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Download full textMilevski, Sandra N. – 1986
This study enumerates statutes of the 98th Congress treating information-related concerns. Limited to public laws of a substantive nature, the topical overview of areas of congressional concern is divided into nine sections: (1) Federal Information Resources Management; (2) International Communications and Information Policy; (3)…
Descriptors: Archives, Clearinghouses, Confidentiality, Educational Technology
Chartrand, Robert Lee – 1989
During the past 12 years, encompassing the 95th through the 100th Congresses, hundreds of bills and resolutions have been introduced and debated that were concerned with information policy, related programs, and the ways in which advanced information technologies (computers, telecommunications, microform systems, video and audio devices) are…
Descriptors: Archives, Confidentiality, Federal Legislation, Information Services
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1974
The New England Library Board presents the oral and written testimony given to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) at a hearing in Boston, Massachusetts, October 3, 1973. Witnesses include college, university, state, public, special, regional, and school librarians, as well as library trustees; educators; a mayor;…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Government Role, Information Networks
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Rural Policy Research Inst. – 1996
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) appointed a Joint Board to recommend changes in existing FCC rules to fulfill the regulatory mandates of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Joint Board, which consists of three FCC commissioners, four State commissioners, and one consumer advocate, issued its recommendations to the FCC in a 500-page…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1999
The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), administered under the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), mandates a five-year plan and assurances. Under guidelines developed by IMLS, the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) was charged with submitting a Five-Year State Plan by August 1, 1997. This document describes the planning…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Needs, Financial Support, Grants
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Rural Policy Research Inst. – 1997
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 constitutes a major overhaul of telecommunications law and will have a major impact on rural residents, communities, schools, libraries, and hospitals. This paper presents 68 key points from the Federal Communication Commission's Universal Service Report and Order, Section X: Schools and Libraries, which contains…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Consortia, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1974
The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science held a Mountain Plains Regional Hearing in Denver, Colorado, on September 18, 1974. The Commission was particularly interested in the present status of library and information services in the region including: cooperative efforts, state interest in a national program, the use of new…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cable Television, Federal Programs, Financial Support
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1975
This is the first of two volumes of written testimony presented to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) at its Mid-Atlantic States Regional Hearing held May 21, 1975 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Statements are provided by public, academic, research, special, regional, state, and school librarians, as well as by…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Information Services, Copyrights, Federal Programs
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1975
This is the second of two volumes of written testimony presented to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) at its Mid-Atlantic States Regional Hearing held May 21, 1975 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Statements are provided by academic, public, state, and special librarians, as well as by spokespersons for…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Copyrights, Federal Programs, Financial Support
