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Freedom of Information: what relevance to researchers?
A Research Information Network workshop
9 September 2008, 10:00 - 16:00
Royal Institute of Public Health, 28 Portland Place, London W1
The Freedom of Information (FoI) Act came fully into force in 2005.
The Act imposes significant duties and responsibilities on public
authorities to give access to information. Together with the Data
Protection Act and the Environmental Information Regulations, FoI is
a significant part of the wider government agenda to increase
openness, transparency, trust and accountability in the public sector.
In this context, the Research Information Network is organizing a
workshop to raise awareness of FoI as a resource discovery tool for
the research community; to help researchers become 'informed
consumers' under the new access regime; and to look at instances
where use of the FoI Act has been beneficial to researchers. Speakers
at the event, to be chaired by Maurice Frankel of the Campaign for
Freedom of Information, will include Professor Duncan Tanner (Bangor
University), Steve Wood (Information Commissioner's Office) and
Teresa Bastow (The National Archives).
Further information, programme and registration at
http://www.rin.ac.uk/foi-workshop
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Dr Elizabeth Shepherd PhD, MA, BA, DMS, DAS, Fellow of the Higher
Education Academy (FHEA), RMSA
Reader in archives and records management
Departmental Graduate Research Tutor
School of Library, Archive and Information Studies
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
tel: +020 7679 2945
fax: +020 7383 0557
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slais/elizabeth-shepherd/
Please note that Elizabeth works part-time. Her usual work days are
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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