New and Notable State and Federal government publications for December, 2013.

School Libraries in the 21st Century. Measurement Benchmarks for Michigan School Libraries for 21st Century Schools.
http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-34169_51980---,00.html

Michigan State of the Great Lakes: 2013. Department of Environmental Quality. Lansing, 2013.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/State_of_the_Great_Lakes_2013_opt_442885_7.pdf

Child and Family Well-Being in Michigan and its Counties: Overview 2013 [Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2013]. Zehnder-Merrell, Jane. Lansing, Michigan: Michigan League for Public Policy.
http://www.mlpp.org/kids-count/michigan-2/mi-data-book-2013

Highlights of Women’s Earnings in 2012. Bureau of Labor Statistics. October, 2013.
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswom2012.pdf

The Mineral industry of Michigan: 2009.  USGS, 2013.
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/state/2009/myb2-2009-mi.pdf

Food marketing: can "voluntary" government restrictions improve children’s health? Joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade and the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, October 12, 2011. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, andTrade. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo38810

The Parent's Driving Guide: A Requirement for Teen Licensing. Michigan Department of State, 2013.
http://michigan.gov/documents/sos/ParentsSupervisedDrivingGuide2013_434865_7.pdf

Best of both worlds: museums, libraries, and archives in a digital age. Clough, G. Wayne. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo41908

2013 Direct Observation Survey of Child Restraint/Booster Seat Use. Peter T. Savolainen, et al. Wayne State University Transportation Research Group. Detroit, 2013.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/2013_Child_Restraint_and_Booster_Seat_Final_Report_441763_7.pdf

Michigan Economic Update: October, 2013. Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis Michigan Department of Treasury. Lansing, 2013.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/treasury/October2013MEU_442546_7.pdf

A Field Guide to Fish Invaders of the Great Lakes Region (Revised). Minnesota Sea Grant, 2007.
http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/downloads/fish_guide_final.pdf

Presentations related to the Great Lakes Coastal Flood Study Program presented at the State of Lake Michigan Conference 2013 and Wisconsin Association of Floodplain Stormwater and Coastal Managers Conference 2013 in October.
http://www.greatlakescoast.org/2013/12/09/1139/

Geoengineering: Governance and Technology Policy. Bracmort, Kelsi. and Lattanzio, Richard K. Congressional Research Service, 2013.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41371.pdf

Assessing the vulnerability of watersheds to climate change: results of National Forest Watershed Vulnerability Pilot Assessments. Portland, OR: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo41831

Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Key Issues. Paul W. Parfomak, Paul W. et al. Congressional Research Service, 2013.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41668.pdf

Mountaintop Mining: Background on Current Controversies. Copeland, Claudia. Congressional Research Service, 2013.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21421.pdf

Geography framework for the 2014 National Assessment of Educational Progress. Washington, DC: National Assessment Governing Board, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo44682

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Further Actions Would Result in More Useful Assessments and Help Address Factors That Limit Progress. General Accounting Office, September 2013.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-797

The Economic Footprint of Michigan's Public Universities.
http://www.pcsum.org/reportsandstudies/otherreportsstudies/

The role of the states in protecting the environment. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, first session, February 15, 2013. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo38622

Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced? Esworthy, Robert. Congressional Research Service, 2013.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34384.pdf

Relation between organic-wastewater compounds, groundwater geochemistry, and well characteristics for selected wells in Lansing, Michigan. Haack, Sheridan K. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo41797

Advanced social work practice behaviors to address behavioral health disparities. Williams, James Herbert. Alexandria, VA: National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo41989

Births: Preliminary Data for 2012. National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 62, Number 3.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr62/nvsr62_03.pdf

Behavioral health services for people who are homeless. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo38871

Highlights of Women’s Earnings in 2012. Bureau of Labor Statistics. October, 2013.
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswom2012.pdf

Rural America at a Glance: 2013 edition.  USDA Economic Research Service, 2013.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eb-economic-brief/eb24.aspx

The war on poverty: a progress report. Hearing beore the Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, July 31, 2013. United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Budget. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo42226

Veterans and Homelessness. Perl, Libby. Congressional Research Service, 2013.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34024.pdf

Combating poverty: understanding new challenges for families : hearing before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, June 5, 2012. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2012.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo39181

Civil liabilities and other legal issues for probation/parole officers and supervisors. Lyons, Phillip. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo41885

Dementia special care units in residential care communities: United States, 2010. Park-Lee, Eunice. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo41922

Child Labor in America: History, Policy, and Legislative Issues. Mayer, Gerald. Congressional Research Service, 2013.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL31501.pdf

Public Health Service Agencies: Overview and Funding. Corby-Edwards, Amalia K., Redhead, C. Stephen. Congressional Research Service, 2013.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43304.pdf

Mortality from Alzheimer’s disease in the United States: data for 2000 and 2010. Tejada-Vera, Betzaida. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo41882

Commission on Long-Term Care: report to Congress. United States. Commission on Long-Term Care. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo41688

Child Support: An Overview of Census Bureau Data on Recipients. Solomon-Fears, Carmen. Congressional Research Service, 2013.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS22499.pdf

Health Insurance Coverage: Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–June 2013. Martinez, Michael E. and Cohen, Robin A. Cohen. Division of Health Interview Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics. 2013.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/insur201312.pdf

Majority Cloture for Nominations: Implications and the “Nuclear” Proceedings. Heitshusen, Valerie. Congressional Research Service, 2013.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43331.pdf

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis. Jackson, James K. Congressional Research Service, 2013.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21857.pdf

Mens rea: the need for a meaningful intent requirement in federal criminal law. Hearing before the Over-Criminalization Task Force of 2013 of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, first session, July 19, 2013. United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Over-Criminalization Task Force of 2013. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo42259

Counterinsurgency. Joint Publication 3-24, November 2013.
http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp3_24.pdf

The Sergeants Major of the Army. Mages, Robert M. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo42001

Performance Audit of the Michigan Veteran Affairs Agency. Michigan Office of Auditor General. Lansing, 2013.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dmva/DMVA_audit_443024_7.pdf

Review of U.S. Park Police Weapons Accountability Program. Department of Justice Office of Inspector General. June, 2013.
http://www.doi.gov/oig/news/review-of-us-park-police-weapons-accountability-program.cfm

Changing course: preventing gang membership. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs; Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo41192

Running an Intelligent Jail: A Guide to the Development and Use of a Jail Information System. D. Wells J. Carr T. Brennan. National Inst. of Corrections, Washington, DC. 2013.  
http://static.nicic.gov/Library/027446.pdf

Keeping college within reach: the role of federal student aid programs. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, April 16, 2013. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo38682

Drowning in debt: financial outcomes for students at for-profit colleges. Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session. June 7, 2011. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo39366

School Construction and Renovation: A Review of Federal Programs. Dortch, Cassandria. Congressional Research Service, 2013.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41142.pdf

U.S. history framework for the 2014 National Assessment of Educational Progress. Washington, DC: National Assessment Governing Board, U.S. Department of Education, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo44707

2014 abridged technology and engineering literacy framework for the 2014 National Assessment of Educational Progress. Washington, DC: National Assessment Governing Board, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo44685

Civics framework for the 2014 National Assessment of Educational Progress: NAEP Civics Project. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, National Assessment Governing Board, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo44684

Geography framework for the 2014 National Assessment of Educational Progress. Washington, DC: National Assessment Governing Board, 2013.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo44682

National Assessment of Educational Progress: an overview of NAEP. Washington, D.C.: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 2013.
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/gpo44680

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