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How Reference Desks censor at Boston Public Library Departments.



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If you use Boston Public Library Regional, Statewide Reference and
 Referral Center Massachusetts Library of Last Recourse or work there,
 if your're interested in how BPL works back stage so to speak behind
 the scenes to present collections and services, ask for the
 legitimately public reports on the BPL from BPL departmental
 divisions and units, from BPL curators and from city public library
 consultants.

 It's useful information for navigating BPL buildings' floors,
 departments and collections more effectively.

 Ironically, it will be necessary to send a copy of the request to the
 state Public Records Division to ensure action on the request as
 BPL hasn't been ready to provide this kind of public information
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcaac/aacinfo.htm


 Management of municipal public records hasn't met the practice of
 records management practice standards
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcrmu/rmuidx.htm


 Symptomatic and signal of the wider City Hall problem to develop and
 encourage greater citizen participation in open government,
 state/local FOI, sunshine open meetings and intellectual freedom
 has been abridged.

 Here's information about state/local FOI
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/arcaac/aacinfo.htm


Open records Surveys
Open Records: For Many States a Closed Subject
http://web.missouri.edu/~foiwww/openrecseries.html#Massachusetts




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