Day archives: July 14th, 2015

A National Policy Agenda for Libraries

American Library Association – NATIONAL POLICY AGENDA FOR LIBRARIES – The Policy Revolution! Initiative “INTRODUCTION TO THE AGENDA AND INITIATIVE – Libraries are in a digital revolution , fueled by rapid advances in technology. This digital revolution brings compelling opportunities to build upon what libraries already do well: empower and engage communities and contribute to …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries, Marketing

Greece: An Update of IMF Staff’s Preliminary Public Debt Sustainability Analysis

IMF Country Report No. 15/186 – July 14, 2015 “Greece’s public debt has become highly unsustainable. This is due to the easing of policies during the last year, with the recent deterioration in the domestic macroeconomic and financial environment because of the closure of the banking system adding significantly to the adverse dynamics. The financing …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Report – choosing the right surgeon can prevent risk of medical errors

ProPublica investigative report, by Marshall Allen and Olga Pierce:  “It’s conventional wisdom that there are “good” and “bad” hospitals — and that selecting a good one can protect patients from the kinds of medical errors that injure or kill hundreds of thousands of Americans each year. But a ProPublica analysis of Medicare data found that, …

Subjects: Health Care, Knowledge Management, Medicine

NY Fed – Consumers Report Significant Improvements in Credit Market Experiences and Expectations

July 14, 2015 – “The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today released results from its June 2015 SCE Credit Access Survey, which provides information on consumers’ experiences and expectations regarding credit demand and credit access. The release shows an increase in application rates for credit over the last twelve months, and a significant decline …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

GAO Reports – Unaccompanied Alien Children, C-130 Force Structure, DOE Project Management

Unaccompanied Alien Children: Actions Needed to Ensure Children Receive Required Care in DHS Custody, GAO-15-521: Published: Jul 14, 2015. Publicly Released: Jul 14, 2015. C-130 Force Structure: Air Force Addressed Statutory Elements in Its Report, but Decided Not to Transfer Certain Aircraft as Proposed, GAO-15-637R: Published: Jul 13, 2015. Publicly Released: Jul 13, 2015. DOE …

Subjects: Defense, Energy, Government Documents

Twitter archive project at LC deemed a failure

Politico: “In the spring of 2010, the Library of Congress announced it was taking a big stride toward preserving the nation’s increasingly digital heritage — by acquiring Twitter’s entire archive of tweets and planning to make it all available to “How Tweet It Is!” the library said in an exuberant blog post, which generated fanfare …

Subjects: Blogs, Congress, E-Government, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries, Social Media

Support continues for public release of CRS reports paid for by taxpayers

Roll Call – “The walls between members of the public and Capitol Hill’s exclusive division of policy and legal analysts are too tall, according to transparency advocates both inside and outside of Congress. Such sentiment is prompting their calls to lawmakers with jurisdiction over the Library of Congress and the House clerk’s office to examine making public …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries

HHS – Aging.gov

“More than 10,000 people turn 65 every day in the United States, and people are living longer, healthier lives. Healthy lifestyles, planning for retirement, and knowing your options for health care and long-term care are more important than ever before.” Resources available on Aging.gov include the following: Healthy Aging Health Issues Long-Term Care Elder Justice …

Subjects: E-Government, Health Care, Legal Research, Medicine