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BEST PRACTICES <strong>2012</strong><br />

Figure 6: Open DOJ- Legislative Histories (Retrieved January 3, <strong>2012</strong> from<br />

https://opendoj.ideascale.com/a/dtd/DOJ-Legislative-Histories-/35588-7036)<br />

As pointed out in an article by the American Association of Law <strong>Libraries</strong>, these legislative<br />

histories were digitized from paper publications which were previously only available<br />

internally to the DOJ employees. 12 Many institutes, organizations and companies<br />

complained several years ago about the unavailability of such in<strong>for</strong>mation. Now that is<br />

changing and more and more in<strong>for</strong>mation is being released. This story should credit the<br />

power of digital networks which allowed the Department of Justice to recognize the public<br />

demand <strong>for</strong> this material, and made impossible possible. Once kept locked away, these<br />

DOJ digitized legislative histories are now posted on the DOJ Open <strong>Government</strong> website<br />

<strong>for</strong> public use.<br />

12 American Association of Law <strong>Libraries</strong>. Department of Justice makes digitized Legislative<br />

Histories available to public. The AALL Washington E-Bulletin 2011 (7) p.3. Retrieved January 10,<br />

<strong>2012</strong>: http://www.aallnet.org/main-menu/Advocacy/aallwash/Washington-E-<br />

Bulletin/2011/ebulletin0711.pdf

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