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Web Archiving in the United States: A 2016 Survey

Description: The National Digital Stewardship Alliance is a member organization whose mission is to establish, maintain, and advance the capacity to preserve our nation's digital resources for the benefit of present and future generations. From January 20 to February 16, 2016, a team of individuals representing multiple NDSA member institutions and interest groups conducted a survey of organizations in the United States actively involved in, or planning to start, programs to archive content from the Web. Th… more
Date: February 2017
Creator: National Digital Stewardship Alliance (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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National Digital Stewardship Alliance Web Archiving Survey Report: 2012

Description: The National Digital Stewardship Alliance is a member organization whose mission is to establish, maintain, and advance the capacity to preserve our nation's digital resources for the benefit of present and future generations. From October 3 through October 31, 2011, the Content Working Group conducted a survey of organizations in the United States that are actively involved in, or planning to start, programs to archive content from the web. The goal of the survey was to better understand the l… more
Date: June 19, 2012
Creator: National Digital Stewardship Alliance (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Frequently Asked Questions Related to the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking's Report

Description: List of frequently-asked questions regarding the final report of the U.S. Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking with answers and clarifications. Questions are broken into five topics: general, National Secure Data Service (NSDS), privacy, access, and capacity.
Date: 2017
Creator: United States. Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Web Archiving in the United States: A 2017 Survey

Description: From October 2 to November 20, 2017, a working group of individuals representing  multiple NDSA member institutions and interest groups conducted a survey of  organizations in the United States actively involved in, or planning to start, programs to  archive content from the Web. This effort builds upon and extends a broader effort begun in three earlier surveys, which the NDSA Web Archiving Survey working group has conducted since 2011.The goal of these surveys is to better understand the land… more
Date: October 2018
Creator: Farrell, Matthew; McCain, Edward; Praetzellis, Maria; Thomas, Grace & Walker, Paige
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Environmental Scan of Government Information and Data Preservation Efforts and Challenges

Description: This report is an output of the "Preserving Electronic Government Information (PEGI)" project.and it describes the landscape of initiatives within and outside of the federal government that aim to disseminate and preserve government information. It first describes government-led initiatives, from dissemination through official agency websites to publication on third-party platforms. Next, it considers the range of initiatives that have emerged in recent years outside of government to address p… more
Date: 2018
Creator: Lippincott, Sarah K.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring & Reconstructing Historic Buildings

Description: Booklet providing guidance related to the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and reconstruction of historic buildings for owners, building managers, preservation consultants, architects, contractors, and any others who might manage or engage in those types of projects. Each type of project has subsections describing building materials; building features and systems; building site; setting (district/neighborhood); code-required work; resilience to natural hazards; sustainability; and ne… more
Date: 2017
Creator: Grimmer, Anne E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Web Archiving in the United States: A 2013 Survey

Description: The National Digital Stewardship Alliance is a member organization whose mission is to establish, maintain, and advance the capacity to preserve our nation's digital resources for the benefit of present and future generations. From October through November of 2013, a team of individuals representing multiple NDSA member institutions and Working Groups conducted a survey of organizations in the United States that are actively involved in, or planning to start, programs to archive content from th… more
Date: September 2014
Creator: National Digital Stewardship Alliance (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Commissioner Biographies

Description: List of committee members involved in the U.S. Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking with biographical information for each commissioner.
Date: 2016
Creator: United States. Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wastebook 2012

Description: Senator Tom Coburn released his Wastebook 2012, a report outlining wasteful federal policies that cost taxpayers more than $19 billion dollars a year.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Coburn, Tom
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Deep Water: the Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling

Description: On May 22, 2010, President Barack Obama announced the creation of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: an independent,nonpartisan entity, directed to provide a thorough analysis and impartial judgment. The President charged the Commission to determine the causes of the disaster, and to improve the country’s ability to respond to spills, and to recommend reforms to make offshore energy production safer. This report is the result of an intense six-m… more
Date: January 2011
Creator: National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap: Fiscal Years 2017-2042

Description: Biennial report describing progress and changes in unmanned systems technology used by the military, with a 25-year strategic plan to describe goals for the continued development, production, testing, training, operation, and sustainment of the technologies.
Date: 2017~
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Rebooting the Government Printing Office: Keeping America Informed in the Digital Age

Description: The conference report to the 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act mandated that the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) conduct a broad operational review of GPO to (1) update past studies of GPO operations; (2) examine the feasibility of GPO continuing to perform executive branch printing; and (3) identify additional cost saving operational alternatives beyond those that GPO has already implemented.The Academy formed a five-member Panel of Fellows to conduct a ten-month stu… more
Date: January 2013
Creator: National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation & Illustrated Guidelines on Sustainability for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings

Description: From Foreword: "These guidelines offer specific guidance on how to make historic buildings more sustainable in a manner that will preserve their historic character and that will meet The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. The written guidance is illustrated with examples of appropriate or 'recommended' treatments and some that are 'not recommended' or could negatively impact the building's historic character" (p. v).
Date: 2011
Creator: Grimmer, Anne E. & Hensley, Jo Ellen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election [Redacted Version]

Description: Final report documenting the investigation of Russian interfefence in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and outlining evidence with source citations. It is organized in two volumes: "Volume I describes the facutal results of the Special Counsel's investigation of Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election and its interactions with the Trump Campaign [...] Volume II addresses the President's actions towards the FBI's investigation [...] and related matters, and his actions towar… more
Date: March 2019
Creator: Mueller, Robert S., III, 1944-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap: Fiscal Years 2011-2036 [Corrected Copy]

Description: Biennial report describing progress and changes in unmanned systems technology used by the military, with a 25-year strategic plan to describe goals for the continued development, production, testing, training, operation, and sustainment of the technologies.
Date: October 2011
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Journey to Inspire, Innovate, and Discover

Description: On January 14, 2004, President George W. Bush announced a new vision for America’s civil space program that calls for human and robotic missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. This vision set forth goals of: returning the Space Shuttle safely to flight; completing the International Space Station (ISS); phasing out the Space Shuttle when the ISS is complete (about 2010); sending a robotic orbiter and lander to the Moon; sending a human expedition to the Moon as early as 2015, but no later than 2… more
Date: June 2014
Creator: United States. President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Cyber Strategy of the United States of America

Description: With the release of this National Cyber Strategy, the United States now has its first fully articulated cyber strategy in 15 years. This strategy explains how the US will: Defend the homeland by protecting networks, systems, functions, and data; Promote American prosperity by nurturing a secure, thriving digital economy and fostering strong domestic innovation; Preserve peace and security by strengthening the ability of the United States — in concert with allies and partners — to deter and, if… more
Date: September 2018
Creator: United States. White House Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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