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Government Information in Canada

Access and Stewardship

edited by Amanda Wakaruk & Sam-chin Li

Publisher
The University of Alberta Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2019
Category
Archives & Special Libraries, Digital & Online Resources, Information Management
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781772124064
    Publish Date
    Apr 2019
    List Price
    $87.99
  • 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.

Amanda Wakaruk's profile page

Sam-chin Li is Reference/Government Publications librarian at the University of Toronto.

Sam-chin Li's profile page

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