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#nlw14 FDLP Edition Day 1: Newark, Olin and Buffalo

First up in our Federal Depository Library themed celebration of National Library Week are the 2012 winners of the Government Printing Office’s Library of the Year Award. Here’s the citation from the award page: 2012 Federal Depository Libraries of the Year For the first time, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) honored three extraordinary Federal […]

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State Agency Databases Project Activity Report: 3/16/2014

There is a lot of activity to report at the  State Agency Databases Project at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases. Partly because I took at three week reporting break, but mostly because our volunteers have been extremely busy fixing links and adding new databases. NEW VOLUNTEER As promised, Rhode Island has been adopted! Many thanks to Stacy R. Williams […]

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State Agency Databases Activity Report 1/12/2014

Last week was busy at the State Agency Databases Project at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases. FEATURED DATABASE Today’s featured database was suggested by Annie Moots, the volunteer for Missouri: Missouri Appellate Courts and Missouri Supreme Court Opinions (http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=12086&dist=Opinions) This database contains the full-text opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, of the Missouri Eastern, Western, and Southern Districts Courts of Appeals […]

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State Agency Databases Activity Report 1/5/2014

2013 ended with a good amount of activity at the State Agency Databases Project at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases. As we start a new year, I wanted to introduce a new feature into these reports – the Featured Database.  The other volunteers and I will offer one database each week we think is especially worthwhile. FEATURED DATABASE Today’s featured […]

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Other Transparency Measures

Yesterday, I posted an entry about Maryland's new accountability website. There are other states and non-profits that have taken similar efforts. The ones that I came across are: On 01/05/09, Georgia launched the Open Georgia: Transparency in Government - Not only does it provide information, but also solicits feedback from the public. On 01/01/09, Kentucky started the Open Door: Kentucky's Portal to eTransparency. There are plans to provide a new Budget Builder Game and also educational materials. Websites launched in 2007 & 2008 Missouri - Missouri Accountability Portal (MAP) Nebraska - Nebraska.Spending.com Oklahoma - Open Books: Oklahoma's Finances Online Texas - Window on State Government Alaska - Checkbook Online Kansas - KanView Louisiana - Louisiana Transparency and Accountability (LaTrac) Maine - MaineOpenGov.org New York - SeeThroughNY South Carolina - South Carolina Spending Transprency Continue reading

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