The Federal Communications Commission's opening of the 900 MHz spectrum for use by the land mobile radio community was a landmark event in the history of mobile radio in the United States, as this action almost doubled the amount of spectrum available. This report describes the current regulatory environment, analyzes the applicability of 900 MHz…

This brochure gives an overview to solar photovoltaic energy production. Some of the topics discussed are: (1) solar cell construction; (2) parallel and series cell arrays; (3) effects of location on solar cell array performance; (4) solar economics; (5) space aplications of solar photovoltaic power; and (6) terrestrial applications of solar…

Intended to aid state agencies, the Mississippi Library Commission, and the depository libraries in complying with the intent of the law setting up the depository system for state documents, this handbook describes the depository program, defines state documents, details the procedures of the program, and spells out the rules and regulations for…

Despite deficiencies in depository administration and circulation, recent legislation concerning government publications in France has increased the availability of information. In France, in contrast to Great Britain and the United States, the publication of government documents is not centralized but is the province of individual agencies.…

The question of whether the United States' measurement system should be changed is still unresolved. This General Accounting Office (GAO) report provides information on metrication and the issues involved. The results of GAO's work is summarized in an Executive Summary. The report contains recommendations to the United States Metric Board and the…

This General Accounting Office (GAO) document is a summary of a GAO report that discusses: (1) the implications if the United States converts to the metric system of weights and measures; and (2) the conversion experiences of other countries. Topics covered include national policy, impact on industry and the public, benefits, advantages,…

Results of a survey of 51 community college depository libraries are reported. The objectives of the study were to: (1) collect basic data on depositories in community college libraries; (2) ascertain the 'state of the art' in this type of depository with reference to administration, collection development, and utilization of these materials; (3)…

This publication provides a listing of the exemplary projects supported in each state through grants and contracts funded by the states under Section 142(d) of part D of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. The listing, which is arranged alphabetically by states, shows the title of each project, the name of the grantee or contractor, and…

This publication is the product of a workshop held in Chicago in November, 1976. The workshop involved twelve community college leaders and twelve representatives from ERDA (Energy Research and Development Administration) in exploring ways of successfully integrating the community college system into ERDA's energy conservation programs. This…

This report is Part 2 of the Advisory Commission's second assessment of The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. The first assessment was made in 1970. The report is divided into two major sections: (1) a comparative analysis of the 10 case studies of Safe Streets experience and individual state reports; and (2) the questionnaires…

This publication provides materials relating to the design, preparation, acquisition, inspection, and application of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) forms in data entry systems. Since the materials are advisory and tutorial in nature, this publication has been issued as a guideline rather than as a standard in the Federal Information…

A manual is presented which describes procedures for processing government documents. A brief overview of government publishing and the depository system is provided in chapter one. Chapter two explains the principles of the Superintendent of Documents classification system and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using it. Bibliographic…

This index reflects the nature and scope of the Student Financial Assistance hearings, begun in October 1973 by the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, and completed in July 1974. The hearings were devoted to specific topics in postsecondary education which were addressed by a variety of witnesses from within and…

Libraries of all kinds need and collect special materials for use by their patrons--government publications, technical reports, maps, proprietary publications, company and trade literature, patents and trademarks, standards, symposia and conference records, and related miscellaneous publications. This collection of papers serves as a guide to the…

The subcommittee's purpose was to conduct an oversight hearing on the Older Americans Act of 1965 as amended, and to provide grants to states for the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of low-cost meal programs, nutrition training and education programs, and opportunity for social contracts. A major portion of the testimony is…