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This Week's Facts:
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Smithsonian Blog Offers Unique Look into Famous Museum
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State
Data Center Celebrates 35 Years of Public Service
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Medline is Clearinghouse
for Health-Related Info
DNR
Program Highlights
Year's Biggest Fish
Almost every fisherman has told the story
of the ‘one who got away,’ but now you can actually prove it!
The Indiana Department of Resource's
Division of Fish and Wildlife
is sponsoring
the Indiana Record Fish Program.
This program is free and recognizes the State Record Fish and
the Fish of the year. While enjoying the beautiful weather and
many of Indiana’s waters, avid fishermen have the opportunity to
win a certificate, a jacket patch, and bragging rights. For
complete rules and information, please visit the website. Get
ready to cast off and lure those big fish. Happy fishing!
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Friday Facts Editorial Team:
Katharine Springer
State Data
Center Coordinator
Elisabeth
O’Donnell
Federal Documents Librarian
&
Kim Brown-Harden
State
Documents Coordinator
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Smithsonian Blog Offers Unique Look into Famous Museum
 Patrons
interested in history will enjoy
O say can you see?,
the blog of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Written by different staff members of the museum, this fun blog
highlights different aspects of history and even of the museum
itself! It’s updated nearly every day, so there’s always
something interesting to read. You can also browse by
categories. For example, you can read about
Stories of Freedom
& Justice,
Food & Shopping,
and even
Intern Perspectives.
Different posts include pictures from the Smithsonian’s
collections and there are even podcasts available. This is a
really neat site to visit, as it allows you to read about
American history from a variety of perspectives. Anyone with an
interest in history will enjoy perusing the photographs,
personal stories, and little-known facts available here.
State Data
Center Celebrates 35 Years of Public Service
 The
Indiana State Data
Center (SDC) is part
of a national network of government divisions, universities,
libraries, planning agencies, and economic development centers.
The U.S. Census Bureau officially launched the
State Data Center
Program in 1978
after completing a successfully pilot program in Indianapolis at
the Indiana State Library from 1976 to 1977. The Business and
Industry Data Center Program was added in 1988. In the last 35
years, the SDC/BIDC program has grown into a nationwide resource
for governments, academics, businesses, nonprofits, the general
public. The State Data Center network is where you can find
answers to statistical & business questions; learn to access
data; and find assistance with quantitative research and
analysis.
There is an SDC/BIDC in each state,
Washington D.C., American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
the Northern Marianna Islands, and Puerto Rico. You can locate
members of the State Data Center network by clicking on the map
here.
In Indiana, our lead center is at the
Indiana State
Library. Our Lead
BIDC is
the Indiana
Business Research Center.
Coordinating agencies are the Indiana Department of Workforce
Development and the Indiana Geographic Information Council. The
SDC enables patrons to utilize a historical collection of Census
documents dating from 1790, additional statistical files on CD-rom,
a computer lab for data access training, and librarians who can
assist with historical and current Census information. When your
patrons have trouble finding and accessing data, we’re here to
back you up.
Medline
Plus is Clearinghouse for Health-Related Info
 Friday
Facts is hardly ever without an article that uses
Medline Plus,
the National Library of Medicine’s web resource for health
consumers. We rely on it for current health and wellness updates
by topic, drug and supplement information, and new methods of
accessing health data online – like the new
Videos and Cool
Tools section of
their website. Patrons can observe surgical procedures, use
tutorials, and play games related to health and medicine. You
and your patrons can take the tutorial for
Evaluating Internet
Health Information
on the web or
download
a version to study at your convenience. Another tutorial,
Understanding
Medical Words, is an
easy-paced way to help patrons who are learning about new
medical terminology. There is also a series of SeniorHealth
videos, including
Alzheimer's Disease,
Hearing Loss,
and
Taking Medicines.
Use an alphabetical list of calculators and quizzes, or
Health Check Tools,
to evaluate your health yourself, and determine if and when you
need to see a doctor.
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