gilsUtah NewsNews about the programs and services of the Utah Government Information Locator ServiceBecome a Power News Consumer- September 22, 2004 Anyone can become a power news consumer by taking advantage of the wealth information being published via RSS newsfeeds. You just need to learn where to find the feeds and how to read them. Bloglines, is a tool that allows you to do both and I hightly recommend it if you haven't already found an aggregator that meets your needs. Here are some tips on how to hit the road running with Bloglines.http://www.rssgov.com/gils/archives/000123.html Fed Trends in Restricting Information Access- September 19, 2004 Congress enacts open government legislation in three main areas: (1) laws that provide public access to federal records; (2) laws that allow the government to restrict public access to federal information; and (3) laws that provide for congressional access to federal records. A new 90-page Congressional Report by Rep. Henry A. Waxman provides a comprehensive, though arguably partisan, examination finding the Bush Administration has acted to restrict the amount of government information that is.http://www.rssgov.com/gils/archives/000120.html Webcontent.gov Web Standards- September 15, 2004 FCW.com reports today that Webcontent.gov wil be unveiled on September 29. This site will help federal agencies put up more uniform content and adhere to laws and best practices for information accessibility.http://www.rssgov.com/gils/archives/000119.html Wasatch Front Webloggers to Meet- September 14, 2004 You may remember Gilbert Lee when he was a web designer for Utah.gov. He left us to design for Northrop Grumman and now has his own successful firm PlainSimple Design, LLC at www.plainsimple.org. Gilbert has just volunteered to organize the Salt Lake City Weblogger Meetup. He encourages SLC bloggers to come out and meet others doing the same. The first meeting is Wednesday, September 15 at 7:00 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1104 East 2100 South (Cafe), Salt Lake City.http://www.rssgov.com/gils/archives/000117.html Library of Congress Audio Archives Program- September 14, 2004 Michael Taft and Marcia Segal from the American Folk Life Center, Library of Congress will be in Utah on October 13, 2004 to discuss the The Save Our Sounds project and related digital issues. This Fall Caucus program will be from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in room 3211 Wilkinson Center on the campus of Brigham Young University and is sponsored by CIMA, the Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists. There will be no charge to the event and lunch will be on your own from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m.http://www.rssgov.com/gils/archives/000116.html Federal Info Standards Under Review- September 3, 2004 A federal interagency committee on government information has drafted "Requirements for Enabling the Identification, Categorization, and Consistent Retrieval of Government Information." This document has insights of value for those in government engaged in making information more accessible through portals and search engines.http://www.rssgov.com/gils/archives/000115.html New Utah State Archives Location- September 2, 2004 The Utah State Archives has moved to its newly completed building next to the Rio Grande. Dedication is planned for October in conjunction with Utah Archives Month.http://www.rssgov.com/gils/archives/000112.html Tough Choice: Apple Expo or Republican Gala- September 1, 2004 Forgoing watching Arnold at the RNC last night, I tuned in instead to the streaming video keynote from the Apple Expo 2004 in Paris. It was the first public demonstration of the Tiger OS and several other hardware and software products. For something to really rock your world, take a look at the new IMac G5.http://www.rssgov.com/gils/archives/000109.html |