Association of American University Press Release:
Discussions of the concept of open access to scholarly information are increasingly marked by highly charged rhetoric and an unfortunate polarization of opinion. The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) released a statement today outlining the association’s perspective on what has become known as open access, and hopes to help [...]
Archive of entries posted on February 2007
The Association of American University Presses Releases Statement on Open Access
Nevada Lawmakers review plan to improve public records access
From the Nevada Appeal:
Government agencies in Nevada would have to follow strict timelines when responding to public records requests, under a proposal debated Monday in a state Senate committee.
The proposal by Sen. Terry Care, D-Las Vegas, would give government agencies just two business days to respond to a public records request by either complying with [...]
Is An Official Secrets Act Coming?
From the Austin American-Statesman:
That’s the fear of open government advocates.
They are launching a behind-the-scenes battle to prevent Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl from winning passage next Thursday in the Senate Judiciary Committee of an amendment that would essentially create an Official Secrets Act.
Kyl is planning to introduce an amendment to the Federal Data Mining Reporting [...]
Legislation Would Protect the Fair Use Rights of Digital Media Consumers
Press Release:
U.S. Representatives Rick Boucher (D-VA) and John Doolittle (R-CA), today introduced the Freedom And Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007 (FAIR USE Act) to protect the fair use rights of users of copyrighted material and thereby enable consumers of digital media to use it in ways that enhance their personal convenience. The legislation [...]
EPA : The Fight Continues
From SLA’s CEO Janice Lachance’s blog:
After months of wrangling with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over plans to slash services at its network of regional specialty libraries, the matter was front and center February 6 when the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee took up the matter with EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson at a public [...]
OpenCongress Officially Launches
OpenCongress brings together official government information with news and blog coverage to give you the real story behind what’s happening in Congress. Small groups of political insiders and lobbyists know what’s really going on in Congress. Now, everyone can be an insider. OpenCongress is a free, open-source, non-profit, and non-partisan web resource with a mission [...]
EFF Lawsuit Seeks Release of Secret Court Orders on Electronic Surveillance
From the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit against the Department of Justice today, demanding records about secret new court orders that supposedly authorize the government’s highly controversial electronic surveillance program that intercepts and analyzes millions of Americans’ communications.
National Archives to Dedicate new Southwest Regional Records Center Facility, First Federal Electronic Records Vault Opens
NARA Press Release:
The facility includes a 1000 square-foot, state-of-the-art electronic records storage vault that will allow the National Archives, for the first time in its 73-year history, to store and service temporary electronic records for Federal agencies. This electronic records storage vault features a non-aqueous fire suppression system, strict environmental controls, and multiple levels of [...]
OMB Watch Launches Upgraded FedSpending.org Website
OMB Watch Press Release:
OMB Watch today (Feb. 22, 2007) launched the first in a series of upgrades to its popular FedSpending.org website, which is a searchable database of nearly all government spending since FY 2000. The site updates make FedSpending.org more comprehensive, more searchable, and more customizable. Journalists, researchers, and the public, among others, will [...]
2006 Gold Mouse Report: Recognizing the Best Web Sites on Capitol Hill
2006 Gold Mouse Report
No, it has nothing to do with Mickey.
Since 1998, the Congressional Management Foundation has been tracking the use of the Internet by Congress in an effort to identify best practices to cope with new technologies and utilize them to meet the needs and goals of congressional offices. . .
. . . The [...]