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The Impact Of Federal Legislation On Governmental And Special Libraries
It has become increasingly obvious that libraries today cannot
provide adequate service under conditions of local self-sufficiency.
A variety of programs are required on the national level which cannot
be provided by individual libraries or combinations of libraries. Few
libraries can justify or afford the massive resource development
which has been a responsibility of such institutions as the Library of
Congress, the National Agricultural Library and the National Library
of Medicine. None can finance the very expensive and complex bibliographic
services provided by these national libraries. And practically
none of our non- governmental libraries are in a position to
assume leadership in implementing national bibliographic programs
in the years ahead. These are the general reasons why our governmental
libraries and the attendant legislative authorization are so
critically important to the entire scholarly community.
It is not the purpose of this paper to consider the detailed development
of our governmental libraries or library legislative history.
It would be accurate to say that in the past this development
has taken place under uncoordinated circumstances, frequently in response
to ad hoc situations. There was certainly no grand design or
master plan to shape the future.
This does not imply that librarians were limited in their vision
or lacked the capability for basic planning. It is more a reflection of
the fact that, at the Federal level, there has not been sufficient political
support to allow more than one step being taken at a time.published or submitted for publicatio
SOME CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS IN THE EVALUATION OF WATER POLLUTION DAMAGES
Environmental Economics and Policy,
Collaborative research in cardiovascular dynamics and bone elasticity
A collaborative research program covering a variety of topics of biomechanics and biomedical engineering within the fields of cardiovascular dynamics, respiration, bone elasticity and vestibular physiology is described. The goals of the research were to promote: (1) a better understanding of the mechanical behavior of the circulatory system and its control mechanisms; (2) development of noninvasive methods of measuring the changes in the mechanical properties of blood vessels and other cardiovascular parameters in man; (3) application of these noninvasive methods to examine in man the physiological effects of environmental changes, including earth-simulated gravitational changes; and (4) development of in-flight methods for studying the events which lead to post-flight postural hypotension
Science leadership for tomorrow: The role of schools of public affairs and universities in meeting needs of public science agencies
Recommendations and requirements for the preparation of personnel with some scientific or technological background to enter fields of public policy and administration are reported. University efforts to provide science administration graduate programs are outlined and increased cooperation between government and university resources is outlined
Seismology - Responsibilities and requirements of a growing science. Part 2 - problems and prospects
Theoretical and applied seismology, earthquake engineering, earth structure, industrial uses, facilities, and underground nuclear explosion detectio
A review and evaluation of the Langley Research Center's Scientific and Technical Information Program: Results of phase 6: The technical report. A survey and analysis
Current practice and usage using selected technical reports; literature relative to the sequential, language, and presentation components of technical reports; and NASA technical report publications standards are discussed. The effctiveness of the technical report as a product for information dissemination is considered
Stratospheric measurement requirements and satellite-borne remote sensing capabilities
The capabilities of specific NASA remote sensing systems to provide appropriate measurements of stratospheric parameters for potential user needs were assessed. This was used to evaluate the capabilities of the remote sensing systems to perform global monitoring of the stratosphere. The following conclusions were reached: (1) The performance of current remote stratospheric sensors, in some cases, compares quite well with identified measurement requirements. Their ability to measure other species has not been demonstrated. (2) None of the current, in-situ methods have the capability to satisfy the requirements for global monitoring and the temporal constraints derived from the users needs portion of the study. (3) Existing, non-remote techniques will continue to play an important role in stratospheric investigations for both corroboration of remotely collected data and in the evolutionary development of future remote sensors
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