Twelve scholarly papers and eighteen abstracts comprise the content of the nineteenth annual Brick & Click Libraries Conference, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the conference, portray the contemporary and future face of…

The present paper analyses press releases, news reports and health plans to show how health communication functions in perpetuating dominant racist structures. The paper is mainly concerned with how normal science and health practices can become an instrument for justifying racism and reproducing it in our societies. The examples demonstrate that…

Considers the future of NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) in light of repeated attempts to abolish their budget. Provides a history of NCLIS, beginning with the Knight Commission's recommendations when it was founded; discusses the dissemination of government information; and includes suggestions for the future of…

The new "Freedom of Information Act" and the more important reasons for limitations on the flow of information are discussed. The legal basis for these limitations can be found in the almost 100 statutory provisions which prohibit, exempt, or otherwise protect certain types of information from disclosure. The Export Control Acts of the Department…

Discussion of growing trend toward contracting out government printing to private sector highlights Government Printing Office duties, commercial publications, competition from National Technical Information Service, Ronald Reagan's moratorium on publication, use of microfiche, and implications of changes in government printing and distribution…

The U.S. Office of Education has prepared Guidelines on authorizing copyright protection for materials developed under project grants or contracts as effective June 8, 1970. A supplement is available as LI 002 915. This booklet supersedes OE-11018 entitled "Limited Copyright Protection for Materials Developed Under Project Grants and…

The purpose of this publication is to provide information about the U.S. Office of Education (USOE) Copyright Program. It is a supplement to the Copyright Guidelines published in the Federal Register on May 9, 1970 (available as LI 002 914) and provides information primarily for those institutions and organizations which are developing educational…

The purpose of this publication is to provide information about the U.S. Office of Education (USOE) Copyright Program. It is the July 1971 revision of the "Copyright Program Information" April 1971 edition (ED 051 855). It is a supplement to the "Copyright Guidelines" published in the Federal Register on May 9, 1970 (ED 051 854) and effective June…

The definition of public documents includes non-print as well as print materials. More and more, non-print methods of communication (for example: films; filmstrips, slides) are being used as effective disseminators of information in and about state government. Such information, as with traditional print material, is of importance to the citizens…

This paper focuses on the two agencies that distribute U.S. Government publications in the largest number and on the greatest range of subjects: the Government Printing Office (GPO) and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Similarities and differences in operations are discussed as well as some of…

The National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information recognized the need for clarifying some of the more complex issues in drug abuse by gathering the significant research findings on each subject and developing fact sheets on the problem. This brief fact sheet presents information about treatment modalities, the pharmacology and chemistry of…

This sixth annual report describes progress achieved by the Federal Government in improving the communication of scientific and technical information to support and enhance national science and technology. Included in the report are details regarding the scientific and technical activities of individual Federal Agencies, such as the Atomic Energy…

A House of Representatives bill (H.R. 12471) seeks to overcome certain major deficienceis in the administration of the Freedom of Information Act, as disclosed by investigative hearings held in 1972, in order to contribute to the fuller and faster release of information which is the basic objective of the act. The amendments provided in H.R. 12471…

In using this directory to locate a specific item of information, consult the index. Choose the most specific key word you can think of rather than a general term. To get an idea of the type of information gathered by, or publications produced by a given department, check the Table of Contents for the name of the agency and the inclusive paging.…

Describes the "Federal Register" system as the vehicle for federal agencies to communicate with the public and briefly outlines the advantages of this centralized system as well as the problem presented by the mass of information published. (JMF)