Museum Prinsenhof Delft, Kentucky Mental Health Services, Indian Community in Oman, More: Monday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, May 28, 2024

NEW RESOURCES CODART: Museum Prinsenhof Delft launches online collection database and website. “Last week, Museum Prinsenhof Delft presented its brand-new website, which provides online access to its entire collection for the first time. A long-cherished wish has finally come true…. The new database makes this varied collection of Dutch and Flemish painting and a variety of decorative arts from…

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NASA Exoplanet Catalog, Native American Boarding Schools, Google, More: Monday ResearchBuzz, May 28, 2024

NEW RESOURCES University of California, Riverside: International planet hunters unveil massive catalog of strange worlds. “While thousands of planets have been discovered around other stars, relatively little is known about them. A NASA catalog featuring 126 exotic, newly discovered worlds includes detailed measurements that allow for comparisons with our own solar system. The catalog details a…

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Winston-Salem NC, AI in Politics, Snapchat, More: Monday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, May 27, 2024

TWEAKS AND UPDATES DigitalNC: Congregations And More Come to Life in New Winston-Salem Records. “Thanks to our partners at the Winston Salem African American Archive, DigitalNC is proud to announce that nearly five hundred new records are now available online! This collection contains an astonishing variety of records from Winston-Salem’s African American history, and include records from…

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California Extreme Weather Readiness, Parking Reform Legislation, Truth Social, More: Monday ResearchBuzz, May 27, 2024

NEW RESOURCES Governor of California: Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Governor Newsom launches ready.ca.gov. “As we approach the unofficial start of summer, Governor Newsom today is launching ready.ca.gov and highlighting how the state is preparing for summer emergencies, extreme heat, and fires.” Parking Reform Network: Our New Parking Reform Legislation Map. “Today, I’m proud to announce the…

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Hospital Inspections, Humane AI Pin, TikTok, More: Sunday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, May 26, 2024

NEW RESOURCES Association of Health Care Journalists: AHCJ’s Hospital Inspections site is back online with updates. “The Association of Health Care Journalists has revised and updated its Hospital Inspections website, which contains an easily searchable database of government inspection reports of hospital violations from January 2011 to the present.” TWEAKS AND UPDATES Ars Technica: Humane AI…

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Dam Safety, Google, TikTok, More: Sunday ResearchBuzz, May 26, 2024

NEW RESOURCES Association of State Dam Safety Officials: Build and Share Your Knowledge Through the Dam Safety Toolbox. “Through this new website, any professional can quickly build their knowledge of dam safety basics through resources curated by leaders in the industry. Users can explore dozens of existing pages on dam safety fundamentals, management, and technical topics.” TWEAKS AND…

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Maine Clean Energy Jobs, Google, Twitter, More: Saturday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, May 25, 2024

NEW RESOURCES State of Maine Governor’s Energy Office: Maine Governor’s Energy Office Launches Maine’s First Clean Energy Job Board and Training Directory. “The Maine Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) today launched the Maine Clean Energy Jobs Network, a new online directory that connects jobseekers to Maine-based clean energy employers and training opportunities. The Network was developed and…

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Artist Censorship, Diverse Investing Collective, Media Matters, More: Saturday ResearchBuzz, May 25, 2024

NEW RESOURCES The Art Newspaper: New tool tracks incidents of artistic censorship related to Israel-Hamas war . “Artists and curators who are vocal supporters of both Israel and Palestine have seen events cancelled, residency and exhibition offers rescinded, sales and commissions revoked, and more—not to mention harassment online and in person. To track the war’s chilling effect on freedom of…

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Maine Business Funding, Canada Climate Action, The Japan Times Weekly, More: Friday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, May 24, 2024

NEW RESOURCES State of Maine: Governor Mills Announces Launch of Maine Funding Network to Help Maine Businesses Explore & Secure Financing. “Governor Janet Mills today announced the launch of the Maine Funding Network, a new online portal designed to be a one-stop shop to connect Maine businesses to financing options to help them grow and succeed. The new resource, an initiative of the Maine…

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Nigerian Bar Association Virtual Law Library, Google/Reddit, Google Sheets, More: Friday ResearchBuzz, May 24, 2024

NEW RESOURCES Nigerian Bar Association: NBA Launches Virtual Law Library To Enhance Continuing Legal Education. “The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), in a unique and unprecedented partnership with Olaniwun Ajayi LP, is happy to announce the launch of an innovative online library, featuring a comprehensive collection of NBA-CLE training materials. This repository includes meticulously curated…

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Google, Scarlett Johansson, Bypassing AI, More: Thursday ResearchBuzz, May 23, 2024

TWEAKS AND UPDATES Gizmodo AU: Uh Oh, Google’s New AI Overview is Giving Out Wrong Information. “Twitter user @daltoneverett recently got a good look at the incredible capabilities of Googles new AI Overview tool when he entered ‘blinker not making sound’ in Google’s search bar. In the past, he may have found a helpful forum entry that helped him solve his problem. In the more recent past, he may…

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Asian-Americans in St. Louis, Digital Services Act, Google, More: Thursday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, May 23, 2024

NEW RESOURCES Washington University in St. Louis: Telling the Story of Asian Americans in St. Louis. “A new digital StoryMap project, Asia in St. Louis, traces the history and experiences of people of Chinese and Japanese descent in St. Louis, from the 1850s to the 1980s. Created by East Asian studies librarians and students at Washington University, Asia in St. Louis is an interactive, dynamic…

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Global Scrap Monitor, Jewish Boston, Information Warfare, More: Wednesday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, May 22, 2024

NEW RESOURCES 2024 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A: New Online Dashboard to Track Global Steel and Aluminum Scrap Metal Trade. “The International Trade Administration has unveiled a new supply chain monitor, known as the Global Scrap Monitor, for tracking steel and aluminum scrap trade flows around the world. This online dashboard provides data on global aluminum and steel scrap trade flows from…

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NARA Holdings, Nosy Raleigh, Tibetan Digital Library Initiative, More: Wednesday ResearchBuzz, May 22, 2024

NEW RESOURCES NARA: New Web Page Highlights Records Held Around the Country. “To better highlight the archival holdings nationwide, the National Archives established a new web page: Highlights From Our Holdings at the National Archives. Seven locations are currently linked from the page: Atlanta, Boston, Fort Worth, Philadelphia, Riverside, San Francisco, and Seattle. Each of those pages features…

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Space Trash, Bing, Wolfram Language, More: Tuesday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, May 21, 2024

NEW RESOURCES Space: Space Trash Signs project creates debris ‘constellations’ to highlight space junk problem. “New ‘star signs’ have been identified above Earth made of defunct satellites and old rocket parts to draw attention to the worsening space debris problem. Called Space Trash Signs, the project is a result of a collaboration between space sustainability company Privateer, German design…

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Rwanda Cultural Heritage, 2024 Presidential Polling, Google, More: Tuesday ResearchBuzz, May 21, 2024

NEW RESOURCES The New Times (Rwanda): Google, Rwanda launch platform to promote culture, art. “Have you ever wondered where in this era of misinformation, one would get authentic information that tells the Rwandan story accompanied with images? Or where one would see heritage objects that show our identity that we didn’t even know existed? In a partnership between the Rwanda Cultural Heritage…

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Horse & Hound, Oregon Early Education, Climate Action Hackathons, More: Monday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, May 20, 2024

NEW RESOURCES Horse & Hound: Read +120 years of Horse & Hound in new online magazine archive. “Horse & Hound has partnered with digital archive specialists Archive Digital to make decades of the magazine’s back catalogue available to subscribe to online. Issues from the magazine’s launch in 1884, until September 2012, are available to read at The Magazine Archive with a subscription to this…

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