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CHICAGO — The first book of its kind, “,” published by 91��ý Neal-Schuman, provides a much-needed introduction to the myriad information policy issues that impact information professionals, information institutions, and the patrons and communities served by those institutions. This key textbook for LIS students and reference text for practitioners includes a foreword by Alan S. Inouye and an afterword by Nancy Kranich. Inside, noted scholars Paul T. Jaeger and Natalie Greene Taylor:

• draw from current, authoritative sources to familiarize readers with the history of information policy;
• discuss the broader societal issues shaped by policy, including access to infrastructure, digital literacy and inclusion, accessibility, and security;
• elucidate the specific laws, regulations, and policies that impact information, including net neutrality, filtering, privacy, openness, and much more;
• use case studies from a range of institutions to examine the issues, bolstered by discussion questions that encourage readers to delve more deeply;
• explore the intersections of information policy with human rights, civil rights, and professional ethics; and
• prepare readers to turn their growing understanding of information policy into action, through activism, advocacy, and education.

for instructors who are interested in adopting this title for course use.

Jaeger, PhD, JD, is co-director of the Information Policy and Access Center and assistant professor in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland. Taylor, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida. An editor of Library Quarterly, her articles have appeared in such publications as Government Information Quarterly, Information Polity, and Information Retrieval Journal. She has also co-authored two books: “Digital Literacy and Digital Inclusion: Information Policy and the Public Library” and “Libraries, Human Rights, and Social Justice: Enabling Access and Promoting Inclusion,” and co-edited the book “Perspectives on Libraries as Institutions of Human Rights and Social Justice.”

purchases fund advocacy, awareness and accreditation programs for library professionals worldwide. 91��ý Editions and 91��ý Neal-Schuman publishes resources used worldwide by tens of thousands of library and information professionals to improve programs, build on best practices, develop leadership, and for personal professional development. 91��ý authors and developers are leaders in their fields, and their content is published in a growing range of print and electronic formats. Contact 91��ý Editions at (800) 545-2433 ext. 5052 or editionsmarketing@ala.org.

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