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Robert Lopresti
Bio: Robert Lopresti is an academic researcher from Western Washington University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Government. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 3 publications receiving 29 citations.
Topics: Government
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TL;DR: Citations in five leading environmental science journals were examined for accuracy and citations containing electronic links had fewer errors than those without.
Abstract: Citations in five leading environmental science journals were examined for accuracy. 24.41% of the 2,650 citations checked were found to contain errors. The largest category of errors was in the author field. Of the five journals Conservation Biology had the lowest percentage of citations with errors and Climatic Change had the highest. Of the citations with errors that could be checked in Web of Science, 18.18% of the errors caused a search for the cited article to fail. Citations containing electronic links had fewer errors than those without.
18 citations
TL;DR: Based on the sample, at present, almost two-thirds of US depository material is available on the Web approximately 2 years after the GPO sent material to depository libraries.
12 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a number of U.S. government publications frequently used as reference tools in libraries and compared them to Canadian government publications that contain similar material and may be used in similar fashion.
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TL;DR: The historical evolution of the means of access to government information and changes over time in responsibilities in providing such access are discussed, and the development of the role of public libraries as guarantors of e-government access is detailed.
Abstract: Access to government information has been considered an essential element of democracy since the foundation of the American republic. Over time, the amount of government information produced has increased significantly, and the rise of e-government has made access to online government information, communication, and services equally vital to participation in society and interaction with governments. However, the outlets of free public access to government information and e-government have constricted over time, leaving public libraries as one of the only free public Internet access points in most communities. As a result, public libraries serve as a social guarantor of access to and assistance with government information and e-government services. This article first discusses the historical evolution of the means of access to government information and changes over time in responsibilities in providing such access. After exploring the interrelationships between government information and e-government, the...
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TL;DR: This collaborative national public information program between local libraries and the national government, if it is to survive beyond its second century of service, must overcome profound challenges within a rapidly evolving complex of e-government policies and principles.
49 citations
TL;DR: Drawing upon a range of library research and policy analysis, this paper argues for changes in both concept and practice in the provision of government information by FDLP and other academic libraries and in the educational preparation of future academic librarians.
39 citations
TL;DR: It is found that only 18.91% (1290 out of 6820) of URLs cited in two Indian LIS journals articles published between 2002 and 2010 were extracted and the half-life of URL citations was increased from 6.33 years to 13.85 years after recovering missing URLs from Wayback machine.
21 citations
TL;DR: The authors argue that academic libraries must focus less on government organization and function and begin to collect government information and offer reference and instruction services within the context of disciplines, which holds greater promise for increasing the use of government information by social sciences researchers.
14 citations