November Edition of the Washington E-Bulletin

The November edition of the Washington E-Bulletin is now available on AALLNET. Here is the Table of Contents:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

-Giving Thanks to All of You
-Government Relations Committee Seeks Nominations for 2010 PAGI and Oakley Awards
-King County (WA) Restores Funding to County Law Library

ACTION ALERT

-Your Help Needed in Support of House PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Bill

UPDATES FROM THE HILL AND THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICE

-Ferriero Sworn in as New Archivist of the United States
-New Issue Brief on State Secrets Privilege Highlights Need for Reform
-Government Printing Office Honors Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library
-White House Puts Sunshine on Visitor Records
-AALL Urges Nominations to Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: CHAPTER NEWS

-Maryland Law Librarians Form First State Authentication Working Group to Respond to Crisis
-LLNE Opposes Budget Cuts to Massachusetts State Library
-California Chapter GRC Chairs Hold Brainstorming Session in L.A.

FREE TIME WELL SPENT: Further Reading for the Information Policy Junkie

-New CRS Report on Congressional Printing Supports Need for Authentication
-ABA Releases new Media Alerts on Federal Courts of Appeals Web site
-Pew Center on the States’ Report Card on Financial Stability of States
-Become a Fan of the Law Library of Congress on Facebook
-Congressional Committee Web Sites Need Major Upgrades
-New Tool Creates Persistent URLs for THOMAS

[Posted by Emily Feldman]