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Vol. 2011, Issue 12
December 2011
IN THIS ISSUE
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
Celebrating 2011 and Preparing for a Busy 2012
Congress Passes Increased Levels of Funding for Government Printing Office
Senate Fails to Confirm Boarman as Public Printer
AALL Submits Comments on Colorado Public Domain Citation Format
GPO and Office of Federal Register Receive Award for FederalRegister.gov
President Obama Completes Nominations to Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
House Judiciary Committee Holds Markup of Stop Online Piracy Act
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading and Resources for the Info Policy Junkie
New Year’s Greetings from the Law Librarian Congress
Report Finds Agencies Process More FOIA Requests
“FOIA Ombudsman” Launches New Website
House Expands Access to XML
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Vol. 2011, Issue 11
November 2011
IN THIS ISSUE
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Submit Your Nominations for the 2012 Public Access to Government Information and Oakley Advocacy Awards
Spectrum Article Highlights Effective Advocacy Methods
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
Update on the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act
AALL’s Bill Tracking Chart
Government Relations Committee Adds to Collection of Advocacy One-Pagers
Senate Rejects Anti-Net Neutrality Measure
President Obama Issues New Memorandum on Records Management
New Registry of “Controlled Unclassified Information” Aims to Standardize Markings
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading and Resources for the Info Policy Junkie
Nixon Library Releases Grand Jury Testimony
CRS Report on Privacy and Civil Liberties Board
2011 Wickersham Award Winner Justice John Paul Stevens Interview on YouTube
Virtual Tour of the Law Library of Congress Reading Room
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Vol. 2011, Issue 10
October 2011
IN THIS ISSUE
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
AALL Launches Legislative Action Center
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
New Advocacy One-Pagers on AALLNET
Final Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act Released
New Collection on FDsys: Federal Court Opinions
Sen. Akaka Introduces Bill to Update 1974 Privacy Act
Ten Year Anniversary of the USA PATRIOT Act, and “Secret Law”
National Archive’s Electronic Records Archives Lacks Full-Text Search
Whistleblower Protection Bill Advances in Senate
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: Chapter News
AALL Introduces Chapter Government Relations Listserv
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading and Resources for the Info Policy Junkie
Videos from Cameras in the Courts Pilot Project Now Available
“Gold Mouse” Awards for Congressional Websites
Increases in Constituent Communications Shifts Office Resources
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Vol. 2011, Issue 9
September 2011
IN THIS ISSUE
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
GPO Funding Update – Your Letters Still Needed
FCC Moves One Step Closer to Ensuring Net Neutrality
White House Furthers Commitment to Improving FOIA
Government Accountability Office Assesses E-Government Fund Programs
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: Chapter News
SNELLA Highlights UELMA in Connecticut
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading and Resources for the Info Policy Junkie
Compare Hidden Text of Pentagon Papers
National Archives Posts Thousands of Free Materials on iTunes U
Law Library of Congress to Host Second Kellogg Lecture on Jurisprudence
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Vol. 2011, Issue 8
August 2011
IN THIS ISSUE
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
AALL Executive Board Approves Revised Government Relations Policy
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
ACTION ALERT: Letters Still Needed on Funding for FDsys and FDLP
Library of Congress and GPO Offer Staff Buyouts
Faster FOIA Bill Replaced with Debt Ceiling Bill, then Reintroduced in Senate
AALL Opposes Proposed Defense Department FOIA Exemption
AALL Urges Nominations to Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Comments Needed on the Future of the FDLP
Submit Your Feedback on New US Code Website
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: Chapter News
California Law Librarians Host Delegation from the People’s Republic of China
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading for the Information Policy Junkie
District Judge Rules White House Visitor Records Subject to FOIA
Collaboration Captures and Archives Bush Administration Web Sites
Transparency Group Finds Agencies Failed to Engage Public on Open Government Plans
Sunlight Foundation Launches New House Ethics Committee Report Search Tool
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Vol. 2011, Issue 7
July 2011
IN THIS ISSUE
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Contribute to GPO’s Collection of PACER Training Guides and Virtual Tools
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
House Approves Significant Cuts to GPO and Library of Congress
Department of Justice Makes Digitized Legislative Histories Available to Public
National Declassification Center Releases Valuable Records
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: Chapter News
Chapter Leaders Join Government Relations Office to Discuss Best Practices
AALL Celebrates Working Groups
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading for the Information Policy Junkie
GPO Publishes New Authentication White Paper
Fastcase Names 50 Leaders in Field of Law, Scholarship and Technology
Nixon Presidential Library Releases New Set of Records
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Vol. 2011, Issue 6
June 30, 2011
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
See You in Philadelphia!
2011 Public Access to Government Information and Oakley Advocacy Award Winners
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
Five Years after Library Closures, EPA Releases Final Strategic Plan
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and GPO Launch New PACER Pilot Project
House Appropriations Committee Approves E-Gov Funding
House Oversight Committee Approves Bill to Increase Access to Congressional Reports
National Archives Releases Guidance on “Controlled Unclassified Information”
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: Chapter News
AALL’s Working Groups Finalize State Inventories
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading for the Information Policy Junkie
GPO Publishes Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 112th Congress
Pentagon Papers Released, Including Previously Redacted Eleven Words
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Vol. 2011, Issue 5
May 31, 2011
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
New Information Added: Register Now for AALL’s Legislative Advocacy and Policy Programs in Philadelphia
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
Congress Passes Four Year USA PATRIOT Act Extension Without Reform
AALL Submits Testimony in Support of Funding for Library of Congress and GPO
AALL Supports Bill to Increase Online Access to Congressional Reports
Senate Judiciary Committee Reports Problematic Online Piracy Bill
Senate Passes Bill to Establish Commission to Examine FOIA Delays
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: Chapter News
State Law Library Funding Updates/
Pro-Active Outreach in Support of Public Law Libraries
SNELLA Update Regarding the Connecticut Paperless Task Force
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading for the Information Policy Junkie
Open Government Group Launches New Website on FOIA Court Decisions
Public Interest Declassification Board Concludes Series on Recommendations
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Vol. 2011, Issue 4
April 29, 2011
UPDATES FROM THE HILL AND THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICE
Special Message from Julie M. Strandlie, Director Government Relations
Please Send Us Your Stories on the Congressional Record
After Three Years, EPA Announces Release Date for Library Network Strategic Plan
AALL Urges Public Access to Congressional Research Service Reports
AALL, MLA and SLA Ask Appropriations Leaders to Save the Statistical Abstract
Celebrate Law Day -- May 1, 2011
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: CHAPTER NEWS
National Inventory Working Group Update
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading for the Information Policy Junkie
Law Library of Congress Releases Strategic Plan
Delays Continue with Publication of Foreign Relations of the United States Series
Chesapeake Group Finds Slow Growth in Link Rot after Three Years of Steady Increases
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Vol. 2011, Issue 3
March 31, 2011
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Advocacy Training Agenda Now Available
UPDATES FROM THE HILL AND THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICE
Shining the Light on the Freedom of Information Act
OpenTheGovernment.org and AALL Host Sixth Annual Sunshine Week Webcast
Public Printer Boarman Testifies on GPO’s Appropriations Request
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves USA PATRIOT Act Extensions
House Energy and Commerce Committee Votes on FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: CHAPTER NEWS
Connecticut Paperless Task Force Report: SNELLA Reviews Recommendations and Plans for the Future
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading for the Information Policy Junkie
Self-Assessments Reveal Agencies’ Records at Risk
Public Interest Declassification Board Launches New Blog to Solicit Ideas
Georgetown Law Center Announces Searchable State Secrets Database
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Vol. 2011, Issue 2
February 28, 2011
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Join Us in Philadelphia for the 2011 Advocacy Training
UPDATES FROM THE HILL AND THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICE
Congress Passes Three-Month Extension of Expiring PATRIOT Act Provisions House Passes
Continuing Resolution with an Amendment Preventing Implementation of Net Neutrality Rules
Government Printing Office, Library of Congress to Digitize Historic Documents
February State Working Group Spotlight: FL Holds Successful “Work Day”
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: CHAPTER NEWS
Texas Chapters Send Letter to Oppose Closure of State Law Library
ORALL Tracks Legislation Impacting County Law Libraries
NOCALL to Hold Annual Sunshine Week Event in Sacramento
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading for the Information Policy Junkie
Government Accountability Office Releases New Report on Electronic Records Archive
Congressional Research Service Publishes Report on Open Government Initiative
National Archives to Release Pentagon Papers
Department of Energy Launches ScienceCinema Search Engine for Videos
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Vol. 2011, Issue 1
January 28, 2011
UPDATES FROM THE HILL AND THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICE
Special Message from Mary Alice Baish, Director of Government Relations
New Advocacy Toolkit for the 112th Congress
Bills We’re Tracking
Save the Date for March Sunshine Week Event
January State Working Group Spotlight: CT, GA and SC Meet our Challenge
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: CHAPTER NEWS
LLOPS Members Help to Ensure Digital Authentication of WA Legal Resources
Update on Connecticut Task Force to Study Converting Legislative Documents from Paper to Electronic Form
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading for the Information Policy Junkie
President Obama’s State of the Union Address in FDsys
National Archives and Kennedy Presidential Library Unveil Online Archive
Report Reveals Growth in Classification Activity by Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Internet Archive Launches New Wayback Machine in Beta