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Challenges Emerge As Government Documents Increasingly Go Digital

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From the 7/15/2003 Library Journal: “As government documents librarians incorporate more digital materials, they are finding that the very shape of their libraries is transformed,” by Marylaine Block.

  • “Like other documents librarians, Carolyn Kohler (government publications librarian at the University of Iowa) has found herself unexpectedly at the forefront of technological change and momentous political issues: the public’s right to know vs. legitimate security concerns; public accountability for government actions vs. government secrecy; permanent public access vs. instantaneous (but maybe temporary) electronic access.”

    • Documents and Resources on EU E-Government

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    From the EU eGovernment Conference 2003, 7-8 July 2003: Linking up Europe: the importance of interoperability for e-government services EU Ministerial Declaration on E-Government See also this useful resource on e-gov: National eGovernment sites, which includes Member States national eGovernment websites, Candidate countries national eGovernment websites, EEA/EFTA countries national eGovernment websites, and eGovernment websites worldwide… Continue Reading

    Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26)

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    From the U.S. Census Bureau, Facts & Features: On July 26, 1990, President George Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, guaranteeing equal opportunity for people with disabilities in public accommodations, commercial facilities, employment, transportation, state and local government services and telecommunications. 49.7 million: Number of people age 5 and over in the… Continue Reading

    Website Usability Testing Using WebEx

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    Remote Online Usability Testing: Why, How, and When to Use It. From the article: “…in-person usability testing isn’t always feasible. Projects take longer than expected, budgets get tightened, and target users can be hard to come by. So what’s a usability crusader to do when in-person usability testing is impossible? One option is to conduct… Continue Reading

    Database of Weblogs

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    NITLE Blog Census. Glad to say that beSpacific is included in this MySQL database of over 600,000 weblogs published worldwide (net.law.blog). From the site’s About Page: The NITLE Blog Census is an attempt to create and share a regularly updated database of all known weblogs. The census has been active since early May, 2003. Our… Continue Reading