A controversial bill called the “Research Works Act” has been introduced in Congress. This bill would end the current policy (that has been in effect since 2008) that requires any research funded by the NIH be made freely available to the public via Pub Med Central one year after publication in a journal. For reactions, … Continue reading Public Access to NIH Funded Research at Risk
ScienceDirect is expected to be offline and unavailable for approximately 11 hours on Saturday, September 10. Down time is expected to be 4:30 AM – 3:30 PM In relation to the planned work, SciVerse ScienceDirect alerts will be suspended for two weeks, September 9-23. Subscribers will receive their outstanding alerts when we resume processing. Continue reading ScienceDirect Maintenance Sept 10
Have you ever used government information at USF? Did you know that USF’s Gleeson Library participates in the Federal Depository Library Program? Help us evaluate how useful these resources and services are to you by completing the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HSLCRRB. Thanks in advance for your time! Continue reading FDLP Survey
Hot off the presses! A new report from the folks at the Pentagon, provides results of an in-depth survey of American servicemen and women regarding the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy. DADT bars openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual men and women from serving in the U.S. military. The report reveals perspectives from within … Continue reading New Pentagon Report on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
The U.S. State Department and Africa The United States Department of State (often referred to as the State Department) is the federal executive department responsible for international relations. The State Department has a blog called, Dipnote where you can read blog entries from State Department officials about their work and international travels. “Dipnote” refers to … Continue reading Government Documents: Africa and the State Department
The U.S. HELP Committee Gleeson’s Government Documents collection has a number of interesting documents from the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions that goes by the easy-to-remember-acronym, HELP. The committee presides over the country’s health care, education, employment and retirement policies. Here are some examples of HELP documents in the collection: *If … Continue reading Documents from the HELP Committee
The Government Printing Office Publishes Its First Comic Book The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) recently published the agency’s first comic book, Squeaks Discovers Type, as part of the agency’s 150th anniversary. GPO employees created the comic book as a teaching tool for children to illustrate the important role of printing throughout history. What is … Continue reading Government Printing Office Comic Book
In honor of Halloween, take a look at some of Gleeson’s more unusual, “spooky” government documents. In addition to the pamphlet pictured here, in which the United States Air Force put together Aids to Identification of Flying Objects, Gleeson Government Documents Print Collection also has materials on the Roswell Report. This document concerns a series … Continue reading UFOs and Government Documents
On October 10th, 188 countries participated in over 7000 climate action events for the Global Work Party, ranging from local garden plantings to solar panel installations. Global Warming is also a critical issue in the upcoming November 2nd elections in California with Proposition 23, which proposes suspending certain clean air laws until unemployment drops in … Continue reading Climate Change and Proposition 23
The rights that are derived from the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights have come about through popular activism, war, and jurisprudence. As we are in the midst of election season, it is important to consider the origins of our rights as embodied in the Constitution, especially when we go to the polls to … Continue reading Reference Books of the Week