Information Policy - A Framework for Evaluation and Policy Research

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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

Product details

• Authors: Robert Burger, Robert H Burger, Robert H. Burger, Burger Robert H.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781567500189
• ISBN: 978-1-56750-018-9
• Series: Contemporary Studies in Inform; Contemporary Studies in Inform; Information Management Policies & Services
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Library & Information Sciences, Library and information sciences / Museology, Librarianship: Philosophy, Values, and Issues