State Agency Databases Activity Report 11/17/2013
The past two weeks have seen a burst of activity at the State Agency Databases Project at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases. For a full list of activity, see http://tinyurl.com/statedbs14d. Here are some highlights: DATABASES ADDED CALIFORNIA (Joel Rane) Continue reading
Good Roundup of NSA Activity and Lack of Effectiveness
In a post titled How America’s Global Surveillance Empire made it a Helpless Giant at Informed Comment, Tom Engelhardt provides an excellent summary of NSA activities brought to light by Edward Snowden:
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State Agency Databases Activity Report 11/3/2013
Here are some highlights of the past week's activity at the State Agency Databases Project at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases: DATABASES ADDED CALIFORNIA (Joel Rane) Toxicity Criteria - A database of toxic chemicals as defined by the OEHHA, browsable by chemical name and searchable by common name, CAS number, use or synonym. NEW HAMPSHIRE (Linda Johnson) OneStop Data and Information - More than 30 environmental databases covering air, water, asbestos, permits, and a variety of other topics are brought together here. For a full listing of the past seven days of activity at our project, visit http://tinyurl.com/statedbs. Continue reading
State Agency Databases Activity Report 10/27/2013
My apologies for the long drought on updates for the State Agency Databases Project at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases. Volunteers have been active, but among other things I've been taking an amazing online class called the Hyperlinked Library through San Jose State University. The course materials are open and available at http://mooc.hyperlib.sjsu.edu/ and I think that all of the modules could be of considerable benefit to government information librarians. But I digress. For a listing of the last two weeks worth of activity, visit http://tinyurl.com/statedbs14d. Here are some highlights: DATABASES ADDED ALASKA (Daniel Cornwall) ScholarWorks@UA - Institutional repository for theses, dissertations and other research by University of Alaska Students and Faculty. May be searched or browsed by campus, issue date, author, subject, titles or type of resource. DELAWARE (John Stevenson) Door-to-door Salesperson Search - Searchable by salesperson last name, business name, or license number. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (Susan Paterson) Search current job openings - DC Department of Human Resources (DCHR) helps District agencies meet their staffing requirements by ensuring the highest level of customer service to city residents. MISSOURI (Annie Moots) Consumer Confidence Reports - Search for and view public water supply system reports by county. OHIO (Audrey Hall) Continue reading
State Agency Databases Activity Report July 21, 2013
It's been a slightly active two weeks at the State Agency Databases Project at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases. For the full list of things that happened in the last 14 days, visit http://tinyurl.com/statedbs14d. Here are some highlights: DATABASES ADDED MONTANA (Susanne Caro) Unclaimed Property at Montana Department of Revenue] - Search for Unclaimed Cash. Search by personal name or business. WASHINGTON (Marilyn Von Seggern) Project Search - Search for RCO projects (1964-present) from 5 organizations such as the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board and the Salmon Recovery Funding Board. Search criteria are name of organization, project type, status, number, or name, and keyword. Results include project details and description, worksites, milestones, and report attachments. WYOMING (Karen Kitchens) Continue reading
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