Day archives: February 2nd, 2013

The U.S. Government Engagement In Global Health: A Primer

Kaiser: “Presently, U.S. support for global health involves many different U.S. government departments and agencies, Congressional committees, initiatives, and funding streams. As a multi-pronged, multi-billion dollar investment that targets a myriad of global health challenges, countries, and stakeholders, the U.S. global health response is complex. This primer provides basic information about global health and U.S. …

Subjects: Government Documents

2012 Immigration-Related Laws and Resolutions in the States

2012 Immigration-Related Laws and Resolutions in the States (Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2012) “After a steady climb in immigration-related bills starting in 2005, the number of bills and resolutions declined significantly in statehouses in 2012. State legislators introduced 983 bills and resolutions in 46 state legislatures, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, a decline of …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Update on the Twitter Archive At the Library of Congress

News release: “In April, 2010, the Library of Congress and Twitter signed an agreement providing the Library the public tweets from the company’s inception through the date of the agreement, an archive of tweets from 2006 through April, 2010. Additionally, the Library and Twitter agreed that Twitter would provide all public tweets on an ongoing …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Records, Knowledge Management, Libraries