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Announcing Americas 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2012, June 6, 2012 by David Garber “This year marks the 25th anniversary of the National Trust’s annual list of Americas 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. Since our first list in 1988, we have identified more than 230 threatened one-of-a-kind historic treasures. Whether these sites are urban …
New release: “Many of todays women-owned businesses (WOBs) are led by recession-tested entrepreneurs whose experiences provide valuable insight into the challenges that may await aspiring small business owners. A new study released by Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co., NFIB and the Center for Women’s Business Research, looks at how women …
New Technology Emerges to Archive Web Pages by John Adams “Smarsh’s web archiving captures a web site’s individual pages, and the content of those pages, in the original format. That provides a record to what was published online at any point in time. Archived web pages are rendered with the original design and experience. The …
The Retirement Savings Drain – The Hidden & Excessive Costs of 401(K)s – by Robert Hiltonsmith, May 29, 2012 “Though your retirement or bank accounts statements contain no evidence of it, everyone who has an IRA, 401k, or any other individual retirement savings account pays a variety of fees every year. But because these fees …
Bing Search Blog: “Starting today, were excited to announce a partnership with Encyclopedia Britannica to include Britannica Online answers directly in the Bing results page. The answer provides a quick overview of the subject, a thumbnail image, and useful facts and figures making it easier than ever to get trusted content in search. We also …
The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2011. Prepared by the Staff of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, Higher Education Research Institute, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles “The 46th administration of the CIRP Freshman Survey finds the political and social views of incoming first-year students leaning in a more …
via LLRX.com – Academic and Scholar Search Engines and Sources – An Annotated Link Compilation – This new guide by research guru Marcus P. Zillman focuses on the latest and most significant academic and scholar search engines and sources. With the addition of new and pertinent information released online from every sector continually, it is …
Gallup Politics: “Nearly six in 10 Americans are currently dissatisfied with the opportunity for the next generation of Americans to live better than their parents. Older Americans are particularly unhappy on this question, but on balance, the majority of young adults are negative as well. The idea of America as a place where citizens can …
When Labels Dont Fit: Hispanics and Their Views of Identity by Paul Taylor, Mark Hugo Lopez, Jessica Hamar Martínez and Gabriel Velasco “Nearly four decades after the United States government mandated the use of the terms Hispanic or Latino to categorize Americans who trace their roots to Spanish-speaking countries, a new nationwide survey of Hispanic …
Research Blogs and the Discussion of Scholarly Information, Shema H, Bar-Ilan J, Thelwall M (2012) Research Blogs and the Discussion of Scholarly Information. PLoS ONE 7(5): e35869. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035869: “The research blog has become a popular mechanism for the quick discussion of scholarly information. However, unlike peer-reviewed journals, the characteristics of this form of scientific discourse …
New York Times Magazine – 32 Innovations that will change your tomorrow – topics include: morning routine; commute; work; play; health; and home. “We tend to rewrite the histories of technological innovation, making myths about a guy who had a great idea that changed the world. In reality, though, innovation isnt the goal; its everything …
National Science Board Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 “In most broad aspects of S&T activities, the United States continues to maintain a position of leadership. But it has experienced a gradual erosion of its position in many specific areas. Two contributing developments to this erosion are the rapid increase in a broad range of Asian …
