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State Agency Databases Activity Report: October 3, 2011
This has been a relatively busy week at the State Agency Databases Across the Fifty States project at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/State_Agency_Databases. Lynn McClelland continues to expand the healthcare practioner databases page at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/Healthcare_practitioners_databases. It now features practioner related databases from 14 states and will be under heavy construction for the next month or so. ORPHAN NEWS Our last official orphan remains Rhode Island. If you're interested in adopting Rhode Island, check out our volunteer guide at http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/SADATFS_Volunteer_Guide and then send me an e-mail if you'd like to adopt it. If you adopt Rhode Island, be prepared to put your name and contact information on the main project page AND your state page within two weeks of receiving your wiki login. See the Volunteer guide for more details. WIKI ACTIVITY See our last seven days of activity at http://tinyurl.com/statedbs for a blow by blow description of changes to the page. Here are a few highlights: DATABASES ADDED NORTH DAKOTA (Kathryn Thomas) Cass County, N.D. Divorce and Civil Cases Index - This database indexes over 3,300 civil and divorce case files, spanning from the 1870s to 1942, handled in Cass County District Court. Individual entries include names of the plaintiff and defendant, attorneys, dates of proceedings, and miscellaneous notes. Kathryn recently completed a major expansion of the North Dakota page. If you haven't visited in the past week, you ought to now. SOUTH DAKOTA (Brenda Hemmelman) Professional Licensing Boards - links may or may not include searchable databases or lists of active/inactive licensees. WASHINGTON (Marilyn Von Seggern) Health Systems Quality Assurance Online Search - A credential search system for health care provider, health facility, hotels/motels, and migrant farmworker housing. The search is by credential number or name. Continue reading
North Carolina shares digital preservation tips
The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources' State Library and State Archives (Cultural Resources) have a new website designed to guide local and state government employees who are responsible for the preservation of North Carolina state public records. http://digitalpreservation.ncdcr.gov The site has resources that can help North Carolina government employees -- and those responsible for digital information in general -- learn how to ensure that today's digital information is saved so that it can become tomorrow's heritage. The site includes tutorials that explain what digital preservation is and why it is important; a checklist of key digital preservation practices; "quick tips," advanced tutorials, and more. While the site is directed toward North Carolina public servants, it is general enough to be useful to those considering, implementing, or teaching on the topic. Thanks and hat tip to Lisa A. Gregory, Digital Projects Liaison, Digital Information Management Program, State Library of North Carolina, NC Department of Cultural Resources, and the Bestpractices mailing list (Bestpractices@islemail.org). Continue reading
Creating an Institutional Repository for State Government Digital Publications
An interesting case study:
- Meikiu Lo and Leah M. Thomas. Creating an Institutional Repository for State Government Digital Publications. The Code4Lib Journal (22 Mar. 2010). In 2008, the Library of Virginia (LVA) selected the digital asset management system DigiTool to host a centralized collection of digital state government publications. The Virginia state digital repository targets three primary user groups: state agencies, depository libraries and the general public. DigiTool’s ability to create depositor profiles for individual agencies to submit their publications, its integration with the Aleph ILS, and product support by ExLibris were primary factors in its selection. As a smaller institution, however, LVA lacked the internal resources to take full advantage of DigiTool’s full set of features. The process of cataloging a heterogenous collection of state documents also proved to be a challenge within DigiTool. This article takes a retrospective look at what worked, what did not, and what could have been done to improve the experience.
Idaho Digital Publications Archive
As an Idahoan, I was excited to learn that the Idaho Commission for Libraries and the Idaho state legislature have made preserving and providing digital access to government publications and other information a priority. First a little background: the Idaho Commission for Libraries is the State Library of Idaho, and assists libraries throughout the state to build the capacity to better serve their clientele. The Commission has been charged with the responsibility of establishing and maintaining a digital repository of state publications in a publicly accessible database in revised Idaho Code 33-2505. Many state publications are preserved and made available online here. To further achieve this end, the Idaho Commission for Libraries has used Archive-it to preserve Idaho state government websites in their Idaho Digital Publications collection. This collection includes websites for state departments, universities, local and statewide initiatives, and even the first lady’s website. Check it out! -Lori Continue reading
Back to the future: Jefferson’s 1815 Library records and Preservation of 21st Century State Digital Information
Thanks James! And greetings to FGI readers! A couple of recent posts piqued my interest over the last few days ---
The first is from the wonderful community of booklovers at the LibraryThing about Thomas Jefferson: a fascinating exercise in "social bibliographic control."
The second is an announcement from the institution that owes much to Jefferson's library, the Library of Congress, and its news release that describes its efforts to preserve state government information -- Digital Preservation Program Adds New Partners To Preserve State Government Digital Information. Just another indication that the best preservation efforts are often multi-institutional.
Finally, not to leave the civil rights stones unturned, here is an article that describes the legal troubles over border inspectors asking folks coming into the United States to turn on their laptops and show the officials what is on the hard drive. Setting Boundaries at Borders: Reconciling Laptop Searches and Privacy.
Looking forward to much discussion and reading, and thanks for the opportunity to join the conversation.
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