The Archivist's Blog

David Ferriero is the Archivist of the United States. That is, he is the head of the National Archives and Records Administration. He seems very interested in finding new and better ways of serving the Agency's users. Today, David Ferriero posted his first blog article.

In an article entitled, No Small Change, Ferriero writes:

The Pew Research Center recently published a report, “The Impact of the Internet on Institutions in the Future,” in which it found that 72 percent of experts agreed with the statement:

By 2020, innovative forms of online cooperation will result in significantly more efficient and responsive governments, business, non-profits, and other mainstream institutions.

He then goes on to offer his views on "the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration to change the way we do things, the way we think about things, and the way we deliver services to the public."

It is an interesting article and I find it especially interesting that the Archivist is using a blog in an attempt to directly reach the audience that his agency serves. He refers to himself as "Collector in Chief."

David Ferriero's blog may be found at http://blogs.archives.gov/aotus/