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ERIC Number: EJ589947
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-9769
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Freedom of Information: Its Ebb and Flow.
Unsworth, Michael E.
American Libraries, v30 n6 p82-85 Jun-Jul 1999
Discusses the history of the concept of freedom of information, development of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and its fluctuations. Explains how to file a FOIA request, what happens when records are released, and what can be done to improve FOIA. Sidebars list FOIA Web sites and material exempted from FOIA. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Freedom of Information, Government Publications, Information Dissemination, Information Sources, Intellectual Freedom, Laws, Public Policy, User Needs (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Freedom of Information Act
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