%0 Book %A National Research Council %T Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media: Report of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps %@ 978-0-309-29033-3 %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/15853/public-response-to-alerts-and-warnings-using-social-media-report %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/15853/public-response-to-alerts-and-warnings-using-social-media-report %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Conflict and Security Issues %K Computers and Information Technology %P 92 %X Following an earlier NRC workshop on public response to alerts and warnings delivered to mobile devices, a related workshop was held on February 28 and 29, 2012 to look at the role of social media in disaster response. This was one of the first workshops convened to look systematically at the use of social media for alerts and warnings—an event that brought together social science researchers, technologists, emergency management professionals, and other experts on how the public and emergency managers use social media in disasters.In addition to exploring how officials monitor social media, as well as the resulting privacy considerations, the workshop focused on such topics as: what is known about how the public responds to alerts and warnings; the implications of what is known about such public responses for the use of social media to provide alerts and warnings to the public; and approaches to enhancing the situational awareness of emergency managers. Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media: Report of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps summarizes presentations made by invited speakers, other remarks by workshop participants, and discussions during parallel breakout sessions. It also points to potential topics for future research, as well as possible areas for future research investment, and it describes some of the challenges facing disaster managers who are seeking to incorporate social media into regular practice. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Alper, Joe %E Hamilton, Liza %T Anticipating Rare Events of Major Significance: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-69306-6 %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26698/anticipating-rare-events-of-major-significance-proceedings-of-a-workshop %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26698/anticipating-rare-events-of-major-significance-proceedings-of-a-workshop %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 64 %X The Intelligence Community Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a 2-day virtual workshop on December 17 and 21, 2021, to explore insights from world-class experts and technologists familiar with the extensive range of issues associated with anticipating rare events—those characterized by a very low probability of occurring—of major significance. Over the course of the 2-day workshop, the speakers discussed analytical methods, computational advances, data sources, and risk assessment approaches for anticipating rare events, including natural disasters, pandemics, anthropogenic threats, and widespread technological change. This proceedings is a factual summary of the presentations and discussion of the workshop. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T LC21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress %@ 978-0-309-07144-4 %D 2000 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9940/lc21-a-digital-strategy-for-the-library-of-congress %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9940/lc21-a-digital-strategy-for-the-library-of-congress %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %K Education %P 284 %X Digital information and networks challenge the core practices of libraries, archives, and all organizations with intensive information management needs in many respects—not only in terms of accommodating digital information and technology, but also through the need to develop new economic and organizational models for managing information. LC21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress discusses these challenges and provides recommendations for moving forward at the Library of Congress, the world's largest library. Topics covered in LC21 include digital collections, digital preservation, digital cataloging (metadata), strategic planning, human resources, and general management and budgetary issues. The book identifies and elaborates upon a clear theme for the Library of Congress that is applicable more generally: the digital age calls for much more collaboration and cooperation than in the past. LC21 demonstrates that information-intensive organizations will have to change in fundamental ways to survive and prosper in the digital age. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Containing the Threat from Illegal Bombings: An Integrated National Strategy for Marking, Tagging, Rendering Inert, and Licensing Explosives and Their Precursors %@ 978-0-309-06126-1 %D 1998 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5966/containing-the-threat-from-illegal-bombings-an-integrated-national-strategy %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5966/containing-the-threat-from-illegal-bombings-an-integrated-national-strategy %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 384 %X In response to the rising concern of the American public over illegal bombings, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms asked the National Research Council to examine possible mechanisms for reducing this threat. The committee examined four approaches to reducing the bombing threat: addition of detection markers to explosives for pre-blast detection, addition of identification taggants to explosives for post-blast identification of bombers, possible means to render common explosive materials inert, and placing controls on explosives and their precursors. The book makes several recommendations to reduce the number of criminal bombings in this country. %0 Book %A National Research Council %E Cork, Daniel L. %E Rolph, John E. %E Meieran, Eugene S. %E Petrie, Carol V. %T Ballistic Imaging %@ 978-0-309-11724-1 %D 2008 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12162/ballistic-imaging %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12162/ballistic-imaging %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Conflict and Security Issues %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 344 %X Ballistic Imaging assesses the state of computer-based imaging technology in forensic firearms identification. The book evaluates the current law enforcement database of images of crime-related cartridge cases and bullets and recommends ways to improve the usefulness of the technology for suggesting leads in criminal investigations. It also advises against the construction of a national reference database that would include images from test-fires of every newly manufactured or imported firearm in the United States. The book also suggests further research on an alternate method for generating an investigative lead to the location where a gun was first sold: "microstamping," the direct imprinting of unique identifiers on firearm parts or ammunition. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: Interim Report 1 - Looking Ahead at Data Needs %@ 978-0-309-26327-6 %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26297/building-data-capacity-for-patient-centered-outcomes-research-interim-report %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26297/building-data-capacity-for-patient-centered-outcomes-research-interim-report %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Computers and Information Technology %K Health and Medicine %P 88 %X The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), in partnership with other agencies and divisions of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, coordinates a portfolio of projects that build data capacity for conducting patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR). PCOR focuses on producing scientific evidence on the effectiveness of prevention and treatment options to inform the health care decisions of patients, families, and health care providers, taking into consideration the preferences, values, and questions patients face when making health care choices. ASPE asked the National Academies to appoint a consensus study committee to identify issues critical to the continued development of the data infrastructure for PCOR. The committee's work will contribute to ASPE's development of a strategic plan that will guide their work related to PCOR data capacity over the next decade. As part of its information gathering activities, the committee organized three workshops to collect input from stakeholders on the PCOR data infrastructure. This report, the first in a series of three interim reports, summarizes the discussion and committee conclusions from the first workshop, focused on looking ahead at data user needs over the next decade. The workshop included representatives of patient groups with a wide reach and researchers with broad research interests as well as an understanding of the PCOR infrastructure. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: Priorities for the Next Decade %@ 978-0-309-28711-1 %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26489/building-data-capacity-for-patient-centered-outcomes-research-priorities-for %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26489/building-data-capacity-for-patient-centered-outcomes-research-priorities-for %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %K Computers and Information Technology %P 368 %X The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), in partnership with other agencies and divisions of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, coordinates a portfolio of projects that build data capacity for conducting patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR). PCOR focuses on producing scientific evidence on the effectiveness of prevention and treatment options to inform the health care decisions of patients, families, and health care providers, taking into consideration the preferences, values, and questions patients face when making health care choices. ASPE asked the National Academies to appoint a consensus study committee to identify issues critical to the continued development of the data infrastructure for PCOR. Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research contains findings and conclusions in the areas that could benefit from being prioritized as part of ASPE's work, and offers input on strengthening the overall framework for building the data infrastructure over the coming years. The committee authoring this report also issued three interim reports, which summarized discussions from three workshops, and are included as appendices in the final report.