[Michlib-l] FOIA from Smartprocure

[Corey Seeman]

Here is one more link - from the ALA -
http://www.ala.org/offices/oif/ifissues/issuesrelatedlinks/respondingfoia


Corey Seeman

Director, Kresge Library Services (http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/)
Stephen M. Ross School of Business
University of Michigan
701 Tappan Street, Modular Offices
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1234
(734) 764-9969
Cell Phone (734) 717-9734
Fax (734) 764-4162
cseeman at umich.edu
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On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Corey Seeman <cseeman at umich.edu> wrote:

> There are some really useful FOIA requests - "just because" is not one of
> them.
>
> It seems that Smartprocure (
> http://smartprocure.us/understand-smartprocure/) is trying to build a
> central database to help businesses - relying on FOIA requests and then
> reselling the data to businesses.  It might be they are reaching out to all
> public libraries in the state - just on a fishing expedition.
>
> This is the information on FOIA from the University of Michigan -
> http://foia.vpcomm.umich.edu/  All requests have a more finite structure
> and scope.  Everything over the last five years seems a bit much -
> especially if it is someone outside the state (they are from Florida).
> However, they might be working with a Michigan customer.
>
> The Library of Michigan has a nice resource page for trustee info which
> might be useful:
>
> http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-18668_69405_18689---,00.html
>
> Michigan Library Association had a workshop on this in April.  Maybe
> people who went can chime in.  Sounds like a good topic for future MLA
> sessions.
>
> I have seen some expensive charges from governmental entities - sometimes
> excessively high - for FOIA requests.  I do not encourage people to come up
> with high fees - just what is covered to reasonably do the work.  I would
> let them know what it will cost and what they are looking at.
>
> And when they say...why are you charging so much - you can talk about the
> effort involved in this work - or simply say.... we are charging this "just
> because".
>
> Best - Corey
>
>
> Corey Seeman
>
> Director, Kresge Library Services (http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/
> )
> Stephen M. Ross School of Business
> University of Michigan
> 701 Tappan Street, Modular Offices
> Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1234
> (734) 764-9969
> Cell Phone (734) 717-9734
> Fax (734) 764-4162
> cseeman at umich.edu
> Twitter @cseeman
> Google+ https://plus.google.com/117345227585597362675
> ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8205-1255
> Corey's Web Home: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cseeman/index.html
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 11:29 AM, deb bose <gntdb at llcoop.org> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone received a message from Smartprocure for all your libraries
>> invoices and vendors for the last five years to upload electronically to
>> their database.
>>
>> I called the person who sent the e-mail and she told me they just collect
>> millions of public records-just because.
>>
>> Anyone experience this type  of request before?
>>
>>
>> Thanks for your responses,
>>
>> Deb
>>
>> Deborah L. Bose, Director
>> Grant Area District Library
>> 122 Elder St.
>> Grant, MI 49327
>>
>> 231-834-5713 t
>> 231-834-9705 f
>>
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