What Are They Really After: Control of Information is Very Important An Interview with Wayne P. Kelley, Former U.S. Superintendent of Documents 511 Robinson Circle, Alexandria, VA 22302 USA. Internet: margk@ibm.net

Journal of Government Information

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 259-269

  Cheney, Debora ^a   Tulis, Susan ^b   Peterson, Sandra ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Box 208294 ^*  (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Federal depository library program (FDLP); Government information access; Government printing office (GPO); Joint committee on printing (JCP)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042408405     PISSN: 13520237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1352-0237(99)00028-3     Document Type: Review

References (32)

1. John V. Richardson, Jr., Susan E. Tulis, and Steven D. Zink, "New Challenges: An Interview with U.S. Superintendent of Documents Wayne P. Kelley, Jr.," Government Publications Review 19, no. 4 (July/ August 1992):321-331.
2. The ALA-led Coalition on Government Information recognizes efforts to promote government openness. "Madison Meeting," American Libraries 29, no. 5 (May 1998):17.
3. Wayne P. Kelley, "Keeping Public Information Public," Library Journal 123, no. 9 (May 15, 1998):34-37.
4. "The Wendell H. Ford Government Publications Reform Act of 1998," 105th Cong., 2nd sess., S. 2288. At the time of the interview, S.2288 had just been introduced into Congress. S.2288 did not become law.
5. "Title I -Repeals Provisions Regarding the Joint Committee on Printing," The Wendell H. Ford Government Publications Reform Act of 1998, 105th Cong., 2nd sess., S. 2288.
6. Richardson, et al., "New Challenges," 324.
7. U.S. Industrial Outlook is now titled: U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook (New York: DRI/McGraw-Hill, Standard & Poor's, U.S. Dept. of Commerce/International Trade Administration, 1998-).
8. The Journal of the National Cancer Institute is provided to the FDLP, however, it is available by subscription only to other subscribers. For an explanation of this arrangement see, "Journal of the National Cancer Institute Resumes Distribution," Administrative Notes 18, no. 13 (October 15, 1997):5.
9. The Journal of the National Cancer Institute is provided to the FDLP, however, it is available by subscription only to other subscribers. For an explanation of this arrangement see, "Journal of the National Cancer Institute Resumes Distribution," Administrative Notes 18, no. 13 (October 15, 1997):5.
10. "OMB Circular A-130" Federal Register 52 (December 24, 1985): 730.
11. "Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980" (P.L. 96-511, December 11, 1980) 94 U.S. Statutes at Large, 2812.
12. U.S. Government Printing Office, Study to Identify Measures Necessary for a Successful Transition to a More Electronic Federal Depository Library (as required by Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996, Public Law 104-53): Report to the Congress (Washington, DC: GPO, 1996) (SuDoc: GP 3.2:El 2/3/ FINAL).
13. Stephen Barr, "OMB Official Joins Economic Council: Katzen, a Veteran of Regulatory Office, has Been Advocate of Openness," Washington Post (January 15, 1998), A 21, col. 4.
14. Council recommendations are available at "Recommendations of the Depository Library Council to the Public Printer" (http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/council/recommen.html).
15. INS v. Chadha, 469 U.S. 919 (1983).
16. "The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)" (P.L. 89-554, September 6, 1966), 80 U.S. Statutes at Large, 383.
17. Harold C. Relyea, "Historical Development of Federal Information Policy," U.S. Government Information Policies: Views and Perspectives (Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corp., 1989), 25-48.
18. "The Wendell H. Ford Government Publications Reform Act of 1998," 105th Cong., 2nd sess., S.2288.
19. "Printing Act of 1895" (January 12, 1895), 28 U.S. Statutes at Large, 601. It may be that history simply keeps repeating itself as new technologies arise. For a discussion of the role of new printing technologies in the rise of fugitive documents near the turn of the century see, John Spencer Walters, "'Toy' Presses and the Rise of Fugitive U.S. Government Documents," Journal of Government Information 21, no. 5 (September/October 1994):413-435.
20. "Printing Act of 1895" (January 12, 1895), 28 U.S. Statutes at Large, 601. It may be that history simply keeps repeating itself as new technologies arise. For a discussion of the role of new printing technologies in the rise of fugitive documents near the turn of the century see, John Spencer Walters, "'Toy' Presses and the Rise of Fugitive U.S. Government Documents," Journal of Government Information 21, no. 5 (September/October 1994):413-435.
21. Christopher J. Dorobek, "Cyber-Congress Rolls Ahead Over Democratic Objections," Government Computer News (August 12, 1996), 12.
22. The dispute erupted in the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee over Chairman Dan Burton's decision to make public audio tapes of former associate attorney general Webster L. Hubbell's prison telephone conversations, see Edward Walsh, "Burton Remark Splits House Panel: Waxman Criticizes Plan to Release Hubbell Prison Tapes," Washington Post (April 22, 1998), A6, col. 3.
23. U.S. General Accounting Office, Internet and Electronic Dial-Up Bulletin Boards: Information Reported by Federal Organizations, GGD-97-86 (Washington, DC: GAO, 1997) (SuDoc: GA 1.13: GGD-97-86); U.S. General Accounting Office, World Wide Web Sites Reported by Federal Organizations, Supplement, GGD 97-86S (Washington, DC: GAO, 1997) (SuDoc: GA 1.13: GGD-97-86S).
24. U.S. General Accounting Office, Internet and Electronic Dial-Up Bulletin Boards: Information Reported by Federal Organizations, GGD-97-86 (Washington, DC: GAO, 1997) (SuDoc: GA 1.13: GGD-97-86); U.S. General Accounting Office, World Wide Web Sites Reported by Federal Organizations, Supplement, GGD 97-86S (Washington, DC: GAO, 1997) (SuDoc: GA 1.13: GGD-97-86S).
25. "Saving Government E-Mail," Washington Post (November 1, 1997), A20, col. 1.
26. Robert Gellman, former chief counsel to the House Government Operations Subcommittee on Information, Justice, Transportation and Agriculture is now a Washington privacy and information policy consultant.
27. "There are now more than 800 official government databases available on GPO Access. These databases contain over 81 gigabytes of data and the total is growing daily. In addition, thousands of other government information products are accessible through GPO Access. In fact, a recent count designed to equate titles available electronically to paper titles distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program revealed a very interesting number. More than 114,000 electronic titles are available through the FDLP electronic collection. These titles include all of the products and services available on and linked to GPO Access." T. C. Evans, "GPO Access: Current and Future," Administrative Notes 19, no. 9 (July 15, 1998):15-17.
28. Maggie Parhamovich, "New Roles in the Depository Library Program," Administrative Notes 16, no. 15 (November 15, 1995): 12-13; Raeann Dossett, "Scout for Government Information on the Web," Administrative Notes 16, no. 15 (November. 15, 1995):14-15.
29. Maggie Parhamovich, "New Roles in the Depository Library Program," Administrative Notes 16, no. 15 (November 15, 1995): 12-13; Raeann Dossett, "Scout for Government Information on the Web," Administrative Notes 16, no. 15 (November. 15, 1995):14-15.
30. Debora Cheney, Susan Tulis, and Steven D. Zink, "The Solutions Are Apparent: An Interview with Eric C. Peterson," Journal of Government Information 25, no. 1 (January/February 1998):15-16.
31. John Markoff, "U.S. to Release Patent Data on a World Wide Web Site," New York Times (June 25, 1998): D2, col. 4.
32. Richardson, et al., "New Challenges," 323-324.