The Committee on Energy and Commerce has held 9 hearings into the chain of events that caused the BP oil spill disaster and it’s impacts on the Gulf Coast. Read Chairman Waxman’s Statement on the BP Oil Spill Report. Full text of the most recent hearings are available on the Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on … Continue reading BP Oil Spill Reports
The desire to recapture and remember lost episodes from history is not limited to our current time, but has been present in times past. Below are some fascinating reference works containing information about days gone by. It is important that we have these works and that they be preserved to help us remember who we … Continue reading Reference Books of the Week
Do you think avatars and Second Life virtual worlds are only for geeky teen boys playing World of War Craft? Well, think again! The U.S. House of Representatives got in on the action in 2008 when the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet of the Committee on Energy and Commerce met in Second Life to … Continue reading “I would like to thank, Mr. Chairman, your avatar for holding this hearing.”
If you are interested in mythology and folklore, whether it’s for a class assignment, or for your own personal edification, the Gleeson Library/Geschke Learning Center has a wide array of resources on the subject. Here are just four titles that you may find interesting. These and many more works on mythology and folklore can be … Continue reading Reference Books of the Week
September 17th is the 223rd anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. Come see the display in the library and pick-up your very own pocket-size copy of the Constitution. Visit our online resource guide for a digital version of the constitution and section by section interpretation of its meaning. Continue reading Happy Constitution Day!
This year the USF Reading Project selection is a mural entitled “Man at the Crossroads,” by artist Diego Rivera. This mural was commissioned by J.D. Rockefeller for the Rockefeller Center in New York, but was destroyed before it was even completed. For the USF Reading Project the campus will use the visual reference of “Man, … Continue reading USF Reading Project – Diego Rivera Mural
U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings are a great primary source for research papers. Included in hearings are: expert testimonies statistics first-hand accounts of current events political intrigue What more could you possibly want? Here are some examples of recent topics debated in Congressional Committee Hearings: Steroids in Baseball Medical Marijuana Genocide in Darfur Cost of War … Continue reading Hot Hearings
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
February is Black History Month. I encourage everyone to take a look at the Oxford African American Studies Center database that the library subscribes to. It has a wealth of biographical and encyclopedic information for “those looking for information on people and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture.” You can … Continue reading During Black History Month make sure to check out the Oxford African American Studies Center
In response to the earthquake in Haiti, the Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) is providing free online access to full text articles from major biomedicine journals and reference books. This service is available to healthcare professionals, librarians, and members of the public in the United States who have been affected by the disaster. If you know … Continue reading Emergency Access Initiative