Title
Designing electronic government information access programs: a holistic approach
Abstract
That electronic government information repositories are growing in number, use, and diversity is one manifestation of the emergence of e-government. These information-centered programs both shape and respond to user demand for electronic government information as computer-mediated user access has displaced traditional staff-mediated access. These programs are no longer concentrated in statistical agencies but increasingly are offered by a wide array of mission-driven operating agencies to complement their other services. This study identified the design dimensions of electronic information access programs by examining mature existing programs. These dimensions address users, uses, organizational capabilities, data characteristics, and technology. The study then explored the application and interdependence of these dimensions in three efforts to design and develop new access programs. The study produced an empirically based, testable model of observable dimensions that shape the cost, complexity, and potential performance of these programs. In addition, the article offers government managers some insight into the practical implications they will face in designing and operating electronic information access programs.
Year
DOI
Venue
2004
10.1016/j.giq.2003.11.001
Government Information Quarterly
DocType
Volume
Issue
Journal
21
1
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
0740-624X
23
2.49
References 
Authors
11
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sharon S. Dawes141841.86
Theresa A. Pardo21530152.94
Anthony M. Cresswell329324.93