by Compendium News Staff | Jun 18, 2016 | Data, Resources of Interest
This Chronicle of Philanthropy article discusses the IRS release of 990 forms to the public. note: Guidestar.org makes 990’s available also (may only be current from a year or two ago). The IRS site looks complicated.
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 7, 2016 | Data, Resources of Interest
In celebration of Older Americans Month, the US Census shared the US Census – Older American Month Profile Facts for Features.
by Compendium News Staff | May 21, 2016 | Data, PA Digital Collections, POWER Library, Resources of Interest
PEW Research released a new study on the sharing economy and on-demand services. They report that 22% of Americans have contributed to an online fundraising project on a site like Kickstarter or GoFundMe; 15% have used ride-hailing apps like Uber or Lyft; and 11% have...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 1, 2016 | Children's Services, Data, Resources of Interest
Check the data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ (IMLS) recently released 2013 Public Libraries in the United States Survey. The report provides local, state, and national information about the nation’s 9,000 public libraries and their...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 2, 2015 | Data, Resources of Interest
Attention PA public library system & district administrators, district consultants and library directors: Project Outcome was conceived, developed and launched by the Public Library Association (PLA) on June 26, 2015. This online data collecting tool is available...
by Compendium News Staff | Nov 14, 2015 | Data, Resources of Interest
Read how Levi at Data Science Notes uses available data to determine library peer groups. Simple and nerd methodology is shown.