Politics and government in the age of the internet / guest editor Caroline Auty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Auty, Caroline.

Series:

Aslib proceedings: new information perspectives ; v.57, no. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information technology--Management.

Information technology.

Library science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (86 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Politics and government in the age of the internetLet's start with some statistics and comparisons. Think back to October 1994 when theLabour Party put its conference proceedings on the web, leading the party to claim itwas the first UK political party with an internet presence. Now, ten years on, the onlinepolitical landscape has changed dramatically. In 2005 it is inconceivable that a politicalparty would not have an internet site; in fact, one of Britain's newest political parties(the People's Alliance) actually launched itself online (Happold, 2003). Similarly, MPswith web sites were a rar

Contents:

CONTENTS; Editorial advisory board; Guest editorial; Accountability and accessibility: ensuring the evidence of e-governance in Australia; The House of Commons Library and the transfer of resources to electronic form for user self-service, 1979-2004; The Scottish Parliament and e-democracy; UK elected representatives and their weblogs: first impressions; Poignancy in the US political blogsphere; EDM in the Danish public sector: the FESD project

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-50936-8

9786610509362

1-84544-734-4

OCLC:

62629072