SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

 

NOTE:  Since 1991, Dr. Sprehe has been a regular op ed columnist for Federal Computer Week, a weekly newspaper specializing in the federal information technology market.   From 1991 to 2008, he has published over 150 columns in the newspaper.  These columns are not cited in the list below, nor are the articles cited that he wrote for The Internet Connection newsletter.

 
2008 “Exploring the Information Management Side of RIM,” Information Management Journal, Vol. 42, No. 3, May/June 2008, pp. 62-76.
2006 'The U.S. Government Printing Office’s Future Federal Depository Library Program System: The View from GPO," Government Information Quarterly, Spring 2006.
2006 “Personal Commentary on Fugitive Documents,” Government Information Quarterly, Spring 2006.
2005 "Lifting the Burden: Minimizing Intrusion of Records Management on Desktop Users in Government Agencies," with Charles R. McClure, Information Management Journal, July/August, 2005.
2004 "A Framework for EDMS/ERMS Integration," Information Management Journal, Vol. 38, No. 6, November/December 2004, pp. 54-62.
2004 ANSI/AIIM/ARMA TR 48-2004 Framework for Integration of Electronic Document Management Systems and Electronic Records Management Systems. AIIM International, July 4, 2004.
2003 "Integrating Electronic Records Management in the Enterprise Information Technology Environment," with Lauren Fernandez, Information Management Journal, July/August 2003.
2002 Enterprise Records Management:  Strategies and Solutions, A White Paper prepared for Hummingbird Ltd., September 2002.
2002 "Principal Challenges Facing Electronic Records Management in Federal Agencies Today," with Giovanna Patterson, Government Information Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 3, 2002.
2002 "The Role of Situational Factors in Managing U.S. Federal Recordkeeping," with Charles R. McClure and Phillip Zellner, Government Information Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 3, 2002.
2001 Report on Current Recordkeeping Practices in the Federal Government, December 10,  2001, Co-author with other consultants and staff from SRA International.
2001 Treating E-Mail as Records, pamphlet written for Smithsonian Institution Archives
2000 Performance Measures for Federal Agency Websites, with Charles R. McClure and Kristen Eschenfelder.
2000 "Electronic Records Management: Finding the Holy Grail," keynote address at the National Records Management Conference, U.S. Department of Energy, Kansas City,  June 5, 2000.  PowerPoint Slides.
2000 "The Integration of Records Management into Information Resources Management in U.S. Government Agencies," a paper published in Japanese in NEC Corporation's Souken Report.
2000 "Integrating Records Management into Information Resources Management in U.S. Government Agencies," Government Information Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 1, Winter 2000, pp. 13-26.
2000 "The End of the National Technical Information Service?" Government Information Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 1, Winter 2000, pp. 1-6.
2000 "Principles for Information Technology Investment in Federal Electronic Records Management," with Rachel Senner Van Wingen and Fred Hathorn, Journal of Government Information, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 33-42.
1999 "In the Trenches with ERM Systems: Agency Experience to Date," presentation at conference co-presented by SIMA on Successful Electronic Records Management Applications: An Update, February 16, 1999, Washington, DC.
1999 "Governing the Ungovernable: Internet Domain Names," The Internet Connection, July/August.
1999 Government Information: From Inaccessibility to YourDesktop and Back Again," Journal of the American Society of Information Sciences, Vol. 50, No. 4,1999.
1998 Study on Provisions for Ensuring Consistent Personal Information Protection in the Context of Transborder Data Flows, with Robert Gellman, Report prepared for Information Policy and Planning, Industry Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, March.
1998 "Guidelines for Managing Web Based Records in Government," presentation at Managing Electronic Records Conference, sponsored by Cohasset Associates, Chicago, PowerPoint Slides November 2-4, 1998.
1998 Guidelines for Electronic Records Management on State and Federal Agency Websites, with Charles R. McClure, Report of a research study sponsored by National Historical Publications and Records Commission, January 1998.
1998 Analysis and Development of Model Quality Guidelines for Electronic Records Management on State and Federal Websites: Final Report. With Charles R. McClure. Washington, DC: National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
1997 Federal Electronic Records and the Internet Environment, report prepared for and published by IDC Government, January.
1997 "The Census Bureau’s Data Access and Dissemination System (DADS), Government Information Quarterly, Vol 14, No. 1, pp. 91-100.
1996 "Ways of Thinking about User Fees for Federal Information Products," Government Information Quarterly, Spring .
1996 "Managing Public Access at the Turn of the Century," keynote speech presented to a conference held by the Environmental Protection Agency, December 9.
1996 "U.S. Government Printing Office, No More," Journal of Government Information, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 281-285.
1996 "Are the National Technical Information Service’s Prices Too High?" Government Information Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 373-392.
1995 "Information Management in Federal Agencies: The Neglected Piece of the IRM Puzzle," with Katie Lewin, Government Information Quarterly, Fall.
1995 "Does the U.S. Government Need an A-130 for STI?" Government Information Quarterly, Vol. 13, Spring.
1995 Featured speaker at Forum on "1994: The Year in Federal Information Policy," sponsored by IDC Government, Falls Church, VA, January 16.
1995 Federal Information Policy: A 1994 Retrospective, A 1995 Preview, Report prepared for and published by IDC Government, Falls Church, VA, March, 42 pp.
1995 "A Proposal for Closing Down the U.S. Government Printing Office," Testimony presented before a Joint House-Senate Legislative Appropriations Hearing on Downsizing Legislative Branch Support Agencies, February 2.
1994 "U.S. Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-130: Old and New," Journal of Government Information, Winter 1994.
1994 1993: The Year in Federal Information Policy: Events and Commentary, Report prepared for and published by IDC Government, Falls Church, VA, March.
1993 "Issues in Public Access: The Solomons Conferences," Government Publications Review, Vol 20, pp. 251-272.
1993 Featured presenter at one-day seminar on Freedom of Information and Public Access to Government Information in the Parliament of Portugal, sponsored by the Luso-American Development Foundation. Lisbon, Portugal. May.
1993 Automation Training Needs Assessment: Phase II: Automation Products and Services Providers to the Courts, with Sarah T. Kadec, report prepared for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under contract with U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School, April
1993 "The U.S. Depository Library Program and the Separation of Powers," Government Publications Review.
1992 Automation Training Needs Assessment: Phase I: End Users in The Courts, with Sarah T. Kadec, report prepared for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under contract with U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School, December.
1992 "The Significance of Admissibility of Electronically Filed Federal Records as Evidence," Government Information Quarterly, Fall 1992.
1992 "Archiving Electronic Databases: The NAPA Report," Inform, March 1992.
1992 "Online Public Access to Federal Agency Computers," Government Information Quarterly, April 1992.
1992 "The New Heresy: Librarians in Support of User Fees," Government Publications Review, February 1992.
1991 "Research Needs in Electronic Records," address presented at Working Meeting on Research Issues in Electronic Records sponsored by National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Washington, January 24-25.
1991 "Government Information Policy: Perspectives on Federal Issues," Journal of American Society for Information Science, November 1991.
1991 "Federal Information Policy Needs a Fresh Look," Paper presented at Interagency Conference on Public Access, sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Solomons, MD, May 20-21.
1991 "Legal Admissibility or Legal Education?" Journal of American Society for Information Science, June/July 1991.
1991 "Prospects for Change in Federal Information Dissemination Policy," Address presented to the Interagency Council on Printing and Publishing, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, March.
1991 "Managers' Responsibilities for Records Management in the Electronic Age," Address presented at U.S. Geological Survey Management Conference on Records Management, Reston, VA, March.
1991 "New Directions in Information Dissemination Policy," Address presented at Conference of Federal Health Information Centers, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, February.