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About the Freedom of Information CenterThe FOI Center is a reference and research library in the Missouri School of Journalism on the campus of the University of Missouri. Next year we'll be moving into the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. We're here to serve the general public and the media on questions regarding access to government documents and information. Mission StatementThe Freedom of Information Center specializes in open government research and education and promoting the public's right to government accountability. HistoryEstablished in 1958, the FOI Center and its founders were central to the effort to enact a national Freedom of Information Act. Four of the people associated with the Center have been named to the National Freedom of Information Act Hall of Fame. The Center possesses the oldest and most comprehensive Freedom of Information library in the world, with a collection of more than 1 million articles and documents about access to information at the state, federal and local levels. Since 2005, the Center has served as the headquarters of the National Freedom of Information Coalition. The FOI Center has been a member of NFOIC since 1990.
About the RedesignBasically, we've kept all essential, updated information from the site as it existed previously and have started adding content, though that process will take a while longer. Practically everything is linked from the Center's home page and everything is linked from the alphabetical site index. We hope what we've done will make it easier for you to navigate the site and find those materials for which you search. If you do experience difficulties finding something you thought existed here, please see the contact information below and let us know about it. Lastly, while here please be sure to visit the National Freedom of Information Coalition. Contacting the Center
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For historical information on the Center, follow the links below to the Archives of the University of Missouri-Columbia at: