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2023 reading list and commentary

Librarian.net

I think I stubbornly finished every book I started in 2023 although some of them maybe I shouldn’t have. My plan was to read LESS this year than last year and I did a good job. One hundred and fourteen books. I was busier, happier. I did lower my “books by men” percentage an amount that felt good. average read per month: 9.5

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2023 in Libraries

Librarian.net

Previous years: 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 and some reviews from 2003. Hartness/Randolph (1) – I got some books out. I should go by this place more often, it’s such a nice library.

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Interactive digital media platforms impact on Canadians lives

Open Access Government - Technology News

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023. Scientific Reports, 2023. Social Media+ Society, 2023. Increases in serious psychological distress among Ontario students between 2013 and 2017: assessing the impact of time spent on social media. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2021.

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Four Years After the Pandemic, Work-From-Home Trends Reshape Residential Choices and Real Estate

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

According to the WFH Research, which oversees the SWAA survey, the average distance from the workplace rose from 10 miles in January 2020 to over 25 miles in 2023. [2] 2] Among employees who were hired after March 2020, the average commuting distance reached 35 miles in 2023, compared to 15 miles for those hired before the pandemic.

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Mapping the Cyber Threat Landscape

GovLoop

In the United States, the number of unfilled jobs stands at about 410,000, a 9% increase over 2021. A recent study by Tenable Research found that many organizations were falling victim to attacks that exploited well-known vulnerabilities, including some dating to 2017. In a January 2023 report, the U.S.

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More systematic equity and revitalization planning as an imperative and opportunity in the suburbs: Northern Virginia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," 2021 -- " St. Part 2: Implementation Approach and Levers ," 2021 -- " Revisiting St. Louis: what would I recommend for a comprehensive revitalization program? Louis: what would I recommend for a comprehensive revitalization program?

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Reflections on the Turkish-Syrian Earthquakes of 6th February 2023: Building Collapse and its Consequences

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Although the disaster of 6 th February 2023 produced, in fact, stronger shaking than this, it should not have caused 5,500 large buildings to collapse. Korkmaz 2021. Source: Wikimedia Commons An interesting map was published by the US Geological Survey shortly after the Turkish-Syrian earthquakes. [1] the 'violent' level. [2]

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