[MNASIS-L] Feb 26 - Access Advocates & Sen Betzold

[Ann Treacy]

Hi guys,

 

ASIST is co-sponsoring the event below. I think it will be fun - but more
than that I think librarians need to have a voice and an ear on the info
policies that are coming up these days. We have a unique perspective that
should be heard.

 

Thanks!   Ann

 

Senator Don Betzold, chief author of pending legislation related to the
format for all state government information
<http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0176.0html&session
=ls85>  (SF131), will meet with access advocates on Monday, February 26,
5:00 p.m. at the offices of the Minnesota Council on Nonprofits, 2314
University Avenue West in St. Paul.  The meeting is sponsored by the
Minnesota Coalition on Government Information (MnCOGI), the Minnesota
Council of Nonprofits, and the Telecommunications and Information Policy
Roundtable (TIPR), and ASIST.

 

The proposed legislation, though specifically related to preservation, opens
the door to a broader discussion of the state "information chain", a chain
that reaches from collection to end-user access, from open access to
protection of privacy - and all the links along the way.

 

This is an opportunity for stakeholders to learn more about the current
bill, to discuss the need for comprehensive strategic planning, and to share
perspectives on information/telecommunications policy and practice.  

 

Senator Betzold, a DFLer from the Northwest suburbs, chairs the Senate
Finance Committee-State Government Budget Division.  He also serves on the
Judiciary and State and Local Government Operations and Oversight
Committees. 

 

In 2006 Senator Betzold received the Peter
<http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_pr_display.php?ks=85&id=42
2>  S. Popovich Freedom of Information Award presented by the Minnesota
Society of Professional Journalists.  The award cited Senator Betzold's
"long and consistent work to foster open government during his legislative
career in the Minnesota Senate

 

This meeting is free and open to the public. The office building at 2314
University is just a block East of Raymond on the South side of University.
The #16 bus goes by the door; the #50 bus stops at Raymond and University.
Parking is readily accessible east of the office building. Enter through the
east door and watch for signs.

 

 

Ann Treacy
Treacy Information Services
1841 Fairmount Ave
St Paul MN 55105
612-670-3087
atreacy at treacyinfo.com