This page is for news and publications hot off the press.
In case you haven’t seen the following on the GovDoc-L listserv or on the Free Government Information blog, Daniel Cornwall posted a new, exciting project:
The ALA GODORT 50-State Agency Databases Registry, which I coordinate, has launched a new set of subject-focused database collections under the [...]
Archive for the ‘Public Awareness’ Category
New State News & Publications Page
Posted in Alaska State Digital Documents, Public Awareness, tagged Alaska, Alaska documents, Alaska publications, databases, godort, news, state on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What do they say about government on the Web in your library?
Posted in Public Awareness, tagged agency websites, e-government, federal websites on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
E-Government Citizen Satisfaction Declines for Third Straight Quarter (PDF: 17 KB)
Source: American Customer Satisfaction Index
Citizen satisfaction with e-government slips for a third straight quarter, according to the fourth quarter report of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) E-Government Satisfaction Index. The cross- departmental measure of over 100 federal websites fell [...]
E-Government: Pros and Cons
Posted in Public Awareness on December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
CDT and OMB Watch Release Report on Searchability of Government Information (PDF; 44 KB)
Source: Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and OMB Watch
Vital government information appears “invisible” to millions of Americans who are combing the Internet and looking for answers via the most popular search engines, according to a report released today by [...]
Clean Water in Anchorage
Posted in Environment, Public Awareness, tagged anchorage, clean water, development, EPA on December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
EPA proposes fines against Anchorage Alaska Developer for Clean Water
Act Violations
(Anchorage, Alaska – Dec. 18, 2007) The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has commenced an administrative penalty
action against Anthony Lerma for violations of the federal Clean
Water Act (CWA). The violations occurred at Lerma’s construction site
located at 5151 Lake Otis and East 52nd Avenue in Anchorage, [...]
HIV/AIDS rate high for First Nations people
Posted in Federal Digital Documents about Alaska, Healthcare, Public Awareness on December 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
American Indians and Alaska Natives have the third highest rate of HIV/AIDS diagnosis in the United States, according to a new Indian Health Service report. They are also more likely than individuals with HIV/AIDS from other racial and ethnic groups to receive treatment at later stages of the disease and have shorter [...]
