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| Language: | en |
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1988
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED301205 |
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- Campus Information Policy Analysis. Neroda, Edward W. Academic Freedom Academic Libraries Access to Information Copyrights Educational Technology Higher Education Information Dissemination Library Planning Policy Privacy Questionnaires Shared Resources and Services Surveys Technological Advancement Telecommunications Values This document reports the results of a study undertaken to explore the extent to which integration or convergence of campus information services was reflected in policy, with the goal of discovering whether or not such an analysis might possibly reveal instances where policy did not promote organizational goals. Investigated were information policies generated or adhered to by a number of departments at Eastern Montana College: courier services, the radio station, printing services, the bookstore, the communication center, audiovisual services, the library, and the computer center. A generic, open-ended questionnaire was used to survey key personnel in these units. Analysis of the data indicated that: (1) the evolution of policy, both oral and written, was affected and influenced by many external and internal forces (discussed in the paper); (2) while there were many commonalities among the various information handling departments, these did not insure uniform or consistent responses to similar issues; (3) the desire for improved communication to facilitate the use of existing resources was greater than the need for integration; (4) no policy appeared to be greatly at variance with organizational goals; and (5) policy integration appeared only at the executive level of the academic hierarchy. (7 footnotes) (CGD)