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Two videos from NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) "now features two new videos on the site (www.nlrb.gov): 'Introduction to the NLRB Public Website' and 'How to Use CiteNet,' the Agency’s electronic legal research database."

  • announcement (pdf)
  • Introduction to the NLRB Public Website ("demonstrates how to find published decisions and administrative memoranda, how to ask questions via the website or to speak to a person, as well as how to use E-Gov, the Agency’s on-line services such as E-Docket, E-Filing, online forms, and E-FOIA requests."
  • How to Use CiteNet (CiteNet is a free public service offered by the Agency to assist labor law professionals and the public with their legal research needs.)
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Losh’s “From the Crowd to the Cloud: Social Media in the Obama Administration”

Dr. Elizabeth Losh, digital rhetoric scholar at U.C. Irvine, presents her research on how government agencies are using social media and how their use impacts government information and the public record. Video of presentation (~68 minutes) Presentation Slides Continue reading

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Team Digital Preservation saves the day!

Digital Preservation Europe is in the process of creating a series of short animations introducing and explaining digital preservation problems and solutions for the general public. Their first one is cute. Future ones will be released on their YouTube channel.

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Lunchtime listen: Cass Hartnett: reflections of a mid-career documents librarian

(Cross-posted on GODORT blog) At last week's Spring '09 Depository Library Conference in Tampa -- which was, to remind everyone, live-blogged! -- GODORT chair Cass Hartnett spoke on the topic "Reflections of a Mid-career Government Documents Librarian." Cass' talk was both thoughtful and thought-provoking. The video runs about an hour. During the talk, Cass handed out a list of 14 "memory questions." After viewing the video, please share your answers to the questions in the comments section below. Thanks!

  1. An early library job
  2. technology
  3. an early career dream
  4. good committee you served on or good workshop attended, or both
  5. mentor(s) who helped you at the state/local level
  6. up and coming student/librarian who impressed you
  7. Washington D.C.
  8. Library user(s)
  9. future of FDLP
  10. government information in everyday life
  11. good article or book
  12. power of description
  13. digital amazement
  14. Web 2.0 triumph or trouble
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Balzheimers disease

Happy Friday! John Stewart discusses the supreme irony of former VP Cheney and Carl Rove going to the media and calling on the Obama administration to declassify information. It makes one's head explode!

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c
Balzheimers Disease
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