Day archives: September 4th, 2015

MLS Focus: Learning in Libraries report available

“Prepared by OCLC Research, IMLS Focus: Learning in Libraries summarizes the May 2015 IMLS forum on advancing learning in libraries. The event covered a variety of topics, including participatory learning, early learning; adult education and workforce development, continuing education and professional development, and digital literacy and inclusion. The interdependent relationship between research and practice and the …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Mapping Immigrant America

Mapping Immigrant America – Kyle Walker, Texas Christian University – Mapping Immigrant America is a project I am working on for my upcoming talk September 19 at Dallas’s Old Red Museum, “Visualizing the Changing Landscape of US Immigration.” The map is a dot-density representation of the US immigrant population, with dots colored by immigrants’ general …

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management

GAO Reports – 401(K) Plans, TARP, Capital Power Plant, Military Personnel Ethics

401(K) Plans: Clearer Regulations Could Help Plan Sponsors Choose Investments for Participants, GAO-15-578: Published: Aug 25, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 4, 2015: “Employers who sponsor 401(k) plans report using a range of default investment types to automatically enroll employees in their plans based on each type’s design and other attributes. From 2009 through 2013, the …

Subjects: Defense, Economy, Energy, Financial System, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Foundations of Financial Well-Being

Foundations of Financial Well-Being: Insights into the Role of Executive Function, Financial Socialization, and Experience-Based Learning in Childhood and Youth. Journal of Consumer Affairs – Article first published online: 11 MAR 2015. DOI: 10.1111/joca.12068 “During childhood and youth we build the foundations for financial well-being later in life, acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and personality traits …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Employment Situation August 2015

BLS News Release: “Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 173,000 in August, and the unemployment rate edged down to 5.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  reported today. Job gains occurred in health care and social assistance and in financial activities. Manufacturing and mining lost jobs. Household Survey Data – In August, the unemployment …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

July 2015 Trade Gap is $41.9 Billion

BEA report: “The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in July 2015 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $45.2 billion in June (revised) to $41.9 billion in July, as exports increased and imports decreased. The previously published June deficit was $43.8 billion. The goods …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents