This committee report contains an overview of the role of the National Science Foundation in the federal management of scientific and technical information (STINFO), with an emphasis on understanding present activities through an historical perspective. Discussed are STINFO's functions, authorities, accomplishments, and problems. The report…

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;…

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…

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…

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…