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Main Authors: Peterson, Karrie, Cowell, Elizabeth, Jacobs, Jim
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2001
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ635455
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  • Government Documents at the Crossroads. Peterson, Karrie Cowell, Elizabeth Jacobs, Jim Access to Information Depository Libraries Document Delivery Electronic Publishing Freedom of Information Government Publications Information Dissemination Library Role Library Services Online Systems Publications User Needs (Information) Discusses problems and as-yet unresolved questions about public access to government documents raised by electronic publishing. One solution is libraries should adapt to include electronic files of government publications and include them in the growing digital collections. The way that librarians approach the struggle to maintain free and open access to government information will have an enormous effect on the social landscape in years to come. (AEF)