Federal printing : overview and selected issues / Neil Cornett, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cornett, Neil.

Series:

Congressional policies, practices and procedures series.

Congressional Policies, Practices and Procedures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Printing, Public--United States.

Printing, Public.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (92 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Periodically, concerns have been raised about the number and variety of products created to document congressional activity. Other concerns focus on the process for authorizing and distributing printed government documents to Members of Congress, committees, and other officials in the House and Senate. These concerns reflect broader issues related to the manner in which government and private information is created, assembled, distributed, and preserved in light of the emergence of electronic publishing and distribution. This book provides an overview and analysis of issues related to the proc

Contents:

""FEDERAL PRINTING: OVERVIEW AND SELECTED ISSUES""; ""FEDERAL PRINTING: OVERVIEW AND SELECTED ISSUES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""CONGRESSIONAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION PRACTICES IN TRANSITION""; ""LEGISLATION IN THE 112TH CONGRESS""; ""GPO AND CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING""; ""DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS""; ""POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR CONGRESS""; ""CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING: DATA TABLES""

""Chapter 2: FEDERAL PRINTING: FEWER PLANTS ARE IN OPERATION THAN IN 1990, AND SELECTED AGENCIES REPORTED DECLINING VOLUMES""""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""CURRENT PRINTING PRACTICES SHOW CHANGES SINCE 1990""; ""CURRENT PRINTING PRACTICES ARE NOT FULLY REFLECTED IN EXISTING PRINTING AUTHORITIES""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS""; ""APPENDIX I. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX II. 47 SURVEYED AGENCIES� IN-HOUSE PRINTING PLANTS""; ""APPENDIX III. QUESTIONS FROM GAO�S SURVEY OF FEDERAL PRINTING ACTIVITIES AND PLANTS""

""Chapter 3: FEDERAL DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM: ISSUES FOR CONGRESS""""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""FDLP�RELATED PROPOSALS AND ACTIONS""; ""POTENTIAL ISSUES FOR CONGRESS""; ""CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS""; ""APPENDIX. GLOSSARY OF SELECTED TERMS""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 11, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63117-320-0

OCLC:

876043727