From AALL’s Washington Blawg:
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) announced on November 2 that it is looking for feedback on PACER through an online survey to assess user satisfaction with current services and generate suggestions for future improvements to the system.
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Administrative Office of U.S. Courts Wants Your Feedback on PACER
Governor’s Office Considering Closing the State Library of Massachusetts
From SLA’s Public Policy blog:
At a press conference on 29 October the Governor’s Office announced that Governor Patrick is considering closing the State Library of Massachusetts as a cost-saving measure. The State Library of Massachusetts now has an online petition to collect support to ensure that these collections remain freely accessible to all members of [...]
Give Your Input On the Google Book Search Settlement
From LIS News:
Publishers Weekly would like your input on the Google Book Search Settlement (from PW) and they are conducting a survey designed to gather a broad view of how the Settlement is being viewed. For details on the proposed settlement (from Google), click here.
If you’re interested, take a few minutes to answer this brief, [...]
Information Needs in a Democracy: Request for Comment
From PBS:
In today’s media environment – with so many newspapers cutting back on editorial staff, and online media becoming more ever-present each day – do you have the information you need to accomplish your personal goals and to be an effective citizen?
The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy and PBS [...]
Recovery.gov to Host Online Dialogue on Improving Transparency of Recovery Funds
From AALL’s Washington Blawg:
Recovery.gov was launched after the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5) to provide the public with, “information on how the Act is working, tools to help you hold the government accountable, and up-to-date data on the expenditure of funds.” The Act established an oversight board [...]
Open for Questions: President Obama to Answer Your Questions on Thursday
From the White House blog:
Today, the President invited everyone to use a new feature on WhiteHouse.gov called “Open for Questions” to ask a question about the economy and rate other questions up or down. Then, on Thursday morning, the President will conduct a special online town hall on the economy and answer some of [...]
Help Lobby Congress on S. 482!
From the Sunlight Foundation blog:
Today, you don’t need to come to Washington or wait for politicians to leave their security bubbles to get a word in edge wise, all you need is to connect with them on Twitter and keep the lobbying to 140 characters or less. In our quest to pass S. 482, a [...]
Sign on to restore the TRI program!
From OMB Watch:
Sign on to the letter to Administrator Jackson urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect the public’s right to know by restoring the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), reversing Bush administration changes that reduced reporting on toxic pollution!
Oppose the H.R. 801–Bill Would Reverse NIH Public Access Policy
SLA Action Alert:
Contact your Representative by 28 February 2009
In early February 2009, the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee (Rep. John Conyers, D-MI) re-introduced a bill that would reverse the NIH Public Access Policy and make it impossible for other federal agencies to put similar policies into place. The legislation is H.R. 801: the “Fair [...]
Project Makes Transparency Recommendations for Next President
From OMB Watch:
More than 100 groups and individuals from across the country have been working collaboratively to develop recommendations for the next president on how best to improve federal government transparency. The effort, the 21st Century Right to Know project, was organized by OMB Watch, and it involves organizations and individuals from across the political [...]