Don't Forget to Vote!

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In celebration of Idaho's May 20th primary election and our right to vote, here are a few samples from ScholarWorks to get you in the political mood.

• Urban West Revisited: Governing Cities in Uncertain Times
  
• Political Advertising in the 2012 Presidential Election: How Visual and Aural Techniques Are Used to Convey Meaning
  
• Towards Improved Paper-Based Election Technology
  
• Unauthorized Televised Debate Footage in Political Campaign Advertising: Fair Use and the DMCA
  
• A Bold, Hopeful, Tolerant, Progressive Way” – Progressives in the Idaho Legislature, 1908-1915

"Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues." --Howard Rheingold

Michelle Armstrong,
Scholarly Communications and Data Management Librarian

It's as Easy as FDLP

Have you ever heard of the FDLP? It's the Federal Depository Library Program and the Albertsons Library is a selective depository for federal government publications. Watch a new video below about the program:




For higher resolution, see the FDLP website.

Homeland Security Digital Library

The Library has added a new database to its Find Government Information page, the Homeland Security Digital Library .

In addition to searching for documents related to homeland security policy, strategy and organizational management, you can also browse the Featured Topics section for documents on Agroterrorism, Border Security, Climate Change, Energy and Immigration.

For more information, contact Elaine Watson, Documents/Reference Librarian.

Maps for Hiking @thelibrary

Do you need a detailed map for a hiking trip? The library has hundreds of recent and historic maps for all 50 states, including Idaho. These range from USGS topographic maps (1:24,000-scale) to commercially-produced maps of state parks and hiking areas.

Maps are located on the first floor of the library. All cartographic materials can be photocopied or checked out for two weeks. For more information about the Library's map collection, go to: http://library.boisestate.edu/Maps/ .

Tax Forms

It's tax time again. You can access all state and federal tax forms online:

Idaho tax forms from the Idaho State Tax Commission

Federal tax forms from the Internal Revenue Service

State tax forms from the Federation of Tax Administrators

Government: Iraq Study Group Report

The Iraq Study Group Report is available online via the Government Printing Office GPO Access website at: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS76748 (a 160 page PDF file). The Iraq Study Group is co-chaired by James A. Baker, III and Lee H. Hamilton.

Government: United States Government Manual

When students are looking for a copy of the Declaration of Independence or the U.S. Constitution, I will often show them the United States Government Manual.

The 2006-2007 edition of the Manual is now available on GPO Access . As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees.

Government: IdahoVotes.gov

The Idaho Secretary of State provides a good web site to inform voters about the forth-coming elections at http://idahovotes.gov/ .

Government: I-Docs

I-Docs is an online collection of paper and digital resources selectively chosen from published Idaho Government Documents.

With 637 titles currently available, you can choose titles such as:

• 2005 Annual Report on Consumer Protection, Competition and Tobacco Enforcement Activities
• 2006 Campaign Disclosure Manual for Candidates and Political Committees
• Annual Report of the Idaho Supreme Court 2005
• Basque Museum and Cultural Center website
• Crime Report - Ada County 2005
• Idaho Ethics in Government Manual, October 2005