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Happy Pride Month

The Lavender Scare
by David K. Johnson

The book "relates the frightening, untold story of how, during the Cold War, homosexuals were considered as dangerous a threat to national security as Communists." The federal government lead a campaign of "homosexual purges ending promising careers, ruining lives, and pushed many to suicide."

Access the eBook of The Lavender Scare with your OpenAthens account. Request an OpenAthens account if you don't already have one. Visit our guide to learn more about Database Access via OpenAthens.

Department of Commerce staff and contractors whose Official Duty Station is the Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB) in Washington, DC are eligible for access to the Library's eBooks.

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Introducing: PressReader Accessibility

PressReader recently launched accessibility mode which improves readability for all readers. Visit the PressReader Accessibility feature guide to learn more.

Access PressReader with your OpenAthens account. Request an OpenAthens account if you don't already have one. Visit our guide to learn more about Database Access via OpenAthens.

Our latest booklist Organizational Change Management is available now! Conveniently every title is hyperlinked to the catalog, and from there, you may login with your OpenAthens account and request the book. Check out our entire collection of booklists here.

What's New? Leadership Connect

The Leadership Connect mobile app now helps you easily identify Majority Staff, a Presidential Appointee, Schedule C, or Career SES. To learn more about what's new from Leadership Connect, visit their website.

Access Leadership Connect with your OpenAthens account. Request an OpenAthens account if you don't already have one. Visit our guide to learn more about Database Access via OpenAthens.

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Did you know? WSJ Mobile App

You can login to the Wall Street Journal app on your mobile device! When you login to the Wall Street Journal for the first time using your OpenAthens account you will be prompted to create a standalone WSJ account. Use that standalone WSJ account to login to the mobile app on your phone or tablet. To learn more visit https://library.doc.gov/Database-Access/WSJ.

OpenAthens is the exclusive access method for most Library databases (except the Bloomberg Terminal, D&B Hoovers, and EIU). Standalone Lexis and Westlaw accounts will now transition on February 1st. Please ensure any bookmarks are updated accordingly. To learn more visit the Database Access via OpenAthens guide.

If you do not already have an OpenAthens account request one today!

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