Category Archives: Data
FRED Resources Highlighted in Today’s New York Times
Economics reporter Neil Irwin wrote about his technology-related workflow in today’s New York Times. In, “Why ‘Fred’ Is the Best Friend of Economics Writers,” he says: Economics is a topic full of data. What tools do you use to parse that … Continue reading
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Making Data Relevant at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
We caught up in May with Eleanor Tutt of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, who also has funding from IMLS to work on data but with a focus on citizen engagement with data. Here’s an excerpt from a blog post outlining … Continue reading
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Ethical Data Example: Black Bears and GPS Tracking
Here’s a snip of a cool article from the Smithsonian that reminds us that while data collection and sharing can be great, sometimes data’s immediacy can cause new problems and it’s important to put the brakes on. Sure, park rangers at Yosemite … Continue reading
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Data Viz: News Deserts
The Columbia Journalism Review has been assembling a national map showing “news deserts” around the United States. It’s utterly fascinating. In some states, like Nebraska, nearly half the state does not have a daily newspaper (or hasn’t reported one). How does that … Continue reading
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Our data literacy project featured in School Library Journal!
Thank you to Carli Spina and School Library Journal for featuring the work of our project alongside that of Eleanor Tutt and her team at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and Catherine d’Ignazio and Samantha Viotty of Emerson College’s Engagement Lab. From Spina’s … Continue reading
Library 2.017 Presentation: Four Out of Five Dentists Say Coca-Cola Cures Cancer!: Data Literacy Strategies to Help Patrons Identify Fake – or Just Bad – Information
Hello! Thanks to Steve Hargadon for encouraging me to participate in today’s Library 2.017 conference on digital literacy and fake news with a short presentation on data literacy strategies. My slide deck is here, and you can view the archived … Continue reading
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Spotting Bad Science
I keep mentioning this resource to folks, so I figured I’d post it here for you. Along with it you need to avoid having to take handfuls of pills (I try to keep the joint area at ease. buy brand … Continue reading
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The 4T Virtual Conference Has Sunsetted!
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4T Data Literacy Conference Coming July 14-15: free and online!
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