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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1990
Three hearings were held in order to conduct a comprehensive review of the issues, problems, and activities affecting the public availability of government information. It is noted that new information technologies, particularly electronic formats and telecommunications, are forcing the reconsideration of the flow of information from the Federal…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Freedom of Information
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1988
This report addresses the opportunities offered by technological advances to improve the dissemination of federal information and highlights two major problems: maintaining equity in public access to federal information in electronic formats, and defining the respective roles of federal agencies and the private sector in the electronic…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Advisory Committees, Depository Libraries, Electronic Publishing