[CivicAccess-discuss] ibelieveinopen.ca: help with wording of online pledge

[Robert Tiessen]

I prefer the term "open access."  The access isn't free, but since our 
tax dollars have already paid for it Canadians deserve open access. 



Rob Tiessen
Head, Access Services 
University of Calgary Library
tiessen at ucalgary.ca
403-220-6043



Jennifer Bell wrote:
> By the end of the week, one thing you can concretely do to show support for access to government data is sign an online pledge at ibelieveinopen.ca, a VisibleGovernment.ca project which should be going online in the next few days.  Based on the US site, change-congress.org, the site will track voters and MP candidates who support different aspects of government transparency.
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> I'm still looking for help for wording on the pledge for open access to government data, which is currently:
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> "I support free access to scientific, electoral, and survey data gathered by government institutions."
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> If this is an issue you care about, please take a few minutes to think whether this wording is appropriate, or what might be better.
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> Jennifer Bell
> http://visiblegovernment.ca
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> --- On Sat, 9/13/08, Tracey P. Lauriault <tlauriau at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> From: Tracey P. Lauriault <tlauriau at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [CivicAccess-discuss] postal code --> riding
>> To: "civicaccess discuss" <civicaccess-discuss at civicaccess.ca>
>> Received: Saturday, September 13, 2008, 11:01 AM
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>>> PS: Is anyone else annoyed we're *still* talking
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>> about this file?
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>> totally annoyed!
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>> On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Hugh McGuire
>> <hugh at hughmcguire.net> wrote:
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>>> PS: Is anyone else annoyed we're *still* talking
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>> about this file?
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>>> yes.
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>> Tracey P. Lauriault
>> 613-234-2805
>> https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/GCRCWEB/Lauriault
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