freedom of information

Intellectual freedom programming and materials for our public library reference desk department about IF and grey literature.

theszak — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:03:13 +0000

Intellectual Freedom Committee
Massachusetts

IF Programming. IF Materials. Grey Literature.
Please look into developing intellectual freedom programming and materials for our public library reference desk department in Cambridge about intellectual freedom and grey literature.

Deflecting. Delay. Denial.
Our Reference Desk Department deflected, delayed, denied access to our municipal public documents.

Information policies. Presentation of services.

Sunshine Open Public Meetings. Boston City Council Committees.

theszak — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:51:49 +0000

by Dan Ring
dring at repub.com
"We made a mistake, a simple mistake," he said.

More than 30 years after passage of the law, that's an all-too-common refrain among municipal leaders.

In one of the most egrigious cases, the Boston City Council was fined $11,000 in 2006 by a Superior Court judge for repeated violations of the law spanning about two years.

Public records. FOI. Freedom of Information. City Hall. city government.

theszak — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:17:19 +0000

Public information of city government isn't available for people pursuing their civic interests. An example of an appeal...

by John Markoff. Boston Public Library. Scanning Boston documents. Digital archives.

theszak — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:48:31 +0000

By John Markoff
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/27/business/library.php

The Boston Public Library is also interested in scanning local Boston and Massachusetts documents and is in the process of creating its own digital archive.

http://sunshineboston.blogspot.com

thezak — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:26:22 +0000

http://sunshineboston.blogspot.com

thezak — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:30:59 +0000

http://sunshineboston.blogspot.com