Freedom of Information Day

Freedom of Information Day is celebrated yearly on March 16. James Madison, our 4th president, the "Father of the Constitution", and chief author of the Bill of Rights, was born on March 16. While James Madison, who lived between 1751-1836, supported an open government, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was not enacted until 1966. The FOIA moved the access of information from a need to know basis to a right to know basis.

This display will give you more information about the FOIA, James Madison, and government information around the world.

U.S. Documents

Freedom of Information Act Guide & Privacy Act Overview,
J 1.8/2:F87/2004

Freedom of Information Case List, J 1.56:2002

The Freedom of Information Act: Federal Law Enforcement Implementation,
Y 4.G 74/7:F 87

National Credit Union Administration: Handbook for Obtaining Information from NCUA, NCU 1.8:IN 3

Oversight of the Administration of the Federal Freedom of Information Act,
Y 4.G 74/9:F 31/7

Impact of the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act on Intelligence Activities, Y 4.In 8/18:F 87

Security Classification Exemption to the Freedom of Information Act,
Y 4.G 74/7:Se 2/7

FBI Compliance with the Freedom of Information Act,
Y 4.G 74/7:F 31/32

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), D 1.2:F 87/3

Advanced Freedom of Information Act Seminar, J 31.2:Ad 9

Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals,
J 31.2:F 87/989

Commitment to Freedom, D 1.2:F 87/2

FOIA Update 1997/1999, J 1.58 v.18 no.1-no.3, v.19 no.1-v.20 no.1

Your Responsibilities as INS Employees Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) & Privacy Act (PA), J 21.2:R 31

List of Department of Justice Components, Functions, and Records Maintained,
J 1.2:C 73/8

Freedom of Information Act Handbook: (383 DM 15), I 1.77/2:Fr 87

The Request of the Center for Disease Control for a Limited Exemption from The Freedom of Information Act, HE 1.2:F 87/5

Appendix: The Request of the National Institutes of Health for a Limited Exemption from The Freedom of Information Act,
HE 1.2:F 87/4/app.

Appendix: The Request of the Center for Disease Control for a Limited Exemption From the Freedom of Information Act,
He 1.2:F 87/5/app.

Freedom of Information Act Handbook, Y 3.N 88:31/0124

U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service Records, Genealogical Research, & The Freedom of Information Act, J 21.2:R 24/3

Freedom of Information Act; Compilation and Analysis of Departmental Regulations Implementing 5 U.S.C. 552, Y 4.G 74/7:In 3/9

These titles are good, but are microforms:

Calendar of Correspondence of James Madison: Brief Abstracts of Letters to and from Monroe, arranged chronologically by correspondent; with chronology of Madison's life, CIS US Exec MF S803-4.2 Microfiche.

Papers of James Madison, purchased by order of Congress, being his correspondence and reports of debates during Congress of Confederation and his reports of debates in Federal Convention, now published from original manuscripts deposited in Department of State, Vol. I-III, CIS US Exec MF Pr402-1 to Pr402-3 Microfiche

International Documents

Open Government: Fostering Dialogue with Civil Society,
K3560.O64 2003

Preserving Media Independence: Regulatory Frameworks,
P95.8.H35 P74 1999

Access to Commission Documents, JN33.5.E85 1997

Information Policy and Democratic Quality, HD72.O38 v.6 no.71

Seminar on Freedom of Information (1962: Delhi), PN4736.S46 1962

The Right to Communicate: A Status Report, P90.R46 no.94

Canadian Documents

Information Source Bulletin, Canada BT51-3/10-2-2000

Information Source: Sources of Federal Government Information 2001-2002, Canada BT51-3/1-2002

Information Source: Sources of Federal Government Information 2002-2003, Canada BT51-3/1-2003-v.1

Greater Transparency in Monetary Policy: Impact on Financial Markets,
Canada FB3-1/86

Michigan Documents

The Michigan Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act,
KFM4627.8 .P8 A388 2001

Acquiring Michigan and U.S. Government Publications; De-Mystifying the Process,
Z688.G6 A2 1992

A Citizen's Guide to State Government, JK5830.C57 (1985-86, 1989, 1991-92)