{"id":976,"date":"2008-11-21T07:05:56","date_gmt":"2008-11-21T12:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=976"},"modified":"2012-04-23T21:56:31","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T02:56:31","slug":"tracking-the-president-elects-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/976","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the President-Elect&#8217;s Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK, the election is over, and between now and Inauguration Day (January 20th, 2009) President-Elect Barack Obama has a lot of work to do and decisions to make before assuming his duties as our 44th President.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/changegov.jpg\" alt=\"Change.gov graphic\" class=\"alignright\" \/>You can track his transition to the White House at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.change.gov\/\">Change.gov<\/a>, the Office of the President-Elect&#8217;s web site. Read the blog, watch weekly web video addresses, send Obama and his transition teams your advice, read bios of Obama, Biden, appointees, and more.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/obamaaudacity.png\" alt=\"Audacity of Hope cover\" class=\"alignright\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/obamadreams.jpg\" alt=\"Dreams from My Father cover\" class=\"alignleft\" \/>Your University Library has <a href=\"http:\/\/wtwlib.wisconsin.edu\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=nkey+%22obama+barack%22&amp;SL=None&amp;Search_Code=CMD&amp;PID=17jLjOOEkaX2jZpkgwOKEAsc_9Y&amp;SEQ=20081121140840&amp;CNT=50&amp;HIST=1\">two books by Obama<\/a> if you&#8217;d like to learn more about him: <a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=E1GFAAAAMAAJ&amp;source=gbs_ViewAPI\"><em>The audacity of hope: thoughts on reclaiming the American dream<\/em><\/a> and  <a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=4xigAQAACAAJ&amp;source=gbs_ViewAPI\"><em>Dreams from my father: a story of race and inheritance<\/em><\/a>. If UWW&#8217;s copies are checked out, students and staff may borrow copies from other UW libraries using the free <a href=\"http:\/\/wtwlib.wisconsin.edu\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&amp;PAGE=dbPage\">Universal Borrowing<\/a> service. Requested items arrive in 2-4 weekdays. You can also use Library article databases such as <a href=\"https:\/\/libproxy.uww.edu:9443\/login?url=http:\/\/hwwilsonweb.com\/\">Biography Reference Bank Select Edition<\/a> (WilsonWeb) to search for additional information.<\/p>\n<p>Please <a href=\"http:\/\/library.uww.edu\/askwi\/askwi.html\">ask a reference librarian<\/a> if you&#8217;d like some assistance in finding materials.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/gpologo.gif\" alt=\"Government Printing Office logo\" class=\"alignright\" height=\"58\" width=\"60\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"small\">The University Library is a federal depository with many federal, state, local, and international documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in print, microfiche, CD-ROM, and electronically. Come check out your government at the University Library!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, the election is over, and between now and Inauguration Day (January 20th, 2009) President-Elect Barack Obama has a lot of work to do and decisions to make before assuming his duties as our 44th President. 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