IRLS 504 FOUNDATIONS OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES

Winter 2005/2006

Residency January 3 - 9, 2006

Information Policy in Society

Reading Report 7

In Chapter 4, Rubin covers many information policy issues in society as a whole. This is a very complex chapter because it covers so many issues. Below is a list of what I feel are the key concepts in this chapter. I suggest that you approach these one at a time. For this report, write a short summary of the key issues or points in each area, defining them for yourself. Again, the purpose of this report is for you to organize your own learning in this area in a way that makes sense to you. The summaries do not have to be long and do not have to cover every point made by Rubin, and can include your own conclusions. Write a summary that will help you remember the key points about these issues.

Information policy: what is it?

Information policy stakeholders and agendas: who are they and what are their agendas?

Information as an economic commodity: what are the implications and issues for society?

Information and national security: issues, trends and legislation

Increasingly global nature of information: issues in global transmission of information.

Intellectual property in the digital age

Intellectual freedom in the digital age

Universal and equal access in the digital age

Interoperability and standards