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From the Washington Post (reg. req’d), Openness Law May Get Muscle – A Diverse Coalition Pushes for Freedom of Information Act Compliance. Related references on this legislation.
Judith C. Russell, Superintendent of Documents, today posted that “GPO’s Digitization Specification 3.0 is being distributed for review and comment. This specification (available in PDF) , will be used to support GPO’s plan to convert legacy U.S. government documents into preservation masters that will subsequently be used to creative derivative “access” files that support user …
As a follow-up to my April 2, 2005 posting, Significant Rise in Classification of Gov’t Docs Focus of New Reports, this July 3, 2005 New York Times article, Increase in the Number of Documents Classified by the Government, reports on growing concerns within the government, by advocacy groups and the media, about the rapid rise …
Press release from the British Library: According to Lynne Brindley, Chief Executive of the British Library, “…by the year 2020, 40% of UK research monographs will be available in electronic format only, while a further 50% will be produced in both print and digital. A mere 10% of new titles will be available in print …
Now available from GPO Access: Serial No. 109-10, Reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act (80 pages, PDF). Serial No. 109-12, USA Patriot Act: A Review for the Purpose of Reauthorization (168 pages, PDF).
The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, The National Academies, issued a new report on June 20, Building an Electronic Records Archive at the National Archives and Records Administration: Recommendations for a Long-term Strategy, that “examines several important long-term issues in archiving electronic records.”
The Fading Memory of the State, by David Talbot, July 2005: “The official repository of retired U.S. government records is a boxy white building tucked into the woods of suburban College Park, MD. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is a subdued place, with researchers quietly thumbing through boxes of old census, diplomatic, or …
Press release: LexisNexis, University of Maryland Team Up to Preserve Images of U.S. Serial Set Maps: “The University of Maryland is providing the original maps so LexisNexis can rescan the collection into high-resolution digital images in color and black and white. Current scans taken from microfiche cannot provide the color or the same clarity as …
“American taxpayers spend nearly $100 million a year to fund the Congressional Research Service, a “think tank” that provides reports to members of Congress on a variety of topics relevant to current political events. Yet, these reports are not made available to the public in a way that they can be easily obtained. A project …
“The GPO takes very seriously any Federal agency’s request to restrict access to Government information that has been made public. However, the GPO cooperates with Federal agencies in the appropriate distribution of the official information they publish…” [Secrecy News] Withdrawal of Federal Information Products from GPO’s Information Dissemination Programs, Government Printing Office Information Dissemination Policy …
Tobe Liebert, Assistant Director for Collection Development & Special Projects at the Tarlton Law Library, has launched a new Current copyright literature website, which he indicates will be updated several times each week. Tobe is a recognized expert in this area, so be sure to add this website to your regular reading list, intranets and …
From the American Library Assocation (ALA) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: U.S. Public Libraries Providing Unprecedented Access to Computers, the Internet, and Technology Training: “Nearly every U.S. public library offers free access to computers and the Internet, but overall libraries are challenged to provide enough workstations to meet demand, pay for ongoing Internet …
