Posted by Bill on February 4, 2008
This is convenient site to check for all the various State’s databases. The site is put together by the American Library Association ALA (A great resource) The site says:
“In every US State and the District of Columbia, agencies are creating databases of useful information - information on businesses, licensed professionals, plots of land, even dates of fish stocking. Some of this content is available on search engines, but much of it is part of the invisible web.
In any event, no resource we’re aware of has tried to pull together all publicly accessible state agency databases until now. Eventually each state page below will have a page listing state government databases by agency. If this project gets a wily programmer, we can talk subject access or even federated search. Click on a state name from the list to find a list of databases by agency. This is a wiki, so if you don’t see something on a list that should be, feel free to add it as long as the resource is meant to be available to the public and is produced by a government entity in the listed state.”
Check it out. ALA State Agency Databases
Bill Lowrance
President PIAVA
Information Insights Inc.
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Posted by Bill on February 4, 2008
Thanks to AbsTracked for this item.
Crime Reports is a crime reporting system for various jurisdictions. The information comes from law enforcement agencies and is easily searchable for the latest crime reports for your area. Unfortunately, Virginia is not one of the states included in this system yet, but I bet the system will grow and expand over the coming months. The site says: ”The CrimeReports.com service provides law enforcement agencies with an affordable and easy-to-use Web-based service for managing and controlling the sharing of crime data with the public, in near real-time. Community members can then access their neighborhood crime information for free, empowering them to make informed decisions to help improve the safety of their families, friends, property and the community at large.”
Currently, the following states have cities/counties participating in this on-line program:Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin.
Many local jurisdictions in Virginia have the crime reports on the local law enforcement web sites. You can check Fairfax County Police at Fairfax County Police crime
Check it out.
Bill Lowrance
President PIAVA
Information Insights Inc.
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