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April 4, 2017

Georgia Open Records and the News

I won’t say that 2016 and the start of 2017 has been good for discussion of access to public records in Georgia. I will say that it’s been interesting. These stories help me teach students about the importance of governmental records management and archives. Specifically the importance of these activities for an open and transparent government.

Here’s a listing of some of the “fun” stories that I’ve found. I’ll update this post as I find new, exciting, and terrible occurrences of open government and the news.

Spring 2017

2016

March 1, 2017

Case Study: An Night at the Museum (Outreach Case Study)

Here’s a new case study on outreach.

February 8, 2017

Nostalgia it’s delicate (Reference Case Study)

Here’s a new case study focusing on the reference interview process.

http://casestudies.joshuakitchens.com/reference/2017/02/08/reference-001.html

January 19, 2017

Here’s a great explanation of the history of the 8-track cartridge from Ars.

Forgotten audio formats: 8-track tapes

October 21, 2016

Case Study: That’s the Way the boxes Tumble

Here’s a new introductory case study on arrangement: That’s the Way the Boxes Tumble. This case study is designed for an introduction to arrangement. It could be used in class for formative assessment purposes. It could also be used as an online discussion board prompt for formative assessment.