Inform Quarterly

              Serving Illinois state employees • Summer 2005
From the
Reference Desk
Safety is the buzzword for this issue of
INFORM Quarterly.Whether it's safety and
emergency standards for homeland security or
materials to help you prevent identity theft, the
Illinois State Library is your place for safety
information.
The Reference staff encourages you to check
out the State Library's holdings for your
summer reading needs. From Illinois Authors
works to best-selling novels to autobiographies
and non-fiction, you're sure to find something
of interest at the State Library or the 4,000
other Illinois libraries that subscribe to the
Illinois Online Catalogue. (See back page for
more information.)
To request materials or find answers
to your questions, please contact:
Reference phone • 217-782-7596
Reference fax • 217-524-0041
Map Collection • 217-782-5823
Patent & Trademark Division • 217-782-5659
“Ask the State Library”
www.cyberdriveillinois.com
Access the State Library database at
http://library.ilcso.illinois.edu/isl
Illinois State Library hours:
Mon. – Fri., 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Identity theft resources
With recent attention on the theft of sensitive information from a
number of financial and credit reporting institutions and passage of the
Fair Credit Reporting Act, identity theft has become a hot topic.The State
Library suggests the following materials on identity theft. For assistance in
accessing these resources or for more information on identity theft, stop
by or call the Reference Desk.
• Database Security: Finding out when your information has
been compromised - Hearing before the Subcommittee on
Terrorism,Technology and Homeland Security of the Committee on the
Judiciary - Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.108-520
• Preventing Identity Theft in Your Business: How to Protect Your
Business, Customers, and Employees, by Judith M. Collins -
658.4/ COLL3
• Identity Theft, edited by Claudia L. Hayward - 364/IDEN
• Preventing Identity Theft for Dummies, by Michael J.Arata, Jr. -
364.163/ARAT
• Identity Theft and Fraud, Department of Justice,
www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html
• Electronic Factsheets: Identity Theft, Social Security
Administration, www.ssa.gov/pubs/idtheft.htm
• ID Theft Home, Federal Trade Commission, www. consumer. gov/ idtheft/
• ID Theft Credit, Federal Trade Commission, www.ftc.gov/credit/
Includes a link to “New Law Promotes Access to Free Credit Report,”
which connects users to reporting companies and tells when specific
geographic areas are eligible for the free reports.
Standards acquisitions
The State Library recently purchased a number of standards documents
relating to emergency issues, including homeland security. Standards
adopted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security provide
manufacturers and homeland security professionals guidelines for
performance standards, test methods and for safety and compliance.
The standards cover a variety of issues, including agriculture and food,
transportation, water, public health, emergency services, banking and
finance, energy, the chemical industry and hazardous materials.They may
be used by state agencies, local governments and businesses in preparing
for emergencies.These standards are designed by national and
international associations, including the National Fire Protection
Association, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the
International Organization for Standardization.
We look forward to hearing from you!