The National Archives' still picture collection contains over 5 million photographs, some of which date from the 17th century. In addition to documenting activities of 125 Federal agencies, they illustrate the social, economic, cultural, political, and diplomatic history of America from the earliest colonial times to the present and many aspects…

The law now in force provides for a class of libraries in the United States in which certain Government publications are deposited for the use of the public. The libraries are known in the office of Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, where the distribution is made, as designated depository libraries. Title 44 of the United…

Government films are listed according to producing or distributing agency in this film guide. The films cover such areas as atomic energy, environmental pollution, mental health, career guidence, space achievements, sports, art, civil rights, aviation, drug problems, agriculture, labor, personnel management, and outdoor recreation. Listed…

Researchers are constantly in need of statistical data to measure behavior, test theories, and quantify information. Since the U.S. Government produces a variety of data on all aspects of our society, a self-guided exercise to teach the use of two major government statistical sources, the "Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications" and the…

Sets on microform probably account for most failures of local bibliographic control within libraries. (Author)

Examines the National Commission on Pornography's purposes, membership, activities, deliberations, recommendations, and "Final Report." Notes that the Commission used evidence selectively and ignored recent thinking and scholarship on pornography. Points out that the commission received little attention from the mass media. (ARH)

The Canadian Library Association submits a brief to the Canadian legislature. History, purpose, and status of government publications and their catalogs and distribution are discussed. Recommendations are provided for an improved government publications program. (LS)

This paper explains a modified Library of Congress J'' class numbering scheme for the processing of government documents. The proposal is based on the idea that a uniform standard numbering scheme is one of the necessary elements in the functioning of a large research documents collection. (24 references) (Author/SJ)

Lists and describes the types of support services, available for students and teachers, provided by the governments of the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, and Austria, including brochures, books, exchange programs, schools, and scholarships. Information is compiled from reports given at the 1982 Modern Language…

Provides the first part of a listing of congressional documentation on the use of public advisory committees: primary bibliographic tools and congressional hearings. (JD)

The potential of government publications to provide a wealth of sociological and historical commentary is explored through specific examples of the types of documents available. (Author/CMV)

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…

Superintendent of the Rochester School Department, Rochester, New Hampshire, discusses the value of the publications available from the National Forum on Education Statistics. Describes how superintendents can obtain Forum publication through its website at www.nces.gov/forum. (PKP)

Reviews recent developments in Canadian government documents available in microform, including: (1) Statistics Canada titles, including the 1986 census; (2) publications of the federal Atomic Energy Control Board and other federal technical reports; (3) provincial government publications; and (4) commercial publications of Micromedia. (seven…