Census 2010 and New American Factfinder Workshop is here!

The workshop will be held in Fenwick Instruction Room (2nd floor) on Wednesday, August 31st at 10:30-12:30.

A few seats are still available. If you want to join us, please contact Joy Suh (hsuh1@gmu.edu)

Speaker: Jori Frazier at the U.S. Census Bureau in Charlotte, NC.
Topic: Overview of the 2010 Census and American Community Survey and a hands-on training on the new American Factfinder (AFF).

Don't miss this good opportunity to learn about this important America data site.

GPO Depository Users Survey--Please participate!

Help us serve you better by completing a short online survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HSLCRRB
The survey ends Feb. 28th, 2011.

Answers you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be shared with the U.S. GPO (Government Printing Office) and the Mason Libraries.

Your feedback is important to us to serve you better as a depository library.

Thanks!

Celebrating 100th Anniversary of the UVA Library as a Federal Depository

Our regional depository library, the University of Virginia's Alderman Library, celebrates its centennial as a federal government depository library this year.

They are mounting an exhibit entitled “An Army of 100,000,000”: Celebrating 100 Years of Government Information at U.Va. "It focuses on World War I and how GPO together with the Committee on Public Information urged the American public to support our allies, our soldiers, and the war effort. It features WWI posters, some of which were in our depository collection prior to being transferred to Special Collections." (from GOVDOC-VA).

Please see their online press release together with a few of their posters at http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/press/govdocs/.

Congratulations!

Celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 17

Sept. 17 marks the 223rd anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Several university libraries celebrate the day by hosting talk shows and events related to the Constitution to shine a light on individual rights established by the Constitution. See the activities at University of Iowa and Columbus State University.

Key links:
US Constitution Online
Guide on U.S. Constitution (U. of Iowa)
Archives.gov