government documents: an update

My office at work in the most pleasant of locations (notwithstanding its windowless and freezing environments). Situated in the stacks, surrounded on all sides by LOC E-P, so practically every nonfiction book I decide I want to read is right there around me.

My favorite walk to my workspace ("favorite" here meaning "I only have to use my hands once") goes right to government documents, and because our government documents section uses compact shelving, my route is slightly different every day. When I see an interesting looking book or pamphlet, I often grab it to bring back to my desk.

Some of my recent perusals:

( Bulletin of the Department Of Labor: Volume VI, 1901 )

( Report on the Introduction of Domestic Reindeer into Alaska, with Illustrations, by Sheldon Jackson D.D., General Agent of Education in Alaska. 1896 )

( Coastal-change and glaciological map of the Northern Ross Ice Shelf area, Antarctica: 1962-2004, Geological Investigations Series Map I-2600-H, 2007 )

( US Support for the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. The Secretary Of State. April 11, 1979 )

closing tabs

diceytillerman on why fat politics mustn't fail at intersectionality, discusssing Beth Carswell's "The Skinny on Fat Fiction".

A fantastic linkspam on the Google Book settlement.

The amazing karenhealey on authors' input into cover design, whitewashed covers, and the politics of fat, race, attractiveness, and sales. (Lee Wind has more to say about whitewashed covers.)

The hijacking of the Victorian Internet. Actually quite fascinating!

The Public Domain Manifesto