ERIC Number: ED266779
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985
Pages: 29
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The International Flow of Scientific and Technical Information. A Summary of the Proceedings of the Annual Federal Library and Information Center Committee Forum on Federal Information Policies. (2nd, Washington, DC, February 27, 1985).
Meredith, Barbara J.
This summary pamphlet was prepared from tape recordings of sessions at the second Forum on Federal Information Policies, which opened with an introduction and program overview by Carol A. Nemeyer, and a keynote address by Congressman Mervyn M. Dymally. The first panel session, International Influences on Federal Information Policies, with Jane Bornick presiding, included: "Department of Defense (DOD) Publication Policy" (Leo Young); "National Security Controls on Scientific Communication" (Richard A. Meserve); "Government Controls and Their Effects on Scientific Society Meetings and Publications" (Rosemary Chalk); "The Legal Aspects of Information as an International Commodity" (John Farmakides); and "The Ferment in International Telecommunications" (Henry Geller). The pamphlet provides brief summaries for each paper. The second panel session, International Influences on Flow of Scientific and Technical Information (STI), with Joseph G. Coyne presiding included: "Difficulties in International Cooperation on STI with Government Related Organizations" (James V. Seals); "Acquisition and Use of Foreign Technical Information" (Joseph E. Clark); "International Scientific and Technical Publishing: A Private Sector Perspective" (Charles B. Stoll); and "Current Issues That Have Arisen Affecting the International Flow of Information" (Lewis I. Flacks). (THC)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Government (Administrative Body), International Cooperation, International Programs, National Libraries, National Programs, National Security, Policy Formation, Position Papers, Scientific and Technical Information, Technology Transfer, Telecommunications
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
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