Freedom of Information Requests Survey (FIRS) : Preliminary Results

Dowding, Martin and Murray, Frederic and Saunders, Jeremiah (2006) Freedom of Information Requests Survey (FIRS) : Preliminary Results. Delivered at Canadian Library Association Conference 2006, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada). Presentation.

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Abstract

At the request of the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA), Dr. Martin Dowding, Assistant Professor at the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS), University of British Columbia recruited and supervised Jeremiah Saunders and Frederic Murray, MLIS candidates, to design and conduct a survey in 2005-2006 that would measure the process of and satisfaction with making a freedom of information request for public information through British Columbia's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA or FIPPA). More than 300 organisations in British Columbia, representing a cross-section of BC society, were contacted via email to participate in a web questionnaire. The survey was composed of 35 questions, and the results will be released by FIPA, but this paper reports preliminary findings with commentary on the role of information professionals and freedom of information requests.

Keywords:	Freedom of Information Requests Survey, FIRS, FOIP, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy, British Columbia
Subjects:	B. Information use and sociology of information. > BH. Information needs and information requirements analysis. B. Information use and sociology of information. B. Information use and sociology of information. > BF. Information policy
ID Code:	6874
Deposited By:	Morrison, Heather G
Deposited On:	06 August 2006
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Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC) http://www.oipcbc.org/ From the site: “The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) is independent from government and monitors and enforces British Columbia's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) and Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).” Links to FOIPPA legislation, essential forms for making a request, and more information on freedom and privacy issuses.

BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) http://fipa.bc.ca/home/ From the site: A “major force” behind the passage of freedom of information and privacy legislation, FIPA has two objectives: (1) to “defend and improve” access to information; and (2) defend personal privacy. The full results of the Freedom of Information Requests Survey (FIRS) will be published on this web site in the future.

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