The U.S. Constitution is celebrating its 224th birthday on September 17th. Check out recent books on the Constitution which are currently on display at the library. For additional information on the Constitution, see the library’s online guide. Continue reading Happy Constitution Day!
For credible information about volcanoes and the recent eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull, visit these government websites: USGS – U.S. Geological Survey NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration – see also NASA’s Earth Observatory for satellite images Brought to you by Gleeson Library’s Government Information Librarian, Carol Spector. … Continue reading Hot Lava!
Sure, health care reform is big news, but what about March Madness? Get firsthand information on the presidential picks in this ESPN interview. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCUltDjFrGM] Brought to you by Gleeson Library’s Government Information Librarian, Carol Spector. Find out more about our government information collection by visiting our homepage. Continue reading Obama’s Brackets
Looking for background information on a complicated issue? Your new best friend: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports. These reports are written by Library of Congress staff members and are intended to keep our members of congress up-to-date on current affairs. In the words of the CRS: With public policy issues growing more complex and political … Continue reading I ♥ CRS Reports
Looking for in-depth analysis of a federal program you’ve heard about in the news? Then you’ll be really pleased to discover the reports issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Sometimes referred to as the “congressional watchdog,” GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer … Continue reading GAO Reports
This is pretty nifty. Hathi Trust is a digital repository of materials being scanned at research libraries. (Hathi is the Hindi word for “elephant.”) You can get the fulltext of out-of-copyright books and government publications. I found examples of old government documents with fulltext in Hathi Trust, but not in Google nor Google Books. I’ll be using this a … Continue reading Hathi Trust Digital Library
April 1-8, 2009 is Street Children Awareness Week at USF. Please drop by Gleeson Library|Geschke Center to see our book display on street children in Africa. You can borrow any of the publications on display. We’ve also created a companion online resource guide. The week’s events are sponsored by USF Umthombo, the African Studies Department, … Continue reading Street Children Awareness Week
For everyone out there who thought government documents were dull, check this out: President Obama’s brackets for the NCAA Tournament! How cool is that? Update for 2010: see comment below. Continue reading Presidential Brackets
Want to know what your President is up to? Find out with The Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents. This resource has been known historically as the “Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents,” but with the new administration, it’s now daily. No more waiting! Continue reading Day by Day with President Obama
Have you hugged your Constitution today? September 17th is Constitution Day, a day to commemorate the September 17, 1787 signing of the Constitution. I like to think of it as a day to reflect upon and celebrate the rights we have thanks to the U.S. Constitution. Take a minute to look at our Constitution Day online guide, and maybe … Continue reading Constitution Day