Posts Tagged ‘freedom of information’

World Wide WebLink

O’Fallon, IL, relies on a Laserfiche WebLink public information portal to quickly satisfy FOIA requests

December 23rd, 2010

ofallonOne would think granting citizens around-the-clock access to their local government offices and officials might be met with some resistance. O’Fallon, IL, deputy clerk Maryanne Fair loves it.

“Our municipal Website is like having city hall open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,” she says. “My office is only open from 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M., but even after hours, people can still find what they need.”
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Laserfiche Embraces Sunshine Week Initiative

Spotlights success of Elkhart County in providing citizens with online access to public information

March 15th, 2010

Long Beach, CA (Laserfiche)—March 15, 2010—Laserfiche today announced its support for Sunshine Week (March 14-20), a national initiative to spark dialogue on the importance of open government and freedom of information. Led by the American Society of News Editors (ASNE), one of the goals of Sunshine Week is to increase online access to public information. Full story »