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Reference: 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Published by U.S. State Department
From the U.S. Dept. of State: The 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (The Human Rights Reports) document the status of human rights and worker rights in nearly 200 countries and territories. These reports are required by U.S. law and are used by a variety of actors, including the U.S. … [Read More...]
Kate Zwaard Appointed New Director of Digital Strategy at the Library of Congress
From the Library of Congress: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced that she has appointed Kate Zwaard as the Library’s director of digital strategy, a position Hayden established to elevate the institution’s digital planning and drive envisioning and collaboration around … [Read More...]
New Interactive Data Tool: New York City Population FactFinder (NYC PFF)
New TODAY!!! Direct to NYC Population FactFinder Check out @NYCPlanning's census data tool, Population Factfinder. Get instant demographic information for your custom NYC study area. Built in-house with a 100% #opensource software stack.https://t.co/Z5pK8fJ58j — NYC Planning Labs … [Read More...]
Europe: Some Data About OpenAIRE FP7 Post Grant Open Access Pilot
From an OpenAire Blog Post: OpenAIRE is currently preparing its final reporting on the uptake and metrics of the OpenAIRE FP7 Post Grant Open Access Pilot. [Clip] The Pilot, originally intended to end on April 30th 2017, had been granted a 10 month extension and has come to an end in … [Read More...]
Denmark: Public Library Computers in Copenhagen Being Targeted by Hackers
From the Copenhagen Post: Computers accessible to the public in libraries are becoming attractive targets for hackers. At least 15 libraries in Denmark have reported incidences of physical hacking, a new documentary on TV2 this evening reveals The hackers visit the libraries and manage to … [Read More...]
New Online: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Publishes Digital Archive of Papers From Lincoln’s First 33 Years
From The State Journal Register: The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library announced today the publishing of “the most complete documentary collection ever produced” of the sixteenth president’s first 33 years. The collection covers much of Lincoln’s early years in Springfield, … [Read More...]
New Research Findings From Pew: “Americans Favor Protecting Information Freedoms Over Government Steps to Restrict False News Online”
From the Pew Research Center: The widespread concerns over misinformation online have created a tension in the United States between taking steps to restrict that information – including possible government regulation – and protecting the long-held belief in the freedom to access and publish … [Read More...]
New Dataset/Data Files Roundup
1. New Data Tables and Files: Estimates of U.S. Population by Age and Sex: April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2017 (via U.S. Census) 2. U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Energy Release Online Public Dataset and Viewer of U.S. Wind Turbine Locations and Characteristics … [Read More...]
Scholastic to Publish “The Hunger Games Special Edition” by Suzanne Collins to Celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of The Hunger Games
From a Scholastic Announcement: Scholastic announced today that it will publish a Special Edition of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its publication. The Hunger Games Special Edition will contain more than fifty pages of new bonus material, including the … [Read More...]
Springer Nature, Cambridge University Press, Thieme and ResearchGate Announce New Cooperation Agreement
Here's the full text of a joint statement from the companies listed above. Springer Nature, Cambridge University Press, Thieme and ResearchGate announce new cooperation to make it easier to navigate the legal sharing of academic journal articles In a cooperation agreement announced today, three … [Read More...]
VIVO and Datax Win Catalyst Grant From Digital Science to Boost Use of Blockchain in Scholarly Communication
From Digital Science: Research industry technology company Digital Science has announced the recipients of its Blockchain Catalyst Grant. This one-off grant was made available to any project implementing Blockchain in a scholarly or scientific context, especially those that addressed the … [Read More...]
News Roundup
1. Data Firm Left Profiles of 48 Million Users on a Publicly Accessible AWS Server (via Bleeping Computer) 2. Article and Chart: Reddit Now Has More Active Users Than Twitter ... (via TNW) 3. University of Iowa Libraries Announce New Endowed Chair (Jack B. King University Librarian … [Read More...]
Canada: CBC Says it Will Carry on with Destruction of Broadcast Archives Once Digitized
From the Canadian Press: A charitable group dedicated to preserving the country's broadcasting heritage is calling on the CBC to stop destroying original television and radio broadcast materials as it moves to digitize the content. The Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation says the public … [Read More...]
VIDEO: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Hearing on Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Hearing on Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty (April 28, 2018). Read the Treaty The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Public Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, Done at Marrakesh on June 27, … [Read More...]
Research Article: “Mapping the Universe of Registered Reports” (Preprint)
The following preprint was recently shared on the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences (BITSS) preprint server. Title Mapping the Universe of Registered Reports Authors Tom E. Hardwicke Stanford University John P. A. Ioannidis Stanford … [Read More...]
New Journal Article: “Are the FAIR Data Principles Fair?”
The following article was recently published by the International Journal of Digital Curation (IJDC). Title Are the FAIR Data Principles Fair? Authors Alastair Dunning TU Delft Madeleine de Smaele TU Delft Jasmin Böhmer TU Delft Source International Journal of Digital … [Read More...]
Microsoft’s AI-Powered Translator Apps Now with Offline Access Capabilities
From MSFT: Microsoft Translator has added new capabilities that allow users and developers to get artificial intelligence-powered translations whether or not they have access to the Internet. The new capabilities allow both end-users and third-party app developers to have the benefit of … [Read More...]
Benetech Signs Agreement with EIFL to Expand Access to International Libraries Using Bookshare
From Benetech: An agreement between Benetech and Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL), a nonprofit that works with libraries to enable access to knowledge, enables 41 countries to take a monumental leap closer to knowledge without borders. The agreement provides discounted access … [Read More...]
Report: “No Boundaries For Facebook Data: Third-Party Trackers Abuse Facebook Login”
From the Always "Must Read" Freedom-to-Tinker Blog (April 18, 2018): So far in the No boundaries series, we’ve uncovered how web trackers exfiltrate identifying information from web pages, browser password managers, and form inputs. Today we report yet another type of surreptitious data … [Read More...]
Facebook Provides Details Compliance with New Privacy Laws in Europe and Providing New Privacy Protections Globally
UPDATE: Reuters Exclusive: Facebook to Put 1.5 Billion Users out of Reach of New EU Privacy Law ---- From a Facebook Announcement by the Company's Chief Privacy Officer and Deputy General Counsel: Today we’re introducing new privacy experiences for everyone on Facebook as part of the EU’s … [Read More...]
