National Archives Audit

As we mentioned in our February 22 post, National Archives (NARA) has been reviewing the reclassification of documents in their collection. They just released an audit of the documents that were removed from public view. It discovered that of "a sample consisting of 1,353 of the withdrawn records, we concluded that 64 percent of the sampled records did, in fact, contain information that clearly met the standards for continued classification. " NARA has released "Interim Guidelines Governing Re-review of Previously Declassified Records at the National Archives." These guidelines require a report of the number of records withdrawn by which agencies at least once a year.

GeoNetwork

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has just released a new geospatial mapping product called GeoNetwork. GeoNetwork allows you to search for geospatial data as well as create maps using their interactive map viewer. If you want to know more about what the FAO has to offer, check out our subject guide. If you are interested in more online maps, check out our subject guide or the Map Library's links and web resources.

Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime just released it's report on human trafficking. This report, available online, provides details on where people are trafficked from and to. For details on individual countries or types of trafficking, see the appendices.

Tenure Report from University of Colorado

The Independent Report on Tenure-Related Processes at the University of Colorado was released yesterday. All the local newspapers wrote on this report, so you can read their reviews if you don't want to read all 117 pages of the report. The Daily Camera's story is called "CU tenure flawed." The Denver Post wrote "CU's tenure review calls for 'sweeping changes.'" And finally, the Rocky Mountain News wrote "CU tenure report plays it safe."

Brazil reaches oil independence

Brazil now produces as much oil as it consumes, with the opening of a oil rig. Brazil has information on this milestone on their web site in Spanish. You can also read the Denver Post article entitled "Brazil ushers in oil independence." If you want more information on the international energy market, check out our energy subject guide.