James R. Jacobs

Bio

I collect materials in a variety of formats (including digital!) and give research assistance in the fields of US Federal government information and public policy. You can find me online at my blog Free Government Information, including a full bio and list of publications http://freegovinfo.info/about/jrjacobs

Current Role at Stanford

Federal government information librarian and FDLP coordinator. James' bio and list of publications and presentations can be found at https://freegovinfo.info/jrjacobs

Education & Certifications

• MSLIS, University of Illinois (2002)

Projects

• LOCKSS USDOCS

  LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) is a distributed digital preservation software created by Stanford Libraries.

  Location

  94305

  For More Information:

  • LOCKSS-USDOCS Digital Federal Depository Library Program
• End of Term web archive

  The End of Term Web Archive is a collaborative web archiving project captures and saves U.S. Government websites at the end of presidential administrations. The EOT has thus far preserved websites from administration changes in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020. Members of the EOT archive include The Library of Congress, University of North Texas Libraries, Internet Archive, Stanford University Libraries, US Government Publishing Office (GPO), Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) and the National Archives and Records Administrationi (NARA).

  Location

  94305

  For More Information:

  • End of Term archive