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
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February 15, 1972: Sound Recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection

Today is the 40th anniversary of sound recordings being granted federal copyright protection. It is funny that in just 40 years we've gone from starting to protect sound recordings to actually having copyright center around recordings.

For more information, check out these resources...

U.S. Copyright Office

Federal Copyright Protection for Pre-1972 Sound Recordings, U.S. Copyright Office

Copyright Basics, U.S. Copyright Office

Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright, Library of Congress

Sonnet Ireland
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Reference & Instruction Librarian
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