Monthly archives: October, 2020

Test 5 results and literature review findings published – how long the virus may survive on materials common to archives, libraries, and museums

OCLC: “As part of the REALM project’s research, Battelle has conducted five natural attenuation studies on how long the infectious virus may survive on materials common to archives, libraries, and museums. Spread via contact with contaminated objects (also called fomites) is not currently believed to be the primary cause of COVID-19 infection, but additional research …

Subjects: Health Care, Libraries

How to Repurpose Your Old Gadgets

Wired – Step away from the trash bin! There are plenty of ways to give old phones, laptops, and cameras a new life. “Electronic waste is a huge problem, one that’s getting worse: We’re now producing 21 percent more e-waste globally than we were five years ago. When it comes to gadgets like phones, your …

Subjects: Environmental Law, Knowledge Management

2020 Election – Counting Votes and What to Expect on Election Day

Senate Democrats Report – 2020 Election – Counting Votes and What to Expect on Election Day: “Although Election Day is on November 3 this year, the general election is already well underway. In every state voters are already casting their ballots and millions of votes have already been cast. Turnout is unprecedented and as states …

Subjects: Congress, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Bakers To Predict Client Demand With Holy Grail AI Project

Artificial Lawyer – “Global law firm Baker McKenzie is to try and predict client demand through a partnership with AI company SparkBeyond. The Big Data-crunching and predictive analysis company also works with several governments around the world. Knowing what your clients will want from you before perhaps they or the rest of the market does …

Subjects: AI, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Marketing

What the Constitution Means to Me

Via Mary Whisner – “Writer and actor Heidi Schreck, a Wenatchee native who worked in the Seattle theater community, revisits her teenage years and her relationship with the nation’s founding document in a filmed version of her original play “What the Constitution Means to Me” (2020, not rated). The play, which premiered on Broadway, was …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research

What A Summer Of COVID-19 Taught Scientists About Indoor vs. Outdoor Transmission

FiveThirtyEight: “Here we are, almost eight months into this pandemic, and it’s like you can’t even invite more than 150 people to sit next to each other unmasked in your rose garden without it turning into a major superspreader event. The White House outbreak is now linked to at least 40 cases, including some that …

Subjects: Health Care, Knowledge Management, Medicine

Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education – classic apprenticeship program

“The Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) is a classic apprenticeship program that combines classroom learning with paid on-the-job experience, teaching skills in demand across an industry. A new report by Opportunity America president Tamar Jacoby and Brookings Institution senior fellow emeritus Ron Haskins draws on focus groups, an online survey and data from the …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System

New online research database set to boost battle against COVID-19

University of Birmingham: “Researchers around the world can tap into a new inter-disciplinary online database of COVID-19 research allowing them to search for new partners, resources and funding to boost the global battle against the virus. Launched today, the international open-access database for ongoing research activity COVID CORPUS aims to encourage collaboration and reduce duplication between …

Subjects: Education, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management

Mapping the Coronavirus Outbreak Across the World

Bloomberg – “The world is bracing for a new wave of Covid-19 infections, as the coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 40.0 million people and killed more than 1,110,000 globally since late January. Efforts many countries took to stamp out the pneumonia-like illness led to entire nations enforcing lockdowns, widespread halts of international travel, mass …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research, Medicine

6 Reasons Why a New Monitor Will Reduce Your Eye Strain

Make Use Of – “Spend all day staring at a monitor? You could be suffering from eye strain: pain, blurriness, and headaches. A new monitor could relieve your eyes! If you’re experiencing the symptoms of eye strain, the best solution is to spend less time looking at screens. However, if you can’t afford to take …

Subjects: Legal Research

How to Make PDF Workflow and Conversion Easier with PDFBear

Make Use Of: “When you create a PDF document containing any type of data, it’ll always display the data in exactly the same way no matter which device you’re using. Modern browsers have all the essential PDF technologies to display and navigate PDF’s easily. With so many apps available, why should we bother with another …

Subjects: E-Records, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

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