Government Information Quarterly Contents

Government Information Quarterly

Volume 5, Number 1, 1988

CONTENTS

Discussion Forum:
Evaluation by Testimonial
Peter Hernon .............................................................001

Improving Access to Japanese Scientific and Technical Literature in the
United States: The Role of the Federal Government
Howard Rosenbaum ................................................005

The Federal Technical Report Literature: Research Needs and Issues
Charles R. McClure .............................................. 027

Dissemination and Impact of U.S. Department of Education's Library
Research and Demonstration Projects: A Citation Analysis
Ellen Altman and Kim Antieau ...........................................045

Drug Testing and Privacy Law
William H. Harader ................................................ 057

Contributors ........................................................ 073

Reviews
David C. Heisser, Editor

Bibliography of Official Statistical Yearbooks and Bulletins
By Gloria Westfall
Reviewed by John Pinfold ............................................ 075

CIS Guide to the 1980 U.S. Decennial Census Publications: Detailed
Abstracts and Indexes Derived from the American Statistics Index
Reviewed by Deborah Mongeau ..........................................076

Easy Access to Information in United States Government Publications
By Julia Schwartz
Reviewed by Herbert Somers .....................................................077

Essays on Public Documents and Government Policies
By Joe Morehead
Reviewed by Robert V. Williams ..............................................077

Federal Government information Technology: Electronic Record Systems
and Individual Privacy
Reviewed by Colin I. Bennett .........................................................078

Federal Information Policies in the 1980's: Conflicts and Issues
By Peter Hernon and Charles R. McClure
Reviewed by Joe Morehead .......................................................079

Government Information: An Endangered Resource in the Electronic Age
Reviewed by Charles R. McClure .........................................................082

A Guide to Manuscripts in the Presidential Libraries
Edited by Dennis A. Burton, James B. Rhoads, and Raymond W. Smock
Reviewed by Marie D. Natoli .....................................................................083

Guide to Research Collections of Former United States Senators,
1789-1982, Includes Supplement of April, 1985
Reviewed by Michael Cotter......................................................084

Impact: How the Press Affects Federal Policymaking
By Martin Linsky
Reviewed by William R. Rivers........................................................085

The Making of the Federal Access Act: A Case Study of Policy-Making
in Canada
Edited by Donald C. Rowat
Reviewed by Thomas B. Riley...............................................................086

1987 Federal Funding Guide
Reviewed by Michele McKnelly.................................................................087

Pointer: The Microcomputer Reference Program for Federal Documents
By Karen F. Smith
Reviewed by Peter Hernon ..................................................................088

State Policy Data Book '87
State Policy Data Diskette
Reviewed by Peter Hernon...........................................................................088

United States Congressional Districts and Data, 1843-1883
By Stanley B. Parsons, William W. Beach, and Michael J. Dubin
Reviewed by Teresa L Demo ....................................................................089

List of Titles Received...............................................................................090

Improving Access to
Japanese Scientific
and Technical Literature
in the United States:
The Role of the
Federal Government
HOWARD ROSENBAUM

Currently, the United States lacks a clear and consistent information policy defining and regulating the Federal role in collection and dissemination of Japanese scientific and technical information (STI) to users in the public and private sectors. One long-term consequence of this situation involves negative impacts on American scientific and technological innovation and on competitiveness in the global economy.
After a discussion of the existing legislative and regulatory environment shaping the Federal govemment's approach to Japanese STI activities, the article presents five policy options, each of which describes a different role for the Federal government. Finally, the article recommends a combination of two options that will create the basis for a Federal information policy designed to support a self-sustaining STI infrastructure in the United States. That infrastructure will efficiently access and disseminate Japanese STI to public and private sector users.

The Federal Technical Report Literature:
Research Needs and Issues
CHARLES R. McCLU RE

The Federal technical report literature is the primary means by which Federal research and development are reported. However, we know very little about the role, importance, and impact of this literature. This article reviews selected writings about the U.S. Federal technical report literature and summarizes some ambiguities and gaps in the research. A number of conceptual and methodological issues are discussed, which, if addressed in future research, may increase our knowledge and understanding of the role of the technical report in the broader process of scientific and technical information exchange. Increased knowledge of the role and impact of technical reports can assist Federal policymakers to better design information services and delivery systems to exploit this literature.

Dissemination and Impact of
U.S. Department of Education's
Library Research
and Demonstration Projects:
A Citation Analysis
ELLEN ALTMAN
KIM ANTIEAU

Between 1965 and 1980, the Library Research and Demonstration Branch within the Department of Education awarded over $25 million to 312 projects. By tracing the citations in Social Sciences Citation Index from a random sampling of 52% of these projects, this study has attempted to assess the dissemination and impact of the projects in the professional literature.
Approximately half of the projects were not cited in SSCI. The citations tended to be clustered among a small number of library-related serials. A small number of funded projects accounted for a large number of the citations. The most cited projects cost only one-fifth as much as the most expensive studies, yet were cited nearly five times as often.

Drug Testing and Privacy Law
WILLIAM H. HARADER

This article briefly outlines case law as it has evolved to allow "reasonable" searches under the Fourth Amendment. Drawing parallels between drug testing, airport searches, and drunk driver roadblocks, it suggests conditions under which drug testing should withstand judicial scrutiny. The Reagan administration's program is reviewed in terms of those criteria and with a view toward privacy. The article concludes that the program can be implemented legally with a significant caveat that agencies will have to design their own programs with great care.

Contributors

Ellen Altman is a professor at the Graduate Library School, University of Arizona. She is the former Director of the School. She has been on the faculty at Indiana University, University of Toronto, and University of Kentucky, She received her Ph. D. degree from. Rutgers University.

Kim Antieau received her M.L.S. degree from the University of Arizona in August 1987. She has both a B.A. and M.A. degree in English from Eastern Michigan University. Her fiction has appeared in Twilight Zone Magazine, Clinton Street Quarterly, and Best of the Year Fantasy.

William H. Harader is Director of the Center for Governmental Services and Professor of Political Science at Indiana State University. Dr. Harader provides Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act training programs for various Federal agencies and has presented related training to Indiana local officials. His interest in privacy issues led to research on practical privacy, administrative, and legal problems relating to government AIDS and Drug testing and treatment.

Peter Hernon is the author of 18 books and over 60 articles. He is the co-author of Federal Information Policies in the 1980's (Ablex, 1987) and Unobtrusive Testing and Library Reference Service (Ablex, 1987).

Charles R. McClure completed his Ph.D. in Library and Information Services from Rutgers University and currently is Professor of Information Studies at Syracuse University. He has written extensively on topics related to government information, including the co-authored works Federal Information Policies in the 1980's: Conflicts and Issues (Ablex, 1987);Linking the National Technical Information Service with Academic and Public Libraries (Ablex, 1986); GPO's Depository Library Program: A Descriptive Assessment (Ablex, 1985); and Public Access to Government Information (Ablex, 1984). He served as co-principal investigator for projects related to the study of government information funded by the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment; the National Technical Information Service; and the National Science Foundation, which resulted in the report, Improving the Transfer of Scientific and Technical Information: The Federal Role (1986). McClure also serves as Associate Editor of Government Information Quarterly.

Howard Rosenbaum received a M.L.S. degree from the School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, in August 1986. He is currently a candidate for a Ph.D. degree in Information Transfer at Syracuse University. He teaches sociology and psychology at Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, New York.