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Vol. 2012, Issue 11
December 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
A LOOK AHEAD
Onward and Upward
“New Year, New Congress” Free Online Training
PIDB Meeting December 6th
Trusting What’s Online: Excerpts from an Interview with Hays Butler
ACT NOW
Submit Your Examples of Orphan Works Projects
AALL GRC Seeks Nominations for the 2013 Public Access to Government Information and Oakley Advocacy Awards
AALL IN THE STATES
Successful SNELLA Event on UELMA
Best Practices Exchange
ROUNDUP AND REVIEW
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Vol. 2012, Issue 10
November 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
A LOOK AHEAD - SUPREME COURT SPECIAL EDITION
SCOTUS Hears Textbook Copyright Case
Copyright Today: Excerpts from an Interview with Tracy Thompson-Przylucki
FISA and the Right to Wiretap
ACT NOW
Calling All Depositories! AALL FDLP Task Force Seeks Submissions
AALL IN THE STATES
Atlanta Libraries Support Georgia Archives
SNELLA at Work on UELMA
ROUNDUP AND REVIEW
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Vol. 2012, Issue 9
October 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
A LOOK AHEAD
With Five Weeks till Election, Washington on Hold
Law Via the Internet Conference October 7-9
ACT NOW
Receiving Unordered and Unwanted Materials from Vendors? Tell the FTC!
Have You Joined AALL's Advocacy Team?
AALL IN THE STATES
Preliminary Analysis of AALL's State Legal Inventories
California Enacts UELMA
Preparing to Advocate for UELMA in 2013
New Connecticut Bar Association Law Library Section Holds Inaugural Meeting
ROUNDUP AND REVIEW
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Note: The September 2012 Issue marks the beginning of a new format for the Washington E-Bulletin, now published at the beginning of the month in HTML format. As such, there is no August 2012 issue.
Vol. 2012, Issue 8
September 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
A LOOK AHEAD
Potential Progress in Lame Duck Session
White House Issues Records Management Directive
ACT NOW
New Academic Year, New Print Resource Use
NAPA FDLP Survey Due This Week
AALL IN THE STATES
UELMA Headed to CA Governor's Desk
Library Association Meets in Connecticut
California Legislature Suspends Open Meeting Law
ROUNDUP AND REVIEW
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Vol. 2012, Issue 7
July 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
New Advocacy Resources from the Government Relations Office
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
Action Alert: Tell Your Representative to Support Public Access to CRS Reports
Highlights from the 2012 Annual Meeting
Legislative Progress Report
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: Chapter News
Chapter Government Relations Roundtable Report
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading and Resources for the Info Policy Junkie
GPO Launches New Training Modules
Building the 2008 End of Term Web Archive
AALL Members Make Fastcase 50
Statue of Law in the Library of Congress’s Main Reading Room
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Vol. 2012, Issue 6
June 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
See you in Boston!
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
Act Now! Help AALL Build the Case for Print Legal Resources
House Judiciary Approves FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization
A First Look at the FOIA Portal
Appropriations Update: Bills Await Senate Consideration
Open Access Petition to be Considered by White House
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: Chapter News
LLAGNY Helps Secure State Aid to Expand Access to Civil Legal Services
California Assembly Judiciary Committee Approves UELMA Bill
What’s Next for UELMA in California
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading and Resources for the Info Policy Junkie
Federal Reserve Preparing Inventory of Historical Materials
NARA Releases Open Government Plan for 2012-2014
New National Security Archive Publication Makes Available 900 Formerly Classified Documents
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Vol. 2012, Issue 5
May 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
New Government Relations Office Staff Member, Elizabeth Holland
Action Alert: Help Save the American Community Survey
Your Guide to AALL’s Public Policy Programs in Boston
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
House Appropriations Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2013 Legislative Branch Bill
Judge Evans Issues Long-Awaited Ruling in Georgia State E-Reserves Case
New One-Pager on Presidential Records
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: Chapter News
Supreme Court of Ohio Plans to Discontinue Bound Volumes of Appellate Court Decisions
Utah Legislature Approves Funding for Statewide Self-Help Center
Diane Boyer-Vine is the 2012 Recipient of the NOCALL Legislative Advocacy Award
Connecticut General Assembly Passes Online Regulations Bill
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading and Resources for the Info Policy Junkie
Scout, a New Legislative and Regulatory Research Tool
Chesapeake Group Finds Thirty-eight Percent of Online Documents Disappear in Five Years
Report Finds Agencies Still Struggling with Records Management
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Vol. 2012, Issue 4
April 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Congratulations to AALL’s 2012 PAGI and Oakley Advocacy Award Winners
2012 Advocacy Training Agenda Now Available – Register Today!
Federal Depository Library Program Webinar Slides Posted on AALLNET
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
Action Alert: Support GPO and Library of Congress Funding
House Passes Flawed Cybersecurity Bill
Department of Justice Releases Open Government Plan 2.0 to Mixed Reviews
AALL Applauds Agency Development of FOIA Portal
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: Chapter News
Colorado Becomes First State to Enact UELMA
MALL Advocacy Campaign Leads to Progress in Filling State Law Librarian Position
AALL and California Chapters Urge City to Find Space for San Francisco Law Library
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading and Resources for the Info Policy Junkie
CRS Releases New Report on Federal Depository Library Program
What Does Open Government Mean to You?
Conversation about Digital Preservation with Mike Wash, NARA
Office of Government Information Services Releases Year Two Progress Report
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Vol. 2012, Issue 3
March 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Register for Free April 19 Webinar: “Law Librarians and the Federal Depository Library Program: Working Together for a Successful Future”
Thanks to You, March 20 State Advocacy Webinar is a Success!
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
Update on Open Access Bills
Supporting the Appropriations Requests of the Government Printing Office and Library of Congress
FOIA in the Spotlight during Sunshine Week
A FOIA Day for Reflection
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: Chapter News
California Joint Institute Features Two Advocacy Programs
SNELLA Provides Testimony in Support of UELMA
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading and Resources for the Info Policy Junkie
Sunshine Week Reports from OMB Watch
GPO Access Sunsets
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Vol. 2012, Issue 2
February 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Register Now! Free March 20 Webinar on State Advocacy
Save the Date: July 21 Advocacy Training in Boston
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
ABA House of Delegates Approves UELMA; Act is Introduced in Five States
House Approps Legislative Branch Subcommittee Holds Hearing on FY 2013 Funding
Government Printing Office Launches FDLP State Forecasting Project – Your Participation Needed
Research Works Act Dies in the House of Representatives
National Archives to Hold Forum to Solicit Public Input on Records Management
Contribute to the Vision of a Twenty-First Century Access to Justice Law Library
Mark Your Calendars for March 16 Sunshine Week Webcast
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: Chapter News
UELMA Introduced in California
SNELLA Tracking UELMA and Online Regulations Bill in Connecticut
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading and Resources for the Info Policy Junkie
Redesign of Regulations.gov
EPA Releases New Tool to Track Pollutants of Waterways
Orphan Works and Fair Use in the Digital Age
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Vol. 2012, Issue 1
January 2012
IN THIS ISSUE
STAY INFORMED/GET INVOLVED: News and Action Alerts
Action Alert: Help Ensure Access to Taxpayer-Funded Research
Save the Date: March 20 Webinar on State Advocacy
House and Senate Postpone Votes on SOPA and PIPA
Supreme Court Limits Public Domain in Golan v. Holder
Government Printing Office Reports Results of Money-Saving Buyouts
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: Chapter News
Update on UELMA
FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading and Resources for the Info Policy Junkie
Legislative Branch Agencies Launch New Congressional Record App
Upcoming Launch of First-Ever Multi-Agency FOIA Portal