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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results19 Connexions Library3 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 3 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 7 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAaron Swartz and the Assault on Open Information: Malicious Government Prosecution Geovanis, Chris Article 2013 The great corporate-supported push to hide essential, publicly funded information behind private firewalls and government secrecy, represents a breathtaking breach of the basic tenets of democracy. Canadian Library Association Website Connexions: Volume 4, Number 1 - February 1979 - National Security/Securite Nationale Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 Connexions: Volume 5, Number 1 - January 1980 - Literacy/Alphabetisation Serial Publication (Periodical) 1980 Connexions: Volume 9, Number 2 - Summer 1984 - Rights and Liberties - A Digest of Resources & Groups for Social Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Culture Inc.: The Corporate Takeover of Public Expression Schiller, Herbert I. Book 1989 Schiller defends democratic expression and free access to information while demonstrating the ways in which public expression, public space, and public access to information are becoming increasingly ... Dismantling Democracy: Stifling Debate and Dissent in Canada Article 2015 An extensive dossier of the Harper government's attacks on democracy, debate, and dissent. Getting the Goods: Information in BC How to Find It, How to Use It Oustonm, Rick Book 1990 A guide to the basic sources of information -- the tools of the trade -- that all reporters, researchers and investigators rely on. Labour Left Out: Canada's Failure to Protect and Promote Collective Bargaining as a Human Right Adams, Roy J. Book 2006 Let the People Know: Put Full Texts of Government Contracts Online NADER, Ralph Article 2013 Openness in our government is essential for a healthy democracy Meet the Robin Hood of Science Oxenham, Simon Article 2016 The tale of how one researcher has made nearly every scientific paper ever published available for free to anyone, anywhere in the world. On September 5th, 2011, Alexandra Elbakyan, a researcher from ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 23, 2016: Science and its enemies Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Our society and its institutions, public and private, regularly tell us that science, and education in the sciences, are crucial to our future. These public declarations are strangely reminiscent of t... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 21, 2018: Their Interent or Ours? Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2018 The Internet, which was at one time a free and open space for sharing information and ideas, has been privatized and twisted to serve the profit-making agenda of huge corporations, working hand-in-glo... Release of the Full TPP Text After Five Years of Secrecy Confirms Threats to Users' Rights Malcolm, Jeremy; Sutton, Maira Article 2015 Trade offices involved in negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement have finally released all 30 chapters of the trade deal today, a month after announcing the conclusion of the deal i... The Secret Secret: Of Wikileaks and Literacy Johnson, Jimmy Article 2010 Only those with proper clearances can participate in discussions that affect significant aspects of our lives. Certain technological achievements, our collective ethical decisions (torture, secret pri... Towards a two-tiered knowledge society Harries-Jones, Peter Article 2015 On the Conservative government's actions to reduce Internet access and library access to a large portion of the population. Why Wikileaks is Good for Democracy Quigley, Bill Article 2010 The US has been going in the wrong direction for years by classifying millions of documents as secrets. Wikileaks and other media which report these so called secrets will embarrass people yes. Wikile... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesCommittee on Free Acess to Information and Freedom of Expression The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the... Sources Sources specializes in collecting, indexing, and disseminating information to help journalists, editors, and researchers quickly reach articulate experts and spokespersons who can provide background i... Sources Select Resources SOURCES SELECT Resources, published by Sources, features articles about and reviews of information resources, research techniques, and other issues of interest to journalists and researchers. SOURCES ... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryAccess to Electronic Records A State by State Guide to Obtaining Government Data Dalglish, Lucy A. Dalglish; LaFleur, Jennifer LaFleur; Leslie, Gregg P. 2003 Reporters have a tool that allows them to report on entire populations and do original analysis on a subject for their stories, rather than relying solely on anecdotes. Computer-assisted reporting hel... Access to knowledge movement Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Decision not file charges in CIA video destruction deals new setback to right to information Sources News Release 2010 The decision not to file charges against any of the CIA officers who destroyed 92 videos of interrogations in secret CIA prisons has dealt a new blow to the search for truth in a matter of public inte... Finding Answers The Essential Guide to Gathering Information in Canada Tudor, Dean 1993 Outlines the essentials of how to find and use information.
Information Access Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia 12 States Sign World's First Treaty on Access to Information What About the Other 35 Council of Europe Member States? 2009 12 European countries today became the first states to sign the Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents. U.S. Public Records Law 2008 Documents and other data are often the building blocks of a great investigative report. So understanding and using laws that give you access to such information are necessary tools of the trade. From the Connexions ArchivesSources Select Resources Reviews and information about print and online resources for journalists and researchers Website 1977 Reviews and information about print and online resources for journalists and researchers. |
