Government Information - University of South Carolina Libraries

We have scanned over 14,000 aerial photography images from the 1930's to the 1980's and completed the counties of Beaufort, Horry, and Jasper.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d114:h.r.00030
House passes H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act of 2015
Changes definition of full-time employee for purposes of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from 30 to 40 hours per week.

thomas.loc.gov

Apologies for the lapse in posts but we've been very busy. Since August 2013 the department has been awarded two grants to scan and do georectification for seven Low Country counties and three counties in the Upper Midlands (Chester, Kershaw, and Fairfield). More info to follow.

http://www.bls.gov/
December 2014 Jobs Report - unemployment down to 5.6% and October and November numbers revised up.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.

This morning met and gave orientation to Social Work and Political Science doctoral students. Showed them all the new library webpage. Welcome to the University of South Carolina.

Welcome back to all students, faculty, and staff. We have had a busy spring and fall making changes to the department. We are now the Government Information and Maps Department. Stop by and see our new look and transferred collections. Details to follow.

Just back from ALA Midwinter Meetings. Landed at 11:00 @ work by noon and here until 9 PM tonight. SLIS J734 onsite this Saturday.

New items for today - U.S. marines in battle - Fort Fisher, December 1984-January 1865. D 214.13:F 77 f
River of Interest: Water management in South Florida and the Everglades, 1948-2010 D 103.2:Ev 2 - http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo29059

http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo29059

New items of interst:
Racism in the 21st Century: Undersatnding Global Challenges and Implementing Solutions - Y 4.SE 2:110-2-17
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo28739
Driven to Distraction: technological Devices and Vehicle Safety -
Y 4.C 73/8:111-79
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo29371

http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo28739

Renovation Phase 2 - West cage. This little room has a great history including housing the collection of a famous American poet and author. Future home of our Fed Docs and ERIC microfiche collections.