Entries in the Category "Gov Doc of the Week"
Gov Doc of the Week: December 15, 2008 | December 15, 2008
LEGISinfo is the Canadian Library of Parliament's site where one can obtain "information on legislation currently before Parliament." Its coverage is from January 2001 to the present.
Like the Library of Congress's THOMAS, LEGISinfo allows the user to search by bill number or title keyword. Unlike THOMAS, LEGISinfo gives the user links to numericals lists of bills, so the user can browse current legislation. LEGISinfo does not appear to have the functionality to search a bill by sponsor, as THOMAS does.
Posted by Sarajean Petite at December 15, 2008 09:00 AM
Gov Doc of the Week: December 3, 2008 | December 03, 2008
Defense Horizons is a publication of the National Defense University's Center for Technology and National Security Policy. According to the CTNS, "The Defense Horizons series present key research and analysis conducted by the center and its associate members."
These reports include some with a technological focus, such as "Strategic Fragility: Infrastructure Protection and National Security in the Information Age", and some that focus more on strategy, such as "Lee's Mistake: Learning from the Decision to Order Pickett's Charge."
The most recent report, dated November 2008, is "Lessons of Abu Ghraib: Understanding and Preventing Prisoner Abuse in Military Operations" by Paul T. Bartone.
Posted by Sarajean Petite at December 3, 2008 09:00 AM
Gov Doc of the Week: November 24, 2008 | November 24, 2008
Each Thanksgiving since 1947, the President has issued a pardon for the National Thanksgiving Turkey.
The Bush Administration has a web page, Thanksgiving at the White House, which contains historical information about the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation. There is also a link to a Photo Essay containing pictures of National Thanksgiving Turkey presentations involving presidents Truman, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush.
What is particularly interesting about this is that after the president pardoned the National Thanksgiving turkey, other turkeys weren't so fortunate: 2007 Thanksgiving Menu at Camp David, 2006 Thanksgiving Menu at Camp David, 2005 Thanksgiving Menu at Prairie Chapel Ranch...
Posted by Sarajean Petite at November 24, 2008 04:36 PM
Guest Gov Doc of the Week: American Automotive Crisis | November 17, 2008
Guest Gov Doc of the Week
summary record of a Congressional e-hearing, released in Feb., 2006
Yahoo news 11/17/08
Download file Advance Oct. 2008 sales (U.S. Census)
auto sales (Sept. 2008) (blog entry)
AIADA sales (Oct. 2008)
Posted by Andrew Dorchak at November 17, 2008 08:09 PM
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the week for June 9, 2008 | June 09, 2008
Each week, the Canadian Depository Services Program sends a list of publications that libraries may order. Most of them are not within the scope of the Law Library's collection. Some of the more recent lists contained fascinating publications about the Canadian health care system.
Here is a list I sent to the Case medical library:
The cost of acute care hospital stays by medical condition in Canada. Annual. Ottawa. Electronic.
2004-2005. c2008. 155p. (1583 KB). Graphs, references, tables.
The cost of hospital stays: why costs vary. Ottawa, c2008. 73p. (2037 KB). Coloured figs., coloured illus., graphs, references, tables. Adobe Acrobat.
Fixing the foundation: an update on primary health care and home care renewal in Canada. Toronto, January 2008. 56p. (2568 KB). Coloured figs., coloured illus., photographs, references, tables. Adobe Acrobat.
- Canadian survey of experiences with primary health care in 2007: a data supplement to Fixing the foundation : an updated on primary health care and home care renewal in Canada. Toronto, January 2008. 20p. (928 KB). Coloured figs., references. Adobe Acrobat.
Physicians in Canada: fee-for-service utilization. Annual. Ottawa. Electronic.
2005-2006. c2008. 176p. (823 KB). Tables.
Physicians in Canada: the status of alternative payment programs. Annual. Ottawa. Electronic.
2005-2006. c2008. 44p. (1616 KB). Tables.
Why health care renewal matters: learning from Canadians with chronic health conditions - a health outcomes report. Toronto, December 2007. 58p. (2022 KB). Coloured figs., coloured illus., references. Adobe Acrobat.
- Canadians' experiences with chronic illness care in 2007: a data supplement to Why health care renewal matters : learning from Canadians with chronic health conditions. Toronto, December 2007. 24p. (1091 KB). Coloured figs., references. Adobe Acrobat.
Posted by Sarajean Petite at June 9, 2008 07:00 AM
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the week for June 2, 2008 | June 02, 2008
The United States Government has many sources of information about other countries. Two of my favorites are the State Department's Background Notes and the CIA World Factbook Both of these sources contain information about the people, economy, politics, and geography of the countries. In addition to information about countries, the Factbook has information about "locations," such as oceans and Antarctica.
Posted by Sarajean Petite at June 2, 2008 09:02 AM
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for May 19, 2008 | May 19, 2008
The Congressional Budget Office has written a series of studies on gas prices. The most recent study, dated January 2008, is Effects of Gasoline Prices on Driving Behavior and Vehicle Markets.
Previous studies include:
- Natural gas pricing policies: implications for the federal budget (Link is to catalog record for paper copy)
- Understanding natural gas price decontrol (Link is to catalog record for paper copy)
- Natural gas price decontrol: a comparison of two bills (Link is to catalog record for paper copy)
- Reducing gasoline consumption: three policy options (Link is to online document)
Posted by Sarajean Petite at May 19, 2008 06:39 AM
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for May 5, 2008 | May 05, 2008
The IRS has released several documents related to the Economic Stimulus Payments:
- Economic Stimulus Payments Information Center
(Dated April 29, 2008)
- Economic Stimulus Payments on the Way; Some People Will See Direct Deposit Payments Today (Dated April 28, 2008)
- FAQ
- Payment Schedule
Posted by Sarajean Petite at May 5, 2008 10:24 PM
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for April 28, 2008 | April 28, 2008
A few months ago, someone in the library remarked that Congress was wasting time investigating drugs in professional baseball when there were more important issues that needed investigation. Many people do not realize that the hearings about which one hears in the media are only a small fraction of what Congress does.
Here is a small sample of the Congressional hearings titles the library has received recently:
Gasoline prices, oil company profits, and the American consumer (SuDoc number: Y 4.C 73/8:110-51)
America's public debt: How do we keep it from rising? (SuDoc number: Y 4.F 49:S.HRG.109-985)
The passport backlog and the State Department's response to the Western Hemisphere Travel initiative (SuDoc number: Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.110-177)
Is OSHA working for working people? (SuDoc number: Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.110-40)
Green transportation infrastructure : challenges to access and implementation (SuDoc number: Y 4.SCI 2:110-27)
Protections for foster children enrolled in clinical trials (SuDoc number: Y 4.W 36:109-8)
Posted by Sarajean Petite at April 28, 2008 09:10 AM
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for April 21, 2008 | April 21, 2008
According to GPO, Volumes of the 2006 U.S. Code "are beginning to arrive in GPO's Library Services unit and are being prepared for shipment."
Our library should have the first two volumes, Volume 1 (Organic Laws, Title 1 to Title 5) and Volume 2 (Title 5 to Title 7) on the shelf by the middle of next month. When we receive them, they will be entered in the check-in record, which can be viewed in the library's online catalog (link to record above).
Posted by Sarajean Petite at April 21, 2008 10:00 AM
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for April 14, 2008 | April 14, 2008
Census Atlas of the United States: Census 2000 Reports Contains colorful maps illustrating data from the 2000 United States Census. Some of the topics covered include Population distribution, race, age and sex, living arrangements, place of birth, migration, language, ancestry, education, work, military service, income and poverty, and housing. Several maps from earlier censuses so the reader can view changes.
The law library's print copy is on reference at G 1201 .E2 U5 2007.
Posted by Sarajean Petite at April 14, 2008 03:23 PM
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for April 7, 2008 | April 07, 2008
Several weeks ago, the Canadian Depository listserv was buzzing with discussion about the National Atlas of Canada reference map series's latest map, a wall map of Canada.
The Atlas of Canada's website has a variety of printable maps. Some of the topics covered include: Environment, People & Society, Economy, History, Climate Change, Freshwater, Health, Reference Maps, Map Archive, and Topographic Maps.
Posted by Sarajean Petite at April 7, 2008 08:28 AM
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for March 31, 2008 | March 31, 2008
Last week, the GPO announced the release of Authenticated Public and Private Laws for the 110th Congress on GPO Access. This is part of GPO's authentication initiative. According to GPO, "Authenticated public and private laws within this application contain digitally signed and certified PDF files that contain GPO's Seal of Authenticity. These files have been digitally signed and certified using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology."
Posted by Sarajean Petite at March 31, 2008 06:45 AM
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for March 24, 2008 | March 24, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security's Civics and Citizenship Toolkit is a multimedia resource designed for those wanting to become United States citizens. It contains books, DVDs, a CD-ROM, and some very nice civics flashcards.
The Law Library's copy of this resource is in the Gov Docs area at HS 8.2:C 49/2/TOOLKIT/2007
Posted by Sarajean Petite at March 24, 2008 06:42 PM
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for March 17, 2008 | March 17, 2008
Though it is not a government document itself, the goal of ALA GODORT's State Agency Databases wiki is to "pull together all publicly accessible state agency databases." Some states are more complete than others, but Ohio is among the more complete ones.
Posted by Sarajean Petite at March 17, 2008 06:23 PM
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for March 10, 2008 | March 10, 2008
The Federal Register Tutorial on the National Archives website provides information about the background of the Federal Register, instructions on using it, and information on how the public can participate in rulemaking. The tutorial is made up of 12 PDF files, most of which are text-based with hyperlinks.
Posted by Sarajean Petite at March 10, 2008 04:43 PM
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for March 3, 2008 | March 03, 2008
Canada's national statistics agency, Statistics Canada is releasing information from the 2006 census. This site contains statistics, studies, technical papers, and current awareness information. It is user-friendly.
Posted by Sarajean Petite at March 3, 2008 09:19 PM