facebook makes it so easy to keep up with …
Nuclear Weapons – Evaluation of Report on Feasibility of Increasing Air Transportation of Nuclear Weapons, Components, and Materials GAO-12-577R, May 4, 2012 “Transporting nuclear weapons, components, and materials represents a safety and security risk. House Report 110-652, which accompanied the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub. L. No. 110-417), directed the National …
News release: “Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced edX, a transformational new partnership in online education. Through edX, the two institutions will collaborate to enhance campus-based teaching and learning and build a global community of online learners. EdX will build on both universities experience in offering online instructional content. The …
Follow up to previous postings on fracking, the “Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing a rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing on public land and Indian land. The rule would (1) provide disclosure to the public of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing on public land and Indian land, (2) strengthen regulations related to well-bore integrity, …
