8 more collections added to GPO’s federal digital system (FDsys)
The Government Printing Office (GPO) has just released 8 new collections into the Federal Digital System (FDsys) -- http://www.fdsys.gov/. That brings the number of collections in FDsys to 21 -- very cool indeed. The new collections are:
- Congressional Directory (105th Congress to present)
- Congressional Record (Bound) (1999 to 2001)
- Congressional Record Index (1983 to present)
- Economic Report of the President (1995 to present)
- GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions (1994 to 2008)
- History of Bills (1983 to present)
- United States Government Manual (1995/1996 to present)
- United States Statutes at Large (2003 to 2006)
Tag cloud of Obama’s back-to-school speech
Tomorrow (Tuesday, September 8th, at 12:00 PM EST) President Obama will give a speech to the nation's children in Arlington, VA encouraging students to take personal responsibility for their education. The White House has released the speech early because of some controversy raised by conservatives accusing the president of "trying to indoctrinate their children with socialist ideas." As you can see by the tag cloud below, the President's speech is about education, responsibility and school, nothing more.
Utah Phillips on labor day
Happy labor day! I'm thankful for for the [w:Eight-hour day] and so many more reasons to celebrate labor day. A great reminder about the meaning of labor day is to listen/watch the folksinger and storyteller -- and Utah state archivist in the 1960s -- Utah Phillips. Phillips -- who defined himself as a folks singer, pacifist, activist, agitator, Catholic anarchist, union worker, feminist -- was a truly great and honorable man who chronicled and advocated for the labor movement. The video below is from a 2004 interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now. Phillips passed away on May 23, 2008.
Tracking Unemployment Statistics: The Movie
Actually, it is just a 2 min 30 sec video bringing the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to the little screen. Washington Post Federal Eye blogger Ed O'Keefe posted his video story Tracking Unemployment Statistics on September 4. It features footage of real BLS employees talking about how the stats are compiled for the monthly Employment Situation release. For action shots, the video captures real BLS employees (or extras?) walking between their office and the Union Station metro stop. BLS has a less visual but much more detailed webpage on the topic, Monthly Employment Situation Report: Quick Guide to Methods and Measurement Issues. Continue reading
Free ICPSR Data Conference on the Web
ICPSR 2009: Real Data in a Virtual World ICPSR (the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) is the large social science data archive at the University of Michigan. Every second year, ICPSR hosts a meeting (in Ann Arbor Michigan) for its "Official Representatives" -- one person at each ICPSR member institution. This year, the meeting (October 5-9) is open to all and the meeting is on the web instead of in Ann Arbor. At the link above, you can find a list of the week long program and sign up for individual sessions. Government information specialists, particularly those with responsibilities for data and statistics, should set aside time for this! Sessions are interesting and informative. Some examples from the program:
- Census 2010 & American Community Survey
- Delivering Research Opportunities to Undergraduates
- Online Data Analysis Tools