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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
FOIA Libraries
FOIA Libraries are the repositories for many documents released under the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act), i.e., “responsive documents,” by federal agencies and their sub agencies. There are over 240 FOIA Libraries. You can search for an "agency name" and "FOIA Library" to get right to the FOIA Library for a federal agency.
- Pre-print Article: Searching FOIA Libraries for government informationPlease contact lisa.deluca@shu.edu for a pre-print version of this article.
- Dataset: FOIA Libraries 2021 datasetArticle Dataset: FOIA Libraries 2019 dataset
- Presentation Slides: Using FOIA Libraries as a springboard for Civic EducationPresentation from NYC School of Data 2021 Conference
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