Day archives: May 29th, 2015

Libraries and the Internet of Things

OCLC – Libraries and the Internet of Things (IoT) – What does a world where billions of everyday objects connect to each other and share information mean for libraries? IoT presents major opportunities for libraries to connect their services to more people—and things—in more places than ever before. [Download the entire issue in PDF], Issue …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries, Marketing

Congressional Primer on Responding to Major Disasters and Emergencies

CRS – Congressional Primer on Responding to Major Disasters and Emergencies. Francis X. McCarthy, Analyst in Emergency Management Policy; Jared T. Brown, Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy. May 19, 2015. “The principles of disaster management assume a leadership role by the local, tribal, and state governments with the federal government providing coordinated …

Subjects: Climate Change, Congress, Economy, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Legislation

Library Services Platforms – A Maturing Genre of Products

ALA’s Library Technology Reports May/June 2015 (Vol. 51, No.4) by Marshall Breeding “This issue of Library Technology Reports covers a variety of issues related to the genre of library services platforms. These products represent the latest wave of automation systems for libraries that depart in many ways from those of the previous era and that …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Fixing Europe’s Youth Unemployment and Skills Mismatch

Floreani, Vincent Arthur, Fixing Europe’s Youth Unemployment and Skills Mismatch, Can Public Financial Support to SMEs Be Effective? The Case of the European Commission and European Investment Bank Joint Initiatives (April 1, 2014). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2611374 ““We risk having a generation that hasn’t held a job. Personal dignity comes from working […] …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Government Documents

On the Road to ‘Pre-K for All’: The Launch of UPK in New York City

Crawford, Susan P. and Lader, Mary-Catherine and Smith, Maria, On the Road to ‘Pre-K for All’: The Launch of UPK in New York City (May 24, 2015). Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2015-9. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2610694 Executive Summary “Over the spring and summer of 2014, New York City put in place a …

Subjects: Education, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

New GAO Reports – IRS Internal Controls, Medicaid, Navy Force Structure

Management Report: Improvements Are Needed to Enhance the Internal Revenue Service’s Internal Control over Financial Reporting, GAO-15-480R: Published: May 29, 2015. Publicly Released: May 29, 2015. Medicaid: Additional Actions Needed to Help Improve Provider and Beneficiary Fraud Controls, GAO-15-313: Published: May 14, 2015. Publicly Released: May 29, 2015. Navy Force Structure: Sustainable Plan and Comprehensive …

Subjects: Defense, Economy, Government Documents, Health Care, Marketing