Voting & Elections at the State Agency Databases Project
This week’s State Agency Databases Project subject highlight is Voting & Elections, featuring 36 states that project volunteers know to have publicly searchable databases in this subject area. Three examples from this compilation are: ALASKA Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) Reports Search – Searchable database of Campaign Disclosures and Financial Disclosures for Alaska State Government. […]
Stanford Library Director sends letter to Committee on House Admin in support of Title 44 and the FDLP
On Friday, Stanford Library Director Michael Keller sent a letter to the Committee on House Administration (CHA) in support of Title 44 and the FDLP (attached and text below). This same letter will also be going out to the Senators on the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP). With his permission, we are posting it here […]
Transportation at State Agency Databases Project
This week’s State Agency Databases Project subject highlight is Transportation, featuring 36 states that project volunteers know to have publicly searchable databases in this subject area. Three examples from this compilation are: COLORADO Seat Belt Enforcement Reporting Site – Statistics on current seatbelt use, violations, and fatalities. Customizable by type, date, and location. OHIO […]
Reading between the tea leaves: more about revising Title 44
More about revising Title 44 We learned a bit more about GPO’s intentions with regard to revising Title 44 when GPO Director Davita Vance-Cooks testified at a Hearing of the Committee on House Administration on July 18, 2017. Hearing, July 18, 2017 In June, Vance-Cooks asked the Depository Library Council (DLC) to make recommendations for changes to […]
This is not a drill. The future of Title 44 and the depository library program hang in the balance.
As we wrote last week the Government Publishing Office (GPO) has asked the Depository Library Council (DLC) to recommend changes to Title 44 of the US Code. We believe this is a bad idea at this moment in history and worry that the unspecified changes GPO wants will result in damage to the FDLP and long-term […]