United States of America
Report
E-science and data support services: a study of ARL member institutions
This report includes a bibliography of related articles, reports, and Web sites, along with the survey instrument and a selection of recent research library position descriptions with significant e-science support components.
Briefing paper
Evidence-based design in schools: classroom design and academic achievement
This brief provides an introduction to evidence-based design of classrooms.
Briefing paper
Cyber crime 2.0 versus the Twittering classes
This paper contends that the hype surrounding the steep rise of social media networking website use has tended to mask the reality of a corresponding growth in online fraud and crime. New Web 2.0 technologies may enable inventive interactivity online, but they also foster innovative ways for those intent on nefarious means to achieve their...
Article
Obama's healthcare gamble
This week's summit aims to save the embattled healthcare overhaul through the power of persuasion, writes Lesley Russell.
Discussion paper
Permanent income inequality: Australia, Britain, Germany, and the United States compared
A common critique of most measures of income inequality, which are based on a single year's income, is that they fail to take account of income mobility. If income fluctuations are large, and individuals can smooth consumption, then high inequality and high mobility may be no worse than low inequality and low mobility. To test...