How U.S. News Collects Best Colleges Rankings Data

U.S. News & World Report strongly believes in the transparency of the data collection and ranking process. Here's a look at ...
Christian Science Monitor

Student data is key to learning. The best way to collect it is less clear.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Government Technology

Including People With Disabilities in Data Collection

When implementing disability-inclusive practices, governments should consider several key factors, as illustrated through a federal request for information (RFI), and in a new local data standard. The ...
Reuters

From AI chatbots to social media: data collection in the digital age

April 16, 2025 - The advent of new software applications may pose challenges for collections in the course of discovery, in addition to the challenges faced at the identification and preservation ...
NPR

Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant

A whole industry of data brokers buys up vast quantities of electronic information from cell phone apps and web browsers and sells it to advertisers who use that data to target ads. The same industry ...