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Title 44-Is Long Overdue Reform at Hand?

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Hernon, Peter; Dugan, Robert E. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1998

Analyzes aspects of proposed federal legislation which is attempting to reform portions of Title 44, "United States Code". Senate bill S.2288 charges the Government Printing Office (GPO) with responsibility for government printing, procurement, and dissemination. Includes a definition of government publication, GPO's depository-library…

Descriptors: Access to Information, Depository Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Federal Government

Information Needs and Gathering Patterns of Academic Social Scientists, with Special Emphasis Given to Historians and Their Use of U.S. Government Publications.

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Hernon, Peter – Government Information Quarterly, 1984

Results of this examination of the information needs and gathering behavior of social scientists, especially historians, suggests that existing library and information services may be based on a misunderstanding of their needs. Factors that need to be studied are identified, and research models are suggested. (CLB)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Faculty, Government Publications, Higher Education