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Shuler, John A.; Jaeger, Paul T.; Bertot, John Carlo – Government Information Quarterly, 2010
For more than 150 years, the United States Government Printing Office (GPO), along with its Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), has supported an informed citizenry and democracy by ensuring access and preservation to a broad swath of federal government information. This collaborative national public information program between local…
Descriptors: Democracy, Government Publications, Values, Federal Government
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Webster, Sally – Library Quarterly, 2010
The building and decoration of the Library of Congress in the late nineteenth century were emblematic of America's longing to be regarded as an enlightened nation and to take its rightful place among the great civilizations of the past. The sources for this ambition, illustrated in the paintings, sculptures, and inscriptions in the library's…
Descriptors: Democracy, Building Design, Buildings, Libraries
Fazar, Willard – 1968
The application of Planning Programming Budgeting Systems (PPBS) techniques to decision making and resource allocation practices has been utilized by Federal civilian agencies under Presidential directive since 1965. The application of PPBS by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare is discussed and experimentation by the State Department…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Federal Government, Government Libraries, Libraries
Swanton, Walter I., Comp. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1918
This Bulletin is divided into 11 parts, one for each of the 10 executive departments of the Government and one part for the miscellaneous important independent bureaus and commissions. Each part is divided into sections, one for each of the bureaus under the department considered, and the description is given in most instances in the following…
Descriptors: Libraries, Government Libraries, Internet, Government Publications
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1920
Part 1 of the education directories for 1919 and 1920 includes U.S. Department of Interior government educational activities. The contents include various government departments and independent establishments including the Library of Congress and the Commission of Fine Arts. Part 2 describes public school systems. The contents include principal…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Fine Arts, Agriculture, Foreign Countries