This publication of the Freedom of Information Center begins with a discussion of the issue of public records and public meetings. It then gives a brief state-by-state description of the laws concerning public records and public meetings in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, including comments by the author and a note of the last year the…

This pamphlet is a guide to locating specific data about working women in the various news releases, periodicals, bulletins, and reports published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). It shows where to obtain data on women's (1) labor force status, employment, and unemployment; (2) earnings and hours of work; (3) education; (4) membership in…

Defining "functional documents" as those such as regulations, contracts, and policies that people must read in order to act, this paper posits the need for a revision principle by which writers can structure such documents to meet readers' needs. The first part of the paper describes a research project that uncovered some needs of…

Designed to direct the researcher to documents concerning Idaho, this bibliographic guide lists both federal and state-published books, pamphlets, periodicals, and serials in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, technology, and vocational-technical education. It is divided into three parts: U.S. government documents, State of Idaho…

This Educational Materials Center (EMC) annotated bibliography is designed to further the concept and practice of career education programs by providing information about career materials available. There are four sections, each introduced with a description of materials included. The section on current literature describes 33 children's books…

This report, prepared cooperatively by the Planning Committee of the Austin, Texas Legislative Reference Library and 14 participating states, is intended to give participants an overview of the status of state documents in these states and of nationwide state documents planning. It is also intended to provide necessary background information for…

Southeast Missouri State University's Kent Library is the only federal depository library in Missouri's 10th Congressional District and has a collection of over 150,000 U.S. Government documents. This resource guide identifies and describes the reference tools needed to access information in that collection. It includes short sections on basic…

This newsletter, adapted in 1976 from one originally published in 1960, reviews the subject of weights and measures from several standpoints. It deals first with the historical development of standard systems of measurement, discussing both the metric and English systems. The second section defines a variety of units and describes standardization…

This annotated bibliography contains over 250 sources on Mormons and Mormon history from 1830 to 1907 found in government publications. The nineteenth century documents reflect the controversy, issues, and sentiments concerning the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and with the twentieth century, mark a new era of tolerance and…

Information on this list of vocational education research projects for fiscal year 1977 includes the following: state name and project number; grant number or contract number; grantee or contractor and project director's address; the title of the project; project time period; and the amount of the grant. A section is also provided for the special…

This document includes verbatim transcripts and prepared statements from the hearings on sex discrimination and sex stereotyping before the Subcommittee on Elementary, and Vocational Education. The report presents the findings of the Subcommittee on the status of women in vocational education, the enforcement of antidiscrimination legislation,…

This report reviews America's current energy position. The energy sources studied include oil and gas, coal, nuclear energy, solar energy, and geothermal energy. Each source is analyzed in terms of current use, technology for extracting and developing the energy, research and development funding, and projections for future consumption and…

This report analyzes the pricing policy of the Government Printing Office (GPO) for publications sold to the public. It discusses the sharp rise in prices for GPO sales publications from November 1972 through 1975. This is a detailed report which expands on the summary report prepared by the author as chairman of the Pricing Subcommittee, GPO…

This booklet gives mothers basic information about arranging for child care before going to work. The booklet is written on a simple reading level and includes the following sections: (1) there are several kinds of day care; (2) care depends on child's age; (3) older child needs good plan; (4) must have health test; (5) with group own age; (6)…

The Government Printing Office (GPO) pricing of publications sold to the public was reviewed in order to determine whether: (1) the August 1973 price increases embraced the same financial philosophy which had prevailed in the past and (2) the relationship between the pricing structure and the annual appropriation by the Congress had changed. It…