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Combining Lexicon-based and Learning-based Methods for Twitter Sentiment Analysis With the booming of microblogs on the Web, people have begun to express their opinions on a wide variety of topics on Twitter and other similar services. Sentiment analysis on entities (e.g., products, organizations, people, etc.) in tweets (posts on Twitter) thus becomes a rapid and […]
Legislative History Research: A Basic Guide (PDF) This report provides an overview of federal legislative history research, the legislative process, and where to find congressional documents. The report also summarizes some of the reasons researchers are interested in legislative history, briefly describes the actions a piece of legislation might undergo during the legislative process, and […]
How Federal Agencies Can Effectively Manage Records Created Using New Social Media Tools
| Archives and Special Collections, Interviews, News, Preservation, Profiles, Video Recordings
How Federal Agencies Can Effectively Manage Records Created Using New Social Media Tools The nation’s most precious document, the Declaration of Independence, has a storied history surrounding its conservation. Although it has faded badly due to poor preservation techniques during the 19th century, it is still available for viewing in the rotunda of the National […]
USDA’s Animal Care Program Enhances Searchable Database to Provide the Public with Greater Access to Animal Welfare Information The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has developed an expanded and improved search engine that provides greater access to information about USDA licensees and registrants regulated under the Animal Welfare Act […]
Searchable database: Merced County Library fines total $135k If all library fines owed to the Merced County Library were paid, head librarian Jacqueline Merriam probably wouldn’t be working on plans for drastic cuts to the organization’s budget. Merced County library patrons owe $135,511 in fines and fees for overdue books and materials borrowed from the […]
New State Department iPhone App Available Smart Traveler, the official State Department app for U.S. travelers, invites you to see the world with easy access to frequently updated official country information, travel alerts, travel warnings, maps, U.S. embassy locations, and more. With Smart Traveler, you can create personal itineraries, add notes, and organize your trips. […]
Winners of 2011 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards honoured The 27 winners of the 2011 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awardswill be honoured this evening during a ceremony at Amsterdam’s historic concert hall, the ‘Concertgebouw’. The awards will be presented by Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, […]
Three Ways to Improve @WhiteHouse (or Any Large Communications-intensive Organization) Three suggestions that would improve @WhiteHouse – or any other communications-intensive organization: Use more hashtags, respond to followers, allow guest/ghost tweeters. Source: IMB Center for the Business of Government
Printable Maps: Congressional Districts (112th Congress) The National Atlas offers simple maps of each District of the 112th Congress (January 2011-January 2013). These maps of the individual districts cover half of an 8.5- by 11-inch paper when printed. Designed for easy reference, they show the Congressional District overlaid on top of State and county boundaries […]
U.S. Census Bureau — Visualizing Data with OnTheMap for Emergency Management
| Data Files, Jobs, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users, Reports, Resources
Visualizing Data with OnTheMap for Emergency Management The Census Bureau released OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 2.0 today, the beginning of the 2011 hurricane season. Version 2.0 adds floods and wildfires to hurricanes which was released last year. OnTheMap for Emergency Management is a public data tool that provides unique detail on the workforce, for U.S. […]
