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Dufour, Christine; Bergeron, Pierette – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2002
Presents results of an analysis of the Canadian federal government information policies that govern its Web information systems (WIS) that was conducted to better understand how the government has adapted its information policies to the WIS. Discusses results that indicate new policies have been crafted to take into account the WIS context.…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Foreign Countries, Information Policy, Information Systems

Speirs, Carol Cumming – Child Welfare, 1995
Discusses the widespread, planned destruction of foster care files in social service centers in Quebec, focusing on the issues for the former clients, for the agencies involved, and for the social work profession. Argues that, for social workers, the destruction of the files represents an abandonment of their professional principles. (MDM)
Descriptors: Case Records, Court Litigation, Foreign Countries, Foster Care

Buchwald, Cheryl Cowan – Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 1995
Provides an overview and comparison of the historical trends in information policy-making and recent proposals for the information infrastructure in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, the European Union, and Canada. The role of the private sector, including transnational corporations, is also considered. (MES)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Information Networks
Junor, Sean; Kramer, Miriam; Usher, Alex – Online Submission, 2006
Most universities in Canada are spending enormous amounts of effort collecting vast amounts of data, but are still--in some quarters--perceived to be unable to report data effectively. In other countries, this kind of problem has been resolved in two different ways. But in Canada, this hasn't happened. The purpose of this paper is to shed some…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Data Collection, Information Management

Morton, Bruce – Government Information Quarterly, 1995
Examines the history and process of information policy in Canada during the period from 1970 to 1994. Discusses the relationship of the Canadian federal government and the electronic information industry, crown copyright, the financial environment in the context of government policy, and recent developments. (235 references) (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Copyrights, Federal Government, Financial Problems, Foreign Countries

Taylor, Anne – Emergency Librarian, 1996
Discusses the Media Awareness Network, a Web site established by the National Film Board of Canada and designed to provide the latest media-related news; information about media education workshops and other media Web sites; subject specific teaching units; and updates on government policy related to violence, pornography, copyright, and hate…
Descriptors: Censorship, Foreign Countries, Information Policy, Information Sources

Bennett, Colin J. – Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 1996
Presents an overview of statutory and non-statutory data-protection provisions currently governing the processing of personal data in Canada's private sector, including federal and provincial legislation and efforts at self-regulation through voluntary codes of practice. Considers a more comprehensive system of regulation, contemporary policy…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Legislation, Foreign Countries, Information Policy

Dorner, Daniel G. – Library Quarterly, 2002
Explores organizational influence in the policy network that formed around the issue of determining essential services on the Canadian information highway. Qualitative content analysis found the essential services issue had two main aspects: ensuring universal access to telecommunications networks and determining the criteria for defining…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1995
Following a brief description of educational networking initiatives in Canada, this paper points out some barriers to the further expansion of electronic networking in K-12 classrooms. Disparities in existing infrastructure are described, and considerations about the need to maintain the relevance of educational tools to the learner environment…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Wiggins, Beacher; Adams, Karen G.; Starr, Mary Jane – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2003
These three reports discuss international library organization issues, including awards and grants, digital technology, and membership; and Canadian library issues, including federal information policy issues, library services, projected shortage of librarians, mergers, digital divide, and a history of the National Library of Canada. (LRW)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Awards, Electronic Libraries, Employment Projections
Association of Canadian Community Colleges, 2003
Tasked with educating tomorrow's workforce, colleges and institutes maintain an active and dynamic interest in ensuring that all curricula respond to the needs of the marketplace, chosen careers and Canadian innovation and economic growth models. To meet these challenges, the materials selected for training purposes must be relevant, challenging…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Foreign Countries, Intellectual Property, Research and Development
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Education Branch. – 1996
Schools have expressed a need to know the identity and/or circumstances of young offenders in order to address school safety and security issues, and to provide a collaborative and coordinated case management approach for the rehabilitation of the young person. A framework for the exchange of information between youth justice and school officials…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Confidential Records, Confidentiality, Delinquency
Wallace, Lori – Journal of Distance Education, 2004
In order for online course delivery to be efficient, digital material such as scanned text, diagrams and graphics, and audio/video clips must be copied and distributed. The policies and processes for copyright clearance of digital materials are, however, poorly defined and cumbersome. As a result, university instructors often have incomplete…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction, Policy Analysis

Nilsen, Kirsti – Library & Information Science Research, 1998
Identified the effects of government information policy on accessibility, use, and users by investigating policy effects on a government agency, Statistics Canada. Presents a case study and discusses bibliometric research on the use of statistics sources, examining Canadian social science journal articles in economics, education, geography,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliometrics, Case Studies, Economics
Mogge, Dru, Ed.; And Others – 1993
The topic of the 123rd meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is the information infrastructure. The ARL is seeking to influence the policies that will form the backbone of the emerging information infrastructure. The first session concentrated on government roles and initiatives and included the following papers: "Opening…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries