Archive for the 'EPA' Category
EPA Officials Brief SLA on Plans to Reestablish Closed Libraries by September 2008
March 27th, 2008Special Libraries Association – “The Special Libraries Association (SLA) today met with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials to review the agency’s report to the U.S. Congress on the future direction of its library network. The report, submitted on 26 March, explains the steps EPA intends to take to reopen libraries closed over the last [...]
EPA Closure of Libraries Faulted For Curbing Access to Key Data
March 15th, 2008Washington Post – “A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency to close several of its 26 research libraries did not fully account for the impact on government staffers and the public, who rely on the libraries for hard-to-find environmental data, congressional investigators reported yesterday.”
Jim Rettig Testifies on EPA Libraries
March 13th, 2008District Dispatch – “Today, ALA President-elect Jim Rettig testified before the U.S. House of Representatives on the closure of libraries at the Environmental Protection Agency.”
ALA President-elect Jim Rettig to testify before Congress on EPA libraries
March 11th, 2008ALA Press Release – “On Thursday, March 13, ALA President-elect Jim Rettig will testify before the U.S. House of Representatives on the impact of library closings at the Environmental Protection Agency.”
Arbritrator Criticizes EPA for Library Closures; Reopening Plan Due
March 3rd, 2008Library Journal – “Acting in response to grievances filed on behalf of all affected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees, a federal arbitrator has found that the agency violated provisions of its collective bargaining agreement when it failed to engage the union regarding the closures and reorganization of its Library Network, owing to a new [...]
EPA’s move to ‘modernize’ libraries spurs concerns
January 15th, 2008Government Executive – “In response to a congressional mandate that the Environmental Protection Agency restore closed libraries, the agency said it will proceed with modernizing its library network, leading some people to believe the EPA will not resume physical library operations.”
