Economic Stimulus Website

The Recovery.gov website lets citizens track most of the $787 billion in economic stimulus spending authorized in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

This website was created to increase transparency and accountability by featuring “information on how the Act is working, tools to help you hold the government accountable, and up-to-date data on the expenditure of funds.”

There are going to be a few different ways to search for information. The money is being distributed by Federal agencies, and soon you'll be able to see where it's going -- to which states, to which congressional districts, even to which Federal contractors."

The website links to a video from President Obama as well as announcements, contact information, and answers to frequently asked questions concerning economic recovery plans and activities.

September e-book of the Month

Our September e-book of the month is The Economist Pocket World in Figures Profile Books, 2007 .

Where is economic growth fastest or inflation highest? Who consumes the most energy? What country has the most asylum seekers? Who are the heaviest drinkers and smokers?

If you want to know the answers to these, and thousands of other questions, you’ll find them in the September eBook of the Month.Completely updated, revised, refreshed and expanded for 2008, The Economist Pocket World in Figures contains rankings on more than 200 topics in subject areas as wide-ranging as geography, population, business, the economy, trade, transport, finance, industry, demographics, the environment, society, culture and crime.

If you have already established a NetLibrary account through Southwestern College Library, visit http://www.netlibrary.com/ and log in to read The Economist Pocket World in Figures or any of our 15,000 e-book titles.

If you do not have a NetLibrary account, you can create your own account from any computer on the Southwestern College campuses. Visit http://www.swccd.edu/~library/Lvl3/index.asp?L3=9 for more information.