Here are some of the new titles you can find in the Langsdale Government Documents Collection:

• FDA Consumer Magazine, September/October 2006 (HE20.4010: 40/5)
  The cover story is about the importance of getting a flu vaccination.
  
• Social Security Bulletin, 66 (3) 2005/2006 (SSA1.22: 66/3)
  This issue celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Social Security Disability Insurance Program.
• Know Before You Go: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Regulations for U.S. Residents (HS4.102: C96/2006)
  Includes a traveler's checklist, and provides links to online information. This guide is also available online.
• Recognizing When a Child's Injury or Illness Is Caused by Abuse (HTML | PDF) (J32.8:AB9/2006)
  Criminal Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse (Not available online) (J32.8: AB9/9/2006)
  These are reprints of guides created by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program.

Labels: gov docs, langsdale, new titles

The fall 2006 issue of Langsdale Library's electronic newsletter, The Langsdale Link , is now available. We truly have a lot of "news" in this issue: a new web page, new staff, new DVDs and information on the Langsdale renovation that is so new, someone is probably working on it as you read this.

Labels: langsdale

Langsdale offers a variety of FREE workshops every semester, and this Fall is no exception. We have workshops on HTML, CSS, thesis research, government information and blogs. For a complete list of classes, class descriptions and information on signing up, see our workshops website, or go to the Langsdale calendar. Oh, and did I mention they are free?

Labels: langsdale, workshops

Greetings, voters (and voters-to-be)!

The Maryland Gubernatorial Primary Election is on Tuesday, Sept 12. If you need information about the candidates and the issues, take a look at our new Langsdale Library How-To Guide: Election Resources.

The guide includes an election calendar, links to free websites, plus recommendations for library databases you can use to find out more about each candidate and the issues that affect you.

Not registered to vote? There's still time to register before the general election on November 7; find out how by going to the Maryland State Board of Elections Web site: http://www.elections.state.md.us/

For a complete list of Langsdale How-To Guides, go to http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/howto/index.htm

If you need more help finding election resources, please contact Langsdale Library.

Labels: gov docs, langsdale

In honor of Labor Day, the U. S. Census Bureau has released a fact sheet about the holiday. For instance:

• There are 151 million people age 16 or older in the nation’s labor force in May 2006. Among the nation’s workers are 81.2 million men and 69.8 million women.
• 7.5 million workers hold more than one job. Of these moonlighters, 3.9 million work full time at their primary job and part time at their other job. About 294,000 moonlighters work full time at both jobs.
• 10.5 million workers are self-employed.
• 5 million people work at home.

Want to know more about Census data available online and at Langsdale? You can contact the Reference Desk, or go to the Langsdale Government Documents website.

Have a happy (and relaxing) Labor Day!

Labels: gov docs