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ALA Questions Web Page RemovalsThe American Library Association has joined several other groups in opposition to a U.S. Department of Education policy to reorganize and/or remove key public Web pages that the department says “does not reflect the priorities, philosophies, or goals of the present administration.” In an October 25 letter to Secretary of Education Rod Paige, Emily Sheketoff, executive director of ALA’s Washington Office, said the groups had concerns about removing access to research, data, and other digests of information that previously had been publicly available and questioned whether the content was being preserved or archived. She also emphasized the importance of including librarians and researchers in making decisions regarding public access. Other groups joining in the effort are the National Education Association, the American Educational Research Association, and the National Knowledge Industry Association. Meanwhile, ALA was unsuccessful in efforts to stop the Department of Energy from discontinuing the indexing service PubScience, a Web-based site launched in 1999 that was used by librarians and other information-industry users to access peer-reviewed journal articles. The site was discontinued November 4, and according to ALA’s Washington Office, most references to its existence have disappeared due to Web site “reorganization.” Posted November 18, 2002. |
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