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Supreme Court transcripts
Do you need audio recordings of the Supreme Court hearings? How about transcripts of those audio recordings available for bulk download? Are you responsible for helping people find data as well as government information? Are you looking for alternative sources for government data — in bulk? Well, if you are not already subscribed to Jeremy […]
LGBT Questions Removed From HHS Surveys
The Center for American Progress reports that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has eliminated questions about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from two critical surveys. This policy decision will make it impossible to assess whether key programs for seniors and people with disabilities are meeting the needs of LGBT Americans. […]
A War on Data
Engadget makes the case that the Trump administration is waging a "war on data." It says that, although removal and manipulation of existing data are a concern, the biggest threat to data is budgetary. Trump’s quiet war on data begins, by Terrence O’Brien, Engadget (Mar 20, 2017). The administration seems focused on two avenues of […]
Data-brarianship
For those of you who have "data" as part of your job responsibilities, here is an indispensable book. Databrarianship: The Academic Data Librarian in Theory and Practice Edited by Lynda Kellam and Kristi Thompson. ACRL. 386 pages, ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-8799-5 (2016). Databrarianship (website with table of contents and some sample content. Drawing on the expertise of […]
“In Order That They Might Rest Their Arguments on Facts”
Because the Trump Administration has questioned the accuracy of federal statistics such as the unemployment rate and because of reports that it will propose substantial cuts to government statistical agencies, the Hamilton Project and The American Enterprise Institute have released a new report about the vital importance of data collected by the federal government. "In […]
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