Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Access to Information

Individual's rights to obtain and use information collected or generated by others.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Individual's rights to obtain and use information collected or generated by others.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Information, Access to
  • FOIA Requests
  • Freedom of Information Act Requests
  • Open Access to Information
  • Public Access to Information
  • FOIA Request
  • Request, FOIA
  • Requests, FOIA

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Aspects Covered

4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology.

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History Note

2001

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  1. I01w.880w.604.473w.352w.500w.030w
  2. L01w.143w.024w
  3. L01w.737w.030w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Access to Information. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D022126. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D022126
  2. Access to Information. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_to_information
  3. Access to Information. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55603120