As our government continues to strive to be more transparent in government activities, this program will examine a brief history of Executive Orders that have defined classified information and the methods for the declassification of these documents. As the number of FOIA requests increase, attendees will learn best practices for making FOIA requests and what strategies can be used to expedite access to this information being sought by members of the public.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Directors, Managers, Reference Librarians, and anyone interested in government information, digitization in federal libraries, and the surrounding issues.

This program is sponsored by the Government Documents SIS (GD-SIS).

TAKEAWAYS:

1. Participants will learn what constitutes classified information and how this information is declassified.
2. Participants will learn about identifying what channels or resources to use for guidance and advice on classified information.
3. Participants will learn strategies to access classified and declassified information.

SPEAKERS:

• Don C. McIlwain, National Declassification Center, National Archives and Records Administration
• Malik D. Baker, New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender

COORDINATOR:

• Melanie Sims, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center

MODERATOR:

• Holly Grimes, Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library

AALL BODY OF KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS: Research + Analysis, Teaching + Training

CANCELLATION AND OTHER POLICIES:

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