Foreword by Alan S. Inouye; Afterword by Nancy Kranich

This important new text provides a much-needed introduction to the myriad information policy issues that impact information professionals, information institutions, and the users and communities served by those institutions. In this key textbook for LIS students and reference text for practitioners, noted scholars Jaeger and Taylor

• draw from current, authoritative sources to familiarize readers with the history of information policy;
• discuss the broader societal issues shaped by policy, including access to infrastructure, digital literacy and inclusion, accessibility, and security;
• elucidate the specific laws, regulations, and policies that impact information, including net neutrality, filtering, privacy, openness, and much more;
• use case studies from a range of institutions to examine the issues, bolstered by discussion questions that encourage readers to delve more deeply;
• explore the intersections of information policy with human rights, civil rights, and professional ethics; and
• prepare readers to turn their growing understanding of information policy into action, through activism, advocacy, and education.

This book will help future and current information professionals better understand the impacts of information policy on their activities, improving their ability to serve as effective advocates on behalf of their institutions, patrons, and communities.

About the Author

Paul T. Jaeger, PhD JD is Professor, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, and Co-Director of the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program of the College of Information Studies and Co-Director of the Information Policy and Access Center (iPAC) at the University of Maryland. He is the author of more than 180 journal articles and book chapters. Dr Jaeger is an editor of Library Quarterly, the editor of Advances in Librarianship, and an associate editor of the International Journal of Information, Diversity, and Inclusion. In 2014, he received the Library Journal/ALISE Excellence in Teaching Award.

Reviews

'The authors present the history of information policies and the context in which they exist, and highlight core policy areas such as data protection, privacy, consent, freedom of information, cybersecurity, as well as overall national information infrastructure... Plenty of examples and aims to stimulate reflective thinking'
- Information Professional

Book Information
ISBN 9781783304516
Author Paul T. Jaeger
Format Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint Facet Publishing
Publisher Facet Publishing