An analysis of the legislation dealing with public access to government documents and the effectiveness, inadequacies, and legal responsibilities connected with the current laws. (JAB)

Discusses issues relating to the U.S. Government Printing Office Depository Library Program (DLP) to refute claims that the DLP is a costly and ineffective provider of government information. Access to information, costs, benefits, federal information policy, and the role of the private sector are addressed. Suggestions for improving the system…

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…

Each school day, hundreds of thousands of students are missing from their classrooms--many without a bona fide excuse. Left unchecked, truancy is a risk factor for serious juvenile delinquency. Truancy's impact also extends into the adult years where it has been linked to numerous negative outcomes. Consequently, it is critical to identify…

Instant knowledge of research literature is the first order of reference business. This bibliography is intended to aid researchers and librarians who need quick access to material dealing with U.S. legislative history. (5 references) (Author/NH)

The article comments on the importance of the publications and on their subject range and gives a detailed bibliography of a complete set with full information on all indexes. (13 references) (Author/SJ)

The Government Printing Office offers millions of publications that can be used as valuable source material. (IR)

The most satisfactory procedure for handling changes is the complete reclassification of old and new publications to conform with newly assigned notations. This insures that the publications for each agency will be located together on the shelves and that closely connected series will not be split. (Author/NH)

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

A bibliography of recent books and articles on environmental problems with sources of free materials and publishers' addresses. (MF)

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

Cites review sources for NTIS (National Technical Information Service) publications and provides an annotated list of 22 reports on child abuse, Chinese language romanization, criminal justice, energy, environment, ethnic data, fire technology, genealogy, health care, local communities and federal assistance, mainstreaming, political leadership in…

Traces the history of "Infant Care," the Children's Bureau's most popular publication (and the Government Printing Office's all-time best-seller) from its inception to the present. Touches briefly on a few of the many insights offered in the 13 editions. (Author/RH)

Contains a listing of federal publications available in microform, supplying price, publisher, format, estimated shelf space, and, where available, review citations to aid documents librarians conscious of the space saving advantages of microformatted documents. (Author)