2024 Government Information Day Conference Review

The 2024 Government Information Day Conference was held May 17th at the Indiana State Library. The event was a hybrid conference, with sessions from the Indiana Authors Room available for in-person or virtual (via Zoom) attendance. The format of the conference consisted of three concurrent sessions, a keynote address, behind-the-scenes library tour, and two conflict … Continue reading 2024 Government Information Day Conference Review

In-Person Registration for 2024 Government Information Day Closes May 10th

Registration for in-person attendance to 2024 Government Information Day Conference closes in one week. Government Information Day, or GID, is a free biennial conference for librarians interested in learning about government resources and improving information literacy. The conference is on May 17th at the Indiana State Library. This year’s Keynote Address Speaker will be Scott … Continue reading In-Person Registration for 2024 Government Information Day Closes May 10th

2024 Depository Library Council Spring Meeting Today!

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) and the Depository Library Council are hosting the Spring 2024 Depository Library Council Virtual Meeting Thursday, May 2, 2024; 12:30 – 5:15 p.m. (EDT). Registration is currently open. This event is free to attend, and open to the public. The meeting is an excellent opportunity to network with fellow … Continue reading 2024 Depository Library Council Spring Meeting Today!

NASA Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy

This NASA office https://www.nasa.gov/organizations/otps/  was created in November 2021 within the Office of the NASA Administrator to work transparently in collaboration across NASA and with the broader space community to provide NASA leadership with a trade space of data- and evidence-driven options to develop and shape NASA policy, strategy, and technology.  These slides https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/otps-mandate-and-overview-presentation-tagged.pdf?emrc=470768 provide … Continue reading NASA Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy

2024 Government Information Day Conference: Virtual Registration Open

Registration is now open for virtual attendance for the 2024 Government Information Day Conference on Friday May 17th. Below are the registration links to virtual sessions through Zoom. Government Information Day, or GID, is a free biennial conference for librarians interested in learning about government resources and improving information literacy. The conference is on Friday … Continue reading 2024 Government Information Day Conference: Virtual Registration Open

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) | U.S. Department of the Treasury is a Treasury Department based interagency forum whose members include representatives from Department of the Treasury (chair), and the following agencies Justice, Homeland Security, Commerce, Defense, State,  Energy, Office of … Continue reading Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

Census Bureau Director Robert Santos visits the Indiana State Library

The Indiana State Data Center welcomed Robert L. Santos, the 26th Director of the U.S. Census Bureau to the Indiana State Library Friday, February 23. Santos has held a 40-year career in Statistics during which he has worked with many outstanding research institutions across the nation. During his visit to the library, Santos emphasized that … Continue reading Census Bureau Director Robert Santos visits the Indiana State Library

U.S. Government Resources on Russo-Ukraine War

February 22 will mark the second anniversary of Russia’s war against Ukraine. There are numerous U.S government information resources documenting U.S. policy toward this protracted conflict and the controversies over it. The Defense Department’s Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo189421 documents this assistance in various ways with a February 13, 2024 infographic … Continue reading U.S. Government Resources on Russo-Ukraine War

2024 Government Information Day Schedule

GID24 will be returning to the Indiana State Library on Friday, May 17th, 2024. The free conference will be a 1-day hybrid event (in-person and some virtual sessions). This year’s Keynote Address Speaker will be Scott Matheson, Superintendent of Documents, Government Publishing Office. Each session, including a behind-the-scenes tour of the Indiana State Library, will … Continue reading 2024 Government Information Day Schedule