2009 Fall DLC Meeting: “Demystifying Digital Deposit: What It Is and What It Could Do for the Future of the FDLP”
At the Fall 2009 Depository Library Council (DLC) meeting in Arlington, VA, James A. Jacobs and I (Rebecca Blakeley) introduced attendees to the concept of "digital deposit" that maps out the pieces of the FDLP cloud and what it could do for the future of the FDLP. Our slides and notes are available for you to view and download online. Continue reading
2005 Nevada Library Association Annual Conference: “Who’s government information? Our government information.”
Nevada Library Association 2005 Annual Conference: "Who's government information? Our government information." Daniel Cornwall (Preservation), James R. Jacobs (Privacy), ShinJoung Yeo (Access). Continue reading
2010 iConference: “The future of government Information”
At iConference 2010 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign I organized and participated on the panel, “Future of Government Information” with Tom Bruce (Cornell Legal Information Institute), Daniel Schuman (Sunlight Foundation) and Cindy Etkin (Government Printing Office (GPO)). My slides and notes are online. Continue reading
FGI speaking engagements
Below are a list of places and conferences to which FGI volunteers have been invited to speak about the future of government information. Continue reading
DC Code-a-thon for government citability needs coders AND librarians
Calling all 21st century librarians: the fine folks at Citability and the League of Technical Voters Project are organizing a weekend code-a-thon in Washington DC April 9th - 11th. The goal is to create open source tools aimed at improving government accessibility and accountability. But you don't have to be a coder to participate. They're also looking for librarians! Now's your chance to put your govt information skills toward an amazing project. If you live in Washington DC area, please Sign up for the DC Code-a-thon today Join with lots of smart people working hard and having fun for the great cause of govt transparency!