Information Inequality: UCITA, Public Policy and Information Access.

Meyer, Eric

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ERIC Number: EJ618414

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Information Inequality: UCITA, Public Policy and Information Access.

Meyer, Eric

Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v37 p159-65 2000

Considers issues related to information equality from a theory-driven empirical perspective. Highlights include a case study of UCITA (Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act); issues for libraries, including licensing; issues for software developers; social constraints in a dynamic social environment with changing situational contexts; and contextualizing information needs. (Contains 40 references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Computer Software Development, Information Needs, Library Services, Public Policy, Social Environment, Social Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Equal Access

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