United States Statutes at Large 1789-1950
The USGPO website now contains the full text of significant US legislation including the constitution, treaties and the Declaration of Independence. Statutes at Large from 1789-1950 : https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/STATUTE
US caselaw
Caselaw Access Project The Caselaw Access Project is based on the holdings of Harvard Law School. Its aim is to provide free public access all published U.S. court decisions. The earliest dates from 1658. Details of coverage is on the website. This also offers data download options.
Left Behind
From the USA’s National Deaf Life Museum this website explores the often-forgotten Deaf experience during the AIDS crisis. Includes images, oral histories and accounts.
Leigh Buchanan Bienen: Works
Academic website from Leigh Buchanan Bienen who has been based at Northwestern University School of Law and specialises in legal history. Provides information on her academic websites as well as books. Strong resources for US legal history and criminology.Resources are grouped together here and also available separately on other university websites.They include: The database also […]
Indigenous Studies Portal
The I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal was launched in 2006 at the University of Saskatchewan. Its primary focus is on indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on indigenous peoples of the United States, Australia, Aotearoa – New Zealand, and other areas of the world. There are now over 71,000 records many with free full […]
What do the public know and care about data privacy?
A survey of the American public from the Pew Internet projectIt includes breakdown by political affiliation, age and agenda. Chapters cover perceptions of the impact of artificial intelligence, levels of trust in large social media companies and willingness to accept terms and conditions online.
Congressional Directories Back to the 1800s digitised
The US Government Publishing Office (GPO) has aigitized all Congressional Directories back to the 1800s. They are now available via GovInfo and are useful for committee membership lists, biographies of members and more.
Reports on military equipment: US
Digital collection also new from the Library of Congress, Office of Scientific Research and Development reports made to the US government during the Second World War and beyond covering military equipment . The Optics/ Camouflage (Division 16) collection includes reports on topics such as aerial photography, camouflage applications, periscopes and other optical instruments.
The Autism-Ready Libraries Toolkit
The Autism-Ready Libraries Toolkit has been created by University of Washington iSchoolto provide librarians with inclusive, research-based strategies to create inclusive environments for autistic learners. Main focus is on children in public libraries in the USA, but offers insight into needs of neurodiverse users and how to create a welcoming environment and promote literacy. The toolkit […]
AI
AI resource center A new website created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology & called the Trustworthy & Responsible Artificial Intelligence Resource Center will contain US federal government guidance on all forms of artificial intelligence. It includes risk management frameworks, case studies, metrics and roadmaps on progress.
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