U.S Department of Labor, Facebook, and Others Announce Partnership
Via INFOdocket: From a DOL News Release: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced an innovative partnership that leverages the combined audience and expertise of officials from the U.S. Department of Labor, Facebook, the National Association of State Workforce Agencies, DirectEmployers Association and the National Association of Colleges and Employers to provide crucial employment resources to job seekers through the use of social networks. [Clip] As part of the announcement, Facebook officials debuted a "social jobs partnership" page that highlights available training programs, educational opportunities and job search resources, which can be accessed at http://www.facebook.com/socialjobs. Facebook also made a commitment to drive traffic to the page through targeted online public service announcements that will appear to users in geographic areas experiencing high unemployment. In the coming months, public and private-sector partners who have committed to helping Americans find jobs through resources and technology will be added. Watch Today's Announcement Read the Complete Announcement Continue reading
Census: Updated QuickFacts Tables Available & Release of 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year PUMS
Summary profiles for geographic areas have been updated with the most recent information from frequently requested statistics from various Census Bureau programs including the 2010 Census, 2010 American Community Survey and 2007 Survey of Business Owners. These easy to access and easy to use tables are now available for the nation, state and counties and have expanded from places with populations of 25,000 or more to places with 5,000 or more. Tables also provide links to more detailed data sets.Direct to U.S. Census QuickFacts and U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year PUMS
We are pleased to announce the release of the 2010 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files. PUMS files from the ACS show the full range of population and housing unit responses collected on individual ACS questionnaires. These files enable users to design tabulations that aggregate responses differently than the published data products. The PUMS files contain records for a subsample of ACS housing units and group quarters persons. As required by federal law, the confidentiality of ACS respondents is protected through a variety of steps to disguise or suppress original data while making sure the results are still useful. In addition to modifying the individual records, respondents' confidentiality is protected because only large geographic areas are identified in the PUMS. To read more about how the PUMS files are created, browse code lists, and look-up subjects in the PUMS, please visit the PUMS Documentation Page. The PUMS data is accessible now via the FTP site. Links can be found on our PUMS Data Page. On October 27, 2011 the data will also be accessible via American FactFinder.See Also: Poverty: 2009 and 2010 Also new from the U.S. Census. Continue reading
Posted Online: Letter from 31 Regional Federal Depository Coordinators to GPO & Other Letters
The letter, made available by ARL, is dated October 19, 2011 and begins:
We write as coordinators of regional depository libraries to express our deep concern over GPO's recent responses to two initiatives within the FDLP system. Given these responses, and the rejection of the 2011 Ithaka S+R report (Modeling a Sustainable Future of the Federal Depository Library Program in the 21st Century), we do not believe that GPO recognizes the gravity of the current situation in many regional federal depository libraries, and does not appear to be making efforts to understand this situation or to creatively partner with regional libraries or groups of depository libraries to help ameliorate the situation.Read the Complete Letter (4 pages; PDF) Here are two more letters re: FDLP made available by ARL today. 1. Greater Western Library Alliance Strongly Supports ARL’s Position On Recent USGPO Decisions 2. Association of Southeastern Research Libraries Strongly Supports ARL’s Position on Recent GPO Decisions 1 page; PDF. Continue reading
Science.gov Goes Mobile Plus New Databases Added!
Via INFOdocket: First, Science.gov Mobile is now available at m.science.gov as a web app. No download required. Second, Science.gov added three new databases today that are available when searching either at Science.gov or m.Science.gov. The new databases:
- Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) (EPA) under Environment and Environmental Quality
- DOE Data Explorer under Math, Physics, Chemistry (a product of Science Accelerator)
- Energy Science and Technology Software Center (ESTSC) DOE (a product of Science Accelerator)
U.S. Census Bureau Releases Updated Beta Version of DataFerrett
Via INFOdocket: From the U.S. Census:
We are pleased to announce the release of an updated Beta version of DataFerrett, which includes several new features designed to improve access to the 2005-2009 5-year ACS Summary File in DataFerrett. DataFerrett is a unique data analysis and extraction tool-with recoding capabilities-to customize federal, state, and local data to suit your requirements. (FERRETT stands for Federated Electronic Research, Review, Extraction, and Tabulation Tool.) Using DataFerrett, you can develop an unlimited array of customized spreadsheets that are as versatile and complex as your usage demands. The Census Bureau would greatly appreciate any feedback from the public regarding these new features. Please email your comments no later than October 21, 2011 to: dsd.ferrett@census.gov.Continue reading
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