Day 2 of the Government Shutdown

We have officially finished day 2 of the Government Shutdown of 2013. Several resources are not available to the public via the Internet. Entire sites have been shut down with the government. Here is a list of some of the sites that are down. Keep in mind that sites that are still up may not be getting updated regularly (or at all) during the shutdown.


U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Census Bureau
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Department of Energy
Library of Congress
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Institute of Standards and Technology
U.S. Copyright Office
U.S. Geological Survey


As I mentioned before, this is NOT a comprehensive list of down government sites. As I discover more sites that are down, I will post updated lists. If you know of a site that is down (and not mentioned on here), please feel free to comment and let us know.


Finally, for more information on what the shutdown means, visit http://www.usa.gov/shutdown.shtml.


Thank you.


Sonnet Ireland
Head of Federal Documents and Microforms
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Liaison Librarian:

Accounting; Economics and Finance;
Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism; Legal Research;
Management; Marketing

June 21, 2006: Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra

Today is the fifth anniversary of the naming of Pluto's second and third moons, Nix and Hydra. Originally discovered in mid-2005, they were designated S/2005 P1 and S/200d P2.





For more information about Pluto and its moons, check out these resources:

Pluto and Its Moons: Charon, Nix, and Hydra, NASA

Pluto, NOAA


Sonnet Ireland
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Urban Studies, Engineering

January 19, 1996: North Cape Oil Spill

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the North Cape Oil Spill off the coast of Rhode Island. On January 19, 1996, the tank barge North Cape and the tugboat Scandia grounded on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, RI after the engine room of the Scandia caught fire. North Cape spilled an estimated 828,000 gallons of home heating oil. It was the first major oil spill after the passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (which was passed in response to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Alaska on March 24, 1989).

Resources on North Cape Oil Spill

NOAA's DARRP site on the North Cape Oil Spill
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program)

North Cape Oil Spill Restoration
(NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Management)

Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Management Restoration Plan

North Cape oil spill restoration bird restoration program

North Cape oil spill restoration: fish passage restoration program


Sonnet Ireland
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Urban Studies, Engineering

Hurricane Season (June 1st-November 30th)

Today marks the beginning of Hurricane Season.  This year the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a fairly average season in the Atlantic:

• 9-14 Named Storms
• 4-7 Hurricanes
• 1-3 Major Hurricanes
  

The names chosen for this year (and up to the year 2014) can be found here.

Sonnet Erin Brown
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Philosophy

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National Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 24-30, 2009)

This week is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, brought to you by the National Weather Service's National Hurrican Center.  Every day, a new link will be posted to help you learn more about hurricanes and how to prepare for them.  Today, learn more about hurricane history here.

Continue to tune in throughout the week for helpful hurricane handouts...or stop by the 3rd floor of the Earl K. Long Library to pick up a few.

Sonnet Erin Brown
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Philosophy