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Sprehe, J. Timothy – Information Services and Use, 1987
Describes the information policy framework prescribed by OMB Circular No. A-130, which introduces the distinction between access to information and information dissemination. The discussion covers the use of electronic collection and dissemination of government information, together with the need to safeguard privacy and public access to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Electronic Publishing, Federal Government
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Sprehe, J. Timothy – Government Information Quarterly, 1992
Discusses the growing trend of federal agencies permitting online public access to their computers. Highlights include examples of public access programs, differences in agencies' stands on dissemination of information, agency computer networks and databases that are the basis for the National Research and Education Network, and security…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Databases, Federal Government
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Sprehe, J. Timothy – Government Information Quarterly, 1997
The United States Bureau of the Census is making the Internet and other electronic systems the primary sources for its statistics and is actively seeking user feedback on its systems design activities. Discusses the design principles of the Data Access and Dissemination System (DADS) and policy issues of pricing/cost recovery, partnerships, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer System Design, Costs, Databases