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Download full textMcCook, Kathleen de la Pena; Geist, Paula – 1993
This paper assesses the recommendations made during the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIS) from a public policy view, and identifies their meaning for the public's uses and needs for library and information services. Recommendations from the WHCLIS conference which fit best with national goals were found to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Economic Development, Futures (of Society), Information Policy
Byrne, Alex – 1999
This paper discusses the importance of intellectual freedom for libraries, librarians, and library associations. Examples of attempts at censorship in Australia are presented, including the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Online Services) Act, 1999, legislation that requires filtering of Internet content. The IFLA (International Federation of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Federal Legislation, Foreign Countries
Quint, Barbara – Searcher, 1996
The executive director of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) and the president of the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) answer questions about outsourcing information services. Relevant policy, vendor-client relationships, managerial considerations, and effects on libraries are discussed. Two sidebars offer 19…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Decision Making, Information Management, Information Policy
Ryan, Joe; McClure, Charles R. – 1995
This report represents the views and perceptions of participants at a December 1994 Strategic Information Resources Management (SIRM) seminar, held in the District of Columbia, entitled "Building and Managing Government Internet Services." The group was comprised of 67 government officials and contractors who either had or were about to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Government Role, Information Dissemination, Information Management
Hamilton, Stuart – 2002
The September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States have contributed greatly to a change in the information environment around the world. The weeks following the attacks saw governments around the world rush to pass legislation designed to prevent future acts of terrorism. Much of this legislation targeted information flow, especially on the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Communications, Computer Mediated Communication, Information Dissemination
