Government Documents for You

The Thurgood Marshall Law Library has recently added two timely Congressional Research Service (CRS) research summaries to its Special Collections & Digital Projects collection. The Cost of Government Financial Interventions, Past and Present and Proposal to Allow Treasury to Buy Mortgage-Related Assets to Address Financial Instability have been written in response to the financial turmoil occurring in the United States financial markets.

The Cost of Financial Interventions, Past and Present attempts to answer questions about the recent financial interventions by the government in the business of private corporations. Sources of funding and the costs to the taxpayer are discussed. The AIG, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, and Bear Stearns cases are used as examples. A table of a Summary of Current and Historical Financial Interventions by the Federal Government is also supplied.
Available on the Internet:
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/crsreports/crsdocuments/RS22965_09232008.pdf

Proposal to Allow Treasury to Buy Mortgage-Related Assets to Address Financial Instability explains Treasury Secretary Paulsen's [draft of 9/21/2008] plan for legislative authorization to allow direct intervention in the economy. This report analyzes the proposals by answering frequently asked questions.
Available on the Internet:
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/crsreports/crsdocuments/RS22957_09222008.pdf

Post on GovDoc-L from: Bill Sleeman, Assistant Director for Technical Services,
Thurgood Marshall Law Library, The University of Maryland School of Law

OpenCRS.com provides a directory of websites where you can find almost 4,000 CRS reports. Included in the directory is the National Council for Science and the Environment, Federation of American Scientists, Thurgood Marshall Law Library/University of Maryland School of Law, National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, and the Center for Democracy & Technology.

This website is available at: http://opencrs.com/

The Government Documents Department at the University of North Texas, in collaboration with the University of Texas and Oklahoma State University, also has CRS reports available to the public.

This collection is available at: http://digital.library.unt.edu/govdocs/crs/

In Contact!: Case Studies from the Long War. William G. Robertson, General Editor. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press, 2006.
SUDOC: A 13.36/2-6:R 8-RG-238/2008

This new periodical from the historians at the Combat Studies Institute (CSI) provides case studies of both lethal and nonlethal missions performed by Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. The events chronicled span the spectrum of participants from officers to noncommissioned officers and from combat units to support personnel. The information comes from unclassified material and interviews with many of the key participants in each of the events.

Available on the Internet: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS88531

Talladega National Forest, Talladega and Shoal Creek Ranger Districts: America's great outdoors, Alabama, 2008. [Atlanta, Ga.]: Forest Service, US Dept. of Agriculture; Denver, CO: USGS Information Services, 2008.
SUDOC: A 13.36/2-6:R 8-RG-238/2008

The Talladega National Forest, located in Central Alabama, covers 392,567 acres at the southern edge of the Appalachian Mountains. Before it was bought by the federal government in the 1930s, the area was extensively logged and represented some of the most abused, eroded wastelands in all of Alabama. Pine forest regrowth now hosts a diverse eco-system. The tiny 7,400 acre Cheaha Wilderness preserves a portion of this natural wealth near Rebecca Mountain.

More information on the Taladega National Forest:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/alabama/aboutus

Reynolds,Nicholas E. U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2003: Basrah, Baghdad and Beyond. Washington, D.C.: History Division, U.S. Marine Corps, 2007.
SUDOC: D 214.13:IR 1/2

This book is about Marines during the first stage of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). It spans the period from 11 September 2001 to March and April 2003, when the Coalition removed Saddam Hussein from power, and concludes in November 2003 when the Marines left Kuwait to return to their home bases in the United States. The primary focus of the book is I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) – the run-up to the war in 2002 and early 2003, especially the development of “the plan,” with its many changes, the exhaustive rehearsals, and other preparations, and then the conduct of decisive combat operations and the immediate postwar period, mostly under the control of the U.S. Central Command’s Coalition Forces Land Component Command. The book also touches upon other Marine activities in the Military Coordination and Liaison Command in northern Iraq and with the British in the south. Finally, the book is a beginning to the examination of the early phases of the war in Iraq, a foundation for future scholarship and discussion.

**Text obtained from book’s forward.**

Available on the Internet: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS99051

Cole, Hugh M. The Lorraine Campaign. United States Army in World War II. European Theater of Operations. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, U.S. Army: For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2007.
SUDOC: D 114.7:EU 7/V.1/2007

When the United States Army in World War II series was first published, it had three objectives. The first was to provide the Army itself with an accurate and timely account of its varied activities in mobilizing, organizing, and employing its forces for the conduct of war – an account that will be available to the service schools and to individual members of the Armed Services who wish to extend their professional reading. The second objective is to help enlarge the thoughtful citizen’s concept of national security by describing the basic problems of war and the manner in which these problems were met. The third objective was to preserve for the record a well-merited tribute to the devotion and sacrifice of those who served.

The Lorraine Campaign was originally published in 1950, but has been re-released several times over the years. The current volume is an exhaustive study on the Lorraine Campaign during World War II and includes several maps detailing troop movements and battles.

**Text obtained from book’s preface.**

1950 Volume available on the Internet:
http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/lorraine/lorraine-content.html

Brown, Glenn, and Bushong, William. Glenn Brown's History of the United States Capitol. Annotated ed. in commemoration of the Bicentennial of the United States Capitol. Washington, D.C.: [U.S. G.P.O.] : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [2007].
SUDOC: Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 14909

Glenn Brown published a two volume history of the history of the United States Capitol, providing important information on the building and its art collection. This annotated update provides more information concerning Brown's sources and valuable perspectives on his viewpoints and limitations. This book details the history and evolution of the Capitol's architecture, design, and lay-out as originally envisioned by Pierre L'Enfant, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and succeeding generations.

Available on the Internet: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS92765

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, 1912-2007: memorial tributes in the One Hundred Tenth Congress of the United States. Washington: U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2008.
SUDOC: Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 15075

This is a compilation of addresses and tributes as given in the United States House of Representatives and Senate plus additional materials, including the texts of eulogies, messages, prayers, and scriptural selections delivered at the memorial services held at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and Riverbend Center, on the life, character, and service of Lady Bird Johnson, former First Lady of the United States.

**Text obtained from book’s contents.**

Available on the Internet: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS95859

Memorial Services in the Congress of the United States and Tributes in eulogy of Gerald R. Ford, late a President of the United States. Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : [Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., distributor], 2007.
SUDOC: Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 15117

This is a compilation of addresses and tributes as given in the United States House of Representatives and Senate plus additional materials, including the texts of eulogies, messages, prayers, and scriptural selections delivered at the funeral services held in Palm Desert, CA, Washington, D.C., and in Grand Rapids, MI, on the life, character, and public service of the late President Gerald R. Ford. Also includes text from Naming Ceremony for the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford.

**Text obtained from book’s contents.**

Available on the Internet: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS95813

Experimental Forests and Ranges. [Portland, Or.?] : Pacific Northwest Research Station, [2008].
SUDOC: A 13.66/2:EX 7

The USDA Forest Service’s system of Experimental Forests and Ranges provides an incredible wealth of records and knowledge of environmental change in natural and managed forest and rangeland ecosystems across the United States. The present system of 78 Experimental Forests and Ranges has been established progressively since 1908; many sites are more than 50 years old. The system provides places for long-term science and management studies in major vegetation types of the 195 million acres of public land administered by the Forest Service. Individual sites range from 47 to 22,500 ha in size.

This is a map showing the location of the Experimental Forests and Ranges. The map also provides a brief chronology of the program and a description for some of these forests and ranges.

United States Army, Center of Military History: Considering a Career as a Historian in the Federal Government: A Quick Guide. [Fort Belvoir, VA]: U.S. Army, Center of Military History, [2008?].
SUDOC: D 114.12:C 18

Many history graduate students preparing to enter the academic job market fail to consider career openings in the federal government, and in particular those civilian positions in one of the military services. Graduate students completing their dissertation, regardless of specialization (not just military history), should consider these positions. This pamphlet discusses the opportunities available for interested Historians and strategies they should use to successfully obtain one of these positions.

Guide to Coping with Deployment and Combat Stress. Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD : U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, 2008.
SUDOC: D 101.6/5:ST 8

The United States Army published a manual to help soldiers deployed in combat areas. The guide covers: Combat & Operational Stress Reactions; Coping with Stress in Stability and Support Operations; Providing Support to Soldiers in Distress; Helping a Soldier in Distress for Leaders; Coping with Deployment Separation; Sleep Management and Soldier Readiness; and The Injured and Dead. This is a quick guide that may be useful for people preparing for deployment overseas.

Available on the Internet: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS95861

U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project in affiliation with the Search for Common Ground (SFCG) organization released its report today. The report is entitled "Changing Course: A New Direction for U.S. Relations with the Muslim World."

The report "represents the consensus of an exceptionally diverse, senior, bipartisan and inter-faith group of 34 American leaders who have worked together over the last 18 months. Their work was supported by Search for Common Ground and CBI, two organizations that specialize in building consensus on controversial public issues."

The report is available directly from
http://www.sfcg.org/programmes/us/pdf/Changing%20Course.pdf

OR

http://www.usmuslimengagement.org/storage/usme/documents/Changing_Course_-_A_New_Direction_for_US_Relations_with_the_Muslim_World.pdf

or as a link from SFCG website
http://www.sfcg.org/programmes/us/us_engagement.html

or from the

U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project website
http://www.usmuslimengagement.org/

For a list of the 34 Leaders go to
http://www.sfcg.org/programmes/us/pdf/USME%20Overview%209%2012%2008%20li
sting%20of%20LG%20only.pdf

Post on GovDoc-L from: Greta E. Marlatt, Information Services Manager & Homeland Security Digital Library Content Manager, Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School

Since its inception in 1957, the United States Commission on Civil Rights (http://www.usccr.gov) has been at the forefront of efforts by the Federal Government and state governments to examine and resolve issues related to race, ethnicity, religion and, more recently, sexual orientation. Although the fortunes of the Commission have ebbed and flowed with changes in presidential administrations, the Commission has continued to be a vital part of the effort to build an America that is truly equal.

The Thurgood Marshall Law Library at the University of Marlyand School of Law provides access to the historical record of this important federal agency and offers scholars an opportunity to examine the efforts of the Commission more closely. The databases contains a complete electronic record of United States Commission on Civil Rights publications held in the Library's collection and available on the USCCR Web site (http://www.usccr.gov/). The publications are made available over the Internet as page image presentations in PDF format. Each item is linked to the appropriate bibliographic record in the Catalog. Publications are also searchable by keyword and accessible by date and title.

The database is available at the following address:
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/usccr/

**Information taken from the Thurgood Marshall Law Library website.**

The House of Representatives Committee on Standards of Official Conduct publishes an annual Ethics Manual to govern the conduct of House Members. This year's Manual is now available electronically at the following link:

http://ethics.house.gov/Media/PDF/2008_House_Ethics_Manual.pdf

Access to Science Information Expands with Science.gov 5.0 Launch

200 Million Pages of U.S. Government Science Resources Now Available on the Internet

The latest version of Science.gov http://www.science.gov -Science.gov 5.0-was launched Sept. 15th, allowing users to search additional collections of valuable science resources; more easily target their searches; and readily find links to information on a variety of science topics. Science.gov is a free, integrated single-search gateway to reliable science and technology information from 17 organizations within 13 federal science agencies.

Science.gov 5.0 improves upon the previous version, Science.gov 4.0, by offering seven new databases and portals which allow researchers access to over 200 million pages of scientific information.

In addition to quadrupling the amount of searchable content and enhancing the search technology, Science.gov 5.0 now provides links to related EurekAlert! Science News http://www.eurekalert.org and Wikipedia, and provides the capability to easily download research results into personal files or citation software.

Another key feature of Science.gov 5.0 is a "clustering" tool which helps target searches by grouping results by subtopics or dates. This technology was recently developed through a DOE Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program award.

Science.gov is hosted by DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), within DOE's Office of Science. In addition to DOE, Science.gov is supported by contributing members of the Science.gov Alliance, including the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, and the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation, with support from the National Archives and Records Administration.

New information available includes:

Thousands of patents resulting from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research and development:
DOepatents
http://www.osti.gov/doepatents

Documents and bibliographic citations of DOE accomplishments:
DOE R&D Accomplishments Database
http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments

Millions of electronic scientific documents from around the world known as e-prints:
Eprint Network
http://www.osti.gov/eprints

Comprehensive and peer-reviewed toxicology data for thousands of chemicals:
HSDB Hazardous Substances Databank
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?HSDB

As well as more than 3 million references to worldwide literature on the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms:
TOXLINE Toxicology Bibliographic Information
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?TOXLINE

New information also includes a digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature:
PubMed Central
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov

Cancer-related information of all kinds for all audiences, including support and treatment resources for patients, comprehensive descriptions of research programs and clinical trials for healthcare professionals and the general public, and funding opportunities for researchers:
Cancer.gov
http://www.cancer.gov

Post on GovDocs-L from: Tim Byrne, Information International Associates, Inc., DOE/Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Empowering Local Communities Through Leadership Development and Capacity Building. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research and Office of University Partnerships. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 2007.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Office of University Partnerships (OUP) promotes leadership-development and capacity-building initiatives as the keys to empowering local communities so they can make the most of their assets and meet the challenges they face. This volume highlights efforts of institutions of higher education help communities and their residents build better communities through local leadership and neighborhood participation.

Available on the Internet at: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS92820

Yosemite National Park, California. National Park Service. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Interior, 2007.
SUDOC: I 29.6:Y 8/15/2007

Yosemite National Park is one of our nation’s most popular national parks, with over 3.5 million visitors a year. Located in east central California, United States, the park covers an area of 761,266 acres or 1,189 square miles (3,081 km²) and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain. Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, Giant Sequoia groves, and biological diversity. To learn more about Yosemite National Park, go to its website:
http://www.nps.gov/yose/

This map is just one of many located in the Government Documents Department.

Soviet-American Relations: The Détente Years, 1969-1972. Supervisory editor, Edward C. Keefer, editors, David C. Geyer, Douglas E. Selvage. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 2007.
SUDOC: S 1.2:SO 8/15

This joint documentary publication, collected and compiled by historians from both the U.S. Department of State and the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, provided unprecedented insight into Soviet-American relations during a critical era in the history of the Cold War: the détente years (1969-1972). Henry Kissinger, the National Security Advisor, and Anatoly Dobrynin, the Soviet Ambassador to the United States, established a confidential channel to discuss the important issues of the day: arms control, Berlin, the Middle East, South Asia, China, and Vietnam. Through this dialogue, President Richard M. Nixon and General-Secretary Leonid Brezhnev were able to exchange ideas and information outside normal diplomatic and bureaucratic channels. This behind-the-scenes diplomacy helped to reduce tension in the Soviet-American relationship. This volume presents a selection of American and Soviet documents on the diplomacy that led to détente between the superpowers.

**Excerpt from book jacket**

National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2007: with Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans. Hyattsville, MD: 2007.
SUDOC: HE 20.7042/6:2007

This report, compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, presents national trends in health statistics. It includes an executive summary, highlights, a chartbook, trend tables, extensive appendixes, and an index. The chartbook assesses the Nation's health by presenting trends and current information on selected determinants and measures of health status and utilization of health care. Statistical categories include sex, race, Hispanic origin, education, poverty level, and disability.

The report and its contents are available online at:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm

Evaluation of Earthquake Damaged Concrete and Masonry Wall Buildings: Basic Procedures Manual. Applied Technology Council. Washington, D.C.: Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1999.
SUDOC: HS 5.108:EA 7

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) initiated a project to evaluate and repair earthquake damaged concrete and masonry wall buildings. This project dealt with buildings who primary lateral-force-resisting systems consist of concrete or masonry bearing walls with flexible or rigid diaphragms, or whose vertical-load-bearing system consist of concrete or steel frames with concrete or masonry infill panels. FEMA published this manual to provide guidance on evaluating damage and analyzing future performance. Included in the document are component damage classification guides, and test and inspection guides.

The just released "Report of the Secretary of Defense Task Force on DoD Nuclear Weapons Management - Phase I: The Air Force's Nuclear Mission" is available:
http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/Phase_I_Report_Sept_10.pdf

The transcript of the special briefing related to the report is available at:
http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=4284

Post on GovDoc-L from: Greta E. Marlatt, Information Services Manager & Homeland Security Digital Library Content Manager, Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School

Census Atlas of the United States: Census 2000 Special Reports. Bureau of Census. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Census, 2007.
SUDOC: C 3.205/8-3:29

The recently published Census Atlas of the United States is the first comprehensive atlas of population and housing produced by the Census Bureau since the 1920s. The Census Atlas is a large-format publication about 300 pages long and containing almost 800 maps. Data from decennial censuses prior to 2000 support nearly 150 maps and figures, providing context and an historical perspective for many of the topics presented. A variety of topics are covered in the Census Atlas, ranging from language and ancestry characteristics to housing patterns and the geographic distribution of the population. A majority of the maps in the Census Atlas present data at the county level, but data also are sometimes mapped by state, census tract (for largest cities and metropolitan areas), and for selected American Indian reservations. The book is modern, colorful, and includes a variety of map styles and data symbolization techniques.

***Abstract taken from GPO***

Available on the Internet: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS92179

The Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C. (http://www.llsdc.org) is pleased to announce a considerable expansion of a publication on its Legislative Source Book entitled "Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet" (http://www.llsdc.org/Leg-Hist). The expanded site now encompasses almost all commercial as well non-commercial (free) Federal legislative histories available on the Internet. These commercial histories (Lexis, Westlaw, and HeinOnline) are listed alphabetically by the short title of the public law and then in public law number order whether or not that arrangement is on the vendor site. The layout is similar (but with less detail) to the two listings of non-commercial legislative histories presented just before the commercial listings. Each entry also has a direct
link to the history's URL site or to its general vendor site. In addition, following the public law number list for commercial histories, are entries and links to large or special collected histories (such as the new GAO histories on Westlaw or collected tax related histories). Finally, at the bottom of the site are many explanatory notes about legislative histories, source sites, and citations to public law numbers as well as related statute, U.S. Code and C.F.R. cites.

http://www.llsdc.org/Leg-Hist

**Text taken from a posting by Rick McKinney on the GovDoc-L listserv.**

Post on GovDoc-L from: Rick McKinney, Assistant Law Librarian, Federal Reserve Board Law Library

The CIA World Factbook is an excellent resource to find out basic, but thorough information about a country. It is published annually and contains sections on: History, Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Military, and Transnational Issues.

It is located at:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

To learn more about the history of the CIA World Factbook check out the following resource:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/history.html

Michael Moore has filmed a documentary apparently designed to encourage students to become politically active. It is entitled "Slacker Uprising".

He is offering it for free download to anyone in the United States beginning September 23.

http://slackeruprising.com

***This posting is for information purposes only. It should not be considered an endorsement of this film, its content, or the film-maker.***

The WMD Report Card(s) that has been in the news lately is now available. The report - "WMD Report Care: Evaluating U.S. Policies to Prevent Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Terrorism Since 2005" was done by the Partnership for a Secure America, a bipartisan group.

The main page for the report and the components is:
http://www.psaonline.org/article.php?id=403

The full report card is available at:
http://www.psaonline.org/downloads/ReportCard%208-25-08.pdf

The nuclear report -- "Nuclear Terrorism: US Policies to Reduce the Threat of Nuclear Terror" is available at:
http://www.psaonline.org/downloads/NUCLEAR%20report%208-28-08.pdf

The biological report - "Biological Terrorism: US Policies to Reduce Global Biothreats" is available at:
http://www.psaonline.org/downloads/BIOLOGICAL%20report%208-28-08.pdf

The chemical report "Chemical Terrorism: US Policies to Reduce the Chemical Terror Threat" is available at:
http://www.psaonline.org/downloads/CHEMICAL%20report%208-28-08.pdf

Post on GovDoc-L from: Greta E. Marlatt, Information Services Manager & Homeland Security Digital Library Content Manager, Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School

On Tuesday, November 4, registered voters around the country will go to the polls to vote in their local, state, and federal elections. Here in Mississippi, voters will have the unique opportunity to vote for two United States Senators in the same year. More importantly, voters all over the country will have the opportunity to choose who will be the next President of the United States. Of course, this is only possible if you have first registered to vote.

The Government Documents, Microforms, and Current Journals Department has created a display where patrons can find answers to the following questions:

* How can I register to vote?
* Can I register here in Mississippi?
* How can I submit an absentee ballot if I am registered somewhere else?
* What form of ID do I need to bring with me to vote in November?

Voters can find the answers to these questions, and much more, by checking out the display in the Government Documents, Microforms, and Current Journals Department. Also available are voter registration forms for the State of Mississippi.

You can check out the following websites to learn more, or stop by the Government Documents, Microforms, and Current Journals Department and check out the display!

Registering to Vote Out-of-State
http://www.eac.gov/voter/Register to Vote

Registering to Vote in Mississippi
http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/VoterRegistration/UpdatedVoterReg.pdf

Election 2008 Research Guide
http://library.msstate.edu/research/researchguides/Election2008.asp

A Voter’s Guide to Election Day
http://www.eac.gov/voter/docs/votersguideelectionday.pdf/attachment_download/file

Mississippi Secretary of State
http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/elections.asp

Election Assistance Commission
http://www.eac.gov/index_html1

National Association of Secretaries of State
http://www.canivote.org

**The posting does not intend to reflect any one political view, nor is it an endorsement for any candidate. This posting is purely informational in nature.**

There are not many events as important in the history of Western
civilization as the invention and widespread adoption of printing
techniques. This site from The University of Iowa Libraries will enchant
even those who haven't thought about Gutenberg and his ilk since their
Western Civ class in junior high. The Atlas of Early Printing is designed
primarily to be used as a tool for teaching the early history of printing in
Europe and visitors can use the interactive map to learn more about this
process.

The interactive map of Europe allows users to turn on and off different
layers on the map that document the spread of printing, paper mills, fairs,
and trade routes in order to get a better sense of how this technology
gradually spread. Visitors can also click on each map element to learn a bit
more, and in the case of each city, visitors can learn about the first
recorded work printed there. Overall, this resource will be invaluable to
educators, and even those with a passing interest in this area of human
endeavor may find themselves making numerous return visits to the site.

http://atlas.lib.uiowa.edu/

**Text taken from posting by Joanne Riley on The University of Alabama's SLIS-Listserv.**

Post on UA SLIS-L from: Joanne Riley, Associate University Librarian for Digital Library Services, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts-Boston

The Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond has unveiled its online project "Voting America United States Politics, 1840-2004."

http://www.americanpast.org/voting

Voting America provides cinematic & interactive maps, and analysis, of the Presidential elections in the US from 1840-2004. This unique resource focuses on election data to the county level (rather than state), helping users understand the nuances of our electoral history. It allows for users to compare elections as well as recognize the significance of individual elections by geographic region, political party, voter turnout, voter demographics, and more in a stimulating, visual environment.

**Text from Laura Horne's message on GovDoc-L**

Post on GovDoc-L from: Laura M Horne, Social Sciences Librarian, Boatwright Memorial Library, University of Richmond

Did you miss one of the speeches at a Convention? Want to take a second look at a speech you have already seen? Want to learn more about this year's candidates for President? Check out their websites on YouTube to see archived videos from their speeches at conventions and elsewhere.

Barack Obama (Democrat): http://www.youtube.com/user/BarackObamadotcom

John McCain (Republican): http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnMcCaindotcom

Bob Barr (Libertarian): http://www.youtube.com/user/BobBarr2008

Ralph Nader (Independent): http://www.youtube.com/user/votenader08

Cynthia McKinney (Green Party): http://www.youtube.com/user/RunCynthiaRun

Ron Paul: http://www.youtube.com/user/ronpaul2008dotcom?ob=4

CSPAN: http://www.youtube.com/user/CSPAN

**The posting does not intend to reflect any one political view, nor is it an endorsement for any candidate. This posting is purely informational in nature.**

**Description taken from the Thurgood Marshall Law Library website**

The Congressional Research Service, an arm of the Library of Congress, serves the legislative process by providing Congress with non-partisan and in-depth legislative research and analysis on a variety of topics. CRS produces or updates more than 3,000 studies and other publications each year, none of which are distributed to the public. Because CRS reports are created using public money and are not readily accessible to the research community, the Thurgood Marshall Law Library has created an online collection in the subject areas of Homeland Security/Terrorism and Health Law and Policy.

http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/crsreports/index.html?AlphaStart=R

The Congressional Research Service has prepared two reports concerning the ongoing conflict between Georgia and Russia and how they impact the United States.

Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/crsreports/crsdocuments/RL33453_08132008.pdf

Russia-Georgia Conflict in South Ossetia: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/crsreports/crsdocuments/RL34618_08132008.pdf

For more information on the Russian-Georgian Conflict go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_South_Ossetia_war

**Image from Wikipedia**

Post on GovDoc-L from: Bill Sleeman, Assistant Director for Technical Services,
Thurgood Marshall Law Library, The University of Maryland School of Law