This handbook is designed primarily as a general orientation aid, not an operation manual. It presents the background (mainly regulatory) of Federal procurement work, details, devices and tactics found to be successful, and calls attention to special sources of supply. Although planned as an aid for librarians who are engaged in Federal…

This is the sixth in a series of publications prepared by the U.S. Office of Education which are concerned with an analysis of research in mathematics education. This publication presents a summary analysis of research in mathematics education and includes reports of Cooperative Research Projects supported by the Cooperative Research Program of…

The Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, to which was referred the joint resolution (S.J.Res.40) to authorize and request the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Services in 1976, reports favorably thereon with amendments and recommends that the joint resolution as amended, do pass. The Committee does not look…

A short discussion of the need for measurement and the development of ancient measurement systems is given. The English system is traced through its transitions. An account of the development of the metric system is presented from the original defining of the standards through to the recent general conferences on its revision and simplification. A…

The bibliography gives 222 citations selected from Government Printing Office's "Selected U. S. Government Publications" issued by the Superintendent of Documents covering 1973 publications. It is divided into 4 categories: (1) People Building; (2) Community Facilities; (3) Environmental Improvement; and (4) Economic Development. Topics are: job…

A representative selection of the National Archives and Records Services' audiovisual collection relating to black history is presented. The intention is not to provide an exhaustive survey, but rather to indicate the breadth and scope of materials available for study and to suggest areas for concentrated research. The materials include sound…

Selected United States Government documents available on microfilm from University Microfilms are listed in this annotated catalog. Many of these documents were originally published by the U.S. Government Printing Office and issued to depository libraries across the country. Others were published by private printers and may not be considered part…

During March 1972 the Subcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce of the U.S. Senate held hearings on the Surgeon General's Report by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Television and Social Behavior. The complete text of those hearings is presented here. Included in those who testified before the committee were the Surgeon…

This report of the Federal Council for Science and Technology Committee on Intergovernmental Science Relations contains the efforts of the committee in attempting to achieve the following objectives: (1) to inventory and evaluate the impact of federal policies and programs on the scientific and technological activities of state and local…

The scope of current major programs of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is presented in concentrated form. Selected characteristics of more than 50 programs, grouped into related subject-matter areas, are given in compact tabular format. The frequency with which data are made available, the principal publications in which they appear, and some of…

The information in this pamphlet has been prepared to assist State agencies, service institutions, and others concerned with planning and equipping kitchens and dining areas of child service institutions participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Special Food Service Program for Children. The minimum kitchen equipment and facilities…

The information sources suggested in this guide are intended only to describe the kinds of material which are available. It is hoped the guide will serve as a reminder of certain approaches to the information sources discussed which will increase their usefulness to researchers. (NH)

Prepared by a Subcommittee of the Rural Sociological Society Development Committee, this report focuses on the policies of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)--how those policies are made and the implication of those policies for the disadvantaged in the United States. The Subcommittee assembled 2 bibliographies: (1) dealing with…

This government publication covers hearings regarding the amendment to Title IX on prohibition of sex discrimination, referred to as the "Tower Amendment" (Sept. 16-18, 1975). Testimoney by those interested in supporting and defeating this amendment is published in the form of papers, letters and signatures, and indicates the need for…

In order to fulfill its mandate from Congress to make government publications available to the American public, the Government Printing Office offers a specialized service to college stores. Three major automation efforts, the Sales Operating Information Systems, enable the agency to be responsive to college store requests. (JMD)