Understanding Information Policy

"Understanding Information Policy "presents the proceedings of an information policy workshop held in July 1996, organized by the Information Policy Unit at the City University and attended by leading experts in the field.

Contenu

Frontmatter -- General Overview -- General Overview -- Information Policy Concepts -- Overview, Paul Turner -- Understanding Information Policy: Concepts, Frameworks and Research Tools -- Models and Frameworks for Information Policy Research -- Information for Policy-Making -- Information Policy or Knowledge Policy? -- National and international perspectives -- Overview -- Neo-Liberal or Dirigiste? Policies for an Information Society -- European Information Policy: the Role of Institutional Factors -- Implementing Information Policies: Some Data Protection Experience -- Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Information Policy -- Real Policy or 'Virtual Policy'? A Case Study of Tradeable Information Policy -- Organizational Perspectives -- Overview -- Library and Information Policy Development in the NHS -- Information Systems Strategy Formulation in Higher Education -- Changing the Corporate Culture: Information Policies for Business Excellence -- Evaluating Information Policy in a Multinational Organization -- The Limitations of 'Free' Access in Academia: Making Commercial Databases Available -- Conclusions -- Summary and Reflections on the Workshop -- Directions for Further Research in Information Policy, David Bawden -- Workshop Documentation and Programme -- Understanding information Policy -- Bibliography and References -- Index