The State of Kentucky has developed a best-practices manual for publishing -- and depositing -- government documents digitally.

• Kentucky State Government Publications Handbook, Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives. Frankfort, KY (June 2008) Edition 1.0

The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) has been the official repository for Kentucky state agency publications since 1958

...Kentucky state agencies are required to send their publications to KDLA. The Public Records Division (PRD) and State Library Services (SLS) at KDLA work together not only to provide access to the valuable information contained in state agency publications, but also to preserve the publications for future generations.

The handbook says that "Electronic publications should be forwarded in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)." We would love to see all U.S. government publications in PDF format deposited in FDLP libraries. It would be a great first step toward digital deposit of all government information.

Yesterday, I posted an entry about Maryland's new accountability website. There are other states and non-profits that have taken similar efforts. The ones that I came across are:

On 01/05/09, Georgia launched the Open Georgia: Transparency in Government - Not only does it provide information, but also solicits feedback from the public.

On 01/01/09, Kentucky started the Open Door: Kentucky's Portal to eTransparency. There are plans to provide a new Budget Builder Game and also educational materials.

Websites launched in 2007 & 2008

Missouri - Missouri Accountability Portal (MAP)

Nebraska - Nebraska.Spending.com

Oklahoma - Open Books: Oklahoma's Finances Online

Texas - Window on State Government

Alaska - Checkbook Online

Kansas - KanView

Louisiana - Louisiana Transparency and Accountability (LaTrac)

Maine - MaineOpenGov.org

New York - SeeThroughNY

South Carolina - South Carolina Spending Transprency