Pius XII Memorial Library Government Documents

The grand opening of the Locust Street Facility (LSF), located at 3301 Locust Street, is being held today and the building’s official name will be Searls Hall in honor of law librarian Eileen Searls.  The SLU depository collection is housed in this state-of-the-art facility.

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Seems like just yesterday it was 2005.  And if you visit the National Archives via GPO it is only 2005 in George Bush years.  Indeed, the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States series is stuck in time, awaiting the “codification” of the last the Bush years.  But then I guess we already [...]

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OK, so we have a bit of ugly “discourse” taking place over America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 which has probably been read only by those that wrote it.  In the spirt of public service you can download the full 1017 triple spaced pages PDF here. Congressional Research Service summary follows:

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So much can change in 25 years.  President Ronald Reagan giving it up for Michael Jackson as he honors him for “…proof of what a person can accomplish through a lifestyle free of alcohol or drug abuse.”  The entire remarks are on pages 693 and 694, of the Public Papers of the Presidents, Ronald Reagan, [...]

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Harry Truman on the campaign trail in 1948 exercising his second amendment rights!
Fifty years ago at the Democratic Convention it was Missouri’s time to shine with Harry Truman heading up the ticket — not just our junior senator sandwiched between Ted Kennedy and Michelle Obama; but the state could still be pivotal in the White [...]

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J. Swoboda has put up a new display — “How a Bill Becomes a Law” and no, Schoolhouse Rock does not play when you view the display. However, there are fun GPO handouts available –check it out on the Lower Level of Pius XII Memorial Library at Saint Louis University.

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The clock is ticking on the last months for this administration and the word on the street in D.C. is transition. Fortunately for the winner’s of the last eight year’s plums, the OPM is there to help the Executive’s executives.

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A potpourri of document new’s tidbits: NARA will not keep documents of the Executive Office: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) issued a memorandum to agency records officers on March 27, 2008, stating that NARA would not conduct an end of administration web snapshot or harvest of Executive Branch websites nor require agencies to do so. [...]

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The Midwest was host to the FDLPs Spring meeting and the Public Printer, Robert C. Tapella, felt compelled to respond to the Washington Time’s recent series of articles on the agency. I didn’t take word-by-word notes, but the official response is on the GPO website.
Looks to me like a cheap-shot. One would think [...]

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