Your Guide to Open Government

" 'What does it mean to have an 'open government?' How can you use public records? Why is it important that meetings of public officials remain open to the public?

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, with the help of the Pew Center for Civic Journalism, hopes that these Web pages will help answer those questions.

But more importantly, we hope the information will help promote and continue discussion of our nation’s First Amendment to the U.S. constitution. The First Amendment, which celebrates its 211th anniversary this year, is the foundation for the freedoms that uniquely distinguish our democracy.

On these pages you’ll find recent news stories from Pennsylvania and around the country that deal with issues of open government. You’ll see how citizens like you have used open records to help them accomplish their goals.'

LS Thoughts - Most of the articles are based in Pennsylvania, but worth a look. This type of project would be very useful on a national, rather then local, scale." [Library Stuff]

This looks like a great resource, but the glaring omission is the lack of any reference, pointer, or even mention of Pennsylvania libraries and the resources they offer!