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.)
President Obama Nominates David S. Ferriero To Be Archivist of the U.S.
President Obama Nominates David S. Ferriero To Be Archivist of the U.S. (updated), National Coalition for History (July 28, 2009).
On July 28, President Obama announced his intent to nominate David S. Ferriero to the position of Archivist of the United States. Mr. Ferriero currently serves as the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Libraries (NYPL). Mr. Ferriero succeeds Professor Allen Weinstein who resigned as Archivist last December.Continue reading
UK government guide to Twitter
Neil Williams, head of corporate digital channels at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, in the UK Cabinet Office, has published a 20 page guide to using Twitter that aims to describe "why and how we intend to establish and manage a corporate presence on the microblogging social network Twitter.com."
Also see Williams announcement: Template Twitter strategy for Government Departments, by Neil Williams Digital Engagement Blog (21. July 2009), and a comment on The Reg: Gov geek publishes 5000-word Twitter guide, by Joe Fay, The Register, (28th July 2009). Continue readingAlaska State Library Archiving Governor Palin’s Resignation Announcement and End of Term Website
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s resignation announcement earlier this month and the transition of power to Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell gave the Alaska State Library a great chance to preserve this "at risk" content. Using Archive-It and the manual "start on demand" feature inside the web application the Alaska State Library crawled Governor Palin and Lt. Governor Parnell's web sites on the eve of the transition of power and was able to capture valuable information that is now offline and no longer accessible. The Alaska State Library’s Alaska Governor/Lt. Governor Web Sites collection was originally conceived to archive these government websites over time. Once Sarah Palin left office, the governor’s website changed to reflect Sean Parnell as governor, and the lieutenant governor’s website changed to reflect Craig Campbell as lieutenant governor. Thus all of the information on former Governor Palin’s website as well as speeches and press releases from Sean Parnell’s time as lieutenant governor are no longer available on the live web. The foresight of the staff of the Alaska State Library and the availability of the Archive-It web archiving service made it possible to preserve the final changes to these "at risk" websites before they were taken offline. Continue reading
Ten Great Government Web Sites
GCN's list of "great" .gov web sites this year includes GPO's FDsys.
- Great .Gov Web Sites SPECIAL REPORT: "10 sites that take online government to the next level" by Joab Jackson, Government Computer News (Jul 27, 2009)