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Curating Web-Based Information
Our friend Gary Price, who produces the excellent InfoDocket and Full Text Reports, has a new presentation online about selecting and curating and preserving information on the open web. Maximizing Use Of The Open Web by Gary Price, MIT Brown Bag: “Issues in Curating the Open Web at Scale” (September 20, 2016). Much of the […]
Science and Congress
Take a few minutes away from politics and read this fascinating article! One would think that Congress would want to have good solid scientific advice and not have to rely on think tanks or the Executive Branch agencies for an understanding of complex scientific issues. Well, in 1972 Congress passed and President Nixon signed a […]
Class Action Suit against PACER Overcharges Proceeds
PACER Class Action Advances By JUNE WILLIAMS Courthouse News Service (September 27, 2016). A federal judge refused Monday to dismiss a class action accusing the U.S. government of systematically overcharging for access to court records through its system PACER, short for Public Access to Court Electronic Records. Bryndon Fisher sued the United States for a […]
Carl Malamud fighting for public information
A story about Carl Malamud’s long fight to keep public information public. Details his current fight against a lawsuit that seeks to keep laws that cover building codes, plumbing regulations, and product safety rules for baby seats accessible only for a fee. Carl Malamud has standards by Steven Levy, Backchannel (Sep 12, 2016). For the […]
Happy Birthday National Park Service
Today is the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service. Our friend Gary Price has a nice collection of 10 Digital Resources to Help Celebrate 100th Birthday of the National Park Service over at infoDocket. Thanks Gary! NPR has a series celebrating the National Parks: national park service centennial as well as a good overview […]
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