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Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist: Effective Modeling in RDFS and OWL

Dean Allemang — 2008-03-25T10:13:59-00:00

(09 May 2008)

The promise of the Semantic Web to provide a universal medium to exchange data information and knowledge has been well publicized. There are many sources too for basic information on the extensions to the WWW that permit content to be expressed in natural language yet used by software agents to easily find, share and integrate information. Until now individuals engaged in creating ontologies-- formal descriptions of the concepts, terms, and relationships within a given knowledge domain-- have had no sources beyond the technical standards documents. Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist transforms this information into the practical knowledge that programmers and subject domain experts need. Authors Allemang and Hendler begin with solutions to the basic problems, but dont stop there: they demonstrate how to develop your own solutions to problems of increasing complexity and ensure that your skills will keep pace with the continued evolution of the Semantic Web. Provides practical information for all programmers and subject matter experts engaged in modeling data to fit the requirements of the Semantic Web. De-emphasizes algorithms and proofs, focusing instead on real-world problems, creative solutions, and highly illustrative examples. Presents detailed, ready-to-apply recipes for use in many specific situations. Shows how to create new recipes from RDF, RDFS, and OWL constructs.

Filters and the Public Library: A Legal and Policy Analysis by Mary Minow

Mary Minow — 2007-05-02T09:21:40-00:00

Amazon.com: The Art of Project Management: Books: Scott Berkun

2007-03-19T03:21:29-00:00

Facilitating writing by practitioners: survey of practitioners who have published.

MM Staudt — 2006-12-18T02:52:38-00:00

Soc Work, Vol. 48, No. 1. (January 2003), pp. 75-83.

The profession would benefit if practitioners viewed disseminating knowledge, including writing for publication, as part of professional practice. The literature has acknowledged the importance of practitioners' contributions to the profession's knowledge base, but little is known about what facilitates practitioners' writing for publication or what barriers they experience. A survey was mailed to practitioners who had published in social work peer-reviewed journals to obtain information about practitioners' experiences and to solicit their ideas on what the profession, human services agencies, and schools of social work could do to enhance the ability of practitioners to write for publication. Practitioners' recommendations for efforts that might increase writing for publication include continued collaborative efforts between academic researchers and practitioners, as well as suggestions for what social work educators and social services agencies can do to enhance the ability of practitioners to write for publication.

Research methods in librarianship : techniques and interpretation

Charles Busha — 2006-10-11T07:54:08-00:00

(1980)

A journal club is an effective tool for assisting librarians in the practice of evidence-based librarianship: a case study

Pearce-Smith — 2006-02-12T19:05:29-00:00

Health Information and Libraries Journal, Vol. 23, No. 1. (March 2006), pp. 32-40.

A librarians journal club: A forum for sharing ideas and experiences

T Hickman — 2006-10-11T07:49:53-00:00

College & Research Libraries News, Vol. 66, No. 9. (October 2005), pp. 642-644.

This article examines of the benefits of the journal club of the Rohrbach Library of Kutztown University. First and foremost, journal clubs help with the challenge of keeping up with the large amount of literature that is published. Opportunities to interact with colleagues and learn on an informal basis make the journal club a fun, social respite from daily, routine work, often performed in isolation from other units in the library. Two challenges were observed. One was the decline in attendance and another was that the lack of interest in moderating has caused the same few librarians to lead multiple discussions. To foster further interest in the group, one possibility is to open participation to library staff and other campus professionals with an interest in the library.

Librarian Publishing Preferences and Open-Access Electronic Journals

Elaine Peterson — 2006-10-11T07:43:36-00:00

Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship, Vol. 7, No. 2. (Summer 2006)

Librarians have often led the way in championing Open-Access (OA) journals on the Internet as an alternative to established journal titles that are subscription based. In the discipline of Library and Information Science, all types of journals continue to be published—paper and electronic, subscription-based and free. Using a survey, this article explores how some librarians view OA titles. The article collects suggestions for editors of OA journals. The article also asks questions about the relationship of OA journals to the promotion and tenure process for academic librarians.

Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age

Alasdair Roberts — 2006-08-17T01:04:44-00:00

(30 January 2006)

In 1966 the United States Congress passed the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) giving the public the right to access government documents. This "right to know" has been used over the intervening years to challenge overreaching Presidents and secretive government agencies. This example of governmental transparency has served as an inspiring case in point to nations around the world, spawning similar statutes in fifty-nine countries. Yet, despite these global efforts to foster openness in government, secrecy still persists--and in many cases--sometimes thrives. Alasdair Roberts, a prominent lawyer, public policy expert, and international authority on transparency in government, examines the evolution of the trend toward governmental openness and how technological developments have assisted the disclosure and dissemination of information. In the process he offers a comprehensive look at the global efforts to restrict secrecy and provides readers with a clearly written guide to those areas where the battle over secrecy is most intense. Drawing on cases from many different countries, Roberts goes further than the popular view that secrecy is simply a problem of selfish bureaucrats trying to hide embarrassing information by showing how such powerful trends as privatization, globalization, and the "networking" of security agencies are complicating the fight against secrecy. In our time when new terror threats provoke potentially counter-productive measures that impede openness, the need for a thorough and dispassionate discussion of openness in democratic societies is especially acute. Written in an engaging style, Blacked Out powerfully illustrates why transparency matters and why the struggle for openness is so difficult. Alasdair Roberts is Associate Professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and Director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute at Syracuse University. An internationally-recognized specialist on open government, he has written over thirty journal articles and book chapters. He is a 2005 recipient of the Johnson Award for Best Paper in Ethics and Accountability in the Public Sector. He has been a fellow of the Open Society Institute and the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, and is a member of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue's Transparency Task Force.

Management of Intellectual Property (New Horizons in Intellectual Property.)

2006-08-17T01:04:18-00:00

(30 September 2006)

This book brings together innovative contributions on the management of intellectual property (IP) and intellectual property rights by an esteemed and multi-disciplinary group of economists, management scientists, accountants and lawyers. Offering a broad and enlightening picture of the measurement and management of IP, the contributors argue that the shift towards a knowledge-based economy has increased the importance of IP and more generally, intangible assets, as a focus for company decision-making behavior. The book explores these intangible assets, which are driven by investments in R&D, marketing, education and training, management information systems and organizational structure. The inherent risk in the development of such assets - born from the involvement of creativity and innovation - is also discussed. The Management of Intellectual Property will be useful to both students of management and managers in the field who have to make decisions with regard to investments in, and the protection of, IP and other intangible assets.

Globalization and Its Discontents

Joseph Stiglitz — 2006-08-17T01:03:42-00:00

(18 April 2003)

Due to massive media coverage, many people are familiar with the controversy and organized resistance that globalization has generated around the world, yet explaining what globalization actually means in practice is a complicated task. For those wanting to learn more, this book is an excellent place to start. An experienced economist, Joseph Stiglitz had a brilliant career in academia before serving for four years on President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisors and then three years as chief economist and senior vice president of the World Bank. His book clearly explains the functions and powers of the main institutions that govern globalization--the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization--along with the ramifications, both good and bad, of their policies. He strongly believes that globalization can be a positive force around the world, particularly for the poor, but only if the IMF, World Bank, and WTO dramatically alter the way they operate, beginning with increased transparency and a greater willingness to examine their own actions closely. Of his time at the World Bank, he writes, "Decisions were made on the basis of what seemed a curious blend of ideology and bad economics, dogma that sometimes seemed to be thinly veiling special interests.... Open, frank discussion was discouraged--there was no room for it." The book is not entirely critical, however: "Those who vilify globalization too often overlook its benefits," Stiglitz writes, explaining how globalization, along with foreign aid, has improved the living standards of millions around the world. With this clear and balanced book, Stiglitz has contributed significantly to the debate on this important topic. --Shawn Carkonen This powerful, unsettling book gives us a rare glimpse behind the closed doors of global financial institutions by the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics. When it was first published, this national bestseller quickly became a touchstone in the globalization debate. Renowned economist and Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz had a ringside seat for most of the major economic events of the last decade, including stints as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and chief economist at the World Bank. Particularly concerned with the plight of the developing nations, he became increasingly disillusioned as he saw the International Monetary Fund and other major institutions put the interests of Wall Street and the financial community ahead of the poorer nations. Those seeking to understand why globalization has engendered the hostility of protesters in Seattle and Genoa will find the reasons here. While this book includes no simple formula on how to make globalization work, Stiglitz provides a reform agenda that will provoke debate for years to come. Rarely do we get such an insider's analysis of the major institutions of globalization as in this penetrating book. With a new foreword for this paperback edition.

The Economics of Attention : Style and Substance in the Age of Information

Richard Lanham — 2006-04-01T18:35:55-00:00

(01 May 2006)

<div>If economics is about the allocation of resources, then what is the most precious resource in our new information economy? Certainly not information, for we are drowning in it. No, what we are short of is the attention to make sense of that information. With all the verve and erudition that have established his earlier books as classics, Richard A. Lanham here traces our epochal move from an economy of things and objects to an economy of attention. According to Lanham, the central commodity in our new age of information is not stuff but style, for style is what competes for our attention amidst the din and deluge of new media. In such a world, intellectual property will become more central to the economy than real property, while the arts and letters will grow to be more crucial than engineering, the physical sciences, and indeed economics as conventionally practiced. For Lanham, the arts and letters are the disciplines that study how human attention is allocated and how cultural capital is created and traded. In an economy of attention, style and substance change places. The new attention economy, therefore, will anoint a new set of moguls in the business world—not the CEOs or fund managers of yesteryear, but new masters of attention with a grounding in the humanities and liberal arts. Lanham’s The Electronic Word was one of the earliest and most influential books on new electronic culture. The Economics of Attention builds on the best insights of that seminal book to map the new frontier that information technologies have created.</div>

Justice as Fairness: Political not Metaphysical

John Rawls — 2006-06-02T03:26:23-00:00

Philosophy and Public Affairs, Vol. 14, No. 3. (1985), pp. 223-251.

When Justice Replaces Affection: The Need for Rights

Jeremy Waldron — 2006-06-02T03:24:25-00:00

Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 11 (1988), 625.

What is Equality? Part 1: Equality of Welfare

Ronald Dworkin — 2006-06-02T03:18:39-00:00

Philosophy and Public Affairs, Vol. 10, No. 3. (1981), pp. 185-246.

What is Equality? Part 2: Equality of Resources

Ronald Dworkin — 2006-06-02T03:16:07-00:00

Philosophy and Public Affairs, Vol. 10, No. 4. (1981), pp. 283-345.

Gross Concepts in Political Argument

Ian Shapiro — 2006-06-02T03:14:27-00:00

Political Theory, Vol. 17, No. 1. (1989), pp. 51-76.

Online submission and peer-review systems

Mark Ware — 2006-04-06T05:52:05-00:00

Learned Publishing, Vol. 18, No. 4. (October 2005), pp. 245-250.

The review process and the fates of manuscripts submitted to AMJ.

Janice Beyer — 2006-04-06T05:48:18-00:00

Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5. (October 1995), pp. 1219-1261.

ALA TechSource | Linking and the OpenURL

2006-03-01T23:55:03-00:00

Public Values and Private Interests (RTPI Library)

Heather Campbell — 2006-02-07T05:49:00-00:00

(15 February 2006)

School Commercialism; From Democratic Ideal to Market Commodity

Alex Molnar — 2006-02-07T05:48:29-00:00

(23 June 2005)

Pizza Hut's Book It! program rewards students with pizza for meeting their reading goals. Toys "R" Us paid a Kansas school five dollars for each student who took its toy survey. Cisco Systems donated internet access to a California elementary school, asking in return for the school choir to sing the company's praises while wearing Cisco t-shirts. Kids today face a barrage of corporate messages in the classroom. In School Commercialism, education expert Alex Molnar traces marketing in American schools over the last twenty-five years, raising serious questions about the role of private corporations in public education. Since the 1990s, Molnar argues, commercial activities have shaped the structure of the school day, influenced the curriculum, and determined whether children have access to computers and other technologies. He argues convincingly against advertisers' assertion that their contributions are a win-win proposition for cash-strapped schools and image-conscious companies. From the marketing of unhealthy foods to privatizing reforms such as the Edison Schools and Knowledge Universe, School Commercialism tracks trends that are more pervasive than many parents realize and shows how we might recapture schools to better serve the public interest.

Neo-Bohemia: Art and Commerce in the Postindustrial City

Richard Lloyd — 2006-02-07T05:48:07-00:00

(28 October 2005)

A common sight in American cities today is the local bohemia, filled with hipsters, funky stores, picturesque dive bars, and aspiring artists. Yet not so long ago, these sorts of districts were relatively rare, and one had to travel to San Francisco or Greenwich Village to experience bohemia in all its glory. The last two decades, however, has seen the emergence of a mass alternative nation, populated by struggling screenwriters, oddball thrift stores, indie rockers, and thousands of coffee houses. It has sprouted in locales ranging from San Diego to Seattle, Athens to Cleveland. In Neo-Bohemia, Richard Lloyd asks, how did bohemia become such an ordinary thing? In the past, bohemia was always a small and embattled refuge for society's weirdos, its starving artists, its avant-garde, and its dope fiends. Now, not only is bohemia an established district in every medium-sized city, it drives up real estate prices and gets promoted as a lifestyle amenity. In this witty exploration of one of America's most successful new bohemias, Chicago's Wicker Park--site of the hip film High Fidelity and launching pad of alt rock stars like Liz Phair--Lloyd shows that bohemia's new status is a result of broader social and economic transformations. Cities like Chicago that are trying to shift from the industrial to the postindustrial era no longer rely on smokestack industries. Rather, they crave "creative" industries like media, tourism, advertising, and design, and hence have a newfound tolerance for nonconformists. As Neo-Bohemia shows, bohemia's creatures of the night, flaunting thrift store duds, piercings, and tribal tattoos, are the perfect labor force for these new industries. They are very creative, yet willing to work odd hours on a freelance basis. And the success of Wicker Park has only attracted more aspiring artists ready to toil in the information and tourism sectors at relatively low wages. Neo-Bohemia is essential reading for anyone trying to get a handle not just on the growing prominence of alternative and hipster culture in America, but on how cities are retooling to become players in the information age economy.

The Culture Struggle

Michael Parenti — 2006-02-07T05:47:46-00:00

(15 January 2006)

Praise for The Assassination of Julius Caesar: "Parenti . . . re-creates the struggle of the late Republic with scintillating storytelling and deeply examined historical insight."-Publishers Weekly One of America's most astute and engaging political analysts, Michael Parenti shows us that culture is a changing process and the product of a dynamic interplay between a wide range of social and political interests. It is not enough to study the prevailing political realm; we also must grasp developments throughout the entire civil society. In short, to understand a society we need to understand the problem of culture as well as that of power. Drawing from cultures around the world, Parenti shows that beliefs and practices are readily subjected to political manipulation, and that many parts of culture are being commodified, separated from their group or communal origins, and packaged and sold to those who can pay for them. Folk culture is giving way to a corporate market culture. Art, science, medicine, and psychiatry can be used as instruments of cultural control, and even marriage, the "foundation of society," has been misused by heterosexuals across the centuries. Using vivid examples and riveting arguments throughout, The Culture Struggle ranges from the everyday to the esoteric. Richly informed, penned with eloquence and irony, The Culture Struggle presents a collection of snapshots of our time that help us understand the world we live in. Michael Parenti is a critically acclaimed author and an extraordinary public speaker. He received his PhD in political science from Yale University and has taught at a number of colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. He is the author of 18 books, including Superpariotism, The Assassination of Julius Caesar, and Inventing Reality.

Attention Deficit Democracy

James Bovard — 2006-02-07T05:47:20-00:00

(10 January 2006)

<div>Does the people's need to believe in the president trump their duty to understand, to think critically, and demand truth? Have Americans been conditioned to ignore political frauds and believe the lies perpetuated by campaign ads? James Bovard diagnoses a national malady called "Attention Deficit Democracy," characterized by a citizenry that seems to be paying less attention to facts, and is less capable of judging when their rights and liberties are under attack. Bovard's careful research combined with his characteristically caustic style will give "ADD" a whole new meaning that pundits, politicians, and we the people will find hard to ignore. </div>

Diet for a Dead Planet: How the Food Industry Is Killing Us

Christopher Cook — 2006-02-07T05:47:05-00:00

(30 November 2004)

A harrowing indictment of industrial agriculture's threat to the future of food and the environment. As mad cow disease hits hard in the United States and bird flu roils the Asian poultry markets, the issue of food safety has never been more stark. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 75 million Americans fell sick last year from the food they ate. Christopher D. Cook's riveting and timely investigation takes us beyond Fast Food Nation to explain why our entire food system is in crisis. Corporate consolidation of farms and supermarkets, high-tech drives to increase productivity, misplaced subsidies for exports, and inadequate regulation have all combined to produce a grim harvest. In these pages we encounter fruit and vegetables laminated by crop spray, slaughterhouses that transport illegal immigrants to the United States to butcher diseased meat for less than the minimum wage, and the near-extinction of American family farms. Yet, Cook argues, there is another way: Sales of organic food nearly tripled to $13 billion in 2001-2002. Farmers' markets and food cooperatives are burgeoning across the nation, and the slow food and food justice movements have become part of the mainstream. The eloquence and concision of Diet for a Dead Planet will spur the campaign still further. <UL> <LI> Food-borne pathogens cause up to 30 million human illnesses, and as many as 9,000 deaths, in the U.S. each year <LI> Agriculture dumps nearly 500,000 tons of pesticides —many of them known carcinogens —on our food each year <LI> American farms produce more than 1.3 billion tons of animal waste annually —5 tons for every U.S. citizen <LI> For every dollar consumers spend on food, 81 cents goes on marketing with just 19 cents to the farmer <LI> Farm subsidies in the United States and European Union total nearly half a billion dollars a day <LI> The average food item in the United States travels 2,000 miles from farm to table </UL>

Critique of Everyday Life, Volume II

Henri Lefebvre — 2006-02-07T05:46:49-00:00

(16 October 2002)

Henri Lefebvre's three-volume Critique of Everyday Life is perhaps the richest, most prescient work by one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. The first volume presented an introduction to the concept of everyday life. Written twenty years later, this second volume attempts to establish the necessary formal instruments for analysis, and outlines a series of theoretical categories within everyday life such as the theory of the semantic field and the theory of moments. The moment at which the book appeared—1962—was significant both for France and for Lefebvre himself: he was just beginning his career as a lecturer in sociology at Strasbourg, and then at Nanterre, and many of the ideas which were influential in the events leading up to 1968 are to found in this critique. In its impetuous, often undisciplined prose, the reader may catch a glimpse of how charismatic a lecturer Lefebvre must have been.

The Politics of Public Space

Setha Low — 2006-02-07T05:46:20-00:00

(05 October 2005)

Public spaces are no longer democratic places where all people are embraced and tolerated, but instead centers of commerce and consumption. Increasing privatization through collaborative public/private partnerships between municipalities and local businesses has transformed such places as Bryant Park and Union Square in the center of New York City into environments maintained by video surveillance and police control. Even city squares and village greens are no longer places for public discussion and casual loitering, but instead have become filled with regulated Green Markets, military re-enactments, and seasonal country fairs. The linkage between public space and the globalizing political economy deserves closer scrutiny because societal mobilization about public space influences the shape of civil society, and by extension, democratic participation. With the increased globalization of the public realm, the boundaries of communication and social practices are increasingly informed by multiple culturalsettings creating new forms of public space. Studies of public spaces are rarely comparative much less global in their scope. This book expands this focus of work on public space to include a consideration of the transnational--in the sense of moving people and transformations in the nation/state--to expand our vision of what a public space is and how our notion of the "public" has changed.

How LIS Professionals Can Use Alerting Services for Survival: Grasping Opportunities

Ina Fourie — 2006-02-07T02:22:38-00:00

Faculty-Librarian Relationships

Paul Jenkins — 2006-02-07T02:21:49-00:00

(01 June 2005)

Continuing Professional Development: A Guide For Information Professionals

Alan Brine — 2006-02-07T02:21:21-00:00

(30 November 2004)

Radical Library and Information Work: Issues and Ideas

2006-02-07T02:21:02-00:00

(01 May 2006)

Using the Internet for Political Research: Practical Tips And Hints

Heather Dawson — 2006-02-07T02:20:30-00:00

(01 September 2003)

This book is a practical guide to using the Internet for political science research. The growth of the Internet means that an increasing amount of political information is becoming available on the web; however, it can often be difficult for users to locate high quality resources. This book shows the reader how to develop effective Internet searching strategies and indicates what is available online. It covers some of the key political science areas, including elections, parliamentary information and political parties, showing how to successively locate and evaluate Internet resources. Key Features * Provides a subject specific approach to Internet research * Includes chapters on key topics such as elections, parliaments, prime ministers and presidents * Contains case studies of typical searches * Highlights useful political science Internet sites. Readership This book is aimed at librarians/information workers handling reference enquiries, students and researchers.

Intellectual Property and the Work of Information Professionals

Helen Raduntz — 2006-02-07T02:20:08-00:00

Digital Information Contexts: Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Digital Information (Information Professional S.)

Luke Tredinnick — 2006-02-07T02:19:29-00:00

(01 November 2006)

Super Optimum Solutions and Win-Win Policy: Basic Concepts and Principles / Public Policy Evaluation: Making Super-Optimum Decisions

Steven Cohen — 2005-11-07T04:22:43-00:00

The American Political Science Review, Vol. 93, No. 3.

"Super Optimum Solutions and Win-Win Policy: Basic Concepts and Principles" by Stuart S. Nagel and "Public Policy Evaluations: Making Super-Optimum Decisions" by Stuart S. Nagel are reviewed.

Web access and the law: A public policy framework

Steve Noble — 2005-11-07T04:22:43-00:00

Library Hi Tech, Vol. 20, No. 4. (2002)

This article details the public policy framework that establishes the legal foundation for requiring access to Web-based information resources for people with disabilities. Particular areas of focus include: the application of the fair use doctrine to an understanding of disability access to digital information; the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to Web-based services; and the application of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act to Federal Web-based resources and the extent to which Section 508 may be applicable to states through linkage under the Assistive Technology Act.

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations [electronic resource]

Adam Smith — 2005-11-07T04:22:43-00:00

(2002)

The Conspicuous Corporation: Business, Public Policy, and Representative Democracy

Richard Lehne — 2005-11-07T04:22:43-00:00

The American Political Science Review, Vol. 93, No. 3.

"The Conspicuous Corporation: Business, Public Policy, and Representative Democracy" by Neil J. Mitchell is reviewed.

The Politics of Ideas and the Spread of Enterprise Zones

Richard Feiock — 2005-11-07T04:22:43-00:00

The American Political Science Review, Vol. 95, No. 2.

"The Politics of Ideas and the Spread of Enterprise Zones" by Karen Mossberger is reviewed.

American politics -- The New Politics of Public Policy edited by Marc K. Landy and Martin Levin

Robert Rich — 2005-11-07T04:22:42-00:00

The American Political Science Review, Vol. 90, No. 1.

Review.

Controversy, politics of technical decisions / edited by Dorothy Nelkin The economist's view of the world : government, markets, and public policy / Steven E. Rhoads

Steven Rhoads — 2005-11-07T04:22:42-00:00

(1979)

A theory of justice / John Rawls

John Rawls — 2005-11-07T04:22:42-00:00

(1999)

Implementation : how great expectations in Washington are dashed in Oakland : or, Why it's amazing that Federal programs work at all, this being a saga of the Economic Development Administration as told by two sympathetic observers who seek to build morals on a foundation of ruined hopes / Jeffrey L. Pressman and Aaron Wildavsky

Jeffrey Pressman — 2005-11-07T04:22:42-00:00

(1979)

American politics -- Reversals of Fortune: Public Policy and Private Interests by Gary Mucciaroni

Mark Petracca — 2005-11-07T04:22:42-00:00

The American Political Science Review, Vol. 89, No. 4.

Review.

Equality and efficiency : the big tradeoff / Arthur M. Okun

Arthur Okun — 2005-11-07T04:22:42-00:00

(1975)

On liberty / by John Stuart Mill

John Mill — 2005-11-07T04:22:42-00:00

(1938)

Libraries and federal information policy

Charles Mcclure — 2005-11-07T04:22:42-00:00

Journal of Academic Librarianship, Vol. 22, No. 3.

Information policy is a written law, guideline or regulation that describes how information will be collected, managed, protected, accessed and used. Libraries play an important role in implementing such policies.

Social, Ethical and Policy Implications of Information Technology

Maurice Line — 2005-11-07T04:22:42-00:00

The Electronic Library, Vol. 22, No. 2. (2004)

Line reviews Social, Ethical and Policy Implications of Information Technology by Linda L. Brennan and Victoria E. Johnson.

Political ignorance and collective policy preferences

Martin Gilens — 2005-11-07T04:22:42-00:00

The American Political Science Review, Vol. 95, No. 2.

Gilens finds that raw policy-specific facts, such as the direction of change in the crime rate or the amount of the federal budget devoted to foreign aid, have a significant influence on the public's political judgments. He shows that ignorance of policy-specific information leads many Americans to hold political views different from those they would hold otherwise.