Employer's Immigration Compliance Desk Reference

Siskind, Gregory H. 2009. Employer's Immigration Compliance Desk Reference. Alexandria, VA: Society for Human Resource Management.
REF KF4829.S57 2009
Find in a library nearby: http://www.worldcat.org/title/employers-immigration-compliance-desk-reference/oclc/271647204

Provides practical guidance to employers on compliance with Federal and State immigration laws. Also includes an overview of the U.S. immigration system. Material is presented in a question and answer format, with a detailed table of contents listing every question. Abbreviations and acronyms are defined on page 21. Appendices include descriptions of "notable" enforcement actions in the 2006-2008 time period, a Department of Homeland Security Handbook for employers, and a list of electronic I-9 and E-verify vendors. The author points readers to a blog for tracking new laws and legislation: http://i9compliance.blogspot.com. The National Conference of State Legislatures website also offers a wealth of information on immigration law and legislation at the state level: http://www.ncsl.org/ (click on Issues and Research, then Immigration).

New Resource for State employees!

The Alaska State Library is using a new tool in our continuing efforts to improve online access to library materials for State employees: the confluence wiki. What's that, you say? Well, to most of you it will look pretty much like a regular webpage. The key difference is that because we can limit who can access the pages, we can post passwords and other access information for some resources that we previously were unable to make available outside of the library.

To see this new page, go to https://wiki.state.ak.us/display/publib/For+State+Employees from your work computer within the State of Alaska network. This page is not accessible outside of the State of Alaska network.

You may notice that this page looks similar to the For State Employees page on our website. Just click on the link "Access information for special resources." There you'll find terms of use and/or access information for:

• EAP Digest
• Phi Delta Kappan
• State and Local Government Review
• American Indian Quarterly
• Ecologist
• Energy and Buildings
• Environmental Management
• Government Information Quarterly
• Journal of Collective Negotiations
• Journal of Wildlife Management
• Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Nature
• Scientific American
• Western Historical Quarterly
• Wildlife Monographs

Or, easier yet, just use our Journal Finder. Where appropriate, links have been included to direct you to this information.

We're considering other options that will allow us to use this tool to make more resources available. For some, authentication might be necessary, in which case you would just sign into confluence in the same way that you log into your State email account.

What do you think about this? Please contact us at 907-465-2920 or asl@alaska.gov with any suggestions or questions.

Habitats and Ecosystems: an encyclopedia of endangered America

Crawford, Mark 1999. Habitats and ecosystems: an encyclopedia of endangered America. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO.

REF QH 76 .C73 1999
Find in a library nearby: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43164895

Are you interested in whether your state holds any endangered, threatened, or rare plants and animals? In Habitats and Ecosystems, Mark Crawford lists locations of public lands that contain these groups. Not listed are National parks or wildlife refuges, as those already have descriptions elsewhere, and places that remain unknown for their own protection.

Sites are grouped by state, with each state having a section in the appendix listing their species. There is an overview for each state, and each site has a description and location. Other appendixes contain contact information for national conservation organizations, conservation organizations listed by state, a bibliography on ecology and conservation grouped into general and state specific listings.