Collection Development: Reference Resources Roundup #9 (A Curated Collection of Recently Published or Updated Data-Rich Reports Available on the Web)
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This roundup began on December 28, 2018.
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February 4, 2019
2019-2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements (28 pages; PDF) ||| Additional Resources
Annual Intellectual Property Report To Congress (via United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator)
197 pages; PDF.
Artificial Intelligence and National Security (Updated; via Congressional Research Service)
41 pages; PDF.
Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I October 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018
Summary ||| Report in Brief-Infographic ||| Full Text Report
February 3, 2019
February 2, 2019
2018 State of the Silicon Prairie Report (via Silicon Prairie News)
CrisisWatch (via International Crisis Group)
January 2019 Trends, February 2019 Outlook
February 1, 2019
2020 Census Program Management Review (via U.S. Census; 17 slides)
Compensation Trends in Government Relations (via Bloomberg Government)
Detecting Online Environmental Crime Markets (via Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime)
28 pages; PDF.
Privacy Impact Assessment Update for the DHS Application Authentication System (AppAuth)
8 pages; PDF.
January 31, 2019
Disparities in Minimum Wages Across the EU (via Eurostat)
Retrospective Review: Twitter, Inc. and the 2018 Midterm Elections in the United States (via Twitter)
26 pages; PDF.
Zumper National Rent Report: February 2019
January 30, 2019
Characteristics of Office-based Physician Visits, 2016 (via CDC)
State-by-State Election Security Plans and Priorities (via National Security Archive)
State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2019 (Tax Foundation)
January 29, 2019
Syria Situation Report: January 10-23, 2019 (Map; via Institute for the Study of War)
Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community
42 pages; PDF.
& Opening Statement of Dan Coats, Director of National Intelligence (via DNI.gov)
Bashe Attack: Global Infection by Contagious Malware (via Lloyds. Aon Centre for Innovation and Analytics, MSIG, SCOR TransRe and CyRiM
79 pages; PDF. The report, “explores a scenario in which companies’ devices are infected with malware that threatens to destroy or block access to files unless a ransom is paid. The attack is launched through an infected email, which once opened is forwarded to all contacts and within 24 hours encrypts all data on nearly & 30 million devices worldwide. Companies of all sizes and in all sectors & would be forced to pay a ransom to decrypt their data or to replace their infected devices. The report estimates a cyber-attack on this scale could cost $193bn and affect more than 600,000 businesses worldwide.”
Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 (via Transparency International) ||| Highlights
Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report, 2018 Q4 (via CipherTrace)
Federal IT Market Grew by 10 Percent in Fiscal 2018 (via Bloomberg Gov)
January 28, 2019
The Effects of the Partial Shutdown Ending in January 2019 (via Congressional Budget Office)
Latest Art Museum Staff Demographic Survey Shows Increases in African American Curators and Women in Leadership Role (via Mellon) ||| Art Museum Staff Demographic Survey 2018 (via Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), and Ithaka S+R)
Lobbying Spending Reaches $3.4 Billion In 2018, Highest In 8 Years (via CRP/Open Secrets)
Russia’s Hostile Measures in Europe: Understanding the Threat (via RAND)
January 25, 2019
Annual Energy Outlook 2019 (via Energy Information Admin)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics Releases Update to National Transportation Statistics
Canada’s Population Estimates: Age And Sex, July 1, 2018
Characteristics of Office-Based Physician Visits, 2016 (via CDC)
EU: What Do You Use the Internet For? (via Eurostat)
January 24, 2019
2019 State of the Phish Report (via Proofpoint)
23 pages; PDF.
Milken Institute’s Annual Ranking of Best-Performing Cities
58 pages; PDF.
January 23, 2019
Global Catastrophe Recap December 2018 (via AON)
Operating Costs and Aging of Air Force Aircraft (via CBO)
Second Report of European 5G Observatory Published: Europe Preparing For 5G Launch
67 pages; PDF.
Work For a Brighter Future (via ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work) ||| Additional Resources
66 pages; PDF.
January 22, 2019
Brand Finance Global 500 2019 (World’s 500 Most Valuable Brands
23 pages; PDF.
Food and Nutrition: Health Canada Releases New Food Guide ||| PDF Version (62 pages; PDF) ||| Backgrounder
National Intelligence Strategy of the United States 2019
36 pages; PDF. ||| News Release/Summary
Weather Catastrophes Drive Majority Of $225 Billion Economic Cost Of Natural Perils In 2018 – Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2018 Annual Report
88 pages; PDF.
January 21, 2019
2018 State Tax Actions Report ||| PDF Version (via National Council of State Legislators)
Government Responses to Malicious Use of Social Media (via NATO StratCom/Oxford Internet Institute)
19 pages; PDF.
January 20, 2019
International Tourist Arrivals Reach 1.4 Billion Two Years Ahead of Forecasts (via World Tourist Organization) |||Excerpt ||| Presentation Slides (PDF)
Oxfam Releases Annual Report on Global Poverty, Inequality
106 pages; PDF. ||| Summary
January 18, 2019
BJS Releases Federal Justice Statistics, 2015-2016
Highlights:
- A total of 151,460 arrests were made by federal law enforcement agencies in fiscal year (FY) 2016.
- More than half (58%) of all federal arrests in FY 2016 took place in the five federal judicial districts along the U.S.-Mexico border, up from 45% in FY 2006.
- In FY 2016, the five federal judicial districts along the U.S.-Mexico border accounted for 52% of all suspects investigated and 41% of all offenders who were sentenced to federal prison.
- Forty-five percent of federal arrests in FY 2016 involved an immigration offense as the most serious arrest offense.
- In FY 2016, 41% of defendants charged in U.S. district courts were not U.S. citizens: 30% were Mexican citizens, 5% were from Central America, and 6% were citizens of other foreign nations.
The Global Risks Report 2019, 14th Edition (via World Economic Forum)
Report on Effects of a Changing Climate to the Department of Defense (via DOD)
22 pages; PDF.
Union Membership in the United States 2018 (via BLS)
January 17, 2019
2019 Missile Defense Review (via U.S. DOD)
24 pages; PDF.
Separated Children Placed in Office of Refugee Resettlement Care (via Office of Inspector General, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
OEI-BL-18-00511 (24 pages; PDF)
Additional Documents
News Release
Additional Reports
Four Recently Updated Reports from the Congressional Research Service Reports (via EveryCRSReport.com)
January 16, 2019
Chemicals in European Waters: Knowledge Developments (via European Environment Agency)
80 pages; PDF.
Deloitte “Tech Trends” 2019 Report (10th Annual)
Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer (UPDATED; via CRS)
21 pages; PDF.
Punctuality League: World’s Most On-Time Airlines/Airports 2018 (via OAG)
30 pages; PDF.
Reports in the News: Evaluation of GSA’s Management and Administration of the Old Post Office Building Lease (via GSA Inspector General)
January 15, 2019
Guide to Psychological First Aid for Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
106 pages; PDF.
Hottest U.S. Real Estate Markets for 2019 (via Zillow)
Infographic: 2019 Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Consumer Tech Forecast
The Life Sciences Innovation Report (via Clarivate Analytics)
National Health Security Strategy 2019-2022 (via ASPR/HHS)
US Hospitals Are Now Required By Law To Post Prices Online. Good Luck Finding Them (via Quartz)
January 14, 2019
Cancelled Immigration Court Hearings Climb as Shutdown Continues (via TRAC/Syracuse U.)
Gender Representation in UK Research Institutions (via Digital Sciences)
Supplemental Report to Congress: U.S. Defense Implications of China’s Expanding Global Access (As Required by Statute)
34 pages; PDF.
January 11, 2019
Consortium for School Networking Releases Two Reports
- 2018-2019 Annual Infrastructure Report ||| Summary
29 pages; PDF
&
- Driving K-12 Innovation
24 pages; PDF; “the successor to the New Media Consortium’s ‘Horizon K-12’ reports.” ||| Key Findings
Global Economic Prospects Darkening Skies (via World Bank)
264 pages; PDF. ||| Regional Reports, Charts, Data
New Data: CDC Provides First In-Season Estimates of Flu Illnesses, Medical Visits, and Hospitalizations
Summary/News Release ||| Direct to Data ||| Direct to CDC FluView
January 10, 2019
Community Conversations to Inform Youth Suicide Prevention (Attorney General, State of Colorado)
87 pages; PDF.
International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory 2018 Annual Report
Islamic State in America (December 2018) & Islamic State in America 5- Year Review (via George Washington University Program on Extremism)
Total Fertility Rates by State and Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2017 (via NCHS/CDC)
11 pages; PDF.
2013 Ability-to-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Assessment Report (CFPB)
272 pages; PDF.
&
2013 RESPA Servicing Rule Assessment Report (via CFPB)
301 pages; PDF.
January 9, 2019
Six New and Recently Updated Reports from the Congressional Research Service Reports (via EveryCRSReport.com)
2019 Outlook for Navy Shipbuilding (via Congressional Budget Office)
27 pages; PDF.
Children in Africa: Key Statistics on Child Survival and Population (via UNICEF, African Union)
4 pages; PDF.
Map: Which States Rely the Most on Federal Aid? (via Tax Foundation)
Music: Music Streamed Artists/Tracks and Other 2018 Industry Facts/Trends (Nielsen Music)
Source and Use of Firearms Involved in Crimes: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016 (via BJS)
January 8, 2019
American Cancer Society Releases Cancer Statistics, 2019
- Summary
- Full Text Article: Cancer Statistics 2019 (via CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians/American Cancer Society)
- Interactive Data Tool: Cancer Statistics Center
IFI CLAIMS Announces 2018’s Top U.S. Patent Recipients
Python is TIOBE’s Programming Language of the Year 2018 (via TIOBE Index)
Q4 2018 MoneyTree Report (via PWC/CB Insights)
99 pages; PDF.
Victims Of Identity Theft, 2016 (via BJS)
January 7, 2019
Aviation: Flight Global 10th Annual On-Time Performance Service Awards
Shellfish Tops List of U.S. Adult Food Allergies (via Futurity/Northwestern U.) ||| Research Article: Prevalence and Severity of Food Allergies Among US Adults (via JAMA Open)
January 5, 2019
2018 Year-End Report on U.S. Music Consumption (via BuzzAngle Music)
84 pages; PDF.
January 4, 2019
China Military Power: Modernizing a Force to Fight and Win (via Defense Intelligence Agency)
140 pages; PDF.
New York City Achieves Record-Breaking Low Crime in 2018 (via NYPD)
Tsinghua University (China) Publishes Comprehensive Machine Translation Reading List (via Synced)
January 3, 2019
From United States House of Representatives (via Clerk of the U.S. House)
- Official Alphabetical List of Members [HTML]
Includes state and district information.- Official List of Members by State [HTML | PDF]
- Official Member Telephone Directory [HTML | PDF]
- List of Duplicate and Similar Names of Members [PDF]
- Official List of Members by State [HTML | PDF]
- Member Data [XML] ||| User Guide
From the U.S. Senate
- Committee Assignments
- Leadership
- Senators (current)
- Suite & Telephone List (pdf)
- Terms of Service
- When a New Congress Begins
- Frequently Asked Questions about a New Congress
- Guide to Senate Traditions
From the Congressional Research Service (via EveryCRSReport)
Fact Sheet: Women Officeholders in 2019 (via Center for American Women and Politics/Rutgers)
- Women of Color in Elective Office 2019
- Women in Elective Office 2019
- Women in Statewide Elective Executive Office 2019
- Women in State Legislatures 2019
- Women in the U.S. Congress 2019
Migration: U-Haul Annual Lists of Top Growth States and Cities for 2018
January 2, 2019
2018 National Movers Study (via United Van Lines)
Aviation Safety Network Releases 2018 Airliner Accident Statistics ||| Overview Chart ||| Data Table
January 1, 2019
New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby (Press Conference Slides From 1/1/2019) (via JHUAPL/NASA)
More Project Resources
- Images from the Ultima Thule Flyby
- Press Kit (40 pages; PDF)
- Materials From Previous Press Conferences
- Graphics/Infographics
- Fact Sheets
- Additional New Horizons/Ultima Thule Resources
December 31, 2018
Chief Justice of the United States 2018 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary
15 pages; PDF.
Solid Passenger Traffic Growth and Moderate Air Cargo Demand in 2018 (via ICAO)
December 28, 2018
2018 Inclusiveness Index (via Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society)
3rd Annual Report.
Key Findings/Interactive Map ||| Direct to Full Text Report (52 pages; PDF) ||| Data Set
December 27, 2018
Annual Ranking: Most Admired Man and Woman, 2018 (via Gallup)
Counting the Cost: A Year of Climate Breakdown (via Christian Aid)
14 pages; PDF.
Federal Funding for Rural America: The Role of the Decennial Census #3 (via GW Institute for Public Policy)
23 pages; PDF.
National Money Laundering Risk Assessment (via U.S. Dept. of Treasury)
50 pages; PDF.
December 26, 2018
“Tops of 2018” (U.S.) Rankings From Nielsen
See Also: Nielsen Top 10 Lists (TV, Music, Video Games, Social TV)
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