Robert Burger

Information Policy

A Framework for Evalution and Policy Research

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume examines the role of specialized knowledge in evaluating and designing information policy. The author begins with a description of the context in which American information policy is made with examples of existing domestic and international policies. He explores scientific and technical information, presents a case study of the SATCOM Report and concludes with suggestions for a new, broadly conceived research agenda within the framework of the method of investigation described in the book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781567500189
• ISBN-10: 1567500188
• Artikelnr.: 21407894

Autorenporträt

Robert H. Burger, PhD, is professor emeritus, university library and adjunct professor, School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Preface The Contexts of Information Policy Making
Information Policy in the Public Policy Arena Information Policy in an
International Context Scientific and Technical Information Policy (STI) and
the Fundamental Problem of Information Policy Evaluation Information Policy
Limits and Possibilities Desiderata for the Evaluation of Information
Policy Information Science and Information Policy: A Current Assessment
Case Study of SATCOM Report Application of Information Science to SATCOM:
Problem and Method Evaluation of Selected SATCOM Policy Recommendations
Summary of Analyses of SATCOM Study THE FUTURE OF INFORMATION POLICY
EVALUATION Conclusion. References Author Index Subject Index