MORE 'DASHBOARDS' POSTS
“The Unsung Mapmakers: The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard Requires an Array of Behind-the-Scenes Expertise From Staff at Multiple Divisions, Selflessly Working at All Hours. Here’s Their Story.”
Dashboards, Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News
|From Johns Hopkins University: In the early days of managing the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard, experts at the university and those at Esri, the company providing the mapping software for the real-time pandemic tracker, had a friendly rivalry. “They would tell us, ‘Oh, your COVID map is big, but not as big as our Pokémon […]
From the NASA Earth Observatory: In May and June 2020, warm Atlantic Ocean surface temperatures pointed to a greater risk of drought for key parts of the Amazon rainforest. Satellite-based deforestation tracking systems also have observed large patches of rainforest being razed in recent months, suggesting there is plenty of drying wood primed to burn. […]
From FirstNote (via Nieman Lab): If we are to respond to information needs as they emerge, and understand whether they are causing harm, we need a way to monitor them. [Clip] First Draft spent recent months building a dashboard to monitor data voids in partnership with the University of Sheffield, looking to find a way […]
From the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF): Newly updated and expanded, the Peterson-KFF Health System Dashboard compiles data on the U.S. health system’s performance in four areas: access and affordability, health and well-being, health spending, and quality of care. Users can explore trends over time, as well as disparities and differences across demographic groups. The dashboard […]
Research Resource: Ex Libris Launches (Free to Access) Funding Insights Dashboard
Awards, Dashboards, Data Files, Ex Libris, Funding, News, Patrons and Users
|From the Launch Announcement: Ex Libris is pleased to announce the launch of a new website, the Funding Insights dashboard, which offers unique insights into the state of global research funding opportunities. Access to the dashboard is free With the research funding landscape changing rapidly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors, […]
From the Federal Trade Commission: The Federal Trade Commission launched a new tool that explores data about problems military consumers may experience in the marketplace. For the first time, data about reports the FTC has received from active duty service members and veterans will be available online in an interactive dashboard at ftc.gov/explore data. The military […]
Roundup (July 10, 2020)
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Dashboards, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access, Reports, Roundup
|ALISE Opposes the Enforcement of ICE Policy for International Students in the U.S. Fate of Seattle National Archives Facility Still in Limbo (via MyNorthwest.com) New CORE Repository Dashboard Released Singapore: National Library Board Reports E-book Loans Up by 150 Per Cent During Closure (via Straits Times) University of Kansas: KU Libraries Announce Changes For Spahr […]
From NPR: How severe is the spread of COVID-19 in your community? If you’re confused, you’re not alone. Though state and local dashboards provide lots of numbers, from case counts to deaths, it’s often unclear how to interpret them — and hard to compare them to other places. “There hasn’t been a unified, national approach […]
Roundup (June 30, 2020)
Dashboards, EBSCO, Funding, Gale, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Roundup
|European Commission Opens Consultation on Future of Digital and Culture Gale Analytics Launches New Interactive Dashboards to Help Public Libraries Gain Deeper Insights into Community Interests and Needs GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO Partners with Books at JSTOR to Include Demand-Driven Acquisition for E-Books in GOBI Knight Foundation Announces a Wide Range of New Grants […]
Open Access Research Tools: “CORE Reaches 20 Million Monthly Users”
Dashboards, Data Files, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users
|From JISC: For nearly a decade, we have followed our mission to bring open access research to the public, facilitating free unrestricted access to research for all. We are excited to announce that we have just reached another milestone on this journey. Specifically, we have reached 20 million monthly active users for the first time. […]