TY - JOUR
T1 - Rhetoric versus reality
T2 - A reexamination of access to U.S. government information during the presidency of Ronald Reagan
AU - Crawford, Gregory A.
AU - Stimatz, Lisa R.
PY - 2000/1/2
Y1 - 2000/1/2
N2 - This article examines information policies implemented during the administration of President Ronald Reagan. Of special interest is an analysis of OMB Circular A-130 and the assumptions that underlay its mandates. In addition, a rhetorical analysis of articles from the period is undertaken to examine the assumptions authors used in their defense of or arguments against U.S. federal information policy of the time. Finally, an analysis of the budget of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), the number of items distributed to depository libraries, and the sales of the Government Printing Office (GPO) is made to determine changes as a result of the implemented policies.
AB - This article examines information policies implemented during the administration of President Ronald Reagan. Of special interest is an analysis of OMB Circular A-130 and the assumptions that underlay its mandates. In addition, a rhetorical analysis of articles from the period is undertaken to examine the assumptions authors used in their defense of or arguments against U.S. federal information policy of the time. Finally, an analysis of the budget of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), the number of items distributed to depository libraries, and the sales of the Government Printing Office (GPO) is made to determine changes as a result of the implemented policies.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1352-0237(99)00155-0
DO - 10.1016/S1352-0237(99)00155-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034594386
SN - 1352-0237
VL - 27
SP - 13
EP - 27
JO - Journal of Government Information
JF - Journal of Government Information
IS - 1
ER -