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Author:   Ian Cornelius
Publisher:   Facet Publishing
Imprint:   Facet Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 18.40cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.151kg
ISBN:  

9781856046770

ISBN 10:   185604677
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   23 March 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction How governments control information policies Other bodies that generate and control information Information policy as about any means by which the generation, distribution, and use of information is regulated What non-governmental agencies do within the realm of information policy Information policy must provide for different sorts of needs Information policy, public policy and other disciplines Conclusion PART 1: CONTEXTS FOR INFORMATION POLICY Understanding the international contexts Globalization and technology 2. Globalization and information societies Information societies and information policy The information society: alternative views 3. Information policy and the public sphere The idea of a public sphere The structure of the public sphere The character of the public sphere Epilogue to Chapter 3 4. Information rights and information policy The rights of government The interests of business Common good Ann Wells Branscomb's information rights Internationally recognized rights PART 2: INFORMATION POLICY SECTORS5. Censorship, freedom of speech and freedom of expression Powers of intervention Other forms of censorship The history of censoring Making arguments for free speech 6. Arguments for protecting speech Cohen's analysis of freedom of speech Implications of Cohen's strategy Structural strengths 7. Privacy and data protection The need for legislation Confidentiality Problems of power General questions Putting principles into effect 8. Freedom of information Confronting governments Building commitment Constructing the case Questions of model building Competing principles and pressures 9. Intellectual property The market reward system Recognized types of intellectual property Policy analysis questions Rules and practices Copies and originals Policy responses PART 3: CONCLUSION10. Final considerations Information policies in non-democratic societies Non-state information policy Obligations Policy formation Outcomes: desires, intentions and objectives Do we really need information policies? References and reading list

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I would recommend the book to most of the academic libraries as long as they have any programme in political, social science or humanities. - Information Research

I would recommend the book to most of the academic libraries as long as they have any programme in political, social science or humanities. - Information Research I would recommend the book to most of the academic libraries as long as they have any programme in political, social science or humanities. -- Information Research

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Ian Cornelius BA, M.Litt., Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer and head of school for the University College Dublin School of Information and Library Studies. His main research interests are in Theories of Information, Interpretation in Information Science, and Information Policy. He has held academic posts in Australia and in Columbia University in New York and he has been a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Social and Political Science at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.

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