State Agency Databases Activity Report 5/18/2014
It’s been a quiet few weeks 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 Annie Moots, who maintains the Missouri page: “Know MO” Consumer Complaints – http://www.consumer.ago.mo.gov/Know_MO/ – Missouri consumers can check this database for complaints filed with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office about individuals or […]
Be the Bill: Legislative Explorer visualizes the legislative process
This is what open data can do. Check out Legislative Explorer, an interactive visualization that allows anyone to explore actual patterns of lawmaking in Congress, compare bills and resolutions introduced by Senators and Representatives and follow their progress from the beginning to the end of a two year Congress. You can filter by topic, type […]
FDsys milestone: one billion objects delivered
On March 26, a visitor at the Government Printing Office’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) downloaded a Federal Register notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which was the one billionth object retrieved through the site. GPO’s FDsys: 1 billion items served and ready for more, By William Jackson, GCN (May 08, 2014).
Lunchtime listen: Net Neutrality in the US: Now What?
[[Vi Hart]], best known for her amazingly clear mathematical videos on YouTube, has created this *must-see* video about [[Net Neutrality]], the principle that ISPs should treat all data on the internet equally, not discriminate or charge differentially — or worse, block or throttle certain kinds of traffic like BitTorrent! The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is […]
Take part in virtual library legislative day
I’ve always been bummed that Depository Library Council meeting and conference usually doesn’t take place during the annual library legislative day. But now we can all take part despite being thousands of miles away from Washington DC. We urge all our readers to take Part in Virtual Library Legislative Day. Email or call your representatives […]