August eBook of the Month:
Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age
With the recent revelations about the Bush administration's domestic surveillance programs, the issue of what governments can and cannot do to keep secrets has been thrust directly into the spotlight. The August eBook of the Month, Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age (Cambridge University Press, April 2006), directly addresses the issue of government transparency during this age of global terrorism threats.
Written by Alasdair Roberts, a prominent lawyer, public policy expert, and international authority on transparency in government, Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age offers a comprehensive look at the global efforts to restrict secrecy and provides readers with a clearly written guide to those areas where the battle is most intense. Drawing on cases from many different countries, Blacked Out powerfully illustrates why transparency matters and why the struggle for openness is so difficult.
The July eBook of the Month is provided through the generous support of Cambridge University Press and will be available to the Mount Aloysius College community with free, unlimited access August 1-31 through the Library webpage (on Library home page click Library Databases and scroll down to OCLC NetLibrary and eBook of the Month) or by following this link: http://www.netlibrary.com/
Please take a look at this resource and share your comments and suggestions with the library staff or email askalibrarian@mtaloy.edu
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