Freedom of Information

American Library Association (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom: This ALA office deals with issues which threaten free access to information and first amendment rights. Access tool kits, programs, information regarding Banned Books Week, and the ALA's position regarding Executive Order 13292.
Executive Order 13292: Executive Order 13292 signed by President George W. Bush regards classified national security information and the granting to the Vice President the authority to classify information. You will have to scroll down the page of Executive Orders to access a PDF version of the order.
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): The Freedom of Information Act in a form that showing all the amendments made by the Freedom of Information Act of 1996.
Freedom of Information Advocates: This page is the work of two attorneys who help obtain access to government information under the Freedom of Information Act . The page has many useful links which will help with the understanding of process involved in requesting information under the act and to which entity a request should be submitted.
James Madison Project: This non-profit was founded in 1998 to promote government accountability and the reduction of secrecy. Use this site to connect to Congressional hearings, freedom of information resources, find freedom of information actions, research tools, and much more.
National Security Archive: This non-profit is a research institute for international affairs and an archive for declassified U. S. documents obtained through the Free dome of Information Act. The archive includes over two million pages in over 200 collections. It is located in the George Washington University's Gelman Library.
Network of Freedom of Information Advocates: This organization is dedicated to freedom of information internationally.
Society of American Archivists (SAA) responds to Executive Order 13233 on Presidential Papers: This is the SAA's expression of its concerns regarding Executive Order 13233's impact on free and open access to information, the cornerstone to modern democratic societies around the world.
Sunshine Week: This open government initiative works toward making sure public information isn't arbitrarily or illegally locked away. This site offers information, resources, and tool kits regarding freedom of information issues.

Other Resources

American Association of Law Librarians (AALL) and the American Library Association's Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT) Government Documents Tutorial: Use this tutorial to learn how to look for and access government documents.
CyberCemetery: This site is a partnership between the GPO and the University of North Texas Libraries to provide permanent public access to web sites and publications of defunct government agencies and commissions.
Documents Data Miner 2: The Documents Data Miner is a library management system for government documents administered by Wichita State University to access documents under the Federal Depository Library Program. You can search for information using Shelf Lists, Shipping Lists, MARC Locators, and URL Locators. You may also access the List of Classes, the inactive and superseded list, and other resources.
Government Computer News: This publication covers government technology issues, including those which impact public access to government information. It is a good source for finding government funding information regarding IT programs.
Memory Hole: Access government information that has been scrubbed from government web sites and information about restricted access to government documents from Library of Congress collections, recipients of faith based funding, government documents pulled from depository libraries, and much more.
Open CRS: Use this site to access collections of Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports. CRS is the service which provides Congress with research, and represents some of the best analysis done on public policy issues.
Reporters Committee for Freedom: The committee advocates for freedom of the press and freedom of speech issues. Use this site to access related stories such as those dealing with gag orders, secret dockets, subpoenas filed against journalists, and how homeland security news affects the public's right to know.