I posted recently that a new set of nuanced distinctions should be put into effect for government documents, setting priority levels and procedures for digital public access, much like security classifications and preservation schedules operate now. After James A. Jacobs thoughtful comment on “instantiation” to the google group (where he reminds us that transactional access only works for very specific kinds of public access needs), I went on a more detailed search for executive branch guidance on documents management.
There’s far more detail available online than I expected, perhaps because the executive branch functions through centralized authority with centralized management structures. (Most notably the Office of Management and Budget, and the General Services Administration, possibly also the National Archives and Records Administration and the Government Printing Office.)
The best primary source on governmental IT management is the I...
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In case you haven’t caught them all, here are posts in which people have taken up the discussion of Archives 2.0 or Records Management 2.0 (my apologies if I missed anyone):
What Library 2.0 can teach Archives 2.0 , at The Digital Archive (David Kemper)
Two point oh blimey! at One Man Typing (Alan Bell)
Two point oh dear II at One Man Typing (again) (still Alan Bell)
Thoughts on this “Archivist 2.0 Manifesto” Thing , at Records Junkie (Russell James)
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Despite years of legal precedent and expert testimony, many businesses continue to flounder on the issue of e-mail management. I was recently privy to a major US financial institution whose e-mail records policy was clearly defined on paper, but had no system in place to enforce the policy. Compliance with policy was based on user’s identifying and manually declaring specific e-mails as records appropriately.... more
The School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh now offers its highly-ranked Archives, Preservation, and Records Management specialization to students in the FastTrack MLIS Program. This on-line MLIS program employs user-friendly distance technology to mirror the classroom environment – giving students online access to the same courses and experiences as the ALA-accredited on-campus program. This specialization, ranked 4th in US News and World Report, will offer studen... more
Let me give you two headlines, and you can tell me your reaction to each:
A) Big Oil Finances the Republican Party
B) Congressional Votes Correlated with Big Oil Contributions
From the headlines you’d think the articles are about two separate facts about the world. That is, that the two facts are independent. One can read the first article and then still be surprised after reading through the second article. A friend of mine says about the second hypothetical headline, R... more
When the administrators in charge of the House submit their budgets, their priorities and shortfalls are pretty clearly displayed for the appropriators. They justify their existence. Since they oversee various aspects of public access to Congress, increased pressure for digital public access affects the way they report their priorities. Here is the testimony, as prepared, of the CAO, the Clerk, General Counsel, Inspector General, Law Revision Counsel, and Sergeant at Arms.
Chief Administ... more
FDLP Vision From: theopenhouseproject.com Post Date: 2008-03-19 07:15:05
A 2006 document from the DLC –(the Depository Library Council) called “Knowledge Will Forever Govern”. (source pdf )
“FDLP Participation constituted a bargain wherein GPO printed and distributed federal publications at no charge to depository libraries that agreed to provide no fee public access to these materials… Council believes that in the electronic world the need for the bargain remains, but the nature of the bargain wil... more
From Boing Boing :
John Wonderlich of the Sunlight Foundation alerted me to a situation about a month ago that we’ve been pursuing (with EFF’s help) at the Government Accountability Office, which is an arm of the U.S. Congress.
The law librarians at GAO have compiled complete federal legislative histories from 1915 on. These are the definitive dossiers that track a bill through the hearing process and into law. If you want to divine the intent of Congress, this is where... more
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