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How To Be A Depository Library Without Being A Depository Library: Adding Records For Electronic Government Documents To The Library Catalog, James T. Shaw
Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
Judith Russell, the Superintendent of Documents of the U.S. Government Printing Office, remarked at the ACRL National Conference in March 2005:
"With 95% of the new titles added to the Federal Depository Library Program available online, every library now has the ability to access a wide array of government information for its patrons at no charge. Understanding what is already available--and what is coming soon--can help each library plan for the integration of electronic government information into its reference and public services" (Assuring Access).
Electronic distribution of government documents has opened more avenues for access to government information, but libraries …
Where Is The Proper Balance? Public Access To Government Information In An Era Of Concern Over National Security, James T. Shaw
Where Is The Proper Balance? Public Access To Government Information In An Era Of Concern Over National Security, James T. Shaw
Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
My goal today is not to tell you precisely where the proper balance is, because that can only be worked out in democratic interplay among the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of our governments. That process is awkward, halting, and sometimes maddening; but I continue to have great faith in the wisdom of our Founders, who perceived that checks and balances would over time prove a guarantor of our liberties. We must always remember that the Founders deliberately structured the Federal government so that it could never be too efficient. Recall that Benito Mussolini made great progress in making the …