The Douglas and Judith Krupp Library

Search for Government Documents Using FDsys

Colleen Anderson — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:58:54 +0000

The Government Printing Office (GPO) has a mission to provide perpetual free access to the print and digital collections of the U.S. Government. Public Law 103-40, passed in 1993, expanded GPO’s mission to include the provision of electronic access to federal government information. Starting in June 1994, GPO accomplished this mission using a web platform called GPO Access, but since 2004 a transition has been taking place to move documents from GPO Access to FDsys, the government’s new content management system. The GPO ceased updating GPO Access as of Nov. 2011, and now new content will only be loaded into FDsys.

FDsys contains documents from 50 collections of Government information. Popular publications used for business include the Code of Federal Regulations, the Economic Report of the President, Economic Indicators, the Federal Register, and the U.S. Code. A full list of FDsys collections is available to browse. This page also contains a link to Browse Federal Agency Internet Sites by Topic where users will find a Business & Economy category with links to popular agencies such as the U.S. Small Business Administration. The link to Federal Agency Internet Sites provides access to all the independent agencies such as the Federal Reserve, the Securities & Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.

Enhanced search capabilities in FDsys let users browse collections, run basic and advanced searches, and search by citation. Using the Advanced Search feature, users can limit their search by publication, date and document features such as title or government author. The citation searching is guided by examples showing how to create the citation structure.

The archival capacity and multiple search features make FDsys a much improved site for searching government documents. Give it a try the next time you need government data or information to support your paper or project. If you need assistance, be sure to ask a reference librarian!

Next Kindle Brown Bag Lunch to be held Tuesday, January 17th in Gulski Dining Room

Bill Doughty — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:37:08 +0000

Looking to learn more about your Kindle, or maybe just hoping to get some suggestions for new books to download? Then come to the next Kindle Brown Bag Lunch event on Tuesday, January 17th, from 1 to 2 pm in Gulski Dining Room. Library staff will be on hand to help discuss and demonstrate the latest tips and tricks to get the most out of your Kindle, as well as provide an opportunity for users to swap hints and recommendations of their own. Bring your lunch and join in!

Winter Session Library Schedule, Jan. 2nd – 22nd

Bill Doughty — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:00:56 +0000

Here’s our operating schedule for Winter Session, running January 2nd through the 22nd:

Mondays – Fridays: 7:30 am – 6 pm

Saturdays: 9 am – 5 pm

Sundays: Noon – 8 pm

Monday, Jan. 16th: CLOSED (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

Saturday, Jan. 21st: CLOSED

Sunday, Jan. 22nd: Noon to 10 pm

Holiday Library Hours, Dec. 20 – Jan. 1st

Bill Doughty — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:17:12 +0000

Hard to believe the semester is already over, huh? Well, it is. Hopefully you’re now prepared for the annual festival of non-stop eating and awkward family interactions that is the Holiday Season. Here’s our schedule for that period:

Tuesday, Dec. 20th – Thursday, Dec. 22nd: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Friday, Dec. 23rd – Monday, Dec. 26th: CLOSED

Tuesday, Dec. 27th – Thursday, Dec. 29th: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Friday, Dec. 3oth – Sunday, Jan. 1st: CLOSED

Enjoy the holidays of your choosing!

Best Business Books 2011

Colleen Anderson — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:44:24 +0000

January break looms large and with it time to open a good book or charge up the kindle for a great business read. What do writers at the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and various business blogs recommend you pick up to stretch your brain and enlighten your imagination? Here are a few of their selections that I will be reading or purchasing for friends and family members:

Biography:
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow

Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris

Decision Points by George W. Bush

Culture and History
On China by Henry Kissenger

Civilization: the West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson

How the West Was Lost by Dambisa Moyo

Finance
Models.Behaving.Badly by Emanuel Derman

The Futures: the Rise of Speculators and the Origins of the World’s Biggest Markets by Emily Lambert

Leadership:
Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader by Linda A. Hill and Kent L. Lineback

Why are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders? by Jeffrey Cohn and Jay Moran

Management:
The Progress Principle by Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer

Fixing the Game: Bubbles, Crashes and What Capitalism Can Learn from the NFL by Roger L. Martin

Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten Hansen

Necessary Endings: the Employees, Businesses, and Relationships that All of Us Need to Give Up In Order to Move Forward by Henry Cloud

Marketing
We First: How Brands and Consumers Use Social Media to Build a Better World by Simon Mainwaring

Strategy
Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt

Technology
In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives by Steven Levy