Piracy & the Internet

Why is Wikipedia down today? Why does Google have a black box over their logo today? Because these sites  are taking action against SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act H.R.3261) & PIPA (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S.968). The links to the bills include the full text and Congressional Research Summaries.

Need access to an online encyclopedia or dictionary today? If you have a SU userid & password, use Credo Reference. If you live in Alabama, use a resource from the Alabama Virtual Library. If you live in a different state, check your local public library or the virtual library for your state.

America Invents Act

Learn how the America Invents Act impacts the current processes and procedures followed by inventors, companies and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010

The Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 was signed into law this past Monday.

Thomas Enhancements

Thomas has just undergone it's third enhancement for 2010. Mobile users will be pleased to see the new mobile-friendly homepage. As well, a new link to the 50 state legislature websites has been added. See what else is possible at What's New in THOMAS for August 2010.

Haiti

Help for Haiti (The White House)
A Disaster in Haiti and How You Can Help (Dept. of State)

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Thomas has been updated to include a bookmarking and sharing toolbar, a top five bills of the week feature, RSS feed, a tip of the week and more. News release