-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: A Future Without Key Social and Economic Statistics for the Country Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 07:41:49 -0500 (CDT) From: Linda R Zellmer <[log in to unmask]> To: Air Photo Maps, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> Hello, I thought you might find the following item of interest. It is paraphrased from a message that I received from another source. Linda Zellmer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last week the House of Representatives passed a bill containing the Census Bureau’s budget that kills the American Community Survey. The Census Bureau has received many questions from the press, data users and stakeholders all across the country. In an effort to respond to these questions, the Census Bureau has sent out the following links to a blog by Census Director Robert Groves, and two news articles (from Business Week and the Washington Times) which provide balanced coverage of the congressional action. Businessweek - http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-10/killing-the-american-community-survey-blinds-business <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwNTExLjc0ODYwMjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwNTExLjc0ODYwMjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjk4NzE5OSZlbWFpbGlkPWxyLXplbGxtZXJAd2l1LmVkdSZ1c2VyaWQ9bHItemVsbG1lckB3aXUuZWR1JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-10/killing-the-american-community-survey-blinds-business> Washington Times - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/10/house-bill-reins-in-census-bureau-justice/ <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwNTExLjc0ODYwMjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwNTExLjc0ODYwMjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjk4NzE5OSZlbWFpbGlkPWxyLXplbGxtZXJAd2l1LmVkdSZ1c2VyaWQ9bHItemVsbG1lckB3aXUuZWR1JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&101&&&http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/10/house-bill-reins-in-census-bureau-justice/> See Director's blog and videos here: http://directorsblog.blogs.census.gov/2012/05/11/a-future-without-key-social-and-economic-statistics-for-the-country/ <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwNTExLjc0ODYwMjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwNTExLjc0ODYwMjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjk4NzE5OSZlbWFpbGlkPWxyLXplbGxtZXJAd2l1LmVkdSZ1c2VyaWQ9bHItemVsbG1lckB3aXUuZWR1JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&102&&&http://directorsblog.blogs.census.gov/2012/05/11/a-future-without-key-social-and-economic-statistics-for-the-country/> -- Linda Zellmer Government Information & Data Services Librarian 415 Malpass Library Macomb, IL 61455 [log in to unmask] Phone: 309-298-2723 Fax: 309-298-2791
