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Direct linkJaeger, Paul T.; Gorham, Ursula; Taylor, Natalie Greene; Bertot, John C. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2015
As technology continues to advance at a rapid rate, it is increasingly important to consider how information policies are formulated and the impact that they have on both the public's access to information and the roles of information professionals. As such, current and future information professionals must be adequately prepared through education…
Descriptors: Information Policy, Library Education, Teaching Methods, Courses
Jaeger, Paul T.; Bertot, John Carlo; Gorham, Ursula – Library Quarterly, 2013
Public libraries are heavily affected by political and policy-making processes that shape the funding, activities, and roles of libraries in society, with the explosion of information policy decisions in the past two decades significantly increasing the responsibilities of libraries while also increasing limitations on their activities. Research…
Descriptors: Information Policy, Public Libraries, Information Science, Information Science Education
Mandel, Lauren H.; Bishop, Bradley Wade; McClure, Charles R.; Bertot, John Carlo; Jaeger, Paul T. – Government Information Quarterly, 2010
U.S. public libraries provide free public internet services to the communities that they serve, but require robust, high-speed broadband internet connections to continue meeting public demands. The 2008-2009 "Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study" ("PLFTAS") illustrates challenges that public libraries encounter in achieving broadband…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Public Libraries, Telecommunications, Internet
Gorham-Oscilowski, Ursula; Jaeger, Paul T. – Government Information Quarterly, 2008
In response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the USA PATRIOT Act greatly expanded the ability of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use National Security Letters (NSLs) in investigations and the contexts in which they could be used by relaxing the standards under which NSLs could be employed. NSLs allow investigators to acquire a significant…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Investigations, Terrorism, Freedom of Speech
Jaeger, Paul T.; Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R.; Langa, Lesley A. – Government Information Quarterly, 2006
The provision of public Internet access and related networked services by public libraries is affected by a number of information policy issues. This article analyzes the policy dimensions of Internet connectivity in public libraries in light of the data and findings from a national survey of public libraries conducted by the authors of this…
Descriptors: Internet, Public Libraries, Access to Information, Information Policy
Peer reviewedJaeger, Paul T.; McClure, Charles R.; Fraser, Bruce T. – Government Information Quarterly, 2002
Asserts that the federal government should adopt a centralized governmental structure for the privacy protection of personal information and data. Discusses the roles of federal law, federal agencies, and the judiciary; the concept of information privacy; the impact of current technologies; and models of centralized government structures for…
Descriptors: Centralization, Court Role, Federal Courts, Federal Government
