Michigan Documents in the 21st Century

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Michigan Documents in the 21st Century

• Development of Michigan state government web
  presence

2
State government websites, a brief history

• 1993-1996 - First state government agency
  websites appear
• Largely static and read-only, not content rich,
  not interactive
• Information presented online still available in
  print and distributed through Michigan Documents
  Depository Program

3
State government websites, a brief history

• 1997-1999 Expansion and reformat of state
  government websites
• Significantly more content
• Interactive features
• Search, databases, reporting, ordering/purchasing
  services, etc.
• Most information is born digital and less
  likely to be released in print

4
State government websites, a brief history

• 2000-2002 - Establishment of Michigan.gov portal
• Loss of significant digital content due to
  webpage standardization
• 70-80 of state government information published
  online
• Downward trend in information produced in print
• Preservation of state government information
  losing ground

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Current state government digital publishing trends

• 2003-present
• More complex interactive features
• Mapping http//www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/?relthex
  tactionthmnamecid17catDigitalOrthophotoQua
  ds2D1992series
• Data input and submission http//megs.mde.state.mi
  .us/megs/
• Doing business applications
• http//www.michigan.gov/elicense

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Current state government digital publishing trends

• Databases take the place of statistical reports
  and directories
• Womens Resource Directory
• http//www.michigan.gov/mdcr/0,1607,7-138-4957_592
  2---,00.html
• Michigan Public Libraries Data Digest
• http//www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-18835_188
  94_19664---,00.html
• Michigan School Report
• http//www.schoolmatters.com/

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Current state government digital publishing trends

• New informational web pages have less definitive
  boundaries/margins
• Are there any documents here or not?
  http//www.michigan.gov/miintern
• Information is here today, gone tomorrow
• Michigan deer hunting information
  http//www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10363_108
  56_10905---,00.html

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Future state government digital publishing trends

• 2007-? E-Trend continues
• Despite early intentions to print again few
  agencies are returning to hardcopy formats
• As budget issues persist, state government sees
  the Internet as a cost-saving measure,
  eliminating print budgets and freeing staff from
  telephone interactions and hardcopy information
  dissemination processes
• Popularity of Internet drives continued
  e-government development
• Current and future customers of state government
  are indoctrinated into e-government processes
• Expectation of continued and better electronic
  access to state government will increase