Category «Knowledge Management»

Data overload is real

Fortune – “Do you suffer from data overload? This painful condition has skyrocketed as organizations have massively increased the amount of data they collect and then…well, that’s the question—what should you actually do with it? To talk this through, I reached out to Shari Littan, director of corporate reporting research and policy at the Institute of …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Knowledge Management

The PowerPoint Channel

LoPucki, Lynn M., The PowerPoint Channel. forthcoming in the University of Massachusetts Law Review, UCLA School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 21-16, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3810195 “This Article is the first to present a comprehensive theory and style for using PowerPoint to teach law. The theory is that presentation software adds a channel …

Subjects: Education, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Where Should You Buy Your Books?

The New York Times – Where Should You Buy Your Books? “Bookstore or Amazon? Curbside pickup or delivery? We answer common questions readers might have.  The last year has seen expanded options for buying books online, as more bookstores have developed websites, and e-commerce sites like Bookshop.org gain traction. But massive retailers like Amazon continue …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Economy, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Languages of New York City

“An urban language map. Welcome to Languages of New York City, a free and interactive digital map of the world’s most linguistically diverse metropolitan area. All data, unless otherwise specified, is from the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA), based on information from communities, speakers, and other sources. The map is a work in progress and a partial snapshot, …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management

How Long Can We Live?

The New York Times – New research is intensifying the debate — with profound implications for the future of the planet. “…Humans have never belonged to the select society of the everlasting. We most likely inherited fairly long life spans from our last common ancestor with chimpanzees, which may have been a large, intelligent, social …

Subjects: Health Care, Knowledge Management

Computerization, Obsolescense, and the Length of Working Life

NBER – Péter Hudomiet & Robert J. Willis. Working Paper 28701 DOI 10.3386/w28701. Issue Date April 2021 – “This paper analyzes how computerization affected the labor market outcomes of older workers between 1984 and 2017. Using the computerization supplements of the Current Population Survey (CPS) we show that different occupations were computerized at different times, older …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Knowledge Management

Join Our Newest Crowdsourcing Campaign: Historical Legal Reports from the Law Library of Congress

In Custodia Legis: “Calling all students of history, government, law, public policy, international relations, and other interested members of the public – help us expand access to hundreds of previously unreleased legal reports and other publications from the Law Library of Congress dating back to the 1940s! We are excited to launch our second crowdsourcing …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Education, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Intellectual Property, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation

Employers Eager for Return to Workplace, Survey Says Employees Disagree

limeade: “Bellevue, Wash., April 27, 2021 – Today, the Limeade Institute released a global study, Employee Care: Defining the New Normal. The study delves into the current state of the employee experience, the level of care employees feel at this critical time and employee sentiment around how companies are planning to transition into the workplace …

Subjects: Economy, Health Care, Knowledge Management

Artificial Intelligence Is Misreading Human Emotion

The Atlantic – There is no good evidence that facial expressions reveal a person’s feelings. But big tech companies want you to believe otherwise: “…Today affect-recognition tools can be found in national-security systems and at airports, in education and hiring start-ups, in software that purports to detect psychiatric illness and policing programs that claim to predict …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Education, Financial System, Knowledge Management, Transportation

Marketing to Internal Clients: How to Engage the “Chair”

Feit Consulting: “With so much uncertainty, one thing is clear: librarians and information specialists will (or should) be ready for it. To be recognized and become a major player in any firm’s changing landscape, one must become a leader in that change. There are many ways to approach this, but this article will address marketing …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Marketing