Transforming a government library: the Wirtz Labor Library in the U.S. Department of Labor went digital in January 2008, but it was far from easy.
Information Outlook › Vol. 12 Nbr. 12, December 2008
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GOING DIGITAL
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Transforming a government library: the Wirtz Labor Library in the U.S. Department of Labor went digital in January 2008, but it was far from easy.
On March 4, 1913, just hour before leaving office, President William Howard Taft signed legislation the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Its mission in 1913 was to "foster, promote and develop the welfare of working people, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment " Socio-economic conditions have changed greatly since 1913, and new statutory responsibilities have expanded its scope, but the department's missio...
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