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“The Unified Agenda (also known as the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda), published twice a year (usually in April and October) in the Federal Register (FR), summarizes the rules and proposed rules that each Federal agency expects to issue during the next six months. It is published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and …
Today GPO announced that the Social Security Administration has ceased print publication of the Social Security Handbook. Henceforth it will be available in digital format only.
“The Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, D.C., Inc. (LLSDC) is pleased to announce the availability of a new site on its Legislative Source Book entitled Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws in Electronic Format. The selected laws are organized in alphabetical and public law number order and primarily come from (and are linked to) the …
“The Project on Extrajudicial Executions was established to conduct research into international legal regimes protecting the right to life and to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions in carrying out his mandate. The Project is directed by William Abresch.”
Audit of the Withdrawal of Records from Public Access at the National Archives and Records Administration for Classification Purposes – April 26, 2006 “As a result of this audit, the affected agencies have agreed to abide by interim guidance that includes provisions that require the public to be informed that records have been formally withdrawn …
From Moody’s, Free Economic, Demographic & Financial Data – “Finding and downloading economic data has never been this fast, simple, or free…Moody’s Economy.com data services teams in Asia, Europe, and the United States update FreeLunch.com’s economic data as is it is released by the primary source.”
Press release: “The National Security Archive’s background paper on the new databases shows the strengths and weaknesses of the new on-line system as well as sample cables from 1973-1974…” Related commentary: Vanishing archives, New York Times, April 20, 2006
Press release: “A new National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) issue brief, Protecting Privacy in Integrated Justice Systems, examines the impact of recent advances in justice information sharing on privacy protections. The brief also makes recommendations that states can adopt to continue the public safety gains made from justice information sharing while …
GAO China Antidumping Database: “This e-supplement is a companion to GAO’s report U.S.-China Trade: Eliminating Nonmarket Economy Methodology Would Lower Antidumping Duties for Some Chinese Companies, GAO-06-231 (Washington, D.C.: Jan. 10, 2006). The e-supplement contains a database of U.S. antidumping cases against China and selected other countries from January 1, 1980, through December 31, 2004. …
ALA Business Reference and Services Section, ‘Best of the Best’ Business Web Sites
From the Official Google Blog: “Today we’re launching a feature of Google Scholar which will make it easier for researchers to keep up with recent research…It’s not just a plain sort by date, but rather we try to rank recent papers the way researchers do, by looking at the prominence of the author’s and journal’s …
World Law Bulletin issues from December 2005 through March 2006
