Reclaim the Records Files FOIA Request For “Billions of Digital Images and Associated Text Metadata Created Through the United States National Archives and Records Administration’s Digitization Partnership Program”
From Reclaim the Records FOIA Request:
On October 14, 2020, Reclaim The Records made a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), asking for billions (yes, billions) of digital images and their associated text metadata, to return online access to American historical documents to the public.
Learn More, Read the Complete FOIA Request
Hat Tip & Thanks: @personanondata
Filed under: Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, News
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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