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New Material on FRASER

“Robert Hetzel Oral History collection – Robert Hetzel, economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, conducted interviews with economic and monetary policymakers from 1994 to 2003.  These interviews provide insight into the personalities and motivations of policymakers. Both audio and transcripts are available. Educational lessons using primary source material in FRASER.  Our economic education …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Search Engines

ALA – Library 3D Printing Democratizes Creation

Toward A More Printed Union: Library 3D Printing Democratizes Creation: “At the crossroads of communities and campuses, libraries of all types increasingly provide access to 3D printing. In public libraries, 428 branches offer the service, up dramatically from 250 the year before.. Anyone seeking to take advantage of the full creative capacity of 3D printing …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Libraries, Marketing

Center for Health, Environment and Justice – Superfund: Polluters Pay So Children Can Play

“Today CHEJ released a new report on the mismanagement of the Superfund program and the need to reinstate polluter pays fees. Superfund: Polluters Pay So Children Can Play 35th Anniversary Report is released as part of a National Day of Action where groups across the country are participating in different ways to deliver the message: …

Subjects: Congress, Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents

Census Bureau Releases 2014 Income and Poverty Estimates for All Counties

“Today, the Census Bureau released the latest findings from its Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates program. The program provides the only up-to-date, single-year income and poverty statistics for all counties and school districts — roughly 3,140 counties and nearly 14,000 school districts nationally. Tables provide statistics on the number of people in poverty, the …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Food and Nutrition, Government Documents, Poverty

2012 Economic Census Geographic Area Series – arts, entertainment, other services

“This is a series of data files providing statistics at the U.S. summary level as well as for economic places, states, combined statistical areas, metropolitan statistical areas and counties. The files contain statistics on the number of establishments, receipts/revenue, payroll, number of employees and other data items by industry. The 2012 Economic Census concludes the …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

2012 Economic Census Geographic Area Series: Management of Companies and Enterprises

“This is a series of national- and state-level data files on the management of companies and enterprises sector. These include statistics for industries such as offices of bank holding companies and corporate, subsidiary and regional managing offices and others. The files provide statistics on the number of establishments, revenue, payroll, number of employees and other …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

FDA clears military traumatic wound dressing for use in civilian population

“Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the use of the XSTAT 30 wound dressing, an expandable, multi-sponge dressing used to control severe, life-threatening bleeding from wounds in areas that a tourniquet cannot be placed (such as the groin or armpit) in battlefield and civilian trauma settings. The clearance expands the device’s indication from …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine

Washington Post – Cybersecurity – A Special Report

The ethics of Hacking 101 by Ellen Nakashima and Ashkan Soltani Lassoing the Internet’s Wild West by James Andrew Lewis What top government and business officials are saying about cybersecurity by Washington Post Live With mobile devices, many firms are playing Russian roulette with cybersecurity by Amrita Jayakumar Editor’s note: Cyber attackers have upper hand …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Government, Economy, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

State of the Commons Report Highlights Milestone of Over 1 Billion Creative Commons Works Shared Online

Ryan Merkley, December 8, 2015 – Annual State of the Commons Report highlights global cultural and policy impact of free and open content – “Creative Commons, the global nonprofit that makes it easier for creators to share their work under simple copyright terms, announced a major milestone in the release of its 2015 State of …

Subjects: Copyright, Education, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries