SLA has a Public Policy Blog
SLA headquarters now has a blog dedicated to public policy news, Public Policy Connections. Recent posts discuss orphan works legislation and EPA library issues.
SLA headquarters now has a blog dedicated to public policy news, Public Policy Connections. Recent posts discuss orphan works legislation and EPA library issues.
The U.S. government's GovGab blog has an ongoing discussion of government agency use of Web 2.0 tools. The 11 April 2008 post Government in the Web 2.0 Age seeks feedback:
So, America, I pose a question to you… What do you think of government agencies using social media tools like blogs, RSS feeds, podcasts, YouTube, Flickr, widgets, and microblogs to reach out and give you information?
Comments have been coming in from librarians, government employees, and the general citizenry. If you have something to say on the topic, chime in!
[hat tip to dcornwall at FGI]
In recent posts to the Government Info Pro blog, two U.S. federal librarians generously share their experiences with, respectively, redesigning and moving their libraries.
The Patrick Henry Library Information Commons. Ned Wolff of the Justice Department's Patrick Henry Library discusses his library's removal of some book stacks to create a multi-purpose "information commons." His account details the goals and results of the project, complete with photos of the converted space.
A Moving Experience. Bob Farina of the Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Law Library shares lessons learned from the most recent library move in his career. His account has the calm and cautionary tone of a seasoned mover, and it comes with a cartoon illustration!
"The Blogging Revolution: Government in the Age of Web 2.0" is a new report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government, written by Dr. David Wyld, Associate Professor at Southeastern Louisiana University School of Management. The IBM site features an executive summary of the report (PDF, 8 pages) and the full copy (PDF, 99 pages). Description from the site:
Based on the experiences of the blogoneers, Wyld develops a set of lessons learned and a checklist of best practices for public managers interested in following in their footsteps. He also examines the broader social phenomenon of online social networks and how they affect not only government but also corporate interactions with citizens and customers.
USA.gov has launched a new resource page: Blogs from the U.S. Government. The page links to active and archived blogs from U.S. federal agencies. (Congressional blogs are not included.) While the list is currently a short one, it includes some interesting blogs. Among them is the Pandemic Flu Leadership Blog, a five week "blog summit" that is active from May 22 through June 27, 2007.
The SLA Government Information Division (DGI) esteemed webmaster Chris Zammarelli is the February blogger-of-the-month for Free Government Information (FGI). Check out his postings featured in the center column of FGI this month, starting with his first post: GAO report on EPA proposal to TRI threshold . Way to go, Chris!
DGI Chair-Elect Peggy Garvin is the guest blogger at Free Government Information during the month of August. According to its mission statement, "FGI promotes free government information through collaboration, education, advocacy and research." For more information, visit their "About Us page.
