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The Latest From Pew Research Center
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by Brandi Scardilli
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NewsBreaks often covers the latest surveys and reports from Pew Research Center, "a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world." The following are some reports from each section that were published in late 2017 and early 2018.
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IMLS Gets Budget Increase for Various Programs
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) received a funding increase for the rest of FY2018. The president signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill into law that funds the federal government until the end of September 2018, and $240 million of that budget is allocated to IMLS.
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Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter as Media Entities
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According to Mathew Ingram, writing for the Columbia Journalism Review, "After coming under fire for promoting fake news, conspiracy theories, and misinformation around events like the Parkland school shooting, YouTube says it will take a number of steps to fix the problem. But the Google-owned video platform still seems to be trying to have its cake and eat it too. ..."
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SAGE Research Methods Rolls Out New Video Collection on Research Skills
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SAGE introduced Practical Research and Academic Skills, a new SAGE Research Methods streaming video collection on foundational skills for researchers at any level.
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Gale Small Business Builder Gets Update
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Gale Small Business Builder will offer integrated access to Gale's business and legal resources, including DemographicsNow and Gale LegalForms.
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ALA, PLA, and OCLC Introduce Report on Public Libraries
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The ALA Office for Library Advocacy (OLA), the Public Library Association (PLA), and OCLC released a joint report, "From Awareness to Funding: Voter Perceptions and Support of Public Libraries in 2018."
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A Pioneer of Scholarly Communication and CiteSeerX on the Past, Present, and Future
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by Dave Shumaker
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Lee Giles, the David Reese Professor at Penn State University's College of Information Sciences and Technology, received the National Federation of Advanced Information Services' (NFAIS) 2018 Miles Conrad Award. On March 1, he delivered the annual Miles Conrad Memorial Lecture at NFAIS' 60th anniversary conference. Giles may be best known for his contributions to the creation, development, and maintenance of CiteSeer (now CiteSeerX), the first search engine focused on open scholarly literature.
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