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May 21, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Mississippi Today: KKK cache is available to the public at Archives and History. "The public can now get a glimpse of 1960s Ku Klux Klan materials, including charters and lists […]
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May 21, 2026
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me, from TechBook: Over 5,000 Calculators! Inside Germany's Most Unusual Tech Collection. "‘I received my first pocket calculator as a gift from my father,' recalls Gerhard Wenzel from Solingen. ‘It […]
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May 20, 2026
NEW RESOURCES WVUA: Shelton State first community college contributing to HBCU Digital Collection. "Shelton State Community College has become the first community college to contribute historical material to the HBCU Digital Collection. […]
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May 20, 2026
I have spent the last week redesigning my information flows and tearing my hair out. At long last I think I have things spinning as they ought to be. The AI newsletters […]
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May 20, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Indy Politics: New Indiana transparency dashboard details how state agencies spend federal grants. "The new Federal Funding Expenditures Dashboard, available within the Indiana Transparency Portal website, allows users to sort […]
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May 19, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Irish Cycle: New RSA map praised as "vital tool" which "represents so many tragic events". "The map … includes fatal, serious and minor injury collisions on public roads between 2016 […]
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May 19, 2026
TWEAKS AND UPDATES TechCrunch: OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts. "On Friday, OpenAI launched a new set of personal finance tools in preview for ChatGPT Pro […]
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May 19, 2026
NEW RESOURCES NiemanLab: Here's a new database for local news research, from Syracuse University and Rebuild Local News . "Syracuse University and Rebuild Local News teamed up last fall to build a […]
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May 18, 2026
NEW RESOURCES This launched at the end of March but I missed it until now. WIPO: New WIPO Lex Collection Brings Trade Secrets Case Law into Focus. "The World Intellectual Property Organization […]
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May 17, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Tamil Guardian: New database documents over 10,000 Tamils killed and disappeared during IPKF period. "The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) and the Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) have […]
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May 17, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Maryland Matters: Maryland launches ‘one-stop' resource website for new, expecting parents. "New families in need of health insurance, parental leave and other resources can look up that information on a […]
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May 16, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Poynter: New Poynter hub serves journalists working with AI and audiences trying to make sense of it. "The Poynter Institute today launched a new AI hub on Poynter.org, bringing together […]
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May 16, 2026
TWEAKS AND UPDATES Courthouse News: Authors, publishers near final approval of $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright settlement. "A $1.5 billion settlement over claims AI developer Anthropic pirated hundreds of thousands of copyrighted books […]
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May 16, 2026
NEW RESOURCES ProtoThema: Data.gov.gr is Greece's new national open data portal - what it means for citizens, businesses, and AI. "The new open data portal Data.gov.gr, which aspires to become the central […]
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May 15, 2026
NEW RESOURCES KTBS: Louisiana Treasury launches new website to track public education spending. "The Louisiana Treasury has launched a new website that allows the public to track how tax dollars are being […]
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May 15, 2026
TWEAKS AND UPDATES Tom's Hardware: Denmark presses pause on new data center grid connections as total requests hit 60 GW — Nordic nation is the latest to put the brakes on AI […]
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May 15, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Family Tree Magazine: Newspaper Finder: A New Tool for Searching Old Newspapers (Review and Tutorial). "Newspaper Finder doesn't host any newspapers itself. Rather, it serves as a convenient, easy-to-use, place-based […]
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May 14, 2026
NEW RESOURCES TechCrunch: Indigo brings the open social web to one app. "When using Indigo, you can distinguish Bluesky from Mastodon posts in your timeline: Bluesky profiles are outlined in blue, while […]
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May 14, 2026
NEW RESOURCES I can't remember where I found it but it's in my queue: Apives, a directory of APIs. From the front page: "Apives curates APIs with clear pricing, stability, access types, […]
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May 13, 2026
NEW RESOURCES National Council on Teacher Quality: Have you checked out our new database?. "Earlier this month, NCTQ launched an amazing new tool to give the public better access to the content […]
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May 13, 2026
The news about AI and data centers is taking over the original ResearchBuzz newsletter and I don't like it. Therefore I have redesigned my workflow and am moving most AI items to […]
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May 13, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Harvard: Harvard releases information on 1,613 enslaved individuals. "Harvard has published a database identifying 1,613 people who were enslaved by University leaders, faculty, or staff or who labored on campus […]
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May 12, 2026
AI stories were taking over this newsletter which I found irritating. I have moved the minor ones to a separate newsletter that will publish every time I have 12 items, probably daily […]
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May 11, 2026
NEW RESOURCES UCLA: ‘Our history is your history': Multimedia textbook brings Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences to the forefront. "Written by more than 100 leading scholars, journalists, organizers and community historians, […]
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May 10, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Spotted in my RSS feeds: Archivarix Tube Search. From the About page: "Web pages, including YouTube video pages, are routinely captured and preserved by public web archiving initiatives such as […]
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May 10, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Moldova 1: One in five Moldovan WWII soldiers died; online database lists the missing. "The National Archives Agency has made a significant digital collection available to the public, containing the […]
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May 09, 2026
NEW RESOURCES South China Morning Post: New database tracks shifting outcomes of Malaysia's political corruption cases. "An AI-powered database tracking corruption cases against Malaysia's politicians was independently launched on Friday, putting fresh […]
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May 09, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Parks Stewardship Forum: Marianas Wartime Oral Histories Portal— Public-Facing Digital Archive of Island Memory. "The Marianas Wartime Oral Histories Portal is a public-facing digital archive of island memory that presents […]
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May 08, 2026
NEW RESOURCES EPA: EPA Launches Transparent, Interactive Permitting Map. "Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching the EPA Permitting Authority Map. The interactive map—accessible via EPA's website—identifies which regulatory agencies have […]
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May 08, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Library of Congress: Travel America: Mapping the Highsmith Photograph Archive. "A new interactive web map is opening the door to fascinating travels across America with the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. […]
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May 07, 2026
NEW RESOURCES State of Colorado: Governor Polis Announces New Tool to Help Coloradans Navigate Life After Disaster. "Today, Governor Polis announced the new Colorado Disaster Recovery Navigation Tool to help Coloradans navigate […]
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May 07, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council: New Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Archives Collections now available online. "Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are delighted to have the collections of the La Touche Family, Joseph McGrath and […]
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May 06, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Deccan Herald: Bengaluru-based researcher duo builds archive of cities in fiction. "A digital archival project called ‘Cities in Fiction', started about three years ago by Bengaluru-based researchers Divya Ravindranath and […]
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May 06, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Native News Online: New Tool Maps Native Serving Healthcare. "[Indigenous Healthcare Advancements] announced today the launch of WayFinder, a free, web-based locator that maps Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities, tribally […]
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May 05, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Google Blog: Celebrating America's 250th on Google Arts & Culture. "As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, we are announcing a unique collaboration between the White House […]
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May 05, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Spotted in my RSS feeds: GovAuctions. From the About page: "GovAuctions lets you search every government surplus auction at once. You can filter by location, category, and price, save items […]
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May 04, 2026
NEW RESOURCES WABE: PAD launches public database to track calls, outcomes for community services. "A new public dashboard from Atlanta's Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative shows a growing number of Atlantans are […]
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May 04, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Utrect University: Where was your back yard millions of years ago?. "An international team of earth scientists led by Utrecht professor Douwe van Hinsbergen has developed an online tool that […]
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May 03, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Scientific Data: Transcribing historical Canadian weather data. "Historical weather journals from across Canada, spanning 1768-1884, have been transcribed from handwritten records into machine readable formats. The NORTHERN (Nineteenth-century Overseas Records […]
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May 03, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Google Blog: Check out the new ways to explore Route 66 on Google Maps.. "Route 66 is one of the most iconic highways in the U.S., stretching 2,448 miles from […]
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May 02, 2026
NEW RESOURCES SI Live: NYC launches tool giving parents a peek at what their child is learning at school. "A new tool launched by the New York City Department of Education provides […]
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May 02, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Nature Communications: A digital archive reveals how a funding agency cooperated with academics to support the nascent field of genomics. "Here, we present a fully digital archive assembled by the […]
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May 01, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Indiana Attorney General: Attorney General Todd Rokita launches IN Fuel Watch. "Attorney General Todd Rokita today launched IN Fuel Watch, a new public online portal that provides real-time gasoline prices […]
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May 01, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Asia Business Daily: National Heritage Repair History Database to Be Opened to the Public on May 6. "Previously, this information was accessible only to experts and repair technicians, but the […]
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Apr 30, 2026
I am still a one-person operation, but my workflow is getting more and more efficient, thus more resources. Enjoy a third issue. NEW RESOURCES Georgia Tech: Transformer Explainer Shows How AI is […]
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Apr 30, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Mongabay: A search engine for the planet opens to the public. "Earth Index allows users to scan satellite imagery by visual similarity. A user can highlight an example—a patch of […]
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Apr 30, 2026
NEW RESOURCES McMaster University: Do politicians keep their promises? This online tool keeps score. "People may think that politicians don't keep their word. A new online tool is putting that assumption to […]
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Apr 29, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Mongabay: New database captures urban tree diversity. "These are trees lining pavements, planted in orchards and in farm woodlots. Little is known, however, about the diversity of these trees — […]
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Apr 29, 2026
NEW RESOURCES USGS: New Nationwide Tool Helps Answer: Do We Have Enough Water?. "The USGS National Water Availability Assessment Data Companion provides water managers, agricultural communities and researchers with detailed information about […]
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Apr 28, 2026
NEW RESOURCES The Digital Orientalist: The Hong Kong Chinese Merchants Collection: An Introduction and its Potential Applications. "From the late 19th century onwards, the Hong Kong Chinese merchants were instrumental in shaping […]
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Apr 28, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Arizona State University: Largest genomic dataset of Indigenous Americans to date sheds light on history, diversity and health. "In a new study published today in Nature, an international team led […]
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Apr 27, 2026
NEW RESOURCES MinnPost: New app using AI aims to expand civic engagement in Minnesota. "For anyone who isn't familiar with how legislation is written and advanced at the state Capitol, the process […]
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Apr 27, 2026
NEW RESOURCES IANS: PM Modi says over 20 crore historical records now accessible online through Abhilekh Patal portal . "Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the National Archives of India […]
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Apr 26, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Trendwatching: This vibe-coded tool tells dog owners when pavement is too hot for paws. "The tool is simple. Punch in a city or let it detect your location, and Pawmometer […]
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Apr 26, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Wolfram Blog: Checkmate! Dominate the Competition by Learning Game Theory with Wolfram Language. "I am glad to announce the launch of Introduction to Game Theory, a free interactive course that […]
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Apr 25, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Max-Planck-Gesellschaft: Largest open dataset of great ape cognition. "A new publication introduces the EVApeCognition Dataset, a major open-access resource designed to advance research into the cognition of great apes. Compiling […]
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Apr 25, 2026
NEW RESOURCES VietnamNet: Vietnam launches upgraded National Database on Legal Documents. "In the coming time, the database is envisioned as a leading digital legal knowledge platform based on five strategic pillars, including […]
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Apr 24, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Irish Legal News: UK government records relating to Troubles published by National Archives. "This first batch of files includes records offering fresh insights into the conflict's early stages, including: the […]
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Apr 24, 2026
NEW RESOURCES MIT CSAIL: MIT researchers build the world's largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems — and open it to everyone. "MathNet is the largest high-quality dataset of proof-based math problems ever […]
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Apr 23, 2026
I'm perfecting some monitoring tools and the queue is getting out of hand again. Enjoy the extra issue. NEW RESOURCES The Arkansas Traveler: UA data science students launch sports analytics application Hog […]
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Apr 23, 2026
NEW RESOURCES University of Nebraska-Lincoln: New website helps landowners track wildfire recovery, view history. "Following historic wildfires that have burned nearly one million acres of Nebraska grazing lands this spring, the University […]
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Apr 23, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Internet Archive Blog: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs: The Arguments That Shaped America, Now Freely Available. "Thanks to a generous gift of materials from the Wolf Law Library at […]
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Apr 22, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Kabul Now: Taliban Launch New Website to Share Information on Their Activities. "The Taliban have announced that they have launched a new website named ‘Permukhtag' to provide information about the […]
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Apr 22, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Internet Archive Blog: DLARC Adds New Radio Resources to Celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. "Internet Archive's Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications, a library devoted to ham radio, shortwave, […]
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Apr 21, 2026
NEW RESOURCES New Zealand Ministry for Culture & Heritage: Nga Tapuwae Trails content to be preserved in NZ's national digital archive. "Manatu Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage confirms it will preserve […]
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Apr 21, 2026
NEW RESOURCES City University of New York: New Slavery Databases Document More Than 150,000 Enslaved People in Cuba and Brazil, Opening Paths for Research. "A decades-long project by Distinguished Professor Laird W. […]
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Apr 20, 2026
NEW RESOURCES The Conversation: 80 million people globally claim Irish ancestry - why the release of 1926 Irish census records is so momentous. "One hundred years after it was conducted, the first […]
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Apr 20, 2026
Happy 28th anniversary ResearchBuzz. NEW RESOURCES Lawfare: Tracking Government Non-Compliance in Habeas Corpus Cases. "This page includes a continually updated, interactive tracker to document what is known—and what still remains unclear—about instances […]
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Apr 19, 2026
NEW RESOURCES American Psychological Association: APA Labs launches resource to guide clinicians, health systems and the public to evidence-based digital mental health tools. "To help health care providers and users searching for […]
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Apr 19, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Ms. Magazine: A Public Syllabus on Feminist Resistance Across U.S. History: Books, Films, Archives and Tools to Rethink America's Origins. "The multimedia syllabus curated below spans the Revolutionary era and […]
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Apr 18, 2026
NEW RESOURCES BBC: Art loan collection available to see online. "The artworks, which from part of the Isle of Man Arts Council's Modern and Contemporary Art Loan Collection, can be viewed via […]
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Apr 18, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Music Finland: A New Database Brings Contemporary Music into the Classroom. "Published on Music Finland's Composers & Repertoire platform, the database showcases works by Finnish contemporary composers that are suitable […]
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Apr 17, 2026
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me, from BK Reader: The Brooklyn Mavens Turn Everyday Life Into a Digital Archive. "For Lauren Riley and Merlyn Oliver, Brooklyn is not just the subject of their work. It […]
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Apr 17, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Wildenstein Plattner Institute: Announcing the Release of The Eva Gonzalès Catalogue Raisonné Project. "The Wildenstein Plattner Institute is pleased to announce the digital release of The Eva Gonzalès Catalogue Raisonné […]
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Apr 16, 2026
NEW RESOURCES The Drive: This New Tool Will Hunt Down the Cheapest Gas Prices In Your Area. "The Gas Index allows you to add your vehicles and location to an account, so […]
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Apr 16, 2026
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me, from Maps Mania: The Ancestry Dot Map of America. "Like its predecessor, the Ancestry Dot Map uses colored dots scattered across the landscape of the United States. But instead […]
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Apr 15, 2026
EVENTS North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources: State Archives to Host virtual program on New Americans in North Carolina. "As part of America 250 NC's ‘When Are We US?' theme, […]
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Apr 15, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Harvard Law Today: For the late Charles J. Ogletree Jr., a vast digital legacy. "The Harvard Law School Library recently hosted an event commemorating the sweeping legacy of Charles J. […]
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Apr 14, 2026
TWEAKS AND UPDATES Tubefilter: For the first time, Twitch opens sponsored campaigns (and their revenue) to Affiliates. "The Amazon-owned platform does something unique with sponsored content: It offers open-invitation campaigns, where brands […]
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Apr 14, 2026
NEW RESOURCES University of Michigan: Michigan firearm injury data now available in near real-time. "Through a new and nearly real-time system developed at the University of Michigan, injury prevention practitioners, public health […]
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Apr 13, 2026
NEW RESOURCES yafira's itp blog: On Open Source and Making Things for Each Other. "One thing I've been working on is tinytinker.tools, a soft toolkit for curious makers — tiny, focused utilities […]
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Apr 13, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Found in my RSS feeds: Blogosphere. From the About: "There are still plenty of people blogging out there. The writers haven't disappeared. They're just scattered, hard to find, buried under […]
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Apr 12, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Armenian Weekly: Armenian Needlelace Initiative launched. "The Armenian Needlelace Initiative is the first comprehensive website supporting Armenian needlelace traditions by encouraging learning and making, fostering connection across scattered populations, providing […]
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Apr 12, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Scientific Data: CactEcoDB: Trait, spatial, environmental, phylogenetic and diversification data for the cactus family . "Cactaceae are a morphologically and ecologically diverse succulent family that are iconic components of ecosystems […]
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Apr 11, 2026
NEW RESOURCES WHO: New WHO database helps countries turn health data into better policy. "Health information systems are key to well-functioning health systems. That's why WHO has just launched a new database […]
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Apr 11, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Spotted in my RSS feeds: JobLoss.AI. "Newly reported layoffs where AI is either explicitly cited or credibly blamed as a material factor. Reporting window starts January 1, 2025." KENS: ‘Part […]
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Apr 10, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Cengage: Gale Launches Eighteenth Century Collections Online, Part III, Expanding Access to Rare and Previously Undigitized Materials. "Gale, part of global edtech company Cengage, today announced the launch of Eighteenth […]
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Apr 10, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Hawaii News Now: New website connects those affected by Kona low storms to rebuilding help. "The Department of Planning and Permitting announced Tuesday the launch of the Rebuild Donation Match […]
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Apr 09, 2026
NEW RESOURCES UC Irvine: Colonial Mexico's forgotten history. "Trayectorias Afro is a digital database documenting the movement of enslaved Africans within colonial Mexico. Developed in collaboration with Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Antropología […]
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Apr 09, 2026
NEW RESOURCES TechCrunch: Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline. "Google on Monday quietly released an offline-first dictation app called ‘Google AI Edge Eloquent' on iOS to take on […]
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Apr 08, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Spotted in my RSS feeds: BATH. "Welcome to BATH - BAlnea & THermae, an international research network of scholars specialising in ancient baths and bathing habits. This website introduces the […]
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Apr 08, 2026
NEW RESOURCES CBC: How a virtual museum is preserving Igloolik culture from the 1960s and 70s. "From games for children to hunting equipment for men, a new interactive virtual museum is bringing […]
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Apr 07, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Spotted in my RSS feeds: ByeDoom. "Add any public account from Instagram, Facebook, Threads, X, TikTok or YouTube to quickly get a feed for your favorite reader." TWEAKS AND UPDATES […]
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Apr 07, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration (HSGME): The library of the H.S.G.M.E. is being digitized. "[Researchers] have access to more than 88,000 titles — including 12,000 unpublished scientific and […]
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Apr 06, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Midcoast Villager: Lost Stories Found: 124 Years of Midcoast History, Online and At Your Fingertips. "Last week, 1,500 editions of the The Courier-Gazette — one of the four historic newspapers […]
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Apr 06, 2026
NEW RESOURCES I mentioned the grant for this project years ago but not when the project launched: HBCU Radio Preservation. From the Who We Are page: "HBCU radio stations train students entering […]
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Apr 05, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Chosun Daily: Yanghwajin Archives Digitizes Edith's Handprint, 1910s Missionary Photos. "The Yanghwajin Archives recently created a digital archive of over 7,000 items donated by the family of Rosetta Hall, the […]
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Apr 05, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Maps Mania: The IRL Streaming Map. "lucent.earth is essentially a 3D globe that lets you discover streams from Twitch, YouTube, and Kick. Kick was new to me, but based on […]
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Apr 04, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Found on GitHub: the HN Daily Index. "A daily archive of the top 10 stories on Hacker News, organized by date. Thanks to Hacker News by Y Combinator for the […]
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Apr 04, 2026
NEW RESOURCES Google Blog: Explore Benjamin Franklin's scientific discoveries on NotebookLM. "A true polymath, his ingenuity shaped American democracy and human knowledge. This spirit of innovation drives a new collaboration between the […]
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