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State Agency Databases Project Activity Report 12/14/2014

With the quarterly link check underway, we’ve seen significant changes to the following pages at the State Agency Databases Project athttp://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases over the past two weeks.  (links are to revisions page, click on “page” tab to see regular page): California – Joel Rane Kansas – Pam Crawford Maryland – Siu Min Yu Minnesota – Paul J McDonough Missouri – […]

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State Agency Databases Activity Report 10/5/2014

This past week saw significant changes to the following pages at the State Agency Databases Project at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases.  (links are to revisions page, click on “page” tab to see regular page): Colorado – Samantha Hager Georgia – Chris Sharpe Maryland – Siu Min Yu You can always view ALL changes made in the past seven days […]

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State Agency Databases Activity Report 5/4/2014

It was a slow week for the volunteers at the State Agency Databases Project at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases.   FEATURED DATABASE Today’s featured database is from Pam Crawford, who maintains the Kansas page: Kansas Road Conditions –  http://511.ksdot.org/KanRoadPublic/Default.aspxDatabase of current road conditions is searchable by region. The resulting customized map shows current road conditions due to weather or road […]

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State Agency Databases Activity Report 4/6/2014

It was a busy week for the volunteers at the State Agency Databases Project at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases. FEATURED DATABASE Today’s featured database is from Susanne Caro who maintains the Montana page: Montana Field Guides http://fieldguide.mt.gov/default.aspx “These guides and this website are a collaborative effort between the Montana Natural Heritage Program and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.  The Animal Field […]

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Maryland initiates New Funding Accountability website

The state of Maryland has initiated the new Maryland Funding Accountability website that “allows citizens of Maryland and visitors to search and view summary information on payments made to vendors that received $25,000 or more for the respective fiscal year.” Using this new website, the public can view how their tax money is being spent by the government. At present, information is available only for the 2008 fiscal year. Governor Martin O’Malley stated that the main objective in creating the website was to promote government accountability and transparency. Continue reading

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