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1 online resource (xiii, 209 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Globalization and information societies -- Information policy and the public shere -- Information rights and information policy -- Censorship, freedom of speech and freedom of expression -- Arguments for protecting speech -- Privacy and data collection -- Freedom of information -- Intellectual property -- Final considerations -- References and reading list -- Index. |
| Summary |
All librarians and libraries have information policies, and so do most people. The big issues, like censorship or intellectual property ownership and use, crowd our minds but the process of decision making is the same at every level and in every context, whether we are concerned with government secrets, advertising standards, or our children's reading and viewing habits. This book examines the issues from varying standpoints, including the human rights approach, the commercial approach, and the states-interest approach. These are all placed within the context of arguments about the public sphere. The working librarian has to be in a position to justify every stock purchase and information access decision, and in the strategies they follow to legitimate the library. The form and construction of arguments and the discussion of issues in this book will give librarians the context and arguments they need to identify and apply appropriate information policies and strategies. Key areas addressed in the book include: the information policy problem; policy sectors; information regimes; and, policies and strategies: models and cases. This book is essential reading for library students, researchers and policy makers as well as for all LIS practitioners wishing to widen their awareness of the important issues surrounding information policy. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Information policy.
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Information policy. |
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Libraries and community.
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Libraries and community. |
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Information literacy.
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Information literacy. |
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Collection development (Libraries)
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Collection development (Libraries) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cornelius, Ian V. Information policies and strategies. London : Facet, 2010 9781856046770 (OCoLC)359240316 |
| ISBN |
9781856048637 (electronic book) |
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1856048632 (electronic book) |
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9781856046770 |
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185604677X |
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