Public Access to Public Records: Some Threatening Reforms.

Miller, Nancy

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ERIC Number: EJ252557

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1981-Oct

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Public Access to Public Records: Some Threatening Reforms.

Miller, Nancy

Wilson Library Bulletin, v56 n2 p95-99 Oct 1981

Discusses events that led to the passage of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of 1966. Problems and abuses associated with the law are described with excerpts of the law regarding required disclosures, disclosure under FOIA, fees, and subjects not available under FOIA. Seventeen references are listed. (CHC)

Descriptors: Confidentiality, Disclosure, Federal Legislation, Government Publications, History, Information Sources, Public Agencies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Freedom of Information Act

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