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Tuesday, February 14, 2017
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Improving the Process of Administering FOIA
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by Barbie E. Keiser
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The first Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee meeting of 2017 took place at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) headquarters on Jan. 26. This committee, run by the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), consists of 10 members chosen from within the federal government and 10 nongovernmental members with FOIA expertise, including historians, lawyers, journalists, academics, and staffers from not-for-profit organizations that advocate on FOIA issues.
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Knight Foundation Invests in OpenNews
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According to Talking New Media, the Knight Foundation made a $1.1 million investment in the OpenNews network, which launched under Mozilla's leadership and is now an independent organization.
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ProQuest Gives Free Database Access to Displaced Researchers
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ProQuest created a program for students, faculty, and researchers who have been separated from their institutions due to changes in immigration policy. They will be able to arrange for free access to ProQuest's databases. ...
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Innovative Rolls Out Encore Improvements
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Innovative launched Encore version 4.6, which includes new options for helping patrons and students find specific materials quickly.
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Adam Matthew Launches Race Relations Archive
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Adam Matthew debuted Race Relations in America, a collection of records from the Race Relations Department of Fisk University.
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GPO Outlines Future Priorities
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Davita Vance-Cooks, the director of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), gave a presentation on the agency's future priorities to the House of Representatives' Committee on House Administration. ...
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What's New With the Top 3 Ebook Vendors
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by Brandi Scardilli
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On the surface, reports show that readers are buying less and borrowing more--and yet Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo (now Rakuten Kobo, Inc.) continue to release new e-readers and put effort into selling ebooks. Let's look at the press releases each company has provided this past year to take the temperature of their ebook programs.
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