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Understanding Information Policy
Digital preservation is an issue faced by practitioners in Ross Harveythe library and recordkeeping professions, yet most professionalshave little time to keep up with the latest techniquesand standards. This invaluable work provides a single-volume introduction to the principles, strategies and practices currently applied by librarians and recordkeepers to the preservation of digital information and will assist them to make informed decisions about the role of digital information in their care. The book is presented in four parts: Why do we preserve? What do we preserve? How do we preserve? and How do we manage digital preservation? Each part covers the area in detail and addresses current ...
Information Policy
This volume examines the role of specialized knowledge in evaluating and designing information policy. The author begins with a description of the context in which American information policy is made with examples of existing domestic and international policies. He explores scientific and technical information, presents a case study of the SATCOM Report and concludes with suggestions for a new, broadly conceived research agenda within the framework of the method of investigation described in the book.
Information Transfer Policy
Eisenschitz (information science, City U., London) places information in its social context; analyzes its various forms, such as technical, economic, political, and personal; and relates each to the various media of its transmission. She also looks at the commercial exploitation of information, its entertainment value, costs, and other issues; and proposes steps for a policy on information transfer policy by the library and information profession. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
National Information Policies and Strategies
Examines and reviews UK Acts of Parliament and other official sources, and documents from the European Commission and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as well as non-official books and articles on information policy. The bibliographic overview touches on issues such as info
National Information Policies
Attempts to show what activities national policy has to cover, what problems arise for policy-making organizations, and in what ways they are being tackled. Problems of system and service development are treated separately from background problems of means and resources. Special problems of developing countries and the machinery required for making and executing policy are emphasized. Most of the examples are taken from experience in the UK. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
United States Government Information Policies
The editors believe that information professionals must move beyond mere description of government information sources and activities and assess the policy system that provides a framework for them. Beginning with the need for research and analytical studies in the field, the authors trace the historical development of Federal information policy; review the role of the Office of Management and Budget in the development of policy; and present private-sector and citizens' perspectives. Other topics include: rights and restrictions of access to government information; electronic collection and dissemination of information by Federal agencies; the National Technical Information Service and efforts to privatize its operations; and the complexities in dealing with protected information. ISBN 0-89391-563-7: $49.50.
Information Policy in the Electronic Age
Information Policy in the Electronic Age.
Research Handbook on Information Policy
This comprehensive and innovative Research Handbook tackles the pressing issues confronting us at the dawn of the global network society, including freedom of speech, government transparency and the digital divide. Representing a milestone in information policy research, this new volume edited by Alistair Duff brings together leading contributors from a wide range of disciplines to discuss important topics such as genetic information, news and privacy, and provides case studies on cyber harms, freedom of information and national digitization policy. Engaging with controversial problems of public policy including freedom of expression, copyright and information inequality, the Research Handbook on Information Policy offers a well-rounded exploration of the history and future of this vital field. Systematically addressing both general theory and specific issues, as well as providing international perspectives, this Research Handbook will be of particular interest to academics and students in the disciplines of information science, journalism and media studies, politics, sociology, philosophy and law.
