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Via aeon – The new mind control – The internet has spawned subtle forms of influence that can flip elections and manipulate everything we say, think and do by Robert Epstein “…[Search Engine Manipulation Effect] SEME’s near-invisibility is curious indeed. It means that when people – including you and me – are looking at biased …
“Members of the National Standards Organization (NISO) have approved a new project: the development of a Recommended Practice for Tracking Link Origins in a Networked Information Environment. As libraries strive to improve the ways in which users access their collections, gaining a definitive understanding of where a user began his or her library search before …
“Risk management in banking has been transformed over the past decade, largely in response to regulations that emerged from the global financial crisis. But we believe it could be set to undergo even more sweeping change in the next decade. Indeed, while risk-operational processes such as credit administration today account for some 50 percent of …
“Jigsaw is a technology incubator that aims to tackle the toughest geopolitical issues. Our teams of engineers, research scientists, product managers, and issue experts are devoted to countering violent extremism, thwarting online censorship, and defending against the threats associated with digital attacks. The name Jigsaw acknowledges that the world is a complex puzzle of physical …
American Library Association – “Why should my library get involved? Libraries Transform ensures that there is one clear, energetic voice for our profession, showcasing the transformative nature of today’s libraries and elevating the critical role libraries play in the digital age. That voice becomes amplified as more and more libraries of all types sign onto …
“RailMapOnline.com provides interactive maps of past and present railways. Click on the maps to start exploring.” [UK and USA]
García Lara, Juan M. and Garcia Osma, Beatriz and Mora, Araceli and Scapin, Mariano P., Gender Discrimination and the Monitoring Role of Female Directors Over Accounting Quality (February 15, 2016). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2732588 “Recent research suggests female directors exert more stringent monitoring over the financial reporting process than their male counterparts. We …
Duke Reporter’s Lab – By Mark Stencel, February 16, 2016: “The high volume of political truth-twisting is driving demand for political fact-checkers around the world, with the number of fact-checking sites up 50 percent since last year. The Duke Reporters’ Lab annual census of international fact-checking currently counts 96 active projects in 37 countries. That’s …
Via dw.com: “Germany is in the midst of what has been dubbed a refugee crisis and a fair number of Germans are so worried about the influx of foreigners that they fall for made-up stories. And, while right-wing violence has shot up recently, there is no evidence to suggest that the crime rate has increased …
Via The Chronicle of Higher Education – Where Are the Minority Professors? – An examination of the demographics of more than 400,000 professors at 1,500 colleges shows where those of each rank, gender, race/ethnicity, and tenure status can be found, by Ben Myers, February 14, 2016. “On average, 75 out of every 100 full-time faculty …
Via LLRX.com – Web Data Extractors 2016 – Extracting data from the internet has become an increasingly high priority for organizations with teams that focus on mining and leveraging huge amounts of data as part of an effective, collaborative and actionable work product. Tools and protocols to extract content rich information are in demand as …
Via LLRX.com – 6 lessons from sharing humanitarian data – This is Francis Irving’s concise and focused overview of best practices used by the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX), a data hub created by the United Nations and used by agencies, NGOs, companies, governments and academics to share data.
