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Dodging the memory hole

Abbey Potter’s comments about preserving digital news are also very relevant to the preservation of government information. Potter is the Program Officer with the the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP). In her post on The Signal blog, she elaborates on her closing keynote address at the Dodging the Memory Hole II: An […]

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Current Awareness for Statistical Information

Two of the most useful current awareness tools I use to learn about new reports and developments are InfoDocket by Gary Price Full Text Reports by Gary Price and Shirl Kennedy. I only recently learned that they have another site that announces statistically-focused reports: StatFountain “A Sister Blog to FullTextReports” The announcement about StatFountain says: […]

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New Data Tool for Trade and Investment Stats for Countries

The Department of Commerce announced a new data tool–International Trade and Investment Country Facts Application–on the Bureau of Economic Analysis website that gives users a snapshot of statistics on trade and investment between the United States and another country by simply clicking on a world map. BEA’s New Data Tool Provides Fast Access to Trade […]

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Thoughts on the National Collection (DttP, spring 2015)

A few weeks ago, I posted on FGI my part of a collaborative feature article in the Spring 2015 issue of Documents to the People (DttP) (What are we to keep? thoughts on the National Collection). The other writers (Shari Laster, Aimée C. Quinn, and Barbie Selby) have given me permission to post their segments […]

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Only 15% of Congressional Websites Are Ready for HTTPS

A Sunlight Foundation analysis found only 15 percent of congressional websites are ready for HTTPS. Sunlight analysis reveals only 15 percent of congressional websites are HTTPS ready by Tim Ball, Sunlight Foundation (May 26, 2015). In this article we will describe the methodology of the survey and present the survey results. We will also offer […]

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