Free Government Information
- Free Government Information
Free Government Information (FGI) is an organization of government information librarians. Their Web site is at [http://freegovinfo.info freegovinfo.info] . The FGI mission is to be "a place for initiating dialogue and building consensus among the various players (libraries, government agencies, non-profit organizations, researchers, journalists, etc.) who have a stake in the preservation of and perpetual free access to government information. FGI promotes free government information through collaboration, education, advocacy and research."
FGI founders
*Jim A. Jacobs
*James R. Jacobs
*Shinjoung Yeo
*Daniel Cornwall
*James Staub
FGI issues
Here are the central issues of concern to FGI:
* [http://freegovinfo.info/issues/access Access]
* [http://freegovinfo.info/authenticity Authenticity]
* [http://freegovinfo.info/issues/preservation Preservation]
* [http://freegovinfo.info/issues/privacy Privacy]
See also
*Freedom of information legislation
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