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Tech Republic: “A Gartner survey of professionals who use tech products and services in their day-to-day work reveals that 60% report being frustrated with business software in the past 24 months. Those very same users, the report said, can kick off a word-of-mouth chain reaction that influences software adoption across an entire company. The Gartner …
Adventure Cycling: “PeopleForBikes released its fourth annual city ratings for bicycling this year, ranking Brooklyn, New York, on top for large cities; Berkeley, California, first for medium-sized cities; and Provincetown, Massachusetts, the best for small cities. The ratings are intended to shine a light on those cities with the best cycling conditions, as well as …
“Senators Warren, King, and Wyden Announce Updated Proposal To Prevent The Biggest And Most Profitable Corporations From Paying Nothing In Federal Taxes. The Corporate Profits Minimum Tax Would Raise Hundreds of Billions in Revenue While Creating a Fairer Tax System. Updated Proposal to be Included as a Pay-for in the Build Back Better Plan…” Legislative …
Poynter: “These controversial charts claim to show the political lean and credibility of news organizations. Here’s what you need to know about them…Impartial journalism is an impossible ideal. That is, at least, according to Julie Mastrine. “Unbiased news doesn’t exist. Everyone has a bias: everyday people and journalists. And that’s OK,” Mastrine said. But it’s …
Environmental Working Group – “If you’ve ever wondered what’s actually in your tap water, we have answers. Our Tap Water Database provides insight into pollutants in local water resources. Since 2013, water utilities’ testing has found pollutants in Americans’ tap water, according to an EWG drinking water quality analysis of more than 31 million state …
Via LLRX – Employing My Law Librarian Skills on an Uncertain Road – As we all navigate through the era of Covid, it is critical to learn from the myriad other medical challenges that many Americans, as well as our professional colleagues, are facing separate from the pandemic. Taryn L. Rucinski, Supervisory Librarian, U.S. Court …
Introduction to Law Librarianship 2021 – University of Georgia School of Law Digital Commons @ Georgia Law. Georg- Zanada Joyner, University of North Carolina School of Law; Cassandra Laskowski, University of Arixona; Heather Simmons, University of Georgia School of Law Library; Thomas J. Striepe, University of Georgia School of Law. Download complete text 388 pages …
Popular Science: “The best way to keep up with your favorite websites. Part of the appeal of Google Chrome is that it gets new features on a regular basis, and that includes the mobile versions of the browser, too. One of the most recent additions to Chrome for Android is RSS or Really Simple Syndication …
Julie Tedjeske Crane – I previously reviewed two programs on LibGuides and UX principles. Although these programs were helpful, they didn’t answer some basic questions I had about creating LibGuides. After doing some follow-up research, I came up with my own list of best practices. I don’t intend for this list to be comprehensive. For example, …
Center for Countering Digital Hate: How 10 fringe publishers fuel 69% of digital climate change denial (YouTube). “The Center for Countering Digital Hate is an international not-for-profit NGO that seeks to disrupt the architecture of online hate and misinformation. The Center has offices in London and Washington DC.” “(Mashable)…The Center for Countering Digital Hate, however, found that …
BuzzFeedNews – “If the projections are right, then we’re already committed to a heartbreaking amount of loss, like a truly devastating amount of loss…How do you see the future? That is the vexing question that Michael O. Snyder, a scientist turned photographer, seeks to answer in his recent project, The Coming Coast. Snyder spent the …
ProPublica: “The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacrifice zones” where residents breathe carcinogens. ProPublica reveals where these places are in a first-of-its-kind map and data analysis. rom the urban sprawl of Houston to the riverways of Virginia, air pollution from industrial plants is elevating the cancer risk of an estimated quarter of a …
