Entries in the Category "Gov Doc of the Week"
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for 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)
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for 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).
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for 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.
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for April 7, 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.
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for 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."
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for 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
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for 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.
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for 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.
SaraJean's Gov Doc of the Week for March 3, 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.