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Apr 04, 2020
Wash your hands and stay at home as much as you can. Please be careful. I love you. NEW RESOURCES CNBC: New Google site shows where people in a community are taking […]
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Apr 03, 2020
Wash your hands and stay at home as much as you can. Please be careful. I love you. NEW RESOURCES BusinessWire: The American Hospital Association and AVIA Launch New Tool to Support […]
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Apr 03, 2020
NEW RESOURCES BetaNews: MX Player launches free movie and TV streaming service in US, UK and more. "MX Player is not only a nifty media player, for some time it has also […]
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Apr 02, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Memphis Flyer: Stax Online Archive Goes Live With ‘Deep Cuts' Project. "If you've binge-watched too many movies and television series during this stay-at-home time, and have done every jigsaw puzzle […]
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Apr 02, 2020
Lots of good stuff in the New Resources section today. I'm only doing one of these newsletters a day so they're going to be enormous. Wash your hands and stay at home […]
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Apr 01, 2020
Set up HootSuite, so now tweets about these resources will appear on both my @ResearchBuzz Twitter account and @buzz_corona . Hope this newsletter is doing somebody some good and all y'all are […]
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Mar 31, 2020
NEW RESOURCES USPTO: USPTO launches the Expanding Innovation Hub, a new online platform to encourage greater participation in the patent system. "Today, as part of Women's History Month, the USPTO has officially […]
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Mar 31, 2020
The IFTTT kludge I'm using to retweet @corona_buzz to @ResearchBuzz on Twitter isn't going to work; it maxes out at 25 per day. I'm going to try to use HootSuite in tandem […]
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Mar 30, 2020
This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona. I have managed to kludge up an IFTTT recipe so the same tweets will also appear on the @ResearchBuzz Twitter feed, only […]
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Mar 29, 2020
This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona. I'm only doing one of these newsletters a day so they're going to be enormous. Wash your hands. I love you. NEW […]
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Mar 28, 2020
This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona. I'm only doing one of these newsletters a day so they're going to be enormous. Wash your hands. I love you. NEW […]
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Mar 27, 2020
This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona. I'm only doing one of these newsletters a day so they're going to be enormous. Wash your hands. I love you. NEW […]
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Mar 26, 2020
NEW RESOURCES British Library: British Library makes rarely seen historical globes available for up-close, augmented reality viewing. "This month marks the launch of an ambitious British Library project to make 30 historical […]
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Mar 26, 2020
If you don't have time to read everything and you're in the US, just look at the first item. It's an index of relief programs across the US put together by Paul|Weiss. […]
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Mar 25, 2020
This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona. I'm only doing one of these newsletters a day so they're going to be enormous. Wash your hands. I love you. NEW […]
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Mar 24, 2020
NEW RESOURCES I don't know really how to categorize this. It's fascinating. I'll be thinking about it for a while. i-D: This video game celebrates the stories of Black trans people. "London-based […]
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Mar 24, 2020
Just a reminder that this newsletter is not focused on statistics. I'm trying to aggregate new resources, useful things, and some news that you can share or which might be of some […]
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Mar 23, 2020
This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona. I'm only doing one of these newsletters a day so they're going to be enormous. Wash your hands. I love you. NEW […]
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Mar 22, 2020
This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona. I'm only doing one of these newsletters a day so they're going to be enormous. Wash your hands. I love you. NEW […]
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Mar 21, 2020
This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona. I'm only doing one of these newsletters a day so they're going to be enormous. Wash your hands. I love you. NEW […]
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Mar 20, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Rochester Beacon: Preserving the history of cobblestone architecture. "The concept for cobblestone masonry wasn't new to the world of course, but the bounty of cobblestones in the region south of […]
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Mar 20, 2020
This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona , but Twitter has so far twice turned it off for "suspicious activity" or some damn thing. Apparently confirming my phone number […]
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Mar 19, 2020
TONS of free/useful resource pointers today. This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona , if you want to see individual items as they're added. I'm only doing one of […]
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Mar 19, 2020
I shouldn't have said I would do at least one RB every day, should I? LOL. Yesterday was the first day I missed in I think two years and I'm annoyed at […]
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Mar 18, 2020
This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona , if you want to see individual items as they're added. I'm only doing one of these newsletters a day so they're […]
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Mar 17, 2020
This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona , if you want to see individual items as they're added. I'm only doing one of these newsletters a day so they're […]
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Mar 17, 2020
If you're reading CoronaBuzz you know how stuffed with resources it is and that's where my attention is right now. I will do at least one issue of RB a day but […]
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Mar 16, 2020
This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona , if you want to see individual items as they're added. I'm only doing one of these newsletters a day so they're […]
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Mar 16, 2020
NEW RESOURCES The California Aggie: The California Aggie first undergraduate UC newspaper to digitize entire collection. "The California Aggie, formerly known as The Weekly Agricola, is the first undergraduate UC newspaper to […]
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Mar 15, 2020
Just discovered that Buffer does not allow you to schedule for two different Twitter accounts at the same time. So if you want to follow my coronavirus information on Twitter, you will […]
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Mar 15, 2020
This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona , if you want to see individual items as they're added. I'm only doing one of these newsletters a day so they're […]
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Mar 15, 2020
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me, from Pratt Institute: How Mapping Relationships Between Jazz Musicians Elevates Unsung Histories. "Linked Jazz's use of linked open data (LOD) offers a dynamic digital network where users can discover […]
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Mar 14, 2020
NEW RESOURCES WOWK: Non-profit organization connects shoppers with local artisans across the tri-state. "The ‘Foothills Exploration of Appalachian Tourism' (FEAT) group has been assisting local artisans in Northeast Kentucky for several years. […]
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Mar 14, 2020
(This newsletter now has its own Twitter account at @buzz_corona , if you want to see individual items as they're added.) NEW RESOURCES Iceland Monitor: New Website on COVID-19 Launched. "Health authorities […]
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Mar 14, 2020
Hey, there's so much coronavirus / COVID-19 news coming out that I'm going to put it in a separate newsletter. It'll be called CoronaBuzz, first issue out later this morning, and if […]
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Mar 13, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Reporters Without Borders: RSF opens "The Uncensored Library" - The digital home of Press Freedom within a global computer game . "In many countries around the world, there is no […]
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Mar 12, 2020
I hope you won't think I'm being flippant or trivializing anything when I say the last 24 hours have been one hell of a ride; they have, but not in a good […]
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Mar 12, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES DigitalNC: More Issues of the Greensboro Student Newspaper Added to DigitalNC. "A gap in newspaper issues available from Greensboro, N.C. has now been filled thanks to our partners at […]
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Mar 12, 2020
Good afternoon friends. I've been having a hard time with anxiety for a while, but COVID-19 has really turned it up to 11. I don't worry about what happens if I get […]
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Mar 11, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES MarketWatch: Google asks North American employees to work from home. "Alphabet Inc…. has recommended employees in North America to work from home because of the coronavirus outbreak — the […]
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Mar 11, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Gloucestershire Live (UK): Government announces "Coronavirus tracker" website with updates on confirmed cases and deaths. "The government has announced a new website for Coronavirus updates and statistics. The new website […]
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Mar 10, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES VentureBeat: DoNotPay now lets you share online subscriptions without divulging your password. "DoNotPay, the digital lawyer that shot to prominence for its bot that helps drivers appeal parking tickets, […]
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Mar 10, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES BetaNews: Google launches secret Easter Egg for Indian Hindu Holi Festival. "Holi, the ‘festival of colors', is a hugely popular event in India that signifies the triumph of good […]
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Mar 10, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Courier Journal: A new website allows 152,000 Kentucky felons to see if their voting rights were restored. "Nearly three months after restoring voting rights to many Kentuckians convicted of felonies […]
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Mar 09, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES New York Times: Quibi Is Coming. Here Are the Famous People Making Shows for It.. "Quibi, set to launch on April 6, stands for ‘quick bites,' which refers to […]
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Mar 09, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES Tubefilter: TikTok Hires ‘Chief Information Security Officer' To Assuage Persisting Concerns. "As security concerns surrounding TikTok continue to mount — and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has become the […]
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Mar 09, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Inside Indiana Business: Powderkeg Launches Culture Directory. " Indianapolis-based tech networking platform Powderkeg has launched a new tool it says will showcase tech companies through their culture. The company says […]
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Mar 09, 2020
NEW RESOURCES VAntage Blog: Veterans can search free resources through Code of Support's PATRIOTlink. "Code of Support's PATRIOTlink® platform is a free online resource database that includes thousands of programs tailored to […]
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Mar 08, 2020
Americans on Daylight Savings Time: HEY! Make sure your clocks are right. NEW RESOURCES KSL: New website allows people to look at Utah's wildlife migration patterns. "Since the Utah Division of Wildlife […]
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Mar 07, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Found via Reddit, a new Web site aggregating information about missing people from Utah: The Names That Matter. From the front page: "Our goal is to compare and compile all […]
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Mar 06, 2020
NEW RESOURCES PR Newswire: Sandra Day O'Connor Digital Library Launched (PRESS RELEASE). "The Sandra Day O'Connor Institute today launched its comprehensive Digital Library which catalogs the life and work of Justice Sandra […]
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Mar 06, 2020
NEW RESOURCES PR Newswire: Hewlett Foundation, Packard Foundation, and Getty Images Champion Positive Visual Representation of Women with Expansion of the Images of Empowerment Collection (PRESS RELEASE). "As individuals around the world […]
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Mar 06, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Rutgers University: Rutgers Law Professor Authors Algorithm Database for Public Research. "Rutgers Law School Professor Ellen P. Goodman, the Rutgers Institute for Information Policy and Law (RIIPL), and MuckRock have […]
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Mar 05, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES CNET: Google I/O canceled due to coronavirus concerns. "Google on Tuesday said it's canceling I/O, the search giant's annual developer conference and its biggest event of the year, because […]
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Mar 05, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES Becker's Hospital Review: Amazon, First Databank partner to let Alexa answer drug-related questions. "Amazon has partnered with First Databank — a database of drug and medical device information — […]
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Mar 05, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Indiana University: Newly launched Collections Online increases access to Eskenazi Museum of Art's works. "The museum recently launched the first phase of its Collections Online, a database that will eventually […]
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Mar 04, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES AFP: Australia's newswire axed amid pressure from digital giants. "Australia's only national newswire will be shuttered after 85 years of operation, with around 180 staff told Tuesday their jobs […]
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Mar 04, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES State Archives of North Carolina: World War II Digital Collection Additions. "The Digital Services Section of the State Archives of North Carolina is pleased to announce new additions to […]
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Mar 04, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES NiemanLab: Not to alarm you, but coronavirus-focused news products are spreading very quickly. "If you're itching for more information about coronavirus and its specific impacts, there's a product for […]
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Mar 04, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Towards Data Science: Explore a database of the most popular "Florida Man" headlines. "For almost a decade, ‘Florida Man' has been a mainstay antihero of internet culture. Headlines like ‘Florida […]
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Mar 03, 2020
NEW RESOURCES BusinessWire: MyHeritage Releases Massive Collection of Historical U.S. City Directories (PRESS RELEASE). "MyHeritage, the leading global service for discovering your past and empowering your future, announced today the publication of […]
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Mar 03, 2020
NEW RESOURCES BBC: The database that means festivals have ‘no excuses' on gender balance. "Festivals hoping to achieve gender balance on their line-ups have been given a major helping hand - in […]
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Mar 03, 2020
NEW RESOURCES KNAU: New Website Tells Grand Canyon's Indigenous Stories. " A new website tells stories from five Native leaders about their cultural and spiritual ties to the Grand Canyon. The images, […]
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Mar 03, 2020
Wall Street Journal has apparently dropped its paywall for March 3-5. From the tweet: "? to remind yourself that http://WSJ.com is free with unlimited access starting Super Tuesday, March 3 - 5. […]
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Mar 02, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES Google Blog: Reaching a new generation of news viewers with VidSpark. "People in their teens and twenties are looking for content that's important, but also engaging, fun, and relatable. […]
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Mar 02, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Yale Daily News: Professor contributes to new Mao China project. "Mundane objects — from cutlery to wall decorations — form an integral part of everyday life, according to assistant history […]
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Mar 02, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Christian Science Monitor: New website shines light on hidden figures in black history. "The website Black Quotidian features profiles of hundreds of lesser known African American figures who made their […]
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Mar 02, 2020
NEW RESOURCES The Fifth Estate: New digital library helps financiers dig deeper into sustainability. "There has been plenty of talk recently about a sea change in attitudes regarding climate-related financial risks but […]
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Mar 01, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO): DER register goes live. "On 1 March 2020 Australia will have its first database of distributed energy resources (DER) installed throughout the National Electricity Market […]
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Feb 29, 2020
NEW RESOURCES From last month, but I just learned about it today. Quantum Stat: 100s of datasets for machine learning developers (and counting). "With the advent of deep learning and the necessity […]
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Feb 29, 2020
NEW RESOURCES This is from last year, but I missed it, and it's too good not to share. Syncopated Times: San Francisco Traditional Jazz Foundation's West Coast Revival Collection Digitized. "Realizing that […]
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Feb 28, 2020
NEW RESOURCES BusinessWire: Ancestry® Announces Digitization of All 36 Million Available US Draft Cards, Answering More Members' Questions About Family History (PRESS RELEASE). "Today at RootsTech, the largest family history technology conference, […]
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Feb 28, 2020
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me, from Open Culture: The Opera Database: Find Scores, Libretti & Synopses for Thousands of Operas Free Online. "If you don't live in a major city or can't get to […]
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Feb 28, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Government Publishing Office: Congressional Pictorial Directory Available on GPO's Govinfo. "The Congressional Pictorial Directory, which was designed and produced by GPO, includes a color photograph of each Member of the […]
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Feb 27, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES FamilySearch: Where Are Your Ancestors From?. "Find out where your ancestors are from—and ultimately where you are from—using FamilySearch's new Where Am I From? activity. See your family's movement […]
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Feb 27, 2020
NEW RESOURCES BusinessWire: NTT DATA Creates and Makes Public a Digital Archive of the Historical Cultural Heritage of the ASEAN Region (PRESS RELEASE). "NTT DATA Corporation has built a digital archive system […]
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Feb 27, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Library of Congress: Free to Use and Reuse: Movie Magic. "You can see the Riviera in all its long-lost splendor, and dozens of other unique movie theaters, in this month's […]
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Feb 27, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Just Security: New Online Resource: War Powers and Presidential Practice. "Today we are excited to announce the release of the War Powers Resolution Reporting Project, a product of the Reiss […]
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Feb 26, 2020
NEW RESOURCES New-to-me, from The National: The Middle East Archive Project puts the Arab world in focus with no filter . "The sepia and grayscale tones of the images on the account […]
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Feb 26, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Smithsonian: Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Free Images for Broader Public Use. "The Smithsonian announced today the launch of Smithsonian Open Access, an initiative that removes Smithsonian copyright restrictions from about […]
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Feb 26, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Halifax Today: Nova Scotia Archives launching online resource with historical information relating to African Nova Scotians. "Archival records help people understand the who, what, where, when and why of the […]
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Feb 26, 2020
NEW RESOURCES The Jewish Chronicle: A new online resource — the complete works of Rabbi Dr Louis Jacobs. "His more than 50 books, which touch on virtually every area of the Jewish […]
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Feb 25, 2020
NEW RESOURCES The Guardian: ‘Pyke notte thy nostrellys': 15th-century guide on children's manners digitised for first time. "The 15th-century conduct book, The Lytille Childrenes Lytil Boke, was intended to teach table manners. […]
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Feb 25, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Sapiens: Spy Plane Photos Open Windows Into Ancient Worlds . "The U.S. government declassified many U-2 images in 1997, making them freely available to researchers and the public. But they […]
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Feb 25, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Aleteia: Sinai monastery's icons now available online. "In the late 1950s, the Greek Orthodox monks at St. Catherine began to clean and restore their collection of icons, and a team […]
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Feb 24, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES NiemanLab: The New Yorker's new weekly newsletter on climate change will try to break through the daily noise. "What's the right pace for journalism about climate change to maximize […]
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Feb 24, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Benzinga: Inc. Magazine Unveils Its First-Ever List of California's Fastest-Growing Private Companies— The Inc. 5000 Series: California (PRESS RELEASE). "Inc. magazine today revealed that Hyperice is No. 16 on its […]
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Feb 24, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES TechCrunch: Gmail's new filters make it easier to search your email. "Gmail's search is getting a significant update that will allow users to more easily narrow results to help […]
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Feb 24, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Jewish News: Telling the stories of Jews who fought in Bomber Command. "A non-Jewish archivist researching Jews who fought and died in Bomber Command from 1939 to 1945 has set […]
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Feb 23, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES NBC News: Twitter is testing new ways to fight misinformation — including a community-based points system. "Twitter is experimenting with adding brightly colored labels directly beneath lies and misinformation […]
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Feb 23, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES Los Angeles Times: Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing ‘platform manipulation'. "Michael R. Bloomberg's presidential campaign has been experimenting with novel tactics to cultivate an online following, or […]
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Feb 22, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES CNET: Google parent company Alphabet ends support for Makani kite-power project . "Alphabet, Google's parent company, is letting go of its power-generating kites company Makani, according to a Tuesday […]
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Feb 22, 2020
NEW RESOURCES ABC 15: Database shows every Arizona law enforcement official tracked for ‘integrity' concerns. "For the first time ever, ABC15 has published a searchable database of all Arizona law enforcement officials […]
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Feb 21, 2020
NEW RESOURCES University of Washington: New, UW-developed data tool tracks state legislative process, from first draft to final law. "Legislators introduce thousands of bills during each session of the Washington State Legislature. […]
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Feb 21, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Air Force Museum of New Zealand: Air Force Museum Photo Archives Go Online. "Although at this stage only approximately 5,000 images are available, an estimated 0.5% of the total collection, […]
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Feb 21, 2020
Well I haven't had a major screwup in a while so I guess I was due. I posted a link in yesterday's RB about a new archive of Rowaq Arabi, but because […]
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Feb 20, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES Anash: Newest Kehos Books Online for All. "Over the past few months, HebrewBooks.org has been uploading hundreds of the newest Kehos seforim to their online database, including those just […]
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Feb 20, 2020
NEW RESOURCES UN Environment Programme: New toolkit to help countries switch to climate-smart urbanization . "The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change secretariat, and the […]
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Feb 20, 2020
NEW RESOURCES Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies: 70 printed issues of Rowaq Arabi now available online. "The Rowaq Arabi journal, as a platform for rights advocates and researchers, seeks to understand […]
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Feb 19, 2020
TWEAKS AND UPDATES The Next Web: Google's new AI can intelligently crop videos for any screen size. "How many times have you seen a video being badly cropped when you watch it […]
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