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Freedom of Information and the Right to Know The Origins and Applications of the Freedom of Information Act
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By Herbert N. Foerstel
ISBN: 0-313-28546-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-28546-2
232 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/1999
List Price: $87.95 (UK Sterling Price: £49.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • ...a good summary account of developments concerning the FOIA and various related information policy matters.
    —Journal of Academic Librarianship
  • Libraries in need of an up-to-date resource on this important and ever-relevant topic should consider the investment.
    —Today's librarian
Description: This examination of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) traces the American origins of the belief that the citizens of a democracy have a natural right to know about the workings of their government. The issue began in the colonies and came to a head in the 1950s when escalating government secrecy led the press to demand "open government." Declaring that "the public business is the public's business," a series of crusading newspaper editors aroused public support for the Freedom of Information Act which was passed in 1966. The book features in-depth interviews with the architects of the FOIA, the FOIA staff in the major federal agencies, and the most prominent FOIA users throughout the country. The concluding chapter examines current impediments to the full realization of the people's right to know.
Table of Contents:
  • The Right to Know
  • A Legislative Remedy
  • Government Compliance with the FOIA
  • The Effective Use of the FIOA
  • Freedom of Information in the New Millennium
  • Appendixes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 99-17951
LCC Class: KF5753
Dewey Class: 342
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