Language Arts & Disciplines Archives & Special Libraries
Government Information in Canada
Access and Stewardship
- Publisher
- The University of Alberta Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2019
- Category
- Archives & Special Libraries, Digital & Online Resources, Information Management
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781772124064
- Publish Date
- Apr 2019
- List Price
- $87.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781772124446
- Publish Date
- Apr 2019
- List Price
- $87.99
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Description
Public access to government information forms the foundation of a healthy liberal democracy. Because this information can be precarious, it needs stewardship. Government Information in Canada provides analysis about the state of Canadian government information publishing. Experts from across the country draw on decades of experience to offer a broad, well-founded survey of history, procedures, and emerging issues—particularly the challenges faced by practitioners during the transition of government information from print to digital access.
This is an indispensable book for librarians, archivists, researchers, journalists, and everyone who uses government information and wants to know more about its publication, circulation, and retention.
Contributors: Graeme Campbell, Talia Chung, Sandra Craig, Peter Ellinger, Darlene Fichter, Michelle Lake, Sam-chin Li, Steve Marks, Maureen Martyn, Catherine McGoveran, Martha Murphy, Dani J. Pahulje, Susan Paterson , Carol Perry, Caron Rollins, Gregory Salmers, Tom J. Smyth, Brian Tobin, Amanda Wakaruk, Nicholas Worby
About the authors
Amanda Wakaruk is Copyright Librarian at the University of Alberta.
Sam-chin Li is Reference/Government Publications librarian at the University of Toronto.
Awards
- Winner, Margaret T. Lane / Virginia F. Saunders Memorial Research Award (to Amanda Wakaruk and Sam-chin Li, co-editors)
- Short-listed, Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing
Editorial Reviews
“In a democracy, publicly accessible information is not a want, it is a necessity…. Because of the real-life experiences and observations in this book, it is a must read for anyone interested in government information in Canada, particularly its dissemination, access, and preservation…. [The book] presents some real problems, as well as possible solutions, that exist in our current situation…. Simply put, government information is in crisis.”
Canadian Parliamentary Review, July 2020