“When the Government shuts down, who you gonna call?” Your Political Science Librarian! My name is Brea Henson. I’m the new Political Science Librarian at the UNT Libraries. Doing research in Political Science is equally exciting and challenging—especially right now. Many changes have happened in the last few years and will continue to do so… Read more »
Federal and state government agencies produce a wide variety of publications related to every aspect of the art and business of music: catalogs, educational materials, vocational guides, industrial directories, historical and theoretical studies, and much more. Here are a few examples of the many musical scores and recordings available in the Government Documents collection at the… Read more »
Since 1936, the Federal Register has been the official instrument for publicizing proposed government regulations, inviting comments from the public, and then publishing the regulations in their final form. This periodical, published Monday through Friday except for federal holidays, also contains notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. … Read more »
On a cold first day of March in 1836, even as a handful of brave Texas were desperately fending off General Santa Anna and his troops at the Alamo, a convention of delegates sent by the provisional Texas government huddled in an unfinished building in Washington (today better known as Washington-on-the-Brazos), where by the… Read more »
The Eagle Commons Library (ECL) in Sycamore Hall is (among many other wonderful things, such as the Government Information Connection and home of the Geographic Information Systems Librarian/Services) a Funding Information Network (FIN) partner. “What does that mean?” you may ask. As a Funding Information Network partner, the Eagle Commons Library is a nonprofit information… Read more »
Are you registered to vote? Every year millions of Americans don’t vote, either because the registration deadline passed them by, or because they don’t know how to register. September 26, 2017 has been designated National Voter Registration Day and set aside to promote awareness of voter registration opportunities and to encourage eligible Americans to exercise this precious… Read more »
If you or your children are looking for reading material to keep you entertained and informed during the summer months while school is out, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has some excellent suggestions. In 1988 the NEH requested supplemental reading lists from public and private schools in every state, then selected sixty of… Read more »
In 1918 the Bureau of Cartoons was established by the Committee on Public Information as a method for recruiting the nation’s cartoonists to promote various campaigns during World War I. The following year, after the war ended, the CPI and its Bureau of Cartoons were abolished, but over the next hundred years the federal government… Read more »
With the 115th United States Congress in full swing, there has been a flurry of activity with a number of high-profile proposals and actions. One proposed bill that has not received much media attention is H.R. 482 and its Senate companion S. 103, both of which are entitled “Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017.”… Read more »
On Wednesday, February 22, members and guests of the UNT community will have the opportunity to hear a presentation from Dr. Mae C. Jemison at the UNT Distinguished Lecture Series sponsored by the UNT Division of Student Affairs. Presentation at UNT Distinguished Lecture Series Where: Union 314 When: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 – 8:00pm – 9:00pm How much:… Read more »
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