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Dec 08, 2021
NEW RESOURCES PR Newswire: Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Launch Digital Ute Language Dictionary (PRESS RELEASE). "The Ute Language digital dictionary is the latest resource for speakers and learners of the Ute Language. […]
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Dec 08, 2021
NEW RESOURCES CBC: Stories of Black Canadian veterans the focus of new website leading up to federal apology in 2022. "Ontario historian Kathy Grant, whose Barbadian father served as a volunteer in […]
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Dec 07, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Cornell Chronicle: Advancing digital equity: ILR School develops tool to help NYS communities. "The ILR School and Community Tech NY are launching the New York State Digital Equity Portal Dec. […]
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Dec 07, 2021
TWEAKS AND UPDATES WGN Radio: Haugen urges lawmakers to avert impasse on social media laws. "Ex-Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen implored lawmakers Wednesday to avert the usual congressional stalemates as they […]
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Dec 07, 2021
Please get a booster shot. Please wear a mask when you're inside with a bunch of people. Much love. UPDATES StarTribune: Minnesota reports third COVID death in teen as cases remain high. […]
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Dec 07, 2021
NEW RESOURCES International Consortium of Investigative Journalists: ICIJ releases new Pandora Papers data from two offshore service providers. "With the addition of more than 15,000 companies, foundations and trusts, ICIJ's Offshore Leaks […]
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Dec 06, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Penn State University: Libraries launches Library Guide for Indigenous Peoples in Pennsylvania History. "Penn State University Libraries recently completed development of a new Library Guide to Indigenous Peoples in Pennsylvania […]
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Dec 06, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Family Safety & Health: New online tool shows the way to healthier food choices. "Food Compass is a nutrient profiling system that looks at more than 8,000 foods' nutrients, ingredients, […]
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Dec 05, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Google Blog: You cannot spell Slovenia without ‘love'. "This year, to inspire people all around the world when it comes to picking their next travel destination, Google Arts & Culture […]
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Dec 04, 2021
NEW RESOURCES University of Arkansas: Providing Context: Fulbright's History Now Online, To Be Added Near Statue. "An overview of key events in former university president and U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright's life […]
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Dec 04, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Boston Celtics: Celtics Launch New Team Site: BostonCelticsHistory.com. "BostonCelticsHistory.com contains hundreds of unique items sure to entice any basketball fan, including rare glimpses of game-used gear, hundreds of images and […]
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Dec 04, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Boston Celtics: Celtics Launch New Team Site: BostonCelticsHistory.com. "BostonCelticsHistory.com contains hundreds of unique items sure to entice any basketball fan, including rare glimpses of game-used gear, hundreds of images and […]
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Dec 03, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Democracy Docket: The Fight for Accountability After January 6. "Public Wise, an organization fighting to secure a government that reflects the will and protects the rights of all people, is […]
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Dec 03, 2021
Please get a booster shot. Please wear a mask when you're inside with a bunch of people. Much love. NEW RESOURCES - MEDICAL/HEALTH The Hoya: Students Publish Final Semester Updates to an […]
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Dec 03, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Daily Bruin: Armenian Image Archive aims to illuminate Armenian experience via photography. "The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA partnered with a film foundation to create an image archive to recognize […]
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Dec 02, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Times of India: A feather in the birding cap: Compendium of flight secrets. "Have you ever picked up a feather and wondered to which bird it might belong? The ‘birdman […]
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Dec 02, 2021
Please get a booster shot. Please wear a mask when you're inside with a bunch of people. Much love. NEW RESOURCES - MEDICAL/HEALTH NIST: Streamlined NIST Tool Could Help Homeowners, Renters Reduce […]
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Dec 02, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Bureau of Land Management: Explore Bears Ears National Monument With 3D Guided Tours Of The Mule Canyon Village And House On Fire. "In partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, […]
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Nov 29, 2021
NEW RESOURCES MarketScreener: Bertelsmann : Milan's Ricordi Archive Makes Historic Magazine Collection Available Online (PRESS RELEASE). "In the course of digitizing thousands of original documents on Italian opera history, the Ricordi Archive, […]
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Nov 29, 2021
NEW RESOURCES UNESCO: UNESCO launches the World Atlas of Languages to celebrate and protect linguistic diversity. "The World Atlas of Languages presents basic data on the existing 8,324 languages spoken or signed […]
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Nov 28, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Association of Southeast Asian Nations: ASEAN launches first e-exhibition on cultural heritage digital archive portal . "‘Forging History' brings focus to the roles of metals in transforming the ASEAN region's […]
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Nov 25, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Offaly Express: New LGBTA digital archive set up by Offaly woman. "A new digital archive which showcases and supports LGBTQ artists has been set up by Offaly woman Rebecca Carragher […]
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Nov 25, 2021
On the one hand, I hate paywalls. I spend much of my day reading the news and paywalls are the bane of my existence. I want the news, not a login page. […]
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Nov 25, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Sludge: Code for Democracy Debuts New Tool to Track Money in Politics. "Our two-person newsroom has worked with CFD's tech & data lab over the past few months to help […]
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Nov 24, 2021
NEW RESOURCES The Verge: Xbox's 20th Anniversary museum is a metaverse full of achievements and mistakes. "Microsoft has created an Xbox metaverse museum where you can roam around and discover the history […]
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Nov 24, 2021
Please get a booster shot. I got mine Monday and it knocked me on my tail, but I'll be better by tomorrow. Please wear a mask when you're inside with a bunch […]
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Nov 24, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association: New "Smart Homes Made Simple" Website is Live!. "We hope this website will serve as a hub of information where members of the disability and […]
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Nov 23, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Metropolis Planet: Lincoln Museum launches web tool to learn about Gettysburg Address. "The new webpage… gives visitors an up-close look at the presidential library's copy of the speech, explaining its […]
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Nov 23, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Gizmodo: We're Making the Facebook Papers Public. Here's Why and How. "We believe there's a strong public need in making as many of the documents public as possible, as quickly […]
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Nov 23, 2021
Please get a booster shot. Please wear a mask when you're inside with a bunch of people. Much love. NEW RESOURCES - STATE-SPECIFIC News on 6: State Health Dept. Launches New Tool […]
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Nov 23, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Cerebral Palsy Alliance: World's largest genomics database for cerebral palsy launched. "An international group of researchers has come together to launch CP Commons, a world-first collaborative database to progress understanding […]
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Nov 22, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Times Recorder: Local News Briefs: Museum of Art launches online database. "The Zanesville Museum of Art recently launched an online database of its permanent collection, featuring more than 8,000 pieces…. […]
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Nov 22, 2021
NEW RESOURCES WWD: Manolo Blahnik Unveils a Digital Archive With Color, and British Humor. "The Manolo Blahnik Archives: ‘New Way of Walking' is part museum, part VIP gallery tour, part pop culture […]
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Nov 21, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Music Ally: Metallica Black Box is the band's online memorabilia museum. "Metal veterans Metallica are diving back into their history with the launch of the Metallica Black Box. It's an […]
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Nov 20, 2021
NEW RESOURCES MIT News: MIT Libraries digitizes materials from Mary Rowe. "Mary Rowe, former MIT ombudsperson, has donated professional papers to the MIT Libraries' department of Distinctive Collections as part of the […]
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Nov 19, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Washington Post: Smithsonian African American museum launches online interactive access. "The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture launched a sophisticated digital platform Thursday that brings a trove […]
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Nov 19, 2021
Please get a booster shot. Please wear a mask when you're inside with a bunch of people. Much love. NEW RESOURCES - STATE-SPECIFIC Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation: COVID-19 exposure notification tool now […]
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Nov 19, 2021
NEW RESOURCES New-to-Me, from WWD: The Fashion and Race Database Wants to Correct the Mis-Education of Fashion. "Born in 2017, the result of collecting scarce and scattered materials for the Fashion and […]
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Nov 18, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Courthouse News: Auditor Ranks California Cities by Fiscal Health in New Report. "In a checkup of 470 California cities, State Auditor Elaine Howle says 18 face high-risk financial woes due […]
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Nov 18, 2021
TWEAKS AND UPDATES The Verge: Meta Goes Into Lockdown. "Last month, a researcher for Meta prepared a talk for colleagues that they knew would hit close to home. The subject: how to […]
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Nov 18, 2021
NEW RESOURCES University of Barcelona: A Virtual Museum for the 21st century. "The new Virtual Museum of the UB (MVUB), which incorporates new software improving the previous one, opened this Monday, November […]
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Nov 17, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Central Goldfields Shire Council: Art Gallery brings significant artworks onto Google Arts & Culture. "Starting today, over 100 artworks from Central Goldfields Art Gallery can be viewed online on Google […]
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Nov 17, 2021
Please get vaccinated. Please wear a mask when you're inside with a bunch of people. Much love. USEFUL STUFF New York Times: How to Host Thanksgiving With Unvaccinated Friends and Family. "In […]
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Nov 17, 2021
NEW RESOURCES NASA Landsat Science: Mapping Our Human Footprint from Space. "The world's population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050, according to the UN Department of Economics and Social Affairs. […]
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Nov 16, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Center for Research Libraries: Global Press Archive CRL Alliance adds Southeast Asian Newspapers as digital open access collection . "Southeast Asian Newspapers adds to the growing body of open access […]
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Nov 16, 2021
TWEAKS AND UPDATES TechCrunch: Facebook's new academic research API opens in early access. "This week, a handful of academic researcher teams will gain access to a new tool from Facebook designed to […]
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Nov 16, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Maine Government News: Maine State Archives Shares Railroad Accident Report of the Death of Civil Rights Leader James Weldon Johnson. "The original report of the 1938 railroad accident that killed […]
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Nov 15, 2021
NEW RESOURCES 13 News Now (Virginia): ‘Local Black Histories:' New virtual project tells untold stories of Greater Williamsburg area. "A new, interactive platform uncovers the rich history of the Black community in […]
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Nov 15, 2021
Please get vaccinated. Please wear a mask when you're inside with a bunch of people. Much love. NEW RESOURCES - MEDICAL/HEALTH WSU Insider: New podcast pushes for healthcare professionals' mental health. "A […]
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Nov 15, 2021
A little over five years ago I wrote an article called Keeping Up With Reddit: Use IFTTT, Not Google Alerts. While I don't use Reddit as a social network, it has been […]
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Nov 15, 2021
NEW RESOURCES PR Newswire: Landmarks Illinois publishes WWI Monuments of Illinois Database containing more than 300 memorials of the Great War (PRESS RELEASE). "In honor of Veterans Day, Landmarks Illinois has published […]
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Nov 14, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Patch: LIU Unveils Digital Collection of Historical Documents. "Long Island University's Palmer School of Library and Information Science announced the publication of ‘Digitizing Local History Sources,' a groundbreaking five-year project […]
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Nov 14, 2021
NEW RESOURCES The News: New website covers iconic Jack Brooks' life and career. "The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas is pleased to announce the launch of […]
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Nov 13, 2021
NEW RESOURCES CNET: Paidia gaming community promises safe space for female gamers and their allies. "Online gaming community Paidia launched the beta of its portal on Wednesday, aiming to deliver a secure […]
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Nov 13, 2021
NEW RESOURCES RTÉ: Website launched to help preserve and collect aspects of Traveller culture. "A new website has been launched to help preserve and collect aspects of Traveller culture including art, photographs […]
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Nov 12, 2021
TWEAKS AND UPDATES TechCrunch: Google reorg moves AR, VR, Starline and Area 120 into new ‘Labs' team. "Google Labs is back, but this time around, it's not a consumer-facing brand delivering a […]
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Nov 12, 2021
Please get vaccinated. Please wear a mask when you're inside with a bunch of people. Much love. NEW RESOURCES - EDUCATION/ENTERTAINMENT Glasgow Live: The Workers Stories Project - The day-to-day lives of […]
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Nov 12, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Nation.Cymru: New national archive records experiences of Wales' trailblazing political women. "The experiences of the women who played a central part in the first decades of devolution in Wales have […]
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Nov 11, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Pillars Fund: New Personnel Database For Muslims In Film Addresses Inequality Behind The Screen. "The new database includes profiles for actors, directors, cinematographers, sound technicians, and other Muslim professionals working […]
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Nov 11, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Microsoft: Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sport and Microsoft partner to digitally preserve ancient site of Olympia. "The Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sport and Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced […]
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Nov 10, 2021
NEW RESOURCES FEMA: New FEMA Tool Provides Access to Hazus-Related Products. "FEMA has released an online searchable collection of risk assessment information for planners and emergency managers to improve mitigation strategies, strengthen […]
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Nov 10, 2021
Please get vaccinated. Please wear a mask when you're inside with a bunch of people. Much love. NEW RESOURCES - MEDICAL/HEALTH NIH: When to Test offers free online tool to help individuals […]
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Nov 10, 2021
There's no regular schedule for the Facebook editions. When I gather a dozen or so new Facebook stories, I'll share them here. Please note that these articles are about Facebook's transparency/business practices, […]
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Nov 10, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Phys .org: Calling all ‘fusioneers'! New US fusion energy website launches. "The U.S. Fusion Outreach Team, a grassroots organization in the fusion community focused on reducing barriers to outreach efforts, […]
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Nov 09, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Orange County Register: CSUF public history students create archive that examines Confederate memorials . "The ongoing removal of Confederate monuments has become part of a major trend in American history. […]
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Nov 09, 2021
NEW RESOURCES New Scientist: Do you speak elephant? With this new dictionary you will. "An ambitious directory of elephant behaviours and vocalisations offers amazing insights into their minds and culture - and […]
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Nov 08, 2021
NEW RESOURCES DigitalNC: 33 Titles from NDNP now available on DigitalNC. "This week we are sharing a list of the many new titles on DigitalNC that were brought to us by the […]
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Nov 07, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Stabroek News: Virtual platform FineArt.gy launched to showcase Guyanese artwork. "The platform allows artists to showcase and sell their work, with information about the various pieces displayed through individualized links […]
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Nov 07, 2021
NEW RESOURCES ABC News: Methodology behind ABC News' Gun Violence Tracker. "ABC News has launched an interactive tool to track reported gun-related incidents in the United States as part of its initiative […]
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Nov 06, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Equitable Value Explorer is a Gamechanger in Understanding Postsecondary Value. "Institutional leaders and policymakers need to ‘know their numbers' and have reliable, transparent, and accessible […]
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Nov 06, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Kennebunk Post: Kennebunk Free Library completes digital conversion of historic newspapers. "With the assistance of partner institutions, Osher Map Library and the Maine State Library, and with funding provided by […]
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Nov 05, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Digital NC: The Star of Zion newspaper now on DigitalNC. "Thanks to funding from the North Caroliniana Society and from the UNC Libraries IDEA grants, one of the oldest African […]
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Nov 05, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Salisbury Journal: The Ogilby Muster First World War online archive set to launch. "The Ogilby Muster (TOM) is being launched tomorrow (Wednesday November 3) following a four year project funded […]
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Nov 04, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family: New database created to document Volga Germans deported to Siberia. "Russian organization Memorial is busy with another database. This time it is documenting the […]
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Nov 04, 2021
Please get vaccinated. Please wear a mask when you're inside with a bunch of people. Much love. NEW RESOURCES - STATE-SPECIFIC Patch: New Website Lets Minnesota Parents Schedule Vaccine For Kids 5-11. […]
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Nov 04, 2021
NEW RESOURCES ProPublica: The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S.. "It's not a secret that industrial facilities emit hazardous air pollution. A new ProPublica analysis shows for […]
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Nov 03, 2021
Many apologies for misspelling Rotterdam. I am so tired. NEW RESOURCES Arizona Secretary of State: Float along the early days of Lake Powell on the Arizona Memory Project. "A new partnership between […]
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Nov 03, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Dutch News: No good and bad names: Rotterdam sets up street history database. "Rotterdam city council is to make sure all streets within its boundaries link to a database explaining […]
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Nov 02, 2021
NEW RESOURCES PR Newswire: Lost Women of Science Launches Podcast Series to Promote the Remarkable Women of Science You've Never Heard Of (PRESS RELEASE). "Journalist and author Katie Hafner, and bioethicist Amy […]
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Nov 02, 2021
NEW RESOURCES New York Times: Citizen Activists Lead the Hunt for Antiquities Looted From Nepal. "Roshan Mishra recalls standing inside the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Australia, staring into the […]
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Nov 01, 2021
NEW RESOURCES CitySpidey: New website to fight against pollution in Delhi. "In an initiative to fight against pollution, the Delhi government has launched a website… Environment Minister Gopal Rai informed that this […]
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Nov 01, 2021
There have been so many Facebook items coming out lately that I decided to put them in their own issue. This may be a one-off or I may have to do this […]
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Nov 01, 2021
Please get vaccinated. Please wear a mask when you're inside with a bunch of people. Much love. NEW RESOURCES - STATE-SPECIFIC TAP Into Newark: (New Jersey): NJ Department of Education Announces Statewide […]
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Nov 01, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Vermont Business Magazine: Vermont Professionals of Color Network debuts new website. "Vermont Professionals of Color Network (VT PoC) announced the launch of their redesigned website with the goal of increasing […]
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Oct 31, 2021
NEW RESOURCES This is actually from June but I missed it then, and it seems a good thing for Halloween. WGNO: The New Orleans Cemetery Database. "With all of its intercultural charm, […]
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Oct 27, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs: State Historical Society of Iowa unveils user-friendly online catalog. "Researching the State of Iowa's vast collection of historic documents and artifacts, genealogical records, newspapers and […]
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Oct 26, 2021
NEW RESOURCES The Calvert Journal: The battle to preserve Uzbekistan's greatest art collection is moving online. "Claims of mismanagement have dogged the Nukus Museum for decades, as officials and art lovers fight […]
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Oct 26, 2021
NEW RESOURCES KSL TV: Global refugee archive collecting the stories of the world's displaced.. "The struggles of refugees around the world have captured headlines recently due to the plight of the Afghan […]
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Oct 26, 2021
Please get vaccinated. Please wear a mask when you're inside with a bunch of people. Much love. UPDATES Alaska Public Media: Alaska's COVID hospitalizations have hit a new high . "The state […]
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Oct 25, 2021
NEW RESOURCES NASA: OpenET: A Satellite-Based Water Data Resource. "OpenET uses open-source models and Google Earth Engine to provide satellite-based information on water consumption in areas as small as a quarter of […]
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Oct 25, 2021
I wanted to let y'all know that while I will continue to index articles relating to Facebook's controversies, I will no longer include articles that are primarily about Facebook features or updates. […]
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Oct 24, 2021
NEW RESOURCES SA People News: Massive Database of Killings by South African Police Made Public. "On average, police in South Africa kill someone every day. Viewfinder has now published the police watchdog's […]
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Oct 23, 2021
NEW RESOURCES New Orleans City Business: Louisiana's new website for the life sciences industry. "[The site] features an interactive resource guide with information about dozens of established life sciences entities that range […]
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Oct 23, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Pitchfork: Radiohead's Discography Is Now on Bandcamp. "The majority of Radiohead's catalog is now available on Bandcamp. Fans can listen to or purchase all nine of the band's studio albums, […]
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Oct 22, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Google Blog: Chopin Forever: a digital retrospective on Google Arts & Culture. "Did you know that Chopin was a child star? He was writing and composing poetry at the age […]
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Oct 22, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Vancouver is Awesome: New database shows Canada's highest-polluting cities, what needs to change. "The Municipal Energy and Emissions Database (MEED) offers near-instant access to the pollution profiles of over 4,000 […]
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Oct 21, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Google Blog: Google for Creators: Helping creators learn and grow. "Google for Creators shows how the web can become part of your content mix. A quick quiz on the homepage […]
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Oct 21, 2021
Please get vaccinated. Please wear a mask when you're inside with a bunch of people. Much love. NEW RESOURCES - STATE-SPECIFIC State of New York: Governor Hochul Announces New COVID-19 Data Hub […]
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Oct 21, 2021
NEW RESOURCES FOSS Force: IBM Unveils ‘Open Source Cloud Guide' at All Things Open. "One of the announcements made at this year's All Things Open conference in Raleigh came on Monday when […]
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Oct 20, 2021
NEW RESOURCES Digital Library of Georgia: Scrapbooks from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra documenting the Civil Rights Era are now available online. "In partnership with the Georgia State University Special Collections and Archives […]
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