Public Access to Government Information

This volume is issue-oriented. By showing that issues relating to topics such as access to government information resources collection development and administration are not unique to documents librarianship it places selected topics in a wider context. The book''s objectives are to identify and discuss critically important issues related to increasing access to government information resources to offer solutions and recommendations by which government information resources and services can be made more effective to encourage more assessments that examine issues across levels of government to emphasize the importance and need for a research base related to government information resources and services and to encourage a critical assessment of current practices and traditional assumptions.