OITP names Tim Vollmer Assistant Director, Program on Public Access to Information
Tim Vollmer, who has served as Information Technology Policy Analyst for the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) for the past year, has also been named Assistant Director for the Program on Public Access to Information.
During his first year at the American Library Association, Timothy Vollmer has made a big impact on OITP work. [...]
WIPO SCCR Update: LCA Offers Statement of Principles on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), made a statement on Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives at the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights Eighteenth Session, Geneva, May 27th, 2009.
Mr. Chairman, the Library Copyright Alliance offers congratulations on your re-election and appreciates the opportunity to speak before this forum on the important issue [...]
Transparency and Open Government: Opportunity to participate in the process
120 days have passed since President Obama’s first day in office and his signing of the memo, Transparency and Open Government.
Yesterday, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) began a process to allow the public to participate in the creation of the recommendations that the Chief Technology Officer, Office of Management and Budget, and [...]
Library associations testify on access to copyrighted works for the blind
Carrie Russell from the American Library Association’s Office for Information Technology Policy testified Monday at a hearing called by the U.S. Copyright Office (Copyright Office) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on the topic of copyright exceptions for the blind or other persons with disabilities. The purpose of the hearing was to [...]
ALA signs letter urging Obama administration to announce participatory process for developing transparency policy recommendations
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Open Government Advocates Urge Obama Administration to Announce a Participatory Process for Developing Transparency Policy Recommendations
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2009 – More than 60 organizations and advocates concerned with government transparency recently called on the Obama administration to initiate a formal, transparent process that includes public input before making recommendations to the president on approaches [...]
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