Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- A Citizen's Guide On Using The Freedom Of Information Act And The Privacy Act Of 1974 To Request Government Records
This Committee Report (House Rpt. 105-37) provides an in-depth guide to FOIA. For a broader, guide check out the GSA's Your Guide to Federal Records. - Colorado Laws Concerning Public Records
This web site links to laws in Colorado regarding the public access to information from the Colorado State Government. The site provides links to the Colorado Statute Manager where you can use the citations here to see the most recent iterations of these laws. The archives also provides a FAQ page on some of the records frequently provided by this agency. To request materials under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) from active agencies, search the agency name and CORA from the main Colorado web site. - Department of Justice FOIA
This page serves as clearinghouse not just for the DOJ materials, but also as a site for finding FOIA materials from other federal agencies. There are a few pages that might be especially useful, the FOIA Reference Guide and Principal FOIA contacts, which lists the FOIA pages for all the federal agencies. - Freedom of Information Clearinghouse
This non-governmental site provides access to a wide variety of information, including a guide, legal briefs, texts of relevant laws, and highlights. - National Park Service FOIA Reading Room
This site provides access to park planning documents, FOIA officers, and "hot documents" requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). - National Security Agency FOIA Frequently Requested Information Index
This site provides copies of frequently requested items on unidentified flying objects (UFOs), the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and the Truman Memorandum. - Secret No More
A non-governmental index to declassified FBI files. Includes file name and number. - State Department Freedom of Information Electronic Reading Room
This site provides access to full text materials on foreign relations, reports, and treaties. - University of Virginia School of Law Federal Administrative Decisions & Other Actions
This site provides extensive links to FOIA information by agency. - Your Right
To Federal Records: Questions and Answers on the Freedom of
Information Act and the Privacy Act
A joint publication of the U.S. General Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Resources in the Catalog
The library collection contains numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on freedom of information.
Try these searches to see some of the resources in Chinook, the library catalog:
| Electronic Resources | Print and Electronic Resources |
| freedom of information (subject search) |
freedom of information (subject search) |
| freedom of information and histor* | freedom of information and histor* |
| freedom of information and politic* | freedom of information and politic* |
| freedom of information (government publications only) |
freedom of information (government publications only) |
The * replaces up to five characters in a word.
