Access to Electronic Government Information through the GPO's Depository Library Program: An Update.

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Autore principale: McClure, Charles R.
Natura: Recurso educativo Open Access
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contents Access to Electronic Government Information through the GPO's Depository Library Program: An Update. McClure, Charles R. Access to Information Depository Libraries Electronic Publishing Federal Government Government Publications Information Dissemination Policy Formation Public Policy User Needs (Information) This brief overview of recent policy initiatives--in addition to existing statutes and regulations--that may affect the Government Printing Office (GPO) Depository Library Program's (DLP) role in the dissemination of electronic government information identifies selected trends that may affect the public's access to electronic information through the DLP, and it offers some recommendations that might be considered by the GPO as it moves into greater dissemination of electronic information. It is observed that the contradictory nature of existing initiatives encourages individual government agencies to disseminate information by circumventing the DLP and thereby contributing to the DLP's decentralization. Thus, the lack of a centralized agency for information dissemination will affect general public access and, consequently, specialized user groups may rely more on individual government agencies for their information. DLP pilot projects are currently testing the development of electronic information products which, when operational, may restructure the DLP into a more effective system. (16 references) (MAB)
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spellingShingle Access to Electronic Government Information through the GPO's Depository Library Program: An Update.
McClure, Charles R.
Access to Information
Depository Libraries
Electronic Publishing
Federal Government
Government Publications
Information Dissemination
Policy Formation
Public Policy
User Needs (Information)
Access to Electronic Government Information through the GPO's Depository Library Program: An Update. McClure, Charles R. Access to Information Depository Libraries Electronic Publishing Federal Government Government Publications Information Dissemination Policy Formation Public Policy User Needs (Information) This brief overview of recent policy initiatives--in addition to existing statutes and regulations--that may affect the Government Printing Office (GPO) Depository Library Program's (DLP) role in the dissemination of electronic government information identifies selected trends that may affect the public's access to electronic information through the DLP, and it offers some recommendations that might be considered by the GPO as it moves into greater dissemination of electronic information. It is observed that the contradictory nature of existing initiatives encourages individual government agencies to disseminate information by circumventing the DLP and thereby contributing to the DLP's decentralization. Thus, the lack of a centralized agency for information dissemination will affect general public access and, consequently, specialized user groups may rely more on individual government agencies for their information. DLP pilot projects are currently testing the development of electronic information products which, when operational, may restructure the DLP into a more effective system. (16 references) (MAB)
title Access to Electronic Government Information through the GPO's Depository Library Program: An Update.
topic Access to Information
Depository Libraries
Electronic Publishing
Federal Government
Government Publications
Information Dissemination
Policy Formation
Public Policy
User Needs (Information)
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED329264