The impact of information policy [[electronic resource] ] : measuring the effects of the commercialization of Canadian government statistics / / Kirsti Nilsen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910449923303321
• Autore: Nilsen Kirsti
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Westport, Conn., : Ablex Publishing, 2001
• ISBN: 1-56750-872-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Collana: Contemporary studies in information management, policies, and services
• Disciplina: 338.971/06
• Soggetti: Information policy - Canada; Electronic books.; Canada Statistical services
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-252) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries; Contents; 1 Investigating Information Policy Effects; 2 Methodology; 3 Government Information Policy: A Literature Review; 4 Canadian Government Information Policy; 5 Policy Effects on a Government Agency: Statistics Canada's Response to the Cost Recovery and Restraint Initiatives; 6 User Studies of Social Scientists and Statistics; 7 Findings on Social Scientists and Their General Use of Statistics; 8 Findings on Use of Statistics Canada and Other Statistics Sources; 9 Effects of Information Policy on Users; 10 Summarizing Findings and Drawing Conclusions; 11 Epilogue: How Statistics Canada Responded to Social Scientists ConcernsAppendix A List of Source Journals; Appendix B Survey Questionnaire in English; Appendix C Comments from Survey Respondents; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume focuses on the effects of information policy. It examines the impact of government-wide information policies on a specific government agency in terms of its dissemination policies. It also studies the effects of the ensuing agency information policies on social science research.

A prognostication for the yere of our Lorde God M.D.lxiii [[electronic resource] /] / composed by Maister Mighel Nostradamus ; translated out of French into English

• Record Nr.: UNISA996389853403316
• Autore: Nostradamus <1503-1566.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [London, : s.n., 1563]
• Descrizione fisica: [1]+ p
• Soggetti: Prophecies; Astrology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Place and date of imprint suggested by STC (2nd ed.).; Imperfect: lacks all after t.p.; Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0113