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Obama Is Nudging Views on Race, a Survey Finds: “Barack Obamas presidency seems to be altering the public perception of race relations in the United States. Two-thirds of Americans now say race relations are generally good, and the percentage of blacks who say so has doubled since last July, according to the latest New York …
Managing Arab Sovereign Wealth in Turbulent Timesand Beyond, Sven Behrendt, Bassma Kodmani Carnegie Paper, April 2009 “The debate about the role that sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) from Arab and other emerging economies play in international financial markets has been a highly cyclical one. Only twelve months ago, the Western public questioned the deeper rationales for …
Follow up to previous postings on swine flu resources, the following news release: “Due to the recent global outbreak of Swine Influenza, EBSCO Publishing and the DynaMed Editors have made DynaMeds information about Swine Influenza free to health care providers and institutions throughout the world. The DynaMed topic on Swine Influenza consolidates information from multiple …
Via Pia Christensen, Managing Editor/Online Services, Association of Health Care Journalists: “the Association has constantly updated resources about covering flu, pandemics and public health preparedness. We have detailed tip sheets, speaker presentations about pandemics, animal-borne diseases, emergency preparedness and public health, inks to press briefings, hearings and news conferences…” Related postings on swine flu
“Air pollution continues to threaten the lives and health of millions of people in the United States despite great progress since the modern Clean Air Act was first passed in 1970. Even as the nation explores the complex challenges of global warming and energy, air pollution remains widespread and dangerous. This year marks the tenth …
Follow up to Authors, Publishers, and Google Reach Landmark Settlement, from the Authors Guild: “The court overseeing Authors Guild v. Google extended the time for authors and publishers to opt out of the settlement by four months, to September 4th (Judge Chin’s order). The fairness hearing will be on October 7th.” New York Times: “The …
The Nation’s Report Card: Long-Term Trend 2008 “This report presents the results of NAEPs long-term trend assessments in reading and mathematics that were administered in the 200708 school year to students aged 9, 13, and 17. Because the long-term trend assessments have been administered at different times during NAEPs 40-year history, it is possible to …
“U.S. News analyzed more than 12,000 graduate programs to bring you this year’s rankings.” The following are included: Business School Rankings Education School Rankings Engineering School Rankings Law School Rankings Medical School Rankings Library and Information Studies
Pressure on the Presses: “A precipitous drop in ad spending has cut profits at U.S. newspapers sharply. Some dailies are in bankruptcies, some are printing fewer papers and some have closed altogether. Thousands of reporters, editors and others have left the industry. Track events and readership at the top 50 newspapers by circulation…and in the …
New York Timez: U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency Over Swine Flu Global Disease Health Map Google Maps: H1N1 Swine flu in 2009 – Pink markers are suspect / Purple markers are confirmed / Deaths lack dot in marker/ Yellow markers are negative MSN Live Search – 2009 Swine Flu H1N1 Outbreak and Migration Map – …
Environmental Defense Fund: “The urgency of the current economic and environmental crises requires solutions that have been proven to work effectively. Our report, Reinventing Transit, American communities finding smarter, cleaner, faster transportation solutions, showcases the new generation of innovative public transit already at work in communities across America, helping to create jobs while ensuring cleaner …
“In 2008, OCLC conducted focus groups, administered a pop-up survey on WorldCat.orgOCLCs freely available end user interface on the Weband conducted a Web-based survey of librarians worldwide. The report, Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians Want, presents findings from these research efforts in order to understand: The metadata elements that are most important to end …
