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Free Music Online
Stream music free incl Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music
Whether you're a fan of the Bieber, the Bee Gees or The Beatles, here's a round-up of the best online music services that let you listen for free – there are plenty to choose from...
What is online music streaming?
The internet is a great way to browse, discover and pay for music. The music streaming industry has exploded in the past few years – according to the British Phonographic Industry, over 68 billion songs were streamed in the UK in 2017, a 52% increase on 2016.
Before you start using any of these online music services though, it's important to understand how they work. Here are some streaming FAQs:
What's the difference between streaming and downloading?
There are two ways to listen to music online:
Downloading. The first is by downloading the songs you want to listen to. This can be costly if you're doing it legally, especially if you're downloading a whole album of songs. Once you've paid for a track or album, it's yours to keep and listen to for as long as you like.
Streaming. The other way is online streaming, where you don't actually save the track to your phone, tablet, computer or other device, you just play it while you're online and every time you listen you're effectively 're-downloading' the track (unless you're on a plan with 'offline listening'). You'll only have access while logged in to your profile with the service (though many are free to use).
How does streaming work?
Streaming lets you listen to your favourite tracks and albums instantly. Its main boon is you get instant access to huge catalogues of music, without having hundreds of CDs cluttering up your house or thousands of MP3s cluttering up the memory of your devices.
These services are legal and above board, but the music is interrupted every now and then with an advert you can't skip. It can also be difficult to find the exact songs you want to hear, so streaming isn't for everyone.
Watch out for download limits
Before you consider streaming, a word of warning: ensure your broadband and mobile data connection are fast enough and you've a generous download limit. While you're not actually downloading a track to keep, streaming will use up your monthly allowance. Otherwise you risk being hit with added costs and constant buffering.
As a general rule:
You need a high (or unlimited) download limit, or you could be slapped with gargantuan charges.
For example, if you're going to listen to about six hours of internet radio per week, and that is all you'll be doing, you'll need a monthly download allowance of at least 5GB.
If you're going to be streaming more music, or doing other data-heavy things, like streaming movies, it's worth considering a broadband package with unlimited downloads, so you'll not have the worry of exceeding your limit, and using Wi-Fi on your smartphone whenever possible. Full details in the How to get the Cheapest Broadband guide.
Is online music streaming legal?
There are plenty of online music-streaming services that are legal, though thousands more aren't. The Government and internet providers are cracking down on the illegal ones, while some services only work in certain countries due to music licensing restrictions.
All those included below are legal, and will work in the UK.
Always check any software you put on your computer is suitable. Ensure it's compatible with your existing set-up. No liability can be accepted for any problems caused from acting upon the info given.
Music streaming isn't always free – but you can cut the cost when it's not
Many music streaming companies do offer free versions of their services, often with ads and/or certain limitations (such as lacking the ability to play offline). If you're happy to put up with these, then by all means go free.
If you want an ad-free, fully fledged experience, though, you'll need to upgrade to a premium subscription or consider a paid-only provider. Plans typically go for £10/month, though the good news is there are ways to cut the cost...
Family plans
Most of the big names offer some sort of family or shared subscription, which lets multiple listeners (usually up to six) use the service each with their own profile and playlists.
One monthly payment is due for the entire group – and at £15/month they work out cheaper per person than individual plans. Obviously the more there are of you, the better value they become.
These providers offer family plans (for comparison they're normally £10/month per person):
- Paid-for Spotify (£14.99/mth)
- Paid-for Deezer (£14.99/mth)
- Amazon Music Unlimited (£14.99/mth, or £149/year if you've Amazon Prime)
- Apple Music (£14.99/mth)
- Google Play Music (£14.99/mth)
Student plans
A (smaller) number of streaming services also offer student discounts on their individual plans – usually 50%. Eligibility is determined via Unidays/NUS Extra.
Providers with UK student discounts include:
- Paid-for Spotify (£4.99/mth)
- Apple Music (£4.99/mth)
Top free online music services
Here are a few music streaming providers with free versions worth considering, and remember there's no limit to the number you can use, so you could get thousands of hours' worth of music for absolutely nowt.
Probably the biggest name in online music, the Spotify streaming service works on a plethora of devices. It has over 140 million users globally and over 30 million available tracks.
It offers free music streaming on desktops, tablets and Android or iOS mobiles, though there are ads, you have to listen to tracks by adding them to a playlist and playing them on shuffle, you can only skip songs six times per hour and you must be online to listen. Alternatively you can pay to upgrade to its Premium service which offers ad-free, unrestricted streaming.
Spotify offers an array of clever extra features to both free and Premium users, including the ability to follow what friends are listening to on social media. You can also find music already on your computer and add it to your Spotify library, so you can listen to it on other PCs just by logging in to your account.
Spotify's weekly personalised playlist based on the tracks you listen to most, a feature available to free users too, has also been lauded. Similarly Spotify Running, which plays music in time to the beat of your pace, is a nice touch.
Used Spotify? Tell us what you think in the forum.
- Free 30-day trial available for Premium newbies – you'll be charged £9.99/mth automatically at the end unless you cancel.
- Spotify no longer allows payments for Premium to be made via Apple's in-app payment system, as it charged customers extra – you'll need to register direct with Spotify.
- The Spotify Family plan for sharing with up to five others (each with their own profile) costs £14.99/mth.
- The Student plan's available for £4.99/mth.
- Works on PCs, Macs, iPhones, iPads, Android phones & tablets, Windows phones, PS3/PS4.
On the scene since 2006, Deezer is one of the older music-streaming sites, with around 10 million users. It's a fully fledged free-streaming service supported by ads, though you only get access to its library on-demand on the web and tablet versions.
This means mobile users can only listen to 'flow and mixes' (automated personalised playlists), unless you're willing to fork out for the privilege.
Much like Spotify, you won't be able to listen offline or without ads if you're on the free version. Upgrading to Deezer Premium+ will let you listen without ads and in higher quality, offline, and to your own playlists on a mobile.
The 'Hear This' feature creates a personalised music feed based on the music you most listen to or add to your favourites, as well as playlists created by other users with similar music tastes to you.
Deezer's App Studio carries over 100 apps for different ways to interact with music on the platform. One particularly useful one if you currently use Spotify is Spotizr, which lets you import your playlists into Deezer.
Used Deezer? We'd love to hear your thoughts in the forum.
- Free 30-day trial (15 days if you sign up via its app) available for Premium+ newbies – you'll be charged £9.99/mth automatically at the end unless you cancel.
- Deezer Family (£14.99/mth) lets up to six people access an account at once.
- No student discount unfortunately.
- Deezer Elite (£14.99/mth) allows those with a Sonos speaker or home studio system to listen in lossless (ie, very high) audio quality.
- Works on PCs, Macs and Android, iOS and Windows phones/tablets.
Over 59 million people around the world stream music with Last FM. Like Rdio and other personalised 'radio station' services, Last FM creates a unique playlist for you when you search for something. Fancy a bit of Britpop? You'll be given tracks from Pulp, Blur and Ocean Colour Scene.
It keeps track of everything you listen to on your iTunes and recommends similar artists – all while introducing you to fellow users with similar tastes. It's great for finding new music or gig buddies.
The free option is ad-supported, meaning it plays and is funded by ads. It's primarily used via browser, though it also has iOS and Android apps.
It also offers the Last FM Scrobbler desktop apps for Windows and Mac, which automatically sync and update your Last FM library with what you've been listening to and updates you on what your friends are listening to.
Used Last FM? We'd love to hear what you think of it. Share your thoughts in this forum thread.
- For £3/mth you can remove all banner ads from the website and mobile apps (no free trial or discounts unfortunately).
- Works through most browsers and its iOS and Android apps, though there are better-reviewed third-party apps.
It's nigh on impossible to estimate how many tracks there are on SoundCloud, simply because of the scale of the service and ease of use for uploaders. This is unsurprising given that it initially launched as a platform for sharing music between artists.
However its popularity with consumers quickly led it to develop into a full publishing tool for musicians to distribute their tracks to the public, and it now boasts 175 million listeners a month.
Because of its focus on artists and getting new material published, SoundCloud is ideal for discovering new or smaller artists that you may not find elsewhere, and exploring trending music.
Since it introduced a paid option earlier this year, the free version now has ads and you must pay to listen offline. SoundCloud Go costs £9.99/month and removes the ads and lets you listen offline, plus a few other benefits.
Tried SoundCloud? Tell us about it in the forum.
- Free 30-day trial available for SoundCloud Go newbies – you'll be charged £9.99/mth automatically at the end unless you cancel.
- No family or student plan unfortunately.
- SoundCloud Pro, more for musicians/uploaders, costs £3.99/mth or £35/yr and gives three extra hours of upload time and stats on listeners of your tracks.
- Pro Unlimited costs £8/mth or £75/yr and gives unlimited upload time.
- There are apps for iOS and Android. It no longer supports its desktop apps, but you can use the web version through your browser.
Jango is another online radio service, a bit like Last FM. It's funded by ads and you can listen to anything on the service, and get recommendations for artists and songs you might like.
You don't have to register. Just type in an artist and your first 'station' will start playing right away. For example, type in 'Adele' and it will play all similar artists to Adele, such as Norah Jones and Sara Bareilles.
If you just want instant access to music, Jango is a good starting point. It has similar social networking elements to Last FM; the site will tell you what 'like-minds' are listening to, and you can listen to others' virtual stations if you tire of yours.
The site also provides independent artists the opportunity to showcase their music by recommending their songs alongside those of similar popular artists.
If you use the service without creating an account, you'll get an audio ad after every full-length song. If you want fewer ads, connect your Jango account with your Facebook account and you'll only get one audio ad per day. It's also worth noting you can't repeat, fast forward or rewind tracks.
Top paid-only music services, with free trials
The following music streaming services don't have free options, but they do offer free trials. Perfect for sampling before deciding whether you want to stump up the cash.
40 million tracks - use Amazon Prime trick to slash the cost
Launched November 2016 in the UK, Amazon Music Unlimited* is the online retail giant's answer to the likes of Spotify and Apple Music – a fully equipped music-streaming service. It hosts "today's most popular artists", is ad-free and lets you listen offline.
Anyone can get it on a free 30-day trial. After, the standard price is £9.99/mth, though you can choose between a few different plans –
Trick to get it for £6.58/mth equiv. Amazon Prime subscribers can get it for £79/year. But even if you don't pay for Prime, you can do this. Simply sign up for a free 30-day Prime trial*, then pay for a year's Amazon Music Unlimited upfront – even if you then cancel Prime, you get to keep Amazon Music Unlimited for what works out at just £6.58/mth equiv.
Already had a Prime trial? Sign up for just one month to get it cheap. If you've already had a Prime trial and can't get another, you can sign up to a month of Prime for £7.99, then opt for the annual plan of Amazon Music Unlimited before cancelling. This takes the cost to £86.99 over a year (£7.25/mth equiv), so you still save – plus you get Prime for a month.
Share with the family and it works out even less per person. The Family Plan* gives access to up to six family members, each with their own profile. One person pays – it's £14.99/mth, or £149/yr if you've Prime (or a Prime trial...). Obviously the more of you there are, the better the value – based on £149/yr it would come to £6.21/mth equiv each if there are two of you (or £2.07/mth with six). But be warned – you'll have to set up a 'shared payment method', which can be used by any family member to make purchases on Amazon.
Remember, unless you cancel before your Amazon Music Unlimited annual subscription or trial is up, you'll be automatically charged to renew. As for Amazon Prime, it's an automatic £79/yr fee if you don't cancel your trial. For full help if you forget to cancel, see Reclaim Unwanted Amazon Prime.
Amazon Unlimited Music is entirely separate to the pre-existing Prime Music service. Prime subscribers can still use Prime Music* – with a more limited library of just two million songs – free of charge. Songs not covered by your Prime membership have to be purchased.
One nice extra feature of Amazon Music Unlimited is its integration with the Echo home speaker. By speaking to it you can request songs by the lyrics they contain, or playlists according to your mood. As with other premium music-streaming services, the more you use it, the more personalised your recommendations will be.
Here's a summary of the pricing:
PRIME MUSIC AMAZON MUSIC UNLIMITED AMAZON MUSIC UNLIMITED FAMILY AMAZON MUSIC UNLIMITED ECHO Track library 2 million 40 million 40 million 40 million Offline playback Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported devices All All All Amazon Echo/Dot only Standard price N/A £9.99/mth £14.99/mth £3.99/mth Price for Prime custs Included £7.99/mth or £79/yr £14.99/mth or £149/yr £3.99/mth
Tried Amazon Music Unlimited? Tell us how you got on with it in the forum.
- You'll automatically be charged at the end of the trial unless you cancel.
- The Family plan lets up to six listen for £14.99/mth (£149/yr with Prime).
- No student discount – though those with Student Prime can use the trick above.
- There's a £3.99/mth plan for use via an Amazon Echo/Echo Dot only – not any other devices.
- Prime membership gives one-day delivery on many items, streaming via Prime Video and a few other perks.
- There's an Amazon Music app for iOS, Android and Amazon's own 'Fire' products, though not Windows Phone.
Apple's launch into the music streaming world has been much-publicised and not without contention, particularly when it comes to its free trial and the number of users unwittingly signed up when it ended.
All those new to Apple Music* can take it on a free three-month trial, activated through the pre-installed Music app on your iPhone/iPad, or iTunes on your Mac/PC. You'll get all the features of paid membership while the trial runs, including access to its library of 30 million songs.
The paid version is £9.99/month, though there us a family subscription that lets you and five other use the service, for £14.99/month. Students can also get it for £4.99/month.
The most-touted features of Apple Music are its radio stations, including Beats 1, run by DJ Zane Lowe and a "hand-picked team" of renowned DJs, and Connect, a platform through which artists can share more content and interact with users on a "more personal" level.
As you'd expect from a paid-for service, you can save tracks and playlists for listening to offline. Also, any music you've purchased in the iTunes store in the past will also be synced to the app.
If you don't take the trial or pay for membership, you can listen to Beats 1, though frankly this is a very limited option – which is why it didn't make it into our list of free music services.
Used Apple Music? Tell us what you think in the forum.
- The trial automatically renews at the end – see the Cancel & Reclaim Apple Music guide for how to reclaim if you've been stung.
- The Family plan lets up to six listen for £14.99/mth.
- The Student plan costs £4.99/mth.
- You can pay for Apple Music using iTunes vouchers, which can often be found discounted.
- Works on devices running iOS 8.4 or later, Macs and PCs with iTunes, and now Android.
35 million tracks, plus cloud storage of your existing songs
Google Play Music has been around since 2011. Unfortunately it's yet to launch a fully free, ad-supported version in the UK. But much like its rivals, it lets newbies try it for free (you need to have a Google account) – currently you can get a two-month trial instead of the usual one month before you have to pay.
Those on the trial will get the same as paying members – access to its library of music ad-free, offline listening and recommendations based on the tracks you most listen to.
Although there's no student discount available, you can get a family plan for up to six users, for £14.99/month.
The feature that most sets Google Play Music apart for its competitors is the ability to store up to 50,000 tracks you already own in the cloud, for listening to anywhere you've got an internet connection. This makes it ideal for those who already have a significant collection of songs.
Interestingly, this feature is available to non-paying users, so by all means use it for this function alone if you want to back up your songs, and don't pay a penny.
Have you tried Google Play Music? Tell us about it in the forum.
How to complain about a provider
If you're not happy about the service you receive, you should contact the company first. However, if you're still not satisfied, then...
Free tool if you're having a problem
This tool helps you draft your complaint and manage it too. It's totally free, and offered by a firm called Resolver which we like so much we work with to help people get complaints justice.
If the complaint isn't resolved, Resolver will escalate it for free to the relevant ombudsman or trade body.
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TrackbackValidator: sneak preview
I read an interesting article on TrackBack spam today, called Taking TrackBack Back (from Spam). The ideas seemed sensible to me, so I banged out a TrackbackValidator plugin to implement it.
The idea behind the paper and the plugin is simple: the sites linked to by TrackBack spam never contain a link back to your blog entry, but nearly every legitimate blog entry that pings you does. Therefore, rather than fancy content filter, we can eliminate TrackBack spam by simply fetching the URL in the ping and only accepting it if the page actually contains a link to your site.
This plugin implements that idea. It also includes options to white-list all pings coming from your domain and to allow ping that link to files under your entry (e.g. an uploaded file or the comments page) rather than just the permalink. My spam rates have been way up lately, so I'll be uploading this tonight and we'll see how it goes.
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Nigerian rapper, Olamide has set a new trend for fans and celebrities with the album art of his latest release – Baddest Guy Ever Liveth. In the art, he posed with his arms widespread, fingers pointing downwards and dressed in a roman-like outfit on the cover of his latest album. Shown below
Celebrities and fans are now releasing their versions. They include Ice Prince, Skales and several others as shown below.


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I had a goal to run a marathon before I turned 30 so I did. I ran the Twin Cities Marathon when I was 28. I had just finished my master's degree while working full-time and learning piano. My running and exercise regime had been inactive to say the least and I knew I needed some help to get to the finish line. Three months before the marathon I had been running only three miles – a week. I was a top runner in high school track and cross-country and did triathlons in college so I was way behind where I expected I should be.
I found the American Lung Association Running Club and joined its 12-week marathon training program. "If it's not working do something different" so that's what I did.
In that program, I met people who had run only as far as three miles - ever - in their lives. It was inspirational to witness their dedication. They showed up and worked hard for a goal they really wanted to accomplish.
The night before the marathon I read a letter the coach had given me and I scanned the training program guide book full of nuggets of wisdom from world class athletes, doctors, and inspirational figures.
When I got to mile 20 (the most I had ever run in my life until that point) I wasn't sure I could keep going. I knew I wanted to but my legs were stiff. I have always been very competitive and limping the rest of the way wasn't my style. The last few miles were a steady incline. I had lost my momentum.
An "old guy" passed me at a steady pace wearing one of the special "senior" vests to identify those over 65. I started to doubt myself.
Then I remembered two things I had read the night before that were very helpful. "Pump your arms and your legs will follow." And, "You only have to lift your legs. Gravity will take care of the rest."
I started repeating that over and over again in my head. "Pump your arms and your legs will follow. Gravity will take care of the rest." I visualized it. I started moving and it worked! That mantra gave me the momentum I needed to cross the finish line. (And I passed that "old guy" along the way.)
When things get tough and you feel like you don't have any more energy to give to your initiative, what can you do to stay focused on the outcome? To cross the finish line?
Please share one of your favorite mantras with me. And keep on moving!


text: Taking serious note of the tribal population being "neglected" for too long by authorities in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court today directed that all PILs pertaining to their welfare be heard by a special bench.\u00a0 A bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice M S Sonak also directed the state government to place on record all steps taken so far to curb malnutrition-related deaths and illness among the tribal population, particularly children.\u00a0 The bench directed the state's advocate general to submit a report detailing the steps taken to comply with the previous orders of the high court on extending welfare measures in the tribal areas.\u00a0 It was hearing a bunch of public interest litigations (PILs) highlighting a rise in malnutrition-related deaths and illness among those living in Melghat region of Vidarbha and other tribal areas in Maharashtra. Different benches of the high court have passed several orders over the last two years, directing the state government to ensure that those in the tribal areas in the state get adequate nutrition, health care, sanitation and education facilities. However, the court has also noted in almost every hearing conducted in the case in the past that the state has done little to implement its orders.\u00a0 Chief Justice Chellur thus, today ordered that all the PILs pertaining to tribal welfare and related matters be transferred to the special bench to ensure better intervention by the court. \\The special bench, led by Justice Mridula Bhatkar, will issue necessary directions in the cases and also monitor the implementation of its orders.\u00a0 "The tribal population in the state has remained completely neglected and this is not done. This is a serious matter and the state must take note and discharge its duties," Chief Justice Chellur said.


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The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team® helps members balance their individual workplace styles with an appreciation of those of other members. A team functions well beyond coexistence, achieving business results when members learn to master The Five Behaviors™:
Trust can only happen when team members are willing to be completely vulnerable with one another. There is confidence among team members that their peers' intentions are good and that there is no reason to be protective or careful around each other.
Using a behavior assessment like DiSC can give team members deeper insights into themselves and their peers. It can help people understand each other and get comfortable being transparent about personal limitations.
Even though many of us may naturally try to avoid conflict at work, by doing so, we're missing out on the kind of passionate debates that are essential to any great team. All lasting relationships require productive conflict in order to grow.
When team members build a foundation of vulnerability-based trust, conflict simply becomes an attempt to find the best possible answer. Productive conflict around concepts and ideas has the potential to produce the best possible solution in the shortest period of time.
A team that engages in conflict minimizes politics and puts critical topics on the table for discussion. It also extracts the ideas of all members, helping to solve real problems quickly.
In the context of a cohesive team, commitment is clarity around decisions, and the ability to move forward with complete buy-in from every member of the team – including those who initially disagreed with the decision. Great teams understand they must be able to commit even when the outcome is uncertain and not everyone initially agrees.
It's not uncommon for people to be unwilling to tolerate the interpersonal discomfort that accompanies calling out a peer on his or her behavior, preferring to avoid difficult conversations. Effective teams overcome these natural inclinations, opting instead to 'enter the danger' with one another.
Applying peer pressure is a good thing when it comes to workplace teams. It gives team members a sense of feeling trusted and respected, and members feel a responsibility to get things done right.
The ultimate goal of encouraging trust, healthy conflict, commitment, and accountability is to achieve results. And yet, as it turns out, one of the greatest challenges to team success is the inattention to outcome-based results.
Results would naturally seem to be the driving force behind a team. However, sometimes team status and individual status goals get in the way. A focus on team status occurs when merely being part of a group is satisfying enough, regardless of results. Individual status refers to the familiar tendency of people to focus on enhancing their own positions or career prospects at the expense of the team.
The emphasis is on collective results. Great teams ensure all members, regardless of their individual responsibilities and areas of expertise, are doing whatever they can to help the team accomplish its goals.
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Lifebird #450 – Connecticut Warbler
Just a week before Memorial Day, in Veteran's Memorial Park in Richfield, Joann and I found this Connecticut Warbler. It is the 30th North American warbler we have seen1. Sibley's lists 51 warblers, so we have another 21 to find. Seven of these rarely or barely cross into the U.S. border from the south2, at least a couple are found only west of the Rockies, and most of the others are tough or impossible to find in Minnesota. We won't find many of them right here in in the Twin Cities metro area, that's for sure.
|Connecticut Warbler / Oporornis agilis
|Richfield, Minnesota
|May 21, 2012
When I say we "found" this bird, what I really mean is we followed directions posted by someone else on the Minnesota Ornithologist's Union's email list (email@example.com) to the spot where this bird had been heard and seen. Still, we would have missed it if we hadn't listened to its song on Joann's iPod app3 on the drive to the park, and if the bird hadn't sung its heart out in dense brush just a few feet off of a paved path. As it was, it took us about 15 minutes to see the bird as we listened to it singing on a branch slightly above our eye-level not ten feet in front of us. It was that well-hidden and—unlike what we often expect from warblers—it moved very little.
I was lucky to shoot a photo (above) showing the bird's gray hood and throat, white eyering, and yellow belly.
- Since you are dying to know: American Redstart, Bay-breasted Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Canada Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Connecticut Warbler, Golden-winged Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Mourning Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Northern Parula, Northern Waterthrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Ovenbird, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler and Yellow Warbler.
- We have seen one of these seven, the Gray-crowned Yellowthroat, in the Central American country of Belize.
- Audubon's Birds of North America, recently on sale for iPods/iPads and Android devices for $2.99.
See lifebird index.


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We all assume that teachers know and understand the value of school libraries. We would hope that they encourage their students to check out books, use the online resources and credit what they find. Although there are many teachers that do, there are also an equal many that don't. We regularly talk about advocacy in the librarian world, how we should be out there reminding teachers about the support they can get from the school librarian but there is only so much one school librarian can do in a school to encourage use. In many schools this advocacy is through talking to teachers individually which can be very time consuming.
I recently took part in a twitter chat about teachers Professional Development (PD) and the question was "What professional development should teachers have to assure we are eliminating the achievement gap? #satchat" and my response was this:-
All teachers should know and understand how their school library and librarian can support teaching and learning. Do you? #satchat
How can we achieve this? Once a year the school librarian should be asked to provide compulsory PD to all teaching staff to:-
· Remind and inform teachers, who do use the library, about new resources and lessons available
· Inform new teachers to the school about what the school library provides and to let them know about the collaborative teaching available.
Williams, D; Wavell, C; Morrison, K (2013) SCHOOL LIBRARIES on LEARNING. Robert Gordon University Institute for Management, Governance & Society (IMaGeS)
Teachers can't use something they don't know about so it is up to the senior leadership team to ensure that a resource they are paying for gets used to it's full advantage. Not all teachers feel comfortable with using the school library catalogue or online resources and that is where the school librarian can support them and their students in the classroom.
Collaborative teaching with the school librarian can lead to impressive student learning, we just need to make sure that teachers know how to start the conversation with the school librarian and to open the doors of their classroom to extra resources and support and PD is the perfect starting point.
School's Library Service in Guernsey recently ran a whole inset day on raising accademic attainment through your school library. Read about it here.


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Apidra v Novolog
Scott Benner
I'm always saying that we (the parents of type I children) shouldn't make the mistake of becoming complacent when it comes to the methods that we use to manage our children's type I. I put my money where my mouth is last week and tried the insulin Apidra in place of the Novolog that Arden has been using since day one of her diagnosis. This is what I've learned after twelve days of using Apidra...
Our experience with Novolog was mostly good but I always thought that there was room for improvement. I knew what Novolog was going to give me and there was comfort in that, however the spiking and dips were just too severe at times.
Let me stop for a second to say this: I am not a doctor, in fact if you ask my wife I may be a moron. You should not take any of what I'm saying as medical advice and as a matter of fact, none of the steps that I took to come to my conclusion were scientific in any way. That aside, I know what I know, saw what I saw and I believe that you'd do well to speak to your endocrinologist and bring up what you've read here. I think that you'll be happy that you did.
Back to it...
Arden uses Novolog in her OmniPod insulin pump. After a bolus the insulin seems to begin working in around 20 minutes and it picks up momentum (like a freight train), peaking between the 1hr 45min mark and the 2hr mark. The trouble with the Novolog is that it sometimes drags Arden down over the third hour in a significant way.
Every time Arden eats we pre-bolus, eat, watch the BGs spike or gradually rise, then watch them level off, later the BG drop occurs and then the gradual decline over the third hour finishes the ride. This all makes eating a meal a three + hour process and since there are three meals a day, well you can do the math. Even worse, if I miscalculate the carbs, more insulin may be needed and you can't bolus with any certainty until the three hours has elapsed. You all know the feeling - do I live with the high a little longer or bolus and catch the low later? There is nothing fun about this...
By it's nature Novolog also makes a pre-bedtime correction a very scary proposition because you can't be 100% sure that the third hour of the bolus (most call it the 'tail' of the insulin) is going to happen, and if it does happen - will it be severe, gradual, take the user too low... it's a mess I tell ya.
Now of course man made insulin isn't perfect and Novolog is very good and I am grateful for it but in my opinion the Apidra has a slight edge over it in two ways. Here is how...
First, Apidra is gradual. I can watch Arden's BGs on her DexCom 7+ CGMand the Apidra is smoother then Novolog. After a properly pre-bloused meal Arden's BG rises gradually, not sharply like with Novolog and the decline is the same. Her CGM line now looks more like a rolling hill then a mountain range at meal time.
Second, there's little to no tail and Arden is experiencing a much shorter insulin action time with Apidra (two hours) vs. Novolog (three hours). Apidra seems to be finished doing it's business in two hours and if there is a decline in the third hour it's so gradual that the DexCom can't report it as an arrow diagonal down. The CGM maintains a horizontal arrow as the number drifts lower but generally the Apidra seems to be finished after two hours. She may get lower in the third hour but the decline is not dramatic and therefore not scary and easier to manage if necessary.
Switching from Novolog to Apidra was fairly painless but it did take a few days to make adjustments to basal rates and insulin to carb ratios in Arden's pump. The process was made easier with the DexCom but would have been possible without it. It's important to remember that everyone may not respond the same as Arden did but I think that it's important to keep our minds open and not get stuck in today's methods in regards to our children's therapies. Over time treatments will change and I believe that changing with them, when changing is warranted, is important.
I had a close friend when I was younger that was diagnosed at age 18. Back then meters were huge and humolog was the insulin de jour. My friend would get up in the morning, decide how active the day would or wouldn't be and then approximate how much insulin he needed. He injected, ate and went about his day. He would have lunch when he felt light-headed and inject at dinner. He didn't count carbs, test or even visit an endo with any frequency. By today's standards he was barely taking care of himself. However, 20 years ago he was doing what he was supposed to based on the best medical advice available to him. He didn't fall behind because he didn't care, it's just human nature to find something that works and stay with it. I say to resist that urge, pay attention to advancements and after careful consideration take a chance when something looks interesting. I wouldn't change for the sake of changing but please learn the lesson that my friend's story teaches. When he finally tried Multiple Daily Injections two years ago the therapy almost killed him. It was too different and he was too set in old ways. One Saturday he stopped at a store to buy a book before lunch, as he did every Saturday. At some point he pre-bolused for lunch while he shopped just as he'd always done and then drove for two hours in his car before crashing it into a tree - all because he took his shot too soon before lunch. He has no memory of the two hours, the last thing he recalls is leaving the book store and saying goodbye to the guy behind the counter. Something that simple almost ended him. Treatment had passed him by... Now he is scared of the "new" and will never experience the stress relieving goodness of the OmniPod or the security of the Dex. His care is frozen in time and his inability to adjust may very well cost him at some point. I can't imagine what is to come in diabetes management but I'm sad that my friend will never experience it.
Not being complacent won't just benefit our children, it will also keep the people and companies that we all rely on focused on innovation. We absolutely love Arden's OmniPod and her DexCom 7+ but those products have to continue to improve if they want to keep us as customers. We shouldn't become complacent and we shouldn't accept complacency from the products that we count on to keep our children alive and healthy.
Having allegiance to an insulin is actually silly right? I mean I only use Novolog because a doctor gave it to us. I never looked into it, I was too stunned at the time. Moving forward, no one ever told me that there were choices, I only have the internet and the Diabetes Online Community to thank for my awareness about Apidra. When I asked my NP about it (and this is important) she hadn't seen any data to suggest that switching was warranted but she still supported my trying. Please don't let your doctors limit your choices, you may only be using Novolog because the reps from Novo Nordisk have better deli platters then the girls from Sanofi-Aventis.
Final thought - If Arden's NP is reading this (and I know that you are) please get your script pad out because we are switching insulin. Switching wasn't exactly fun and I'll admit that I had to rev myself up to go through basal testing but that little bit of effort and a tiny bit of patience bore some nice rewards. No fast spikes, no fast falls, shorter insulin action time and a steadier fasting BG. Also, I didn't get a chance to speak about it but Arden's overnight CGM line is excitingly flat.
See ya Novolog, it's nothing personal... I have to keep up - for my daughter.
Be well, you and your children are all in my thoughts!
Read the follow up to this post, 'Apidra Blog ptII' here.
The stuff at the end - I already said that I'm not nearly a medical person. I'm just a guy that takes care of a little girl with type I... I just happen to have an opinion, a keyboard and an idea about how to post a website. Please do your research, speak to others and then go over everything that you've learned with your healthcare professional. Please also know that this site is not supported by any ads, hand outs or pressure from any pharmaceutical company or device maker. I'm just trying to spread good information to the people that need it the most, as best as I can.
The following are archived comments from this post. You can post new comments below.
Apidra is not keeping up with technology for those that choose MDI.
They, unlike Novolog, do not offer a pen that allows for 1/2 unit dosing. The ability to give a 1/2 unit dose is a big deal for those on MDI.
They are lacking in the technology area for sure.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 12:17 PM
Hi Scott,
I just tried to comment on your blog about Novolog vs Apidra, but I cannot leave a comment. I can get to the comment section and complete it all, but clicking on comments does nothing.
So, here is my comment:
Thank you for this information! I do appreciate it and I swear, will NOT take it as medical advice!!! I spoke with Lorraine over at This is Caleb about Apidra a few months ago when she tried it with Caleb and there, in my frig, sits a bottle of Apidra, scripted from our endo at DuPont. We are still using Novolog in her OmniPod, but I am tempted to go ahead and try it. I do want to try it when I am around to watch whats happening - Spring Break to be exact, cause having a girl active at school with a new insulin will not be fun times for all.
I'm interested in the insulin action. We get a spike, not very large, but enough to sometimes cause a crash from the long actingness of Novolog. I'm also liking the finishing in two hours, for Arden at least, in a shorter amount of time. We have so much of a tail of Novolog at times, we end up with IOB for a high correction, coming down within perfect range within an hour, but overshooting our target, resulting in a low. These at bedtime, as you said, well, they suck.
Thanks again, I appreciate you sharing your experience. Glad it is going well for Arden and for you too.
Thanks so much!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 01:03 PM
If comments won't work please try deleting your cookies... That sounds funny!
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 01:05 PM
I've heard so many people that get better results with Apidra. I, unfortunately, am not one of them. I tried it twice some time ago and although I didn't get to catalog every detail as well as you did (wish I had!), I believe it was the shorter action time that just didn't work well for me. It was a bit disappointing too. But I'm glad you got good results and found something to improve Arden's bg, even if just a little bit =)
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 04:00 PM
Hi. We have an almost 3 yr old daughter w/Type 1. We use Dex and Pod (just started) and found your blog when searching for info on Apidra. A FB D mom friend suggested it. Thanks for your input!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 01:24 PM
Thanks for sharing your experience. We are just starting our 2nd week on Apidra and ran high the first week--made some basal adjustments today and will see how that goes before making carb ratio adjustments. Waiting to get our new sensor transmitter--would LOVE to see some of those flat lines you describe. Have had too many seizures on Novolog so hope for some more stability and sleep at night!
Saturday, May 14, 2011 - 10:07 PM
It took me a few weeks to get it all together. I wish you luck! Please let me know how you make out.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 11:15 PM
on 2011-09-26 13:29 by Scott Benner
Read the follow up to this post, 'Apidra Blog ptII' here.


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At least, that's the goal because the agency has been pretty lax on enforcement, which isn't totally the IRS' fault. You see, the agency desperately needs more workers.
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Founded at the height of the American Revolution, Warren County is rich in historical tradition and has contributed to North Carolina four governors, six attorney generals, three Supreme Court judges, and five magnates of the tobacco industry. The County is named for a Massachusetts doctor-soldier who died fighting for independence at Bunker Hill. One of the first settlers in what was to become Warren County was William Duke, in 1735.
Tobacco immediately became the chief cash crop. In addition, tar, turpentine, hemp, flax, pork, and beef were produced for export. The County has maintained its historical heritage, and throughout the County are numerous evidences of a proud past. There are over fifty properties listed in the National Register of Historic Properties. Ninety percent of the Town of Warrenton's business area has been designated a historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The County's 443 square miles are nestled in the scenic, seasonable northeastern Piedmont section of North Carolina. The northern boundary is the Virginia State Line. To the east are the counties of Northampton and Halifax. The counties of Nash and Franklin are to the south and southeast, while Vance County abuts Warren to the west. The County enjoys four distinct and picturesque seasons, but mild enough to allow for year-round outdoor enjoyment.
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On a lazy Saturday morning, I excitedly woke up and got ready to kick-start the day. Quite unusual as most of my Saturday mornings involve some leisurely sleeping, but today was going to be different. A trip with a bunch of like minded travellers was on the cards, a reason good enough for me to give up on my beauty sleep. And so I quickly joined all my fellow travel buddies and we hit the road. Our destination was 'Rayri Kinara'.
Rayri Kinara is a beautiful breezy coastline comprising of two coastal villages. These quaint villages namely 'Adgaon' and 'Sarve' lie at the protruding tip of the Konkan coastline.
We drove through the early morning sunshine on winding roads and some stunning vistas enroute. Within 3 hours we made our way to the Konkan coast. The road opened up to a gorgeous beach with colorful boats and fishermen fishing in them. Tiny houses sat on a hillock adjoining the beach. Glistening waters and a white sandy beach devoid of tourists made us grin end to end.
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Right across the beach we parked our vehicles and could smell the salty sea in the air. Our host Mr. Sudesh More was already present to welcome and greet us into his humble abode. As we settled in his beautiful abode, he served us a refreshing drink called Kokam Sarbat. It is said to have a cooling effect to help our body cope up with the sweltering heat. He then introduced us to his family and lovely kids. They all happily welcomed us and instantly made us feel like home.
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Post lunch Santosh took us around to explore the village and rural houses. We walked along to the neighbouring houses, plucked ripe mangoes straight from the trees, took a stroll in the feilds and even visited the only school in the village.
Every villager whom we met on the way greeted us with smiles and showered us with abundant love, a rarity these days. Chatting
along in their house gardens and playing games with the children was like a walk down the memory lane. We made our way to the beach, where the locals were
seen relaxing after their hectic chores during the day.
The beach is called 'Adgaon Beach' and was right across our homestay. We walked along the shore, dug our feet in sand and watched the boats sail away.
We then left for 'Sarve Beach' to watch the sunset. A 10 minute ride past a lighthouse will take you to the other village of Rayri Kinara called 'Sarve'. This beach was windy and a great place to watch the sun setting by. We had some crazy fun jumping up and down the sand and clicked some creative jumping shots.
Sitting on the rocks, we watched the stars appearing, lit a bonfire, played music and got high on nature. Each one of us was lost is our thoughts enjoying and savouring every moment.
How often these days do we ever go on a holiday and enjoy these simple and powerful moments in life, being one with nature? This charming destination will let you enjoy these simple joys of life, it will take you back in time, a time which is devoid of gadgets,luxuries and virtual connections. It only connects us by the strong bond of simplicity, love and friendship.
The bonfire died out and our stomachs ached with hunger. We headed to the house of our next host Mr. Subhash. He and his son welcomed us to their
beautiful homestay. Settling down in his intricately decorated courtyard, dinner was served. The aroma of the sea food was delectable. Prawn and fish curries were freshly prepared from the morning's catch and served with authentic chapatis, bhakris and rice. This wholesome meal was finger licking
good and the generous servings made sure we had our full. Thanking our host for the lovely meal we headed back to Adgaon. Few
of us retired for the day while rest of the folks had a spectacular time on the beach throughout the night. It was an experience in itself.
Next morning we had some fun activities planned for us to do. We could go fishing or visit the local fish market or take a scenic drive to the nearby Fort
of 'Janjira'. We unanimously decided to visit the fort. A ferry goes from Dighi jetty to Janjira.But unfortunately the ferry for the day had left before we
reached the harbour. So we took a fun boat ride across to the village on the opposite side. The captain of the ship
made sure we had a gala time by playing some incredible music on the boats loudspeakers. It added on to the fun and was a fantastic joy ride.
Back from our sailing we slurped onto some colourful Golas and drove back home as happy souls. We said our goodbyes to each other and to our host which by the
end of the trip became our extended family. Plenty of hugs and goodbyes later our trip came to an end. We knew we had fallen in love with this place, which
took us back in time. It reminded us what it felt like to not only live in the moment but also to live for the moment. To slow down and find our own
solace amidst the chaos in life, it taught us to just be.
PS : In an effort to promote rural tourism in Maharashtra, Rayri Kinara is an initiative to generate additional income and means of sustainable livelihoods for the village communities of Sarve and Adgaon. A venture by Grassroutes and Swades Foundation.
Practical Information :
Rayri Kinara is 193 kms from Mumbai and 163 kms from Pune by road.
Things to do around Rayri Kinara :
Try your hands at fishing, cooking homemade delicacies and local curries, visit the lighthouse, take a boat ride and visit the sea fort of Janjira.
From Bottom to top : Adgaon Beach, Sarve Beach and Janjira Fort.
*Note: I was invited on a bloggers' getaway to Rayri Kinara in April 2016. The opinions expressed are as always my own.
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Jcrop Home • Download • Manual • Examples
Jcrop works on all sizes of images. However, some interface issues arise if the image is larger than the browser window. This document presents several approaches allowing an end-user to crop a scaled down image, while Jcrop returns coordinates mapped to the "true" image size.
In version 0.9.2, the concept of true image size is introduced. The true image size represents the natural size of the image outside of Jcrop. True image size is either set or calculated, and this is used to determine the scale of the returned coordinates.
Additionally, this document will refer to the size of the image being cropped in the Jcrop interface as the effective or interface size. To indicate the original size of the image without modifications, the term natural or true (size, coordinates) will be used.
Box Sizing is the easiest way to handle larger images with Jcrop. This approach scales large images automatically within the browser. Constraints can be set on height and/or width, and Jcrop will handle the rest automatically.
Two options apply to Box Sizing:
|Maximum width of cropping area, (default: 0, no limit)
|Maximum height of cropping area (default: 0, no limit)
One or both can be set. If so, the image will be proportionally scaled to fit within these limits. If the image is already within that size, no scaling will occur. Jcrop automatically returns transformed coordinates mapped to the initial image size.
An example of this approach:
$(function() { $('#cropbox').Jcrop({ boxWidth: 450, boxHeight: 400 }); });
Jcrop will scale the image proportionally within the box dimensions and return the coordinates based on the image's initial size.
For exact control, these values can be set manually. Using this approach, the height and width are already set on the image object in the DOM (usually in the HTML, see below). Jcrop is invoked with a specified true image size, and returns coordinates accordingly.
To set the true image size, pass an array of [w,h] to this option:
|Specify the true size of the image
Jcrop will return coordinates mapped to this specified true size. If set in this manner, trueSize will override any other calculation or setting for true image size.
An example of this approach:
<script> $(window).load(function() { $.Jcrop('#cropbox',{ trueSize: [500,370] }); }); </script> ... <img src="test.jpg" width="450" height="333" />
Important: You must use the API invocation method when using the explicit sizing method. Also note if you do not set trueSize but do set width and height for the image other than it's natural size, the coordinates returned will match the size of the scaled image. This may or may not be what you want.
Since v0.9.6, API methods setSelect and animateTo automatically scale coordinate input. Other options that use coordinates such as minSize and maxSize currently do not automatically scale input. Ideally, interfacing with the API should be done with true coordinates and the scale of the Jcrop widget should be a display issue. In cases where this is not the behavior, Jcrop will move closer to that goal in subsequent releases.
Some browsers suffer a performance hit when working on scaled images. The operation of Jcrop is the same whether an image is scaled or not, so I must conclude this is an issue beyond my control. To solve all of these problems, the ideal solution to large images is to pre-size them on the server:
The advantages to this approach are:
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Introduction to Erica Hunt, Contemporary Writers Series, Mills College 3.19.2013
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To say Erica Hunt is a poet, essayist, and organizer is an understatement. She is a continual leading expert on Black social justice and economic issues, hailing from New York City, where she continues to reside today. In 2010, she stepped down from her Executive Director position at the 21st Century Foundation in New York, where she sought to strengthen Black giving and community-based philanthropy through donor education. Under her supervision, 21CF has grown from an all-volunteer organization, to a premier national $8 million public foundation.
This was unbeknownst to me in 2009, when I was a recent graduate of Hampshire College along with her daughter Madeleine Hunt-Erhlich, and stayed at their lovely house one night before an interview the following morning. Over dinner, she previewed a film she had organized with Mario Van Peebles entitled Fair Game, which investigated the post-racial myth that Black men now had a level playing field since Obama's election. This film featured a who's who of Black men in the entertainment industry, and an examination of institutionalized racism that still plagues this country today. I watched in awe, like, "whoa Maddie. Why didn't you tell me your mother was a powerhouse?"
She holds a B.A. in Literature from San Francisco State University, and spent a considerable amount of the 1970s and early 1980s right here in the Bay Area on the poetry scene, after which she returned to New York. They deemed her a part of the "Language poets" scene, but she far surpasses this label. Her writing investigates the notion of an "oppositional poetics", which in her own words, consists of "a field of related projects which have moved beyond the speculation of skepticism to a critically active stance against forms of domination. By oppositional, I intend, generously, dissident cultures as well as 'marginalized' cultures, cutting across class, race and gender." Poetic engagement with politics should, she states, produce not pronouncements of policy positions but "poetry that extends beyond the boundaries of the self, to the open question of the possible, the construction of a society that promotes the 'best' (free, democratic, just, flexibly dialectic, etc.) in our human natures." The question is never either/or in her writing: form or content, black or avant-garde. She writes poems that teeter on the verge of legibility, blur private and public, set boundaries anew and implicate us as practitioners of this moment and the next.
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text: Recommendation for Use of Immunization Information Systems to Increase Vaccination RatesCommunity Preventive Services Task ForceJournal of Public Health Management and Practice: May/June 2015 - Volume 21 - Issue 3 - p 249–252 doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000092 Practice Brief Report Open Abstract In Brief Author InformationAuthors Article OutlineOutline Article MetricsMetrics Based on findings of a systematic review, the Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends immunization information systems on the basis of strong evidence of effectiveness in increasing vaccination rates. Evidence is considered strong, based on the findings from 108 published articles and 132 conference abstracts showing that immunization information systems are effective in increasing vaccination rates and reducing vaccine-preventable disease through their capabilities to (1) create or support effective interventions such as client reminder and recall systems, provider assessment and feedback, and provider reminders; (2) generate and evaluate public health responses to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease; (3) facilitate vaccine management and accountability; (4) determine client vaccination status for decisions made by clinicians, health departments, and schools; and (5) aid surveillance and investigations on vaccination rates, missed vaccination opportunities, invalid dose administration, and disparities in vaccination coverage. This study is based on findings of a systematic review. The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends immunization information systems on the basis of strong evidence of effectiveness in increasing vaccination rates. Names and affiliations of Task Force members can be found at http://www.thecommunityguide.org/about/task-force-members.html. Correspondence: David P. Hopkins, MD, MPH, Community Guide Branch, Division of Epidemiology, Analysis, and Library Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS E-69, Atlanta, GA 30329 (email@example.com). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License, where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially. Abstract About the Task Force and This Recommendation Task Force Finding Definition Basis of Finding Applicability Economic Evaluation Considerations for Implementation Information From Other Advisory Groups Healthy People 2020 Evidence Gaps REFERENCES Back to Top | Article Outline About the Task Force and This Recommendation This article provides the recommendation of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) for the use of immunization information systems (IISs). The Task Force makes recommendations about community- and system-based interventions, determined by the Task Force, to be of public health importance in preventing illness, injury, or premature death. Recommendations are based on a systematic review of the evidence on effectiveness, as well as on benefits and harms and applicability to populations other than those studied. Gaps in the available evidence are also noted during the review. The Task Force recognizes that a decision to implement an evidence-based intervention involves more consideration than evidence alone. Potential implementers should understand the evidence but individualize decision making to the specific population(s) and setting(s) in which the intervention will be implemented, as well as the relevant constraints (eg, resources). Back to Top | Article Outline Task Force Finding The Task Force recommends IIS on the basis of strong evidence of effectiveness in increasing vaccination rates. Evidence is considered strong, based on the findings from 108 published articles and 132 conference abstracts showing that IISs are effective in increasing vaccination rates and reducing vaccine-preventable disease through their capabilities to: create or support effective interventions such as client reminder and recall systems, provider assessment and feedback, and provider reminders; generate and evaluate public health responses to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease; facilitate vaccine management and accountability; determine client vaccination status for decisions made by clinicians, health departments, and schools; and aid surveillance and investigations on vaccination rates, missed vaccination opportunities, invalid dose administration, and disparities in vaccination coverage. The full Task Force Finding and Rationale Statement are available at www.thecommunityguide.org/vaccines/RRimminfosystems.html. Back to Top | Article Outline Definition Immunization information systems are confidential, population-based, computerized databases that record all immunization doses administered by participating providers to people living in a given geopolitical area.1 At the point of clinical care, an IIS can provide consolidated immunization histories and forecasts for immunizations due or past due for use by a vaccination provider in determining appropriate client vaccinations. At the population level, an IIS provides aggregate data on vaccinations for use in surveillance and program operations and in guiding public health action with the goals of improving vaccination rates and reducing vaccine-preventable disease. In the United States, minimum functional standards for the operation of IISs were developed in 1997 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Vaccination Advisory Committee, and immunization program grantees. These standards are updated periodically.2 Back to Top | Article Outline Basis of Finding The Task Force considered a wide range of information relevant to program effectiveness. The Community Guide systematic review on which the Task Force finding is based3 included articles published in the peer-reviewed literature from January 1994 to April 2011, as well as abstracts presented at conferences in the United States between January 2002 and April 2011, with specific focus on 4 conferences (National Immunization Conference; Pediatric Academic Society; Vaccine University; Immunization Registry Conference). In addition to studies providing a comparative assessment of program impact, the Task Force considered articles providing descriptions of IIS program activities and capabilities. The Task Force finding represents the first effort within a systematic review for the Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide) to incorporate quantitative assessments of change with qualitative assessments of program activities. The systematic review included a number of studies demonstrating the capabilities and effectiveness of IIS to generate or directly support interventions known to increase vaccination rates: (1) client reminder and recall systems; (2) provider assessment and feedback; and (3) provider reminders. In 2009, the Task Force determined that each of these interventions had strong evidence of effectiveness in increasing vaccination rates (http://www.thecommunityguide.org/vaccines/index.html). The role of IIS in generating and evaluating public health responses to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease and other public health emergencies was also well described in the included evidence. Several studies characterized the use of IIS records and system capabilities to target reminder and recall notices during outbreaks of measles and hepatitis A, to evaluate provider responses during pertussis outbreaks, and to inform vaccine allocation during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. Included studies also demonstrated the utility of IIS in facilitating vaccine ordering, inventory monitoring, and vaccine-related accountability, especially the use of IIS for vaccines available through the US Vaccines for Children (VFC) program. Studies also described efforts to integrate the VFC-required Vaccine Tracking System (VTrcks) within the existing IIS. Interactions between IISs and health care systems and between IISs and schools and daycares were described in the available evidence. Several included studies described how IIS data were used by health care systems for quality measurements including HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set) reporting. Many studies highlighted how inclusion of school and daycare data in the IIS helped improve data completeness and accuracy, thereby becoming a more useful tool for assessing student immunization status. The Task Force found limited evidence to evaluate the use of IIS by vaccination providers in clinical settings. Although several studies described IIS utility in vaccine management, few studies provided information on whether and how vaccination providers used IIS data or capabilities during clinical encounters or in the management of client vaccinations. Most of the identified studies described the use of IISs to provide surveillance information or to support specific investigations of changes, trends, or gaps in vaccination coverage in the population. In these cases, the IIS provided information for decision makers to use in planning and implementing additional interventions to address the identified issue. The included studies described a wide range of IIS surveillance capabilities including coverage assessments for specific vaccinations, investigations of coverage in high-risk subsets of the population, and an ability to monitor the uptake of new vaccines. Back to Top | Article Outline Applicability Most of the included studies described activities in the United States and findings are likely applicable to US settings, systems of care, and client populations. Available evidence may reflect the capabilities and accomplishments of more mature IISs, and effectiveness my not directly translate to IISs with lower rates of client, provider, or practice participation. Back to Top | Article Outline Economic Evaluation A review of the economic evidence found 12 studies and 2 government reports that met Community Guide criteria for a systematic review of economic evidence. Most studies involving cost data evaluated (1) system costs of building an IIS and (2) cost of exchanging immunization data; most economic benefits focused on administrative efficiency. Four studies compared the benefits with costs and found net savings. A major challenge to evaluating a technology-based intervention is the change that comes with technological improvement and advancement. Although the cost and benefit data may be less applicable today owing to changes in system technology, data exchange methods, availability of vendor support, and system functionalities, it is likely that more up-to-date estimates would support the findings of cost savings in this review. Back to Top | Article Outline Considerations for Implementation The Task Force found benefit of IISs in efficient implementation of common vaccination-related activities, such as the rapid generation of official vaccination records for use by schools, health departments, and vaccination providers, and the ability to use IIS data to assess coverage and develop activities to improve on it. Furthermore, the Task Force identified no specific harms of IISs. Vaccination provider concerns that may impede IIS implementation include the time and effort required to participate, as well as concerns about data quality of vaccination records (timeliness, completeness, and accuracy). Increasingly, providers are using electronic transfer of data, thereby reducing barriers to provider participation. However, remaining challenges include increasing IIS and electronic health record system capability to exchange data using Health Level Seven messaging standards. There is also a need to continue supporting implementation of standards for data exchange and interoperability among IISs, health plans, Health Information Exchanges, and other health information systems. Finally, issues related to client participation and confidentiality requirements may limit the ways that IIS data can be entered, retrieved, or used for clinical and public health purposes. For example, in US schools, IIS utilization must adhere to the requirements of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (available at www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html), which may impede the exchange of information. Back to Top | Article Outline Information From Other Advisory Groups The National Vaccine Advisory Committee has published a series of reports on the progress of IIS over time and has stated that "IIS have demonstrated their effectiveness in improving immunization services and immunization coverage," while also highlighting barriers and challenges to their use.4,5 A number of associations and advisory groups have issued letters of support for IIS, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, the American Public Health Association, the National Medical Association, and the US Department of Education (www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/iis/resources-refs/partner-org-support.html). Back to Top | Article Outline Healthy People 2020 Broader implementation of IIS capabilities described in this review may be useful in meeting Healthy People 2020 objectives to increase vaccination coverage and reduce vaccine-preventable disease. Healthy People 2020 has established 2 IIS-related objectives: (1) to increase from 75% to 95% the proportion of children younger than 6 years whose immunization records are in fully operational, population-based IIS (IID-18) and (2) to increase the number of states that have 80% of adolescents aged 11 to 18 years with 2 or more age-appropriate immunization recorded in an IIS (IID-20) (http://healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/objectiveslist.aspx?topicid=23). Back to Top | Article Outline Evidence Gaps The Task Force noted a critical gap in the body of evidence reviewed: information about the daily use and utility of IISs to vaccination providers, especially in clinical settings, is lacking. As this is one of the major applications of IISs, gaining additional insight in this area is particularly important. Intervention research should attempt to quantify the use and effectiveness of IISs as a clinical decision support tool and investigate the effective practices and requirements involved in incorporating IISs into clinical practice. Additional studies are needed to examine the relationship between IIS and IIS-related activities on overall vaccination coverage in the general population, or on important target populations with gaps in coverage. In terms of the economic efficiency of IISs, additional research is needed to address gaps in information and enable a more up-to-date and comprehensive economic assessment of IISs.Back to Top | Article Outline REFERENCES 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Progress in immunization information systems—United States, 2011. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013;62(3):48–51. Cited Here... 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Immunization information systems functional standards, 2013-2017. http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/iis/core-data-elements.html. Accessed April 7, 2014. Cited Here... 3. Groom H. Immunization information systems to increase vaccination rates: a Community Guide systematic review. J Public Health Manag Pract. In press. Cited Here... 4. Hinman AR, Urquhart GA, Strikas RA. Immunization information systems: National Vaccine Advisory Committee progress report, 2007. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2007;13(6):553–558. Cited Here... 5. National Vaccine Advisory Committee. Enhancing participation in immunization information systems (IIS): recommendations to the National Vaccine Advisory Committee. http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/iisrecommendationssep08.html. Published 2008. Accessed April 7, 2014. Cited Here... Keywords:immunization information systems; immunization registries; vaccination coverage Copyright © 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.