The Silent Threat: How Federal Policy Stifles Scholarship.

Lewis, Arnold; Powell, Margaret S.

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Silent Threat: How Federal Policy Stifles Scholarship.

Lewis, Arnold; Powell, Margaret S.

Educational Record, v68 n1 p18-24 Win 1987

Under the Reagan Administration, the public's access to information relating to scientific research and other data has been systematically curtailed, seriously compromising the academic community. A chronology of events details Administration arguments for tightening controls as well as public reactions to them. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Access to Information, Disclosure, Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Freedom of Speech, Government Role, Higher Education, Libraries, National Security, Public Policy, Scholarship, Scientific Research, Technology Transfer

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