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  Create a JFK Records Declassification Project

  The National Archives should create a project to declassify remaining secret JFK assassination records before the 50th anniversary of that tragic event in 2013. The Archives recently established Berlin Wall and Pentagon Papers anniversary projects. Public interest is high in the remaining secret JFK assassination records. Such a project would fulfill President Obama's desire that his administration be the most open ...more »

  The National Archives should create a project to declassify remaining secret JFK assassination records before the 50th anniversary of that tragic event in 2013. The Archives recently established Berlin Wall and Pentagon Papers anniversary projects. Public interest is high in the remaining secret JFK assassination records. Such a project would fulfill President Obama's desire that his administration be the most open administration in the history of the United States.

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  Submitted by dalcorn 2 months ago

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  Online Public Access (OPA) should be improved

  How should Online Public Access (OPA) be improved? How could the catalog be more useful to you?

  Give it a try and let us know what you'd like to see improved.

  http://www.archives.gov/research/search/

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Include AV records for transcription.

  Should the National Archives included audiovisual records for transcription on the Citizen Archivist Dashboard? What types of AV records are you most interested in seeing included?

  View the Citizen Archivist Dashboard at:

  http://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Include more datasets on Data.gov

  Should the National Archives include more datasets on Data.gov? If so, what should be included?

  Learn more about National Archives datasets already available on Data.gov:

  http://www.archives.gov/open/available-datasets.html

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Include transcriptions in the National Archives Catalog

  Should transcriptions from the National Archives Transcription Pilot Project be automatically included in the National Archives Catalog?

  Check out the Transcription Pilot here:

  http://transcribe.archives.gov/

  Check out the National Archives Catalog (through Online Public Access) at:

  http://www.archives.gov/research/search/

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Digitize archival records responsive to FOIA

  Would you like to see archival records that are responsive to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request be automatically digitized and made available through the National Archives Catalog?

  View the National Archives Catalog through Online Public Access:

  http://www.archives.gov/research/search/

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Add social media features to Archives.gov

  What social media features would you like to see on Archives.gov? Are you interested in rating or commenting on web pages?

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Include translations on the Citizen Archivist Dashboard

  Should translations be included as an activity on the Citizen Archivist Dashboard?

  Check out the Citizen Archivist Dashboard:

  http://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Release more software code on GitHub to encourage collaboration

  Should the National Archives should release more software code on GitHub to encourage collaboration on digitization efforts?

  To see software repositories already available, visit

  https://github.com/usnationalarchives

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Update the Digitization Strategy of the National Archives

  Should the Digitization strategy of the National Archives be updated to include public participation and citizen archivists? What else should be included?

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Collaborate with other organizations on crowdsourcing

  Should the National Archives collaborate with organizations that have developed crowdsourcing tools for indexing and already have a large online volunteer community? If so, who should we try to collaborate with?

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Define the role of citizen archivists at the National Archives

  What should the role of citizen archivists be at the National Archives?

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Digitize pre-electronic Federal Register publications

  Would you like to have pre-electronic editions of Federal Register publications digitized to make them available online? If so which publications?

  The major Federal Register publications are:

  the daily Federal Register,

  Code of Federal Regulations,

  Public Laws,

  Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents,

  Public Papers of the Presidents, and

  U.S. Government Manual.

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Archives.gov should be improved

  How should the pages of Archives.gov be improved? Please let us know specific suggestions for pages.

  Learn more about the latest Archives.gov redesign:

  http://www.archives.gov/open/redesign/

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Develop mobile apps and ebooks for Federal Register publications

  Would you like to see Federal Register publications developed as mobile apps and ebooks for smart phones and tablets. If so, which ones?

  The major Federal Register publications are:

  the daily Federal Register,

  Code of Federal Regulations,

  Public Laws,

  Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents,

  Public Papers of the Presidents, and

  U.S. Government Manual

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  More crowdsourcing tools for the Citizen Archivist Dashboard

  Would you like to see the National Archives develop more crowdsourcing tools for the Citizen Archivist Dashboard? What types of tools would you like to see?

  View the Citizen Archivist Dashboard at:

  http://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Convene international archives leaders on open government

  Should the National Archives convene an international meeting of national archives leaders to promote the role of archives in an open government?

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Utilize new social media tools

  What social media tools should the National Archives be looking at for the future?

  See how the National Archives is currently using social media:

  http://www.archives.gov/social-media/

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  Submitted by opengov 2 months ago

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  Add digitized materize requested by public to Archives.gov

  When the public request digitized materials, add the materials to Archives.gov regardless of whether the request covers one item or 200 items. At the same time, encourage people who digitize items at the Archives to contribute items to NARA. Perhaps some items would be digitized according to different standards, but it would allow for more access sooner.

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  Submitted by lgbarber 2 months ago

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