This paper discusses the significance of digital publication of official government information, focusing on New Zealand. The concepts of the national state and official information are described. E-government is addressed, including benefits and risks of online publication. Three case studies are presented: (1) publication of the New Zealand…

Examined is the evolving definition and interpretation of national security as it is applied to the control of security-classified documents and as manifested by Federal employee attitudes toward dissemination of nonsecurity classified documents. The role of the special librarian or information scientist in the transfer process is also examined.…

This compilation is an expansion of the 1971 report prepared for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization questionnaire to update information on Bibliographical Services Throughout the World''. New editions and information not previously available are covered. (150 references) (DH)

The government offers authoritative up-to-date and inexpensive publications to the music educator. (AP)

Summary of problems in acquisition of all types of government documents; inadequacy of the federal depository system; and complexity of systems on state, local, and international levels. (JS)

The importance of training bibliographical specialists and reference librarians who can supplement and interpret the available printed tools and aid in the development of new tools is emphasized. (AB)

Concludes that the "London Times" and the Foreign Broadcast Information Service of the United States government provide both comprehensive and unbiased coverage of events in Rhodesia, while the "New York Times" is less complete and the "Christian Science Monitor" is selective. (FL)

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has changed its policy, for college bookstores only, to process textbook orders immediately and later send out an invoice. Procedures important to making the new system work (proper forms to use, essential order information, and stock sources) are outlined, and a list of GPO bookstores is included. (MSE)

Reviews several possible methods for individual libraries to use CODOC, a Canadian developed automatic system for processing government documents. Sample costs for one set of options and economic and tangible benefits to the library of the University of Guelph/CODOC system are discussed. Three references and a 17-item bibliography are provided.…

Discusses the history of regional depository libraries, and the interpretation and implementation of, and problems inherent in the Depository Library Act of 1962. Such problems include the increased volume of documents, lack of resources, and collection management. Also examined is the legislative proposal for a national depository library.…

Summarizes the history and provides an overview of federal and provincial depository systems in Canada, with particular attention to developments in the late 1970s. The crisis of 1978-79, which threatened the loss of depository status for many libraries, is discussed. Nine sources are listed. (RAA)

Discusses problems of depository libraries such as volume of publications received, understaffing, subject and author/title access, currency of material, financing, and lack of theory and research. An "ideal" access system and an action program for its implementation are described. Four references are listed. (CHC)

Suggests sources, mainly governmental, of curriculum materials for energy education, K-12. (SJL)

Reviews developments in the field of state publications, and focuses on two avenues of dissemination: checklists and the depository system. (FM)

Three brief reports comment on the implications for early childhood education of the following: recommendations issued by the Select Committee on Education in Queensland; funding anomalies of preschool and day care in South Australia; and demographic factors affecting use of child care and kindergarten in Tasmania. (SS)