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New from FreeGovInfo Press: “Preserving Government Information: Past, Present, and Future”
Jim Jacobs and I are pleased to announce the publication of our book Preserving Government Information: Past, Present, and Future. It is available as a free PDF, a free ePub, and a print-book ($20) at https://freegovinfo.info/pgi. In this book, we examine how preservation practices of the past affect the preservation of digitally published federal government […]
Hot off the presses: “Bernadine’s Office Building: Working in the capitol and other dangerous places”
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work on Capitol Hill as a Congressional staffer? Well, wonder no more. Bernadine Abbott Hoduski, library star, mother of government documents in libraries, and tireless advocate for libraries, has just published her memoir “Bernadine’s Office Building: Working in the capitol and other dangerous places.” It’s sure to […]
FGI public testimony before Congress advocates for GPO gift authority
Here’s something fun I did this week. For their public witness day, I submitted testimony before the House appropriations subcommittee on the legislative branch for their FY2026 budget. :slightly_smiling_face: Many thanks to Daniel Schuman of the American Governance Institute and founder and an editor of the First Branch Forecast (you’re all subscribed to FBF right?!). […]
Vicky Reich and David Rosenthal receive CNI Paul Evans Peters Award for LOCKSS
Congratulations to Vicky and David, founders of LOCKSS for receiving the Paul Evans Peters Award! this is a HUGE and justified honor for their lifetimes’ impactful work in libraries and digital preservation. They join other luminaries who have received the Peters Award, among them Tim Berners Lee, Vint Serf, Brewster Kahle, Paul Ginsparg, Daniel Atkins, […]
NASA Deletes Comic Book About How Women Can Be Astronauts
Things have gotten really weird when comic books are verboten in this Orwellian present. NASA has deleted two comic books about women astronauts from all its websites, according to NASA Watch, the latest victim of the Trump’s administration’s purge of “DEI” content from federal agencies. This is apparently due to a directive sent out just […]
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