This is the official GPO directory information (names, addresses, telephone numbers, etc.) of all federal depository libraries. The electronic version is created from the PROFILE portion of the LPS PAMALA database. The results screens include links to each library's latest Item Lister item selection profile record, and, as applicable, a hotlinked email address and a Depository Web site URL. This database is updated on the first Friday of the month.
With more government publications becoming freely available, this volume fills an important need, presenting concrete guidance that will help librarians flourish in this crucial field.
MANAGING INFORMATION RESOURCES is a comprehensive study of information resources management (IRM) practices & trends in state governments. IRM includes the management of information, information technologies, such as computers & telecommunications, & related resources. Information management areas included in the study include records management & state library services, & management functions examined in-depth were organization, planning, policy formulation, budgeting & accounting, personnel management, & procurement processes. Primary research focused on the central state office level, however case studies & surveys of agency data processing & program officials provided agency perspectives. The detailed report describes how information resources are being managed in state governments & documents the frustrations & opportunities facing state officials as they move from a focus on information technology management to a more broad view of the issues facing information management professionals in the next decade. These include issues such as integrating existing technologies, evaluating new & emerging technologies, coping with constraints in budget & human resources, developing planning processes, & implementing information resources policies statewide. Trends & directions in information resources management that require significant management attention & major accomplishments that states have made in information resources management reform are discussed.
The bibliography contains 294 bibliographic citations and abstracts of relevant reports, articles, and documents announced in 'Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR)' and 'International Aerospace Abstracts (IAA)'
