[LAW-LIB:54818] Feb. Edition of AALL Washington Office E-Bulletin

From: Emily J. Feldman (ejf33@law.georgetown.edu)
Date: Fri Feb 22 2008 - 13:57:11 PST

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    The latest issue of the AALL Washington E-bulletin is now available at
    http://www.aallnet.org/aallwash/ebulletin022208.pdf. Don't forget to
    take a look at our new blog, the AALL Washington Blawg
    <http://aallwash.wordpress.com/> [http://aallwash.wordpress.com/], for
    the latest news and updates from the Washington Affairs Office!

     

     

    Emily Feldman

    Advocacy Communications Assistant

    American Association of Law Libraries

    E. B. Williams Law Library

    111 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001

    Phone: (202) 662-4058/ Fax: (202) 662-4059

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    Vol. 2008, Issue 2

    February 22, 2008

     

    IN THIS ISSUE

     

    SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

    * The New Washington Affairs Office Blog!

     

    UPDATES FROM THE HILL

    * GPO Authenticates Online Budget

    * White House Attempts to Change OPEN Government Act

    * Orphan Works Act of 2006 (H.R. 5439
    <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.05439:> )

    * Open Access to Research & the Law

    * New Legislation on Net Neutrality

    * National Archives Proposed Rule to Restore Research Hours

    * State Secrets Protection Act (S. 2533
    <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:s2533:> )

    * Surveillance Law Expires, Congress Fails to Act

     

    WASHINGTON OFFICE ACTIVITIES

    * Sign up for Sunshine Week Activities!

     

    OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: CHAPTER NEWS

    * Maryland Legislation would Cut Funding to Circuit Court
    Libraries

    * Latest California Bills No Longer Available in Michrofiche

    * News from Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.

     

    FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading for the Information Policy Junkie

    * GPO Partners with Libraries to Offer "Ask a Librarian" Service
    * Agencies Experiment with Web 2.0 Technologies
    * Librarian is one of Best Careers of 2008, according to Magazine
    * An Eye on Law Blawgs

     

     



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