United States Government Information Policies

Peter Hernon is professor of library and information science at Simmons College, Boston, MA. He is the author of 50 books, including Library Unlimited's Viewing Library Metrics from Different Perspectives and Making a Difference: Leadership and Academic Libraries; and Praeger's Federal Information Policies in the 1990s: Views and Perspectives. HAROLD C. RELYEA has been a specialist in American National Government for the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress for many years. His books include The Presidency and Information Policy (1981) and a coauthored study, Freedom of Information Trends in the Information Age (1983).

• PrefaceINTRODUCTION AND CONTEXTGovernment Information: A Field in Need of Research and Analytical StudiesHistorical Development of Federal Information PolicyPERSPECTIVES ON INFORMATION POLICY DEVELOPMENTFederal Information Policy Development: The Role of the Office of Management and BudgetFederal Information Policy Development: The Congressional PerspectiveFederal Information Policy Development: A Private-Sector PerspectiveFederal Information Policy Development: A Citizen's PerspectiveKEY POLICY AREASAccess to Government Information: Rights and RestrictionsElectronic Collection and Dissemination of Information by Federal Agencies: A Policy OverviewEconomic Considerations of Federal Information PoliciesNTIS and the Privitization of Government InformationInternational Trends in the Dissemination of Government InformationProtected Government Information: A Maze of Statutes, Directives, and Safety NetsCHALLENGES AND DIRECTIONSFramework for Studying Federal Information Policies: The Role of Graphic ModelingImproving the Role of Information Resources Management in Federal Information PoliciesThe Study of Federal Government Information and Information Policy: Needs and ConcernsBiographical Notes on AuthorsAuthor IndexSubject Index