Patricia Diamond Fletcher

Patricia Diamond Fletcher is associate professor of Public Policy and Director of the Electronic Government Certificate Program at UMBC. She has done extensive research in the area of information resources management, including information policy and electronic government in federal, state and local governments in the U.S. She received a doctorate in information science from Syracuse University.

Publications

Portals and Policy: Implications of Electronic Access to U.S. Federal Government Information Services
Portals and Policy: Implications of Electronic Access to U.S. Federal Government Information Services
Patricia Diamond Fletcher. © 2008. 10 pages.
This chapter evaluates the emerging electronic “portal” model of information and service delivery to U.S. citizens, businesses, and government agencies. The portal model is being...
Portals and Policy: Implications of Electronic Access to U.S. Federal Government Information Services
Portals and Policy: Implications of Electronic Access to U.S. Federal Government Information Services
Patricia Diamond Fletcher. © 2004. 11 pages.
This chapter evaluates the emerging electronic “portal” model of information and service delivery to U.S. citizens, businesses, and government agencies. The portal model is being...
The Realities of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: A Government-Wide Strategy for Information Resources Management
The Realities of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: A Government-Wide Strategy for Information Resources Management
Patricia Diamond Fletcher. © 2003. 20 pages.
The strategic management practices required for the use of information and information technologies under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. § 3501)...
World Libraries on the Information Superhighway: Preparing for the Challenges of the New Millennium
World Libraries on the Information Superhighway: Preparing for the Challenges of the New Millennium
John Carlo Bertot, Patricia Diamond Fletcher. © 2000. 313 pages.
Currently, little is known about library experience and success in providing Internet-based services to library patrons. Some studies conducted in the United States indicate that...
Libraries and the Internet: Policy and Practice in the 21st Century
Libraries and the Internet: Policy and Practice in the 21st Century
Patricia Diamond Fletcher. © 2000. 5 pages.
This is an exciting time for world libraries. It is also a time of great challenge, uncertainty, change and risk. The introduction of the Internet and the World Wide Web, and the...
Strategic Planning for Information Technology Management in State Governments
Strategic Planning for Information Technology Management in State Governments
Patricia Diamond Fletcher. © 1999. 18 pages.
The importance of having a formal strategic plan for managing the information architecture is analyzed in the context of state government. Necessary elements of a successful...