Final report of 2018-20 FOIA advisory committee now available
Note: This was originally posted on my blog Free Government Information. Please contact James Jacobs for questions about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Blog topic: Government information
Loving Day, June 12
"53 years ago, we represented Mildred and Richard Loving in the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia. We won the case and overturned unconstitutional bans against interracial marriage." #LovingDay pic.twitter.com/u4Pl9JhJvp
— ACLU (@ACLU) June 12, 2020
Trial access to U.S.Documents Masterfile database of historic US government documents
The U.S. government has since 1774 published information chronicling the expanse of the country’s experience and development. These publications are valuable to students and researchers in history, government, business, economics, sociology, education, legal studies, and the sciences.
ANSI releases select standards for COVID-19 support (UPDATED)
Several librarians across the United States have been petitioning ISO and ANSI to release or open up access to several critical standards in the response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic. ANSI has announced a portal that contains several of these important standards, including standards for the fabrication of ventilators and standards for incident management response, released to the public. At this time, 31 of these ISO standards have been released, and you can access them by visiting the following links.
Check out these .gov webinars, training opportunities and crowdsourcing projects while you're telecommuting during COVID-19
(Note: This was originally posted on my blog Free Government Information.)
Databases of the week: let's get technical with tech reports
Technical reports are a form of the “grey literature” which is extremely important for researchers in a variety of fields. While most technical reports aren’t strictly “academic work”, they often contain valuable information for researchers. Finding technical reports can be tricky, and there are no real standards for how they can be accessed. Nonetheless, we have a few suggestions for you!
Washington Post online now available to Stanford
Stanford Libraries provides access to the WaPo.com! A major first in access to current events and news. No individual subscription needed.
Human Rights Day, December 10
The Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted (10 December 1948). The UDHR represents a cornerstone of the international human rights regime. The UDHR has been translated into 522 languages; you can listen to a recording in your language.