Congress legislative information systems : THOMAS and the LIS
By: Jeffrey C. Griffith
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ArticlePublisher: New York : Pergamon, 2001Government Information Quarterly 18, 1, p. 43-60Abstract: Information about the legislative activities of the United States Congress is widely available to the public and to the Members themselves through the THOMAS/LIS system http://thomas.loc.gov. This article describes the origins of this system and the way in which it integrates distributed legislative data into a single searchable system. It discusses planned enhancements and a number of technical and policy issues that such systems raise.Abstract: "What a terrific siteAbstract: "Just wanted to say THANKSAbstract: "[The LIS and THOMAS were] one of the most remarkable successes LC has had in digital information management systems" (National Research Council, 2000)
Information about the legislative activities of the United States Congress is widely available to the public and to the Members themselves through the THOMAS/LIS system http://thomas.loc.gov. This article describes the origins of this system and the way in which it integrates distributed legislative data into a single searchable system. It discusses planned enhancements and a number of technical and policy issues that such systems raise.
"What a terrific site
"Just wanted to say THANKS
"[The LIS and THOMAS were] one of the most remarkable successes LC has had in digital information management systems" (National Research Council, 2000)
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