ALAWON v4n63 (July 7, 1995)
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                                                             ISSN 1069-7799
                                  ALAWON
                      ALA Washington Office Newsline
                     An electronic publication of the
              American Library Association Washington Office

                            Volume 4, Number 63
                               July 7, 1995

   In this issue: (108 lines)
     NCLIS CALLS FOR COMMENTS ON ITS "PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC INFORMATION"
     ALAWON CORRECTS NUMBERING OF PREVIOUS ISSUES

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     NCLIS CALLS FOR COMMENTS ON ITS "PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC INFORMATION"

The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science has developed
and adopted a "Principles of Public Information" statement and offers them
as a foundation for governmental decisions about public information.  In
reviewing these principles, NCLIS invites public comments which are due on
July 15, 1995.

The _Federal Register_, Vol. 60, No. 111, Friday, June 9, 1995, p. 30609
provides the full text of the principles statement and information about
the public comment procedures.  The basic elements of the statement
include:

     1) the public has the right of access to public information;

     2) the Federal Government should guarantee the integrity and
     preservation of public information, regardless of its format;

     3) the Federal Government should guarantee the dissemination,
     reproduction, and redistribution of public information;

     4) the Federal Government should safeguard the privacy of persons
     who use or request information, as well as person about whom
     information exists in government records;

     5) the Federal Government should ensure a wide diversity of
     sources of access, private as well as governmental, to public
     information;

     6) the Federal Government should not allow cost to obstruct the
     People's access to public information;

     7) the Federal Government should ensure that information about
     government information is easily available and in a single
     index accessible in a variety of formats; and

     8) the Federal Government  should guarantee the public's access to
     public information, regardless of where they live and work,
     through national networks and programs like the Depository
     Library Program.

Interested persons are invited to submit comments and recommendations
regarding these principles.  All comments submitted in response to this
notice will be available for public inspection, during and after the
comment period, in Suite 820, 1100 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, D.C..

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               ALAWON CORRECTS NUMBERING OF PREVIOUS ISSUES

ALAWON would like to correct the inadvertent mistakes made in numbering
several recent issues during a period when several staff were out-of-town
and sharing responsibilities for publication of this newsline.  The issues
in question have been loaded onto the ALA gopher with their correct
numbering and are listed below by date, number and topics covered.

Date               Vol.       No. as Issued    Corrected No.
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June 9, 1995      Vol. 4         No. 55           No. 55
  (Endangered: Public Access...)

June 14, 1995     Vol. 4         No. 57           No. 56
  (ALA Annual Conference Alert)

June 14, 1995     Vol. 4         No. 57           No. 57
  (Telecommunications Bill...)

June 16, 1995     Vol. 4         No. 56           No. 58
  (Cyber Congress...)

June 17, 1995     Vol. 4         No. 57           No. 59
  (Senate Passes Telecommunications...)

June 21, 1995     Vol. 4         No. 59           No. 60
  (Votes Needed...For Depository Libraries...)

June 24, 1995     Vol. 4         No. 61           No. 61
  (House...Slashes Funds for Depository Libraries)

June 28, 1995     Vol. 4         No. 62           No. 62
  (House Acts on NEA/NEH)

We regret any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate the concern
shown by many of our readers.  As always, we appreciate hearing from ALAWON
subscribers and look forward to continued comments on any and all issues.

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