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Washington Post – “…urging double masks in some cases CDC also found that improving the fit of a single surgical mask boosted protection from potentially infectious aerosols. Federal health officials on Wednesday urged Americans to consider wearing two masks as one of several strategies to better protect themselves against the threat of more contagious variants …
“The 2021 Report on the State of the Legal Market, issued January 12, 2021 by the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown University Law Center and the Thomson Reuters Institute, concludes that “2020 may in retrospect be seen as an important inflection point for the redesign of the delivery of legal services …
Littler COVID-19 Vaccine Employer Survey Report February 2021: “This report summarizes and analyzes data gathered from more than 1,800 in-house lawyers, HR professionals and C-suite executives. The survey gauged employers’ key concerns, plans and strategies related to COVID-19 vaccination among their workforces…”
“The 21st annual Philanthropy 50, the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of America’s biggest donors, is based on gifts and pledges of cash, stock, land and real estate to nonprofit organizations in 2020. The Chronicle talked to dozens of nonprofits, philanthropists and their representatives to find out more about large donations that were made public last …
UC San Diego Library – “Many Senators and Representatives are active on Twitter, often issuing statements there rather than posting official press releases to their websites. This list is intended to help users identify and quickly access the Twitter accounts of those in the current 117th Congress. The lists are arranged alphabetically by last name, …
ZDNet – “We’re all doing more Zoom meetings than ever. But do yourself a favor and follow these simple dos and dont’s for better, more stress-free meetings. The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has sent many of us out of the office and into our homes, and we are staying in touch with colleagues — not to …
Vice: “Favicons are one of those things that basically every website uses but no one thinks about. When you’ve got 100 tabs open, the little icon at the start of every browser tab provides a logo for the window you’ve opened. Twitter uses the little blue bird, Gmail is a red mail icon, and Wikipedia …
Mashable: “…“Globally, e-waste is the most traded hazardous waste on the planet,” Jim Puckett, the executive director of the Basel Action Network (BAN) said. BAN is an electronics recycling watchdog organization that monitors where electronic waste ends up after being “recycled.” Unfortunately, all too often, e-waste from affluent countries like the U.S. gets shipped offshore …
NPR: “Nearly every day since insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, the list of those charged in the attack has grown longer. The government has now identified more than 200 suspects in the Jan. 6 rioting, which ended with five people dead, including a U.S. Capitol Police officer. As Congress considers a presidential impeachment in response …
Publishers Weekly: “As the calendar turned to 2021, it dawned on me that I have now been working with the American Library Association on e-book and digital content issues for a decade. My work with ALA began in 2011, when then-president Molly Raphael asked me to co-chair the association’s inaugural Digital Content and Libraries Working …
ZDNet – “First it was Agile software development, now Agile management is remaking the workplace The most effective managers have used the past 12 months to support new remote-working practices with Agile leadership styles. This is what two digital leaders have learnt from the experience – and here’s how you can benefit. This flexible form …
“Join Senior Legal Reference Librarian Elizabeth Osborne in our next webinar in the Orientation to Legal Research Series https://www.loc.gov/law/learning/us-webinars.php on U.S. Federal Statutes this Thursday February 11th at 11:00 am EST. The Orientation to Legal Research Series is designed to introduce legal sources and research techniques. These orientations, taught by reference librarians, are typically offered …