Government Secrecy Classic and Contemporary Readings

Subjects:

• Library & Information Science » Management & Administration -- General
• Library & Information Science » Management & Administration -- Policies & Procedures

Reviews:

• "This collection contains 45 historical and contemporary readings on the topic of government secrecy in the US in different time periods and contexts. Maret (library and information science, San Jose State U.) and Goldman (intelligence, National Defence Intelligence College) include readings written as early as 1787 (by Thomas Jefferson), up to 2008, most of which are from the mid-twentieth century and later. Readings cover the history, philosophy, theory, practice, critique, and justification of the field, and consider definitions, organizational aspects in selected intelligence agencies such as the CIA and NSA, criteria for government secret keeping, secrecy as regulation, national security and presidential power, and after 9/11 and the future of information."
  —Reference & Research Book News 5/1/2009

Table of Contents:

• Foreword by Steven Aftergood, Project on Government Secrecy, Federation of American Scientists
  Acknowledgments
  Introduction
  Chapter 1: Perspectives on Secrecy
  Chapter 2: A Short History of Government Secrecy
  Chapter 3: Secrecy as Regulation
  Chapter 4: Organizational Aspects of Secrecy
  Chapter 5: Necessary Secrets: Alternative Views on the Need for Secrets and Secret Keeping
  Chapter 6: The Uncertain Future of Information: Secrecy Post 9-11
  Appendix A: Major Reviews of the Secrecy System
  Appendix B: Laws that Restrict Public Access to Federal Records
  Sources
  Glossary
  Further Reading
  Index