Portals to government : what is a public record? / Martha Harrell Chumbler -- Access in the age of digital records / Jordan A. Lesser -- Access to digital and electronic records : opportunity and challenge / Christa Westerberg -- Private parties wearing government shoes : the applicability of public records laws to private entities / Martha Harrell Chumbler -- Governing in glass houses : protection of third-party private information and confidential records / Sarah Meyer Doar -- Other exemptions from disclosure : a legislative and policy bonanza / Shari Albrecht -- Public records request during litigation with government : is it a right or a circumvention of discovery? / Benjamin E. Griffith and Lauren E. Ward -- Enforcing state open records laws : strategies and methods to ensure government compliance with open records obligations / Christopher S. Anulewicz and Brittany Temple -- Critical update needed! : addressing cybersecurity challenges of public records in the digital age / Robert E. Cattanach and Joshua M. Greenberg -- Casting light on government business : what is a meeting? / Martha Harrell Chumbler -- Let me tell you what I think! : From the New England town meeting to pandemic videoconferencing : the evolution and effectiveness of public access and participation in government meetings / Kenneth Anthony Tinkler -- Technology as protector : challenges, adaptations, and best practices for remote public meetings during states of emergency / Stephen C. Piepgrass and Mary Grace W. Metcalfe -- Open meeting exemptions : the what, when, why, and how of conducting government business in the shade / Patrick W. Krechowski -- An interrogative exploration of open meeting law enforcement actions / Aaron C. Dunlap -- Appendix A : State public records and open meeting statutes and constitutional provisions -- Appendix B : State public records and open meetings guides.
Summary:
"This book discusses and analyzes the features, concepts, and themes shared by state statutes, and it explores some of the variation among jurisdictions in both the statutes and the case law. Includes a breakdown of public records and open meetings requirements, plus a listing of statutes, constitutional provisions, and explanatory guides for each state's public records and open meetings laws"--Publisher's website.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.