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  "id": "1990-november-micar-library-news",
  "slug": "1990-november-micar-library-news",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/1990-november-micar-library-news.html",
  "year": 1990,
  "month": "November",
  "monthNum": 11,
  "headline": "MICAR Library News",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "MICAR",
  "summary": "MICAR has expanded its data library with three new datasets from federal agencies, including FAA aircraft malfunction reports and FDA medical device incident records, all available on 9-track computer tapes for journalists.",
  "keywords": [
    "data",
    "reports",
    "databases"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Data & Databases",
    "Public Safety",
    "Health & Environment"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "9-track tape"
  ],
  "full_text": "MICAR makes available to reporters a library of data stored on 9-track computer tapes. A complete list of these tapes can be promptly mailed toanyone upon request. This month, MICAR has attained three new sets of data. From the Federal Aviation Association: - a report on \"service difficulty,\" which includes a list of all malfunctions and defects on commercial aircraft flown in the United States ($36). From the Food and Drug Administration: - a medical device report, which lists all injuries, malfunctions and deaths caused by medical devices ($336). -a problem-reporting program record, which lists all problems logged by the FDA by doctors from hospitals concerning medical equipment ($204).",
  "provenance": {
    "extracted_by": "pre-v2",
    "extracted_at": "",
    "verified": true
  },
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