This document records testimony from a hearing before the Committee on Education and the Workforce that was held to examine America's opportunities for hiring and employment. Member statements were provided by: (1) Honorable Virginia Foxx, Chairwoman, Committee on Education and the Workforce; and (2) Honorable Robert Scott,' 'Bobby'', Ranking…

Presented here are 27 case studies of public involvement in environmental policy. These are examples of environmental education or communications programs developed by local, state, regional or national environmental action groups. The reports tell how the groups have successfully, or unsuccessfully, mobilized public opinion in favor of beneficent…

This document brings together current laws of the State of South Dakota as they pertain to libraries, and the administrative rules and regulations and general policies of the Dakota Library Commission that implement the laws. A subject index provides access to individual laws, regulations, and policies. (Author/CMV)

Discusses five antidiscrimination federal statutes that significantly affect institutions of higher education. Intended as a basic introduction to legal issues in higher education and to serve as an impetus for further learning and discussion. Examines cases interpreting the statutes, as well as implications for student affairs practitioners.…

These hearings, which focused on the goals and objectives of national science policy, include discussions, questions and answers for the record, and, when applicable, prepared statements. Individuals appearing during the hearings include: (1) George C. Pimentel; (2) Alex Roland; (3) John S. Foster, Jr.; (4) James B. Wyngaarden; and (5) Lewis M.…

This official publication contains a series of 48 questions and answers about copyright in Canada, as well as a list of the Canadian copyright rules. Written in both English and French, it provides sample copyright registration forms for both published and unpublished works. (FM)

Task force actions and data created from its experience are summarized in this report of the Task Force on Collection Development Policies and Assessments, whose major objectives were to create (1) models of collection development policies and collection assessments that could guide subject specialist/liaisons planning to build the library…

This report contains a proposed agenda for the comprehensive study of United States science policy which the Committee on Science and Technology expects to perform during the 99th Congress. The proposed agenda was developed by the committee's Task Force on Science Policy in response to the charge to focus on the issues of maintaining America's…

Policies for cataloging legal materials are presented; a rationale for adoption is given for each policy; and implications, recommendations, and procedures are noted when warranted. Sections cover both catalog and file maintenance, descriptive cataloging, classification, OCLC usage, departmental work flow, and special materials such as serials and…

The Kansas state plan for FY 1979 includes information on the following topics: full educational opportunities goal, policy on priorities, child identification, personnel development, individualized education program, procedural safeguards, least restrictive environment, protection in evaluation procedures, participation of private school…

Discusses ways in which church-state expert Father John Murray's challenges to church-state separation laws have set standards for their application to American education and generated debate on diverse social matters. Reports that many of his arguments were later translated into Catholic educational policy. (AUTH/NB)

Each chapter in this publication takes up a specific issue, analyzes its importance to the United States, discusses its evolution in the international negotiating process, and considers the various policy options in the context of the treaty making exercise. The criteria for evaluating policy options are included. The eight chapters are: (1) The…

Reviews selected proposals for revision of Canadian Copyright Act which relate to copyright exemptions, fair use, reprography, copyright societies, materials for the disabled, computerized information systems, collective works, public renting rights, paternity right, and right to authorize. Modifications in the interest of libraries are suggested.…

This report presents information on the experience of universities under the Patent and Trademark Amendments of 1980 (Public Law 96-517), and summarizes findings from annual reporting requirements of the law. The objectives of the report were to find what the perceived impact of the law had been at universities active in patent activities, find…

This publication is the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (P.L. 95-619). The purposes of this act are to provide for the regulation of interstate commerce, to reduce the growth in demand for energy in the United States, and to conserve nonrenewable energy resources produced in this nation and elsewhere, without inhibiting beneficial economic…