Lists the periodicals by title giving the names of indexing and abstracting tools that review each periodical regularly. (PF)

The Depository Library Council to the Public Printer looks at problems and makes recommendations for improvements at the Government Printing Office. At recent meetings, major concerns were bibliographic control and the need for a national depository system. (Author)

The Cost of Knowing figure from the Government Printing Office (GPO) has risen at almost double the rate of commercial publishers in the last two years and has a 50 percent greater increase for the last four years. (Author)

A classification scheme for nonfederal government publications is explained in step-by-step sequence. A brief discussion of the classification and use of local publications introduces the classification scheme. (Author/JB)

The author believes it would be appropriate to review the current National Technical Information Service (NTIS) pricing policy in terms of its rationale, legality, and the possibility of mitigating or reversing the demonstrated pattern of repeated cost increases. (Author/SJ)

Investigates an aspect of bibliographic control of the social science literature: coverage of the literature by bibliographic publications. (Author)

The history of the Office of the Superintendent of Documents, its efforts for improvement and suggestions for ordering Government documents are described. (AB)

Describes some informative publications about foreign countries which are issued by 12 federal agencies and departments. (FM)

Some practical guidelines for libraries to avoid pitfalls in their acquisition of Government documents are outlined. (AB)

Identifies the main local government publications that libraries will want to collect and then suggests where and how to acquire them. (JD)

This documents study was instituted to develop a structured list of New York State agencies that publish, to develop an agency classification system, and to explore a means by which subject access to Penfield Library's collection could be gained. A computer generated subject search tool was produced. (3 references) (Author)

Government documents and information services in Australia are discussed. (Author)

An orgiginal plan for cataloging over 300 NTIS reports in paper and microfiche collected by Instrumentation Laboratory, Inc., is described. (Author)

Provides an overview of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) of 1966 which established the rights of private citizens to obtain information from the federal government and the obligations of the government to provide it. Types of information generally made available, exemptions from disclosure, and creative uses of FOIA are noted. (Author/JEG)