With the growing capacity of networked digital information technologies to process large amounts of information in a timely, efficient and user-driven manner we have seen an increasing demand for better access to and re-use of public sector information (PSI). Volume 1 draws together papers on the topic by policymakers, academics and practitioners.

Foreword Preface Volume 1: 1. Access to and re-use of public sector information Brian Fitzgerald 2. Innovation and open access to public sector information Terry Cutler 3. The economics of public sector information Rufus Pollock 4. Open access and public sector information: policy developments in Australia and key jurisdictions Anne Fitzgerald 5. Enabling open access to public sector information with Creative Commons licences: the Australian experience Anne Fitzgerald, Neale Hooper and Brian Fitzgerald 6. NZ government information policy and data re-use project background paper Keitha Booth 7. Charting success and navigating the challenges in the PSI world Carol Tullo 8. PSI policy principles: European best practice Chris Corbin 9. UK public sector information and re-use policy: a 2008 analysis Stephen Saxby 10. Government data and the invisible hand David Robinson, Harlan Yu, William P. Zeller and Edward W. Felten 11. Policy guidelines for the development and promotion of governmental public domain information Paul Uhlir 12. Rationale for access to public sector information Fiona Stanley 13. Public sector information access policies in Europe Frederika Welle Donker 14. Data access in Canada: civicaccess.ca Tracey P. Lauriault and Hugh McGuire 15. An evidence-free zone Jamie Boyle 16. Information interoperability, government and open standards Anne Fitzgerald and Kylie Pappalardo 17. Economic issues in funding and supplying public sector information John S. CookBiographies Index

‘This book would be a great addition to any reference or government information collection, particularly one emphasizing the intersection of public sector information and open access licensing for multimedia content. Any interdisciplinary study of copyright and fair use, whether related directly to public sector information or to the Internet in general, would also benefit greatly from this title.’