Langsdale Library

Closed Dec 18 - Jan 10

Langsdale Library is now closed to the public so that renovations on the first and second floors can be completed.

Even though the library is closed to the public, we will be busy working behind the scenes from January 2 - 10, and beyond, getting the library ready for the new semester. You can keep up with our progress on the renovation blog.

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December 7 is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Photo of the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii. (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy)

Today marks the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. In honor of the occasion, here's a small selection of commemorative Web sites:

Presidential Proclamation: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2006
USS Arizona National Memorial (U. S. Park Service)
Site includes directions, operating hours, and a list of events. Admission is free.
Naval Historical Center - Pearl Harbor FAQ
A great one-stop resource for action reports, photographs, oral histories, lesson plans, and links to other Pearl Harbor resources.
Remembering Pearl Harbor (U. S. Department of Defense)
This commemorative website includes a survivor account, photographs, and links to other Pearl Harbor resources.
After the Day of Infamy: "Man-on-the-Street" Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor (Library of Congress)
This site is part of the American Memory Project, and comes courtesy of The American Folklife Center. The online exhibit consists of transcripts and audio files (Real Player, MP3 or WAV) of interviews conducted around the country on December 8-10, 1941.
National Geographic: Remembering Pearl Harbor
This 2001 exhibit include a multimedia map and timeline of the attack, as well as an archive of survivor's stories.

There are also a number of books and videos about Pearl Harbor available at Langsdale Library; if you need any help locating resources, please contact us.

Labels: gov docs

Iraq Study Group Report Available Online

The Iraq Study Group (ISG), headed by James A. Baker and Lee H. Hamilton, released their report yesterday. Print copies are not yet available through the Federal Depository Library Program, but the U.S. Government Printing Office has created a permanent link to the electronic version: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS76748.

To find out more about the Iraq Study Group, and for the video and transcript of yesterday's press conference with President Bush, you can visit the U.S. Institute of Peace Website: http://www.usip.org/.

Labels: gov docs, Iraq

New Government Website: AIDS.gov

December 1 is World AIDS Day. In order to help educate the public about the disease, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has created a new portal for information about AIDS and HIV. AIDS.gov divides information into the following topics:

For more about World AIDS Day, check out these sites:

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