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Stanford UL’s letter to AOTUS Ferriero re Dept of Interior draft records schedule
Last week, we posted a story “Holes in History: The Dept of Interior request to destroy records” in which we raised issues concerning NARA’s records scheduling process in general and the DoI request in particular. Today my University Librarian Michael Keller sent a Letter to Archivist of the US David Ferriero re the DoI records […]
Holes in History: The Dept of Interior request to destroy records
[Editor’s note: please scroll to the end of this post for a sample letter to submit to NARA. Thanks!] [Update: 10/30: I added another point about disposition authority. JRJ] Remember, we have until November 26, 2018, to make comments to the National Archives. (Be sure to say that you’re referring to DAA-0048-2015-0003.) request.schedule@nara.gov fax: 301-837-3698 […]
Happy 60th birthday NASA!
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), created when President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act (Public Law 85-568 or 72 Stat 426-2), began on this date in 1958. Check out some of the resources that NASA has put together to celebrate their 60 years. And if you really want to get into […]
@EPA eliminating office of science advisor
Buried under all the Kavanaugh sexual assault hearings and coverage, there was this side note in yesterday’s NYT about the EPA shutting down the office of the science advisor. This senior post is basically the science ombudsman for the agency to assure that the latest science is applied to the agency’s policies, decisions and regulations. […]
CRS Reports Now Available Online! Thanks @LibnOfCongress
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today that reports from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) are now online at crsreports.congress.gov. This is HUGE news indeed because many librarians and open government advocates have been asking for this for at least 25 years. The site is a good first step, and hopefully will only get better […]
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