The last few months have seen government information removed from the web at an increasing rate. This program will provide attendees with practical tools to locate government information that has been deleted or moved, preserve government information going forward, and advocate for the retention and restoration of government information.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Librarians looking for practical, actionable steps to locate missing government information and preserve government information going forward.

TAKEAWAYS:

1. Participants will be able to describe longstanding projects to preserve government information, such as the Federal Depository Library Program.
2. Participants will be able to explain how the recent deletion of government information has impeded legal research and harmed vulnerable and underrepresented groups.
3. Participants will be able to list resources for locating deleted government information and identify action steps they can take to preserve government information.

SPEAKERS:

• Robert Mead, Washington State Law Library
• Jenny McBurney, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
• Scott Matheson, U.S. Government Publishing Office

COORDINATOR:

• Caitlin Hunter, UCLA Law Library

MODERATOR:

• Adam Anderson, Paul L. Boley Library, Lewis & Clark Law School

AALL BODY OF KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS: Research + Analysis, Information Management

CANCELLATION AND OTHER POLICIES:

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