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Have Your Say! We need your input on Digital StrategyOn May 23, 2012, the White House released the Digital Government Strategy, which outlines how all federal agencies will work to make information and services easily accessible on the internet, anytime, anywhere, and on any device. President Barack Obama said, “Ultimately, this Strategy will ensure that agencies use emerging technologies to serve the public as [...] Posted by Meredith Stewart on August 23, 2012, under Archives.gov Redesign, DC-area Researchers, Digital Government Strategy, Digitization, Education, Genealogy / Family History, Miscellaneous, Online Research, Open Government, Wikipedian in Residence. Help us strengthen open government at the National Archives!Starting today, we need your ideas, comments, and votes to help us revise the Open Government Plan of the National Archives. Please visit the Open Government Idea Forum and take a few minutes to let us know what you think we should be doing to strengthen transparency, participation, and collaboration at the National Archives. Two [...] Posted by Meredith Stewart on February 22, 2012, under Archives.gov Redesign, DC-area Researchers, Digitization, Open Government, Records Management, Social Media (Web 2.0), Wikipedian in Residence. May 18th Citizen Archivist ProgramIf you are anything like me, you would love to volunteer more, but you don’t feel you have enough time to make a commitment. Luckily, these days, anyone with a computer and internet access can easily participate in online volunteer projects. An upcoming public program at the National Archives will look at three projects where [...] Posted by Meredith Stewart on May 11, 2011, under 1940 Census, DC-area Researchers, Digitization, Education, Electronic Records, Events, Genealogy / Family History, Miscellaneous, Online Research, Open Government, Social Media (Web 2.0). Have Your Say: 2010 Census Records!Genealogists, you love census records. I would easily nominate you as their No. 1 fan! Census records are rock stars for those who love to research family history. Have you ever wondered what it will be like to research the 2010 Census records in the future? The decisions about what is permanently kept are being [...] Posted by Meredith Stewart on December 9, 2010, under DC-area Researchers, Genealogy / Family History, Open Government, Records Management. Calling All Citizen ArchivistsThe National Archives is planning to launch a public wiki that will allow users to participate on our website. We need your help in developing an “Archives Wiki.” This project will be similar to the UK Archives’ “Your Archives.” Check out this wiki and let us know what you think you would want in your [...] Posted by Meredith Stewart on April 26, 2010, under DC-area Researchers, Open Government, Research, Social Media (Web 2.0). A Work in Progress: Our Open Government PlanToday we’ve released our Open Government Plan (PDF) on our website. We developed this plan with your thoughtful ideas and now we’re asking for your help again. Read our plan and let us know what we need to improve and your ideas for how we can implement the plan. Visit our Open Government Idea Forum [...] Posted by Meredith Stewart on April 7, 2010, under Digitization, Open Government, Social Media (Web 2.0). NARA Launches Open Gov WebsiteNARA has launched a new website, www.archives.gov/open to serve as your source of information about NARA’s openness activities. You can explore raw datasets, learn about NARA’s developing Open Government Plan, and join in the conversation about what should be included. We need to hear your ideas for how NARA can conduct its work more openly, [...] Posted by Meredith Stewart on February 5, 2010, under Open Government. |
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