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ERIC Number: EJ224136
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1980-Mar
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Freedom of Information Act: Exceptional Opportunity for the Special Librarian.
Cuddihy, Robert V.
Special Libraries, v71 n3 p163-68 Mar 1980
Provides an overview of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of 1966 which established the rights of private citizens to obtain information from the federal government and the obligations of the government to provide it. Types of information generally made available, exemptions from disclosure, and creative uses of FOIA are noted. (Author/JEG)
Descriptors: Disclosure, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Government Publications, Information Seeking, Information Utilization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Freedom of Information Act
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