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SLA Presentations

I have been a member of the Special Libraries Association since 2004 and attended my first conference in June, where I spoke about campaign finance.


The New Age of Political Money

This handout provides advice and suggestions on tracking money in politics during the 2004 election cycle. HTML, Word or PDF versions are available.

Better Research Through Campaign Finance Data

This proposal calls for a new system for compiling and organizing campaign finance data among newsrooms, and introduces an offer from the Center for Public Integrity for a data-sharing program. HTML, Word or PDF versions are available.

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