2006 Edition of the Unified Agenda

is Now Online via GPO Access: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ua/index.html

Google Patent Search

Google lunches Google Patents, full-text US Patent Searching from 1776-present: http://www.google.com/patents. But, the database does NOT include Pre-Granted Publication Applications that are published before a U.S. Patent is awarded. This pre-granted is available via the USPTO. Please take a look.

EPA Closes Its Libraries

This has been a top news for the documents library community this year. "The EPA has begun closing its nationwide network of scientifc librareis. Several libraries have alaready been dismantled, with their contents either destroryed or shipped to repositories where they are uncataloged and inaccessible. Members of Congress have asked the EPA to cease and desist dismantling these libraries" (govdoc-l).
Please call or write EPA Administrator, Stephen Johnson at 202-564-4700 and urge him to immediately halt this action until Congress approves the EPA budget and materials are readily available online. See NY times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/opinion/08burger.html?_r=1

"Foreign Relations of the United States" Collection

is available online through UW-Madison Digital Collection: http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/FRUS. There are still more volumns to process and digitize, but it is good enough to those who want to access these valuable resources. Please check it out.