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Less Access to Less Information By and About the U.S. Government
[UPDATE 3/25/10: Thanks to Bernadine Abbott Hoduski for sending me 1997-98 volumes, the complete chronology from 1981 - 98 is now digitized and hosted at the Internet Archive!] From 1981 until 1998, Anne Heanue and the fine folks at the Washington Office of the American Library Association (ALA) published an amazing series called Less Access to Less Information by and about the U.S. Government, a chronology of efforts to restrict and privatize government information. In 1986, the publication was listed in Project Censored's annual review, Top 25 censored stories for 1986. I recently had a nice email exchange with Emily Sheketoff, Associate Executive Director of ALA and manager of the Washington Office in which I suggested that Less Access to Less Information ought to be online for the world to see, read, share etc. Emily graciously gave me permission to digitize the series. So, with the help of Rick and Megan Prelinger, Robert Miller and others at the Internet Archive, I give you Less Access to Less information by and about the U.S. government in several formats including text, flip book, PDF, and DjVu.
- 1981-1987 chronology
- 1988-1991 chronology
- 1990-1996 chronology
- 1997 chronology: January – June
- 1997 chronology: June – December
- 1998 chronology: january – June
- 1998 chronology: June – December
Why free PACER access matters
A recent event shows why free access to the federal courts' Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) is important. That event is Chrysler's bankruptcy. This is an event of high enough interest that PACER itself chose to highlight their holdings of the Chrysler bankruptcy docket. Perhaps highlight is too strong a word. To see anything you need a PACER account and be prepared to pay fees under these conditions (bolding mine):
Access to web based PACER systems will generate an $.08 per page charge. The per page charge applies to the number of pages that results from any search, including a search that yields no matches (one page for no matches.) The charge applies whether or not pages are printed, viewed, or downloaded.If PACER access were free, any interested citizen could monitor the bankruptcy case for themselves instead of getting a filtered view from media. They could see how the company, the shareholders and the union were being treated in the process. PACER will continue to generate documents of national interest as GM follows Chrysler into bankruptcy court. Congress ought to mandate free access to all of PACER. The cost to do is an infinitesimal portion of the money paid for auto industry bailouts. Continue reading
GITCO VIRTUAL FORUM – JOIN US MONDAY, MAY 18TH – 2PM PST/3PM MST/4PM CST/5PM EST
see this link for chat logs and more details on GITCO Scroll down and start typing to join the chat. or if it does not seems to connect join here What is Meebo and how do I get set up? TOPIC: GITCO committee structure and our impact within GODORT and beyond Accessing government information electronically is now common in both US and international contexts. How can GITCO best position itself withing GODORT/ALA and beyond to provide leadership on issues associated with electronic government information? This session is meant to be a brainstorm -- to collect ideas and examples, rather than to follow each contribution to its conclusion. The room will be open after the session if you would like to add things after the planned session. There is also a brief participant survey which includes a place for feedback. Agenda for Today's Forum: * introductions * logistics * reflections on past projects * reflections on committee structure within GODORT *take the survey
GITCO VIRTUAL FORUM – JOIN US FRIDAY, April 24th – 10AM PST/11AM MST/12PM CST/1PM EST
see this link for April chat logs, upcoming May date and more details on GITCO Scroll down and start typing to join the chat. or if it does not seems to connect join here What is Meebo and how do I get set up? TOPIC: emerging issues in ADVOCACY for electronic government information Accessing government information electronically is now common in both US and international contexts. How have communications with government providers, with users and communities changed? This session is meant to be a brainstorm -- to collect ideas and examples, rather than to follow each contribution to its conclusion. The room will be open after the session if you would like to add comments after the planned session. There is also a brief participant survey which includes a place for feedback. Agenda for Today's Forum: *introductions *logistics *how have communications with government information providers changed? US/international, etc. *what are the most important things users need to know now to gain access to electronic gov info -- how should librarians be supporting these needs? *How can GITCO help librarians with electronic gov info advocacy? What resources, or tools should we be producing? *take the survey
GITCO VIRTUAL FORUM – JOIN US HERE Monday March 23rd 9AM PST/10AM MST/11AM CST/12PM EST
see this link for April and May dates and more details on GITCO Scroll down and start typing to join the chat. or if it does not seems to connect join here What is Meebo and how do I get set up? TOPIC: Emerging issues for USERS of electronic government information Accessing government information electronically is now common in both US and international contexts. How have user experience and requirements changed? This session is meant to be a brainstorm -- to collect ideas and examples, rather than to follow each contribution to its conclusion. The room will be open after the session if you would like to add comments after the planned session. There is also a brief participant survey which includes a place for feedback. Agenda for Today's Forum: *introductions *logistics *how are users accessing it now? US/international, etc. *what do users ask now -- have questions changed? *digital divide? *take the survey
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