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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 […]
Libraries’ guide to the 2020 census
The American Library Association (ALA) has teamed up with the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality to develop the Libraries’ guide to the 2020 census to prepare libraries for the decennial count of every person living in the United States. The Guide contains practical information to assist library staff in addressing potential patron and community […]
ALA off target in giving Madison Award to Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies
I’m in 2 minds about this year’s James Madison Award given annually by the American Library Association to “honor individuals or groups who have championed, protected and promoted public access to government information and the public’s right to know at the national level.” Last year’s award was given to computer programer and internet activist [[Aaron […]
COL’s FDLP Task Force Survey and FGI’s responses
[updated 4pm 1/7/14. I clarified a couple of statements. JRJ] Last summer, the ALA Committee on Legislation (COL), Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Task Force released its FDLP report and recommendations. In response, FGI wrote a white paper “Wait! Don’t Digitize and Discard! A White Paper on ALA COL Discussion Issue #1a”. While agreeing with […]
Analysis of COL FDLP task force final report #alaac14
June 26, 2014 / Leave a comment
(Please note, if you’d prefer to read a PDF of this post, there’s a “print” button at the bottom of the page) James A. Jacobs and James R. Jacobs, Free Government Information (FGI) On Monday, the ALA Committtee on Legislation’s (COL) FDLP task force released its final Final Report and Recommendations. American Library Association. Committee […]
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