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Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Environment - More on: Astonishing report about U.S. EPA trashing its library collection
Updating this ILB entry from Nov. 21st, GovExec.com reports that:
Four Democratic representatives likely to lead key oversight committees next year have demanded that the Environmental Protection Agency halt actions to dismantle a system of regional libraries until the plans have been studied more closely.In a letter sent last week to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, the members directed him to confirm in writing by Monday that the agency had ceased the ongoing process of disposing of some library records and giving others away. * * *
In August, EPA published a plan to change how it delivers library services to its staff and to the public. The plan, developed in anticipation of budget cuts, entailed closing at least three regional libraries, eliminating physical access to collections at the agency's headquarters library and blocking the public's access to professional librarians.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 5, 2006 05:23 PM
Posted to Environment