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Map of Vaccine-Preventable Outbreaks
This time-series animated map of vaccine-preventable outbreaks world-wide from the Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations plots global outbreaks of measles, mumps, whooping cough, polio, rubella, and other diseases that are easily preventable by inexpensive and effective vaccines. The data behind the map are downloadable as a comma-separated-value (.csv) file. Vaccine-preventable outbreaks, […]
Privacy And Civil Liberties Oversight Board releases report on NSA bulk telephone records program
The Privacy And Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) has released its report on the National Security Agency’s program of collecting bulk phone call records. Thirteen U.S. Senators asked the PCLOB to investigate two NSA programs (referred to as section 215 and 702 of the USA PATRIOT Act) and the operation of the FISA court. The […]
USGS and Tribes Work Together to Gain Water Knowledge
Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey are working closely with Tribal leaders around the country to address water availability and water quality issues on Tribal lands. Beyond the practical use of water data, the article below describes how water on Tribal lands often has a significant place in a Tribe’s cultural heritage. Some information on […]
Help redesign clerk.house.gov
The Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives is asking for the public’s help in redesigning clerk.house.gov. Please take this brief survey and let them know what’s absolutely critical for their new site. I hope you’ll put a good word in for long-term digital preservation, open non-DRM’d bulk data, and ongoing deposit […]
State Agency Databases Project Activity Report 1/19/2014
Last week was sorta quiet at the State Agency Databases Project at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases. FEATURED DATABASE Today’s featured database was provided by John Stevenson, our volunteer for Delaware. It provides material to ponder in response to the question, “Are Delaware’s vanity plates really the ugliest in the nation?” as reported by Delaware Online. Delaware Vanity Plate Search […]
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