Inside the Experience: “Opening April 12, interactive technologies will make the Library of Congress and its collections more dynamic and accessible than ever. This Library of Congress Experience will offer hands-on interaction with rare cultural treasures in ways that inspire and engage. Artifacts like the Waldseemüller map (the first to include the name America), the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, the Gutenberg Bible and original volumes from Thomas Jeffersons Library will be virtually at your fingertips. Youll be able to flip through their pages, magnify sections of interest and access commentary from the Librarys top experts-all on the same touch screen.”
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Daily Archives: April 11, 2008
New GAO Reports: Media Ownership, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Force Structure, Internet Sales
Media Ownership: Economic Factors Influence the Number of Media Outlets in Local Markets, While Ownership by Minorities and Women Appears Limited and Is Difficult to Assess, GAO-08-383, March 12, 2008 Millennium Challenge Corporation: Analysis of Compact Development and Future Obligations and Current Disbursements of Compact Assistance, GAO-08-577R, April 11, 2008 Defense Acquisitions: 2009 Review of… Continue Reading
DHS OIG: Collision of the M/V COSCO BUSAN with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
OIG-08-38 – Aillison of the M/V COSCO BUSAN with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, April 2008 (PDF, 56 pages): “Response to an oil spill is a multifaceted and multilayered effort requiring both an autonomous and cooperative response on the part of each stakeholder. This mishap highlighted the need for federal, state, and local agencies to… Continue Reading
GPO Study of Regional Depositories
FDLP Desktop: “The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) was directed by the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP) to conduct a study on the conditions of regional depository libraries. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the extent to which public access to Federal depository resources may be impaired by current or projected organizational, financial,… Continue Reading
