Get.Answers'lo .All\our little QµestionsToo. MAProiesgonal. McYour Librarian. National Library Week April 9-15, 1989 SCHEDULE
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK LEGISLATIVE DAY Tuesday, April 11, 1989 Washington, D. c.
Monday, April 10 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Information Folder Pickup, ALA Washington Office, 110 Maryland Avenue, N. E, Suite 203 (enter on 100 Maryland Avenue side)
Tuesday, April 11 , 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Information Folder Pickup, outside Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2168
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Briefing, Rayburn, Room 2168 (repeated at noon) Instructions andinformation on library-related legislation from Eileen D. Cooke, Director, ALA Washington Office; Sus-an Frost, Executive Director, Committee for Education Funding; and a Congressional staff person.
9:30 a.m. until adjourned LSCA Reauthorization Hearing, Rayburn, Room 2175 ALL DAY Congressional Office Visits Hospitality Room, Rayburn, Room 2105 Reserved from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for partici pants' use to relax and leave coats and luggage.
Noon - 1:00 p.m. Repeat Briefing, Rayburn, Room 2168 Instructions and information on library-related legislation from Eileen D. Cooke, Director, ALA Washington Office; Susari Frost, Executive Director, Committee for Education Funding; and a Congressional staff person.
4:00 p.m. - s~oo p.m. State Coordinator Wrap-up Session, Rayburn, Room .2105 General discussion of the day's events and informal reports by state coordinators on their partici pants' meetings with legislators and aides.
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Congressional Reception, Rayburn, First-Floor Foyer
' eonsors: American Library Association, District of Columbia Library Association, pecial Libraries Association, participating state library/media associations, and ther contributing organizations.
(over) LUNCHEON SUGGESTI.ONS
The C_apitol and Congressional office buildings contain cafeterias, lunch counters, and snack bars. Check with Capitol police for specific locations. Seating may 'be crowded, and at certain times is restricted to employees only. Early hours are often best. The main Hill cafeterias are listed below with the times of public operation.
HOURS OF OPERATION HOURS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC (approx.)
Capitol Coffee Shop 7:30-3:30 11: 45- 1: 15
Cannon Carry Out 8:00-5:00
Dirksen Cafeteria 7:30-3:30 10:00-11:00; 12:00-1:30
Hart Carry Out (Senate Chef) 7:30-7:00
Longworth Cafeteria 7:30-2:30 11:45- lslS
Longworth Carry Out 8:00-4:00
~C-Madison Cafeteria 8:30-3:30 10: 3·0-11: 00
Rayburn Cafeteria 7:30-2:30 11:45- 1:15
Rayburn Carry Out 8:00-4:00
Russell Coffee Shop 7:30-3:25
Supreme Court Cafeteria 7:30- 2:00 10:30-11:30; 12:00-12:15; lc00-1:15
Supreme Court Snack Bar 10:30-3:30 12:10-12:30; 1:10-1:30
0ther Restaurants: A variety of sandwich shops and restaurants are within walking .listance of the Hill. From the House side, go up Independen~e Ave. to the first few b locks of Pennsylvania Ave., S. E. From the Senate side, go to 2nd & D Sts., N. E., a nd to the 200 block of Massachusetts Ave., N. E.
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* Visitors· Entrance to the Office Bldgs. SENATORS OFFICE ROOM NUMBERS are * Entrances for Members, Staff. Accredited prefaced by "S" and the first letter * Press. Building Access Card Holders. and of the building name with the following Visitors with Business Appointments only number being the floor . • Barrier-free Entrances for Handicapped REPRESENTATIVES OFFICE ROOM NUMBERS with three digits are in the Cannon; M = Capitol South Subway Stop 1 Four digits beginnning with one are in 1st and C St. SE the Longworth; Four digits beginning with two are in the Rayburn. M = Union Station Subway Stop 2 Five block walk 101st CONGRESS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
REPRESENTATIVES
(Democrats in roman; Republicans in italic; Resident Commissioner and Delegates in boldface) Members who have died or resigned in bold brackets []
[Room numbers with 3 digits are in the Cannon HOB, 4 digits beginning with 1 are in the Longworth HOB, 4 digits beginning with 2 are in the Rayburn HOB, digits beginning with H2 are in HOB Annex 2) [Capitol room numbers begin with SB, ST, HB, HT with 2 digits and begin with H or S with 3 digits) [Washington, D.C. 20515)
Compiled by DONNALD K. ANDERSON, Clerk of the House
Name *Phone Room Name -.Phone Room Ackerman, Gary L. (N.Y.) ...... 52601 238 Bosco, Douglas H. (Calif.) ...... 53311 225 Akaka, Daniel K. (Hawaii) ...... 54906 2301 Boucher, Rick (Va.) ...... 53861 428 Alexander, Bill (Ark.) ...... 54076 233 Boxer, Barbara (Calif.) ...... 55161 307 Anderson, Glenn M. (Calif.) ...... 56676 2329 Brennan, Joseph E. (Maine) ...... 56116 1428 Andrews, Michael A. (Tex.) ...... 57508 322 Brooks, Jack (Tex.) ...... 56565 2449 Annunzio, Frank (Ill.) ...... 56661 2303 l:Jroomfield, Wm. S. (Mich.) ...... 56135 2306 Anthony, Beryl, Jr. (Ark.) ...... 53772 1117 Brown, George E., Jr. (Calif.) ...... 56161 2188 Applegate, Douglas (Ohio) ...... 56265 2183 Brown, Hank (Colo.) ...... 54676 1424 Archer, Bill (Tex.) ...... 52571 1135 Bruce, Terry L. (111 .) ...... 55001 419 Armey, Richard K. (Tex.) ...... 57772 130 Bryant, John (Tex.) ...... 52231 208 Aspin, Les (Wis.) ...... 53031 2336 Buechner, Jack (Mo.) ...... 52561 502 Atkins, Chester G. (Mass.) ...... 53411 504 Bunning, Jim (Ky.) ...... 53465 116 AuCoin, Les (Oreg.) ...... 50855 2159 Burton, Dan (Ind.) ...... 52276 120 Baker, Richard H. (La.) ...... 53901 404 Bustamante, Albert G. (Tex.)...... 54511 1116 Ballenger, Cass (N.C.)...... 52576 218 Byron, Beverly B. (Md .) ...... 52721 2430 Barnard, Doug, Jr. (Ga.) ...... 5-HOl 2227 Callahan, Sonny (Ala.) ...... 54931 1232 Bartlett, Steve (Tex.) ...... 54201 1113 Campbell, Ben Nighthurse (Colo.) ...... 54761 1724 Barton, Joe (Tex.) ...... 52002 1225 Campbell, Tom (Calif. ) ...... 55411 1730 Bateman, Herbert H. (Va.) ...... 54261 1230 Cardin, Benjamin L. (Md .) ...... 54016 507 Bates, Jim (Calif.) ...... 55452 224 Carper, Thomas R. (Del.J ...... 54165 131 Beilenson, Anthony C. (Calif.) ...... 55911 1025 Carr, Bob (Mich.L ...... 54872 2439 Bennett, Charles E. (Fla.l...... 52501 2107 Chandler, Rod (Wash.) ...... 57761 223 Bentley, Helen Delich (Md.l...... 53061 1610 Chapman, Jim (Tex.) ...... 53035 429 Bereuter, Doug (Nebr.) ...... 54806 2446 Cheney, Dick (Wyo.) ...... 52311 10-1 Berman, Howard L. (Calif.) ...... 54695 137 Clarke, James McClure (N.C. J ...... 56401 2li Bevill, Tom (Ala.l...... 54876 2302 Clay, William (Billi ·oIALING INSTRUCTIONS: Calls from the public may be made direct by dialing 22 plus the five digit number of the telephone number listed (preceded by the area code 202 where appropriate). Direct dialed calls bypass the Capitol operator. REPRESENTATIVES Name Phone Room Name Phone Room Combest, Larry (Tex.) ...... 54005 1527 Fazio, Vic (Calif.) ...... 55716 2113 Conte, Silvio 0. (Mass.)...... 55335 2300 Feighan, Edward F. (Ohio) ...... 55731 1124 Conyers, John, Jr. (Mich.) ...... 55126 2426 Fields, Jack (Tex.) ...... 54901 108 Cooper, Jim (Tenn.) ...... 56831 125 Fish, Hamilton, Jr. (N.Y.) ...... 55441 2269 Costello, Jerry F. (Ill.) ...... 55661 1529 Flake, 1''loyd H. (N.Y.) ...... 53461 1427 Coughlin, Lawrence (Pa.) ...... 56111 2309 Flippo, Ronnie G. (Ala.) ...... 54801 2334 Courter, Jim (N.J.) ...... 55801 2422 Florio, James J . (N.J.) ...... 56501 2162 Cox, C. Christopher (Calif.) ...... 55611 510 Foglietta, Thomas M. (Pa.l...... 54731 231 Coyne, William J. (Pa.) ...... 52301 2455 Foley, Thomas S. (Wash.) ...... 52006 1201 Craig, Larry E. (Idaho) ...... 56611 1034 Ford, Harold E. (Tenn.)...... 53265 2305 Crane, Philip M (Ill.) ...... 53711 1035 Ford, William D. (Mich.) ...... 56261 239 Crockett, Geo. W., Jr. (Mich.) ...... 52261 2235 Frank, Barney (Mass.) ...... 55931 1030 Dannemeyer, William E. (Calif.) ...... 54111 2351 · Frenzel, Bill (Minn.) ...... 52871 1026 Darden, George (Buddy) (Ga.) ...... 52931 228 Frost, Martin (Tex.)...... 53605 2459 Davis, Robert W (Mich.) ...... 54735 2417 Fuster, Jaime B. (P.R.) ...... 52615 427 DeFazio, Peter A. (Oreg.) ...... 56416 1729 Gallegly, Elton (Calif.) ...... 55811 107 de la Garza, E (Tex.) ...... 52531 1401 Gallo. Dean A. (N.J.) ...... 55034 1318 DeLay, Tom (Tex.) ...... 55951 308 Garcia, Robert (N.Y.) ...... 54361 2338 Dellums, Ronald V. (Calif.) ...... 52661 2136 Gaydos, Joseph M. (Pa.) ...... 54631 2186 de Lugo, Ron (V.I.) ...... 51790 2238 Gejdenson, Sam (Conn.)...... 52076 1410 Derrick, Butler (S.C.) ...... 55301 201 Gekas, George W (Pa.) ...... 54315 1519 De Wine, Michael (Ohio)...... 54324 1705 Gephardt, Richard A. (Mo.) ...... 52671 1432 Dickinson, William L. (Ala.) ...... 52901 2406 Gibbons, Sam (Fla.) ...... 53376 2204 Dicks, Norman D. (Wash.) ...... 55916 2429 Gillmor, Paul E. (Ohio) ...... 56405 1008 Dingell, John D. (Mich.)...... 54071 2221 Gilman, Benjamin A. (N.Y.) ...... 53776 2185 Dixon, Julian C. (Calif. ) ...... 57084 2400 Gingrich, Newt (Ga.) ...... 54501 2438 Donnelly, Brian J . (Mass.) ...... 53215 2229 Glickman, Dan (Kans.) ...... 56216 1212 Dorgan, Byron L. (N. Dak.) ...... 52611 109 Gonzalez, Henry B. (Tex.)...... 53236 2413 Dornan, Robert K. (Calif.) ...... 52965 301 Goodling, William F. (Pa.) ...... 55836 2263 Douglas, Chuck (N.H.) ...... 55206 1338 Gordon, Bart (Tenn.l...... 54231 103 Downey, Thomas J . (N.Y.) ...... 53335 2232 Goss. Porter J (Fla.) ...... 52536 509 Dreier, David (Calif.) ...... 52305 411 Gradison, Willis D., Jr. (Ohiol...... 53164 2311 Duncan, John J , Jr. (Tenn.) ...... 55435 506 Grandy, Fred (Iowa) ...... 55476 418 Durbin, Richard J . (Ill.) ...... 55271 129 Grant, Bill (Fla.) ...... 55235 1330 Dwyer, Bernard J. (N.J .) ...... 56301 2428 Gray, William H., III Name Phone Room Name Phone Room Hefner, W. G. (Bill) (N.C.) ...... 53715 2161 Lent, Norman F (N.Y.) ...... 57896 2408 Henry, Paul B. (Mich.) ...... 53831 215 Levin, Sander M. (Mich.) ...... 54961 323 Berger, Wally (Calif.)...... 53076 1108 Levine, Mel (Calif.) ...... 56451 132 Hertel, Dennis M. (Mich.) ...... 56276 2442 Lewis, Jerry (Calif.) ...... 55861 2312 Hiler, John (Ind.) ...... 53915 407 Lewis, John (Ga.) ...... 53801 501 Hoagland, Peter (Nebr.) ...... 54155 1415 Lewis, Tom (Fla.) ...... 55792 1216 Hochbrueckner, George J . (N.Y.) ...... 53826 124 Lightfoot, Jim (Iowa)...... 53806 1222 Holloway, Clyde C. (La.)...... 54926 1206 Lipinski, William 0 . (Ill.) ...... 55701 1032 Hopkins, Larry J (Ky.) ...... 54706 2437 Livingston, Bob (La.) ...... 53015 2412 Horton, Frank (N.Y.) ...... 54916 2108 Lloyd, Marilyn (Tenn.) ...... 53271 2266 Houghton, Amo (N.Y.)...... 53161 1217 Lowery, Bill (Calif.)...... 53201 2433 Hoyer, Steny H. (Md.) ...... 54131 1513 Lowey, Nita M. (N.Y. l ...... 56506 1313 Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. (Ky.) ...... 53115 2267 Luken, Thomas A. (Ohio) ...... 52216 2368 Huckaby, Jerry (La.) ...... 52376 2182 Lukens, Donald E. "Buz" (Ohio) ...... 56205 117 Hughes, William J . (N.J .) ...... 56572 341 McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) (Calif.)...... 55330 435 Hunter, Duncan (Calif.) ...... 55672 133 McCloskey, Frank (Ind.) ...... 54636 127 Hutto, Earl (Fla.) ...... 54136 2435 McCollum, Bill (Fla.) ...... 52176 1507 Hyde, Henry J (Ill.) ...... 54561 2104 McCrery, Jim (La.) ...... 52777 1721 lnhofe, James M. (Okla.)...... 52211 408 McCurdy, Dave (Okla.)...... 56165 2344 Ireland, Andy (Fla.) ...... 55015 2416 McDade, Joseph M. (Pa.) ...... 53731 2370 Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. (Ind.) ...... 54011 2313 McDermott, Jim (Wash.) ...... 53106 1107 James, Craig T. (Fla.)...... 54035 1408 McEwen, Bob (Ohio) ...... 55705 2431 Jenkins, Ed (Ga.) ...... 55211 2427 McGrath, Raymond J (N.Y. ) ...... 55516 205 Johnson, Nancy L. (Conn.) ...... 54476 119 McHugh, Matthew F. (N.Y.l ...... 56335 2335 Johnson, Tim (S. Dak.)...... 52801 513 McMillan, J Alex (N.C.) ...... 51976 401 Johnston, Harry (Fla.) ...... 53001 1517 McMillen, C. Thomas (Md.) ...... 58090 327 Jones, Ben (Ga.) ...... 54272 514 McNulty, Michael R. (N.Y.) ...... 55076 1431 Jones, Walter B. (N.C.) ...... 53101 241 Machtley, Ronald K. (R.I. J ...... 54911 1123 Jontz, J im (Ind.) ...... 55037 1039 Madigan, Edward R. (Ill.) ...... 52371 2109 Kanjorski, Paul E. (Pa.) ...... 56511 424 Manton, Thomas J . (N.Y.) ...... 53965 331 Kaptur, Marcy (Ohio) ...... 541-16 1228 Markey, Edward J . (Mass.) ...... 52836 2133 Kasich, John R. (Ohio)...... 55355 1133 Marlenee, Ron (Mont.) ...... 51555 2465 Kastenmeier, Robert W. (Wis.) ...... 52906 2328 Martin, David O'B. (N .Y.J ...... 54611 442 Kennedy, Joseph P., II (Mass.) ...... 55111 1208 Martin, Lynn (Ill.)...... 55676 1214 Kennelly, Barbara B. (Conn.) ...... 52265 204 Martinez, Matthew G. (Calif.)...... 55464 240 Kildee, Dale E. (Mich.) ...... 53611 2262 Matsui, Robert T. (Calif.)...... 57163 2419 Kleczka, Gerald D. (Wis.) ...... 54572 226 Mavroules, Nicholas (Mass.)...... 58020 2432 Kolbe, Jim (Ariz.) ...... 52542 410 Mazzoli, Romano L. (Ky.) ...... 55401 2246 Kolter, Joe (Pa.) ...... 52565 212 Meyers, Jan (Kans.) ...... 52865 315 Kostmayer, Peter H. (Pa.) ...... 54276 123 Mfume, Kweisi (Md.l...... 54741 128 Kyl, Jon L. (Ariz.) ...... 53361 313 Michel, Robert H (Ill.) ...... 56201 2112 LaFalce, John J . (N.Y. ) ...... 53231 2367 Miller, Clarence E. (Ohio) ...... 55131 2308 Lagomarsino, Robert J (Calif.) ...... 53601 2332 Miller, George (Calif.) ...... 52095 2228 Lancaster, H. Martin (N.C.) ...... 53415 1417 Miller, John (Wash.)...... 56311 1406 Lantos, Tom (Calif.) ...... 53531 1526 Mineta, Norman Y. (Calif.) ...... 52631 2350 Laughlin, Greg (Tex.) ...... 52831 1022 Moakley, Joe (Mass.) ...... 58273 221 Leach, Jim (Iowa) ...... 56576 1514 Molinari, Guy V (N .Y.) ...... 53371 2453 Leath, Marvin (Tex.) ...... 56105 336 Mollohan, Alan B. (W. Va.) ...... 54172 437 Lehman, Richard H . (Calif.)...... 54540 1319 Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) (Miss.) ...... 55031 2184 Lehman, William (Fla.) ...... 54211 2347 Moody, Jim (Wis.) ...... 53571 1019 Leland, Mickey (Tex.) ...... 53816 2236 Moorhead, Carlos J (Calif.) ...... 54176 2346 3 -~-~----- REPRESENTATIVES Name Phone Room Name Phone Room Morella, Constance A . (Md.) ...... 55341 1024 Rhodes, John J. III (Ariz. l...... 52635 412 Morrison, Bruce A. (Conn.) ...... 53661 330 Richardson, Bill (N . Mex.) ...... 56190 332 Morrison, Sid (Wash.) ...... 55816 1434 Ridge, Thomas J (Pa.) ...... 55406 1714 Mrazek, Robert J . (N.Y. )...... 55956 306 Rinaldo, Matthew J (N.J.l...... 55361 2469 Murphy, Austin J . (Pa.) ...... 54665 2210 R itter, Don (Pa.) ...... 56411 2447 Murtha, John P. (Pa.) ...... 52065 2423 Roberts, Pat (Kans.) ...... 52715 1323 Myers, John T (Ind.) ...... 55805 2372 Robinson, Tommy F. (Ark.J...... 52506 1541 Nagle, David R. (Iowa) ...... 53301 214 Roe, Robert A. (N .J.) ...... 55751 2243 Natc~er, William H. (Ky.) ...... 53501 2333 Rogers, Harold (Ky.l...... 54601 434 Neal, Richard E. (Mass.) ...... 55601 1631 Rohrabacher, Dana (Calif.) ...... 52415 1017 Neal, Stephen L. (N.C.) ...... 52071 2463 Rose, Charles (N.C.) ...... 52731 2230 Nelson, Bill (Fla.) ...... 53671 2404 Rostenkowski, Dan (Ill.) ...... 54061 2111 [Nichols, Bill] (Ala.) ...... 53261 1605 Roth, Toby (Wis.) ...... 55665 2352 Nielson, Howard C. (Utah) ...... 57751 1122 Roukema, Marge (N .J. ) ...... 54465 303 Nowak, Henry J . (N.Y. ) ...... 53306 2240 Rowland, J. Roy (Ga.) ...... 56531 423 Oakar, Mary Rose (Ohio) ...... 55871 2231 Rowland, John G. (Conn.) ...... 53822 329 Oberstar, James L. (Minn.) ...... 56211 2209 Roybal, Edward R. (Calif.) ...... 56235 2211 Obey, David R. (Wis. ) ...... 53365 2462 Russo, Marty (Ill.) ...... 55736 2233 Olin, Jim (Va.) ...... 55431 1314 Sabo, Martin Olav (Minn.) ...... 54755 2201 Ortiz, Solomon P. (Tex.) ...... 57742 1524 Saiki, Patricia F (Hawaii) ...... 52726 1609 Owens, Major R. (N.Y.) ...... 56231 114 Sangmeister, George E. (Ill.)...... 53635 1607 Owens, Wayne (Utah) ...... 53011 1728 Sarpalius, Bill (Tex.) ...... 53706 1223 Oxley, Michael G. (Ohio) ...... 52676 1131 Savage, Gus (Ill.) ...... 50773 1121 Packard, Ron (Calif.) ...... 53906 316 Sawyer, Thomas C. (Ohio) ...... 55231 1518 Pallone, Frank, Jr. (N.J .) ...... 54671 1207 Saxton, Jim (N .J .) ...... 54765 324 Panetta, Leon E. (Calif.) ...... 52861 339 Schaefer, Dan (Colo.) ...... 57882 1317 Parker, Mike (Miss.l...... 55865 1725 Scheuer, James H . (N .Y. ) ...... 55471 2466 Parris, Stan (Va.) ...... 54376 2434 Schiff, Steven (N . Mex.) ...... 56316 1520 Pashayan, Charles, Jr. (Calif.) ...... 53341 203 Schneider, Claudine (R.I. ) ...... 52735 1512 Patterson, Elizabeth J . (S.C.) ...... 56030 1641 Schroeder, Patricia (Colo.) ...... 54431 2208 Paxon, Bill (NY.)...... 55265 1711 Schuette, Bill Name Phone Room Name Phone Room Smith, Lawrence J. (Fla.) ...... 57931 113 Traxler, Bob (Mich.) ...... 52806 2366 Smith, Neal (Iowa)...... 54426 2373 Udall, Morris K. (Ariz.) ...... 54065 235 Smith, Peter (Vt.) ...... 54115 1020 Unsoeld, Jolene (Wash.) ...... 53536 1508 Smith, Robert C. (N.H .) ...... 55456 115 Upton, Frederick S. (Mich.) ...... 53761 1713 Smith, Robert F (Bob) (Oreg.) ...... 56730 118 Valentine, Tim (N.C.) ...... 54531 1510 Smith, Virginia (Nebr.) ...... 56435 2202 Vander Jagt, Guy (Mich.) ...... 53511 2409 Snowe, Olympia J (Maine)...... 56306 2464 Vento, Bruce F. (Minn.) ...... 56631 2304 Solarz, Stephen J . (N.Y.) ...... 52361 1536 Visclosky, Peter J. (Ind.) ...... 52461 420 Solomon, Gerald B. H. (N.Y.) ...... 55614 2265 Volkmer, Harold L. (Mo.) ...... 52956 2411 Spence, Floyd (S.C.) ...... 52452 2405 Vucanovich, Barbara F (Nev.) ...... 56155 206 Spratt, John M., Jr. (S.C.) ...... 55501 1533 Walgren, Doug (Pa.) ...... 52135 2241 Staggers, Harley 0 ., Jr. (W. Va.) ...... 54331 1504 Walker, Robert S. (Pa.l ...... 52411 2445 Stallings, Richard H. (Idaho) ...... 55531 1221 Walsh, James T (N.Y.) ...... 53701 1238 Stangeland, Arlan (Minn.) ...... 52165 2245 Watkins, Wes (Okla.) ...... 54565 2348 Stark, Fortney Pete (Calif.) ...... 55065 1125 Waxman, Henry A. (Calif.) ...... 53976 2418 Stearns, Cliff (Fla.)...... 557 44 1630 Weber, Vin (Minn.) ...... 52331 106 Stenholm, Charles W. (Tex.) ...... 56605 1226 Weiss, Ted (N.Y.) ...... 55635 2467 Stokes, Louis (Ohio) ...... 57032 2365 Weldon, Curt (Pa.) ...... 52011 1233 Studds, Gerry E. (Mass.) ...... 53111 237 Wheat, Alan (Mo.) ...... 54535 1204 Stump, Bob (Ariz.)...... 54576 211 Whittaker, Bob (Kans.) ...... 53911 2436 Sundquist, Don (Tenn.) ...... 52811 230 Whitten, Jamie L. (Miss.) ...... 54306 2314 Swift, Al (Wash.)...... 52605 1502 Williams, Pat (Mont.) ...... 53211 2457 Synar, Mike (Okla.) ...... 52701 2441 Wilson, Charles (Tex.) ...... 52401 2256 Tallon, Robin (S.C.)...... 53315 432 Wise, Robert E., Jr. (W. Va.) ...... 52711 1421 Tanner, John S. (Tenn.) ...... 54714 512 Wolf, Frank R. (Va.) ...... 55136 229 Tauke, Thomas J. (Iowa) ...... 52911 2244 Wolpe, Howard (Mich.) ...... 55011 1535 Tauzin, W. J . (Billy) (La.) ...... 54031 2342 Wright, Jim (Tex.) ...... 55071 1236 Thomas, Robert Lindsay (Ga.) ...... 55831 431 Wyden, Ron (Oreg.) ...... 54811 2452 Thomas, William M. (Calif.) ...... 52915 2402 Wylie, Chalmers P. (Ohio) ...... 52015 2310 Torres, Esteban Edward (Calif.) ...... 55256 1740 Yates, Sidney R. (Ill.) ...... 52111 2234 Torricelli, Robert G. (N.J.) ...... 55061 317 Yatron, Gus (Pa.) ...... 55546 2205 Towns, Edolphus (N.Y.) ...... 55936 1726 Young, C. W. Bill (Fla.) ...... 55961 2407 Traficant, James A., Jr. (Ohio)...... 55261 312 Young, Don (Alaska) ...... 55765 2331 5 UNITED STATES SENATE SENATORS (Democrats in roman; Republicans in ita lic) [Room numbers begi nning with SD are in the Dirksen Building, SH are in the Hart Building, and SR are in the Russell Build ing. Capitol numbers begin with SJ [Washington, D.C. 20510] Name Phone Room Name Phone Room Vice Pres. Quayle, J Danforth Gramm, Phil (Tex.) ...... 42934 SR-370 (Ind.) ...... 42424 SD-202 Grassley, Charles E. (Iowa) ...... 43744 SH-135 Ada,ns, Brock (Wash.) ...... 42621 SH-513 Harkin, Tom (Iowa)...... 43254 SH-316 Armstrong, William L. (Colo.) ...... 45941 SH-528 Hatch, Orrin G. (Utah) ...... 45251 SR-135 Baucus, Max (Mont.) ...... 42651 SH-706 Hatfield, Mark 0 . (Oreg.) ...... 43753 SH-711 Bentsen, Lloyd (Tex.)...... 45922 SH-703 Heflin, Howell (Ala.) ...... 44124 SH-728 Biden, Joseph R., J r. (Del.) ...... 45042 SR-221 Heinz, John (Pa.) ...... 46324 SR-277 Bingaman, Jeff (N. Mex.) ...... 45521 SH-524 Helms, Jesse (N.C.) ...... 46342 SD-403 Bond, Christopher S. (Mo.) ...... 45721 SR-293 Hollings, Ernest F. (S.C.) ...... 46121 SR-125 Boren, David Lyle (Okla.) ...... 44721 SR-453 Humphrey, Gordon J (N .H.) ...... 42841 SH-531 Boschwitz, Rudy (Minn.) ...... 45641 SH-506 Inouye, Daniel K. (Hawaii) ...... 43934 SH-722 Bradley, Bill (N.J .) ...... 43224 SH-731 Jeffords, James M. (Vt.) ...... 45141 SD-530 Breaux, John B. (La.) ...... 44623 SH-516 Johnston, J . Bennett (La.) ...... 45824 SH-136 Bryan, Richard H. (Nev.) ...... 46244 SH-302 Kassebaum, Nancy Landon(Kans. ). . 4477 4 SR-302 Bumpers, Dale (Ark.)...... 44843 SD-229 Kasten, R obert W., Jr. (Wis.) ...... 45323 SH-110 Burdick, Quentin N. (N . Dak.) ...... 42551 SH-511 Kennedy, Edward M. (Mass.) ...... 44543 SR-315 Burns, Conrad (Mont.) ...... 42644 SH-825 Kerrey, Bob (Nebr.) ...... 46551 SD-194 Byrd, Robert C. (W. Va.) ...... 43954 SH-311 Kerry, John F. (Mass.) ...... 42742 SR-421 Chafee, John H. (R.I.) ...... 42921 SD-567 Kohl, Herbert H. (Wis.)...... 45653 SH-708 Coats, Dan (Ind.) ...... 45623 SR-411 Lautenberg, Frank R. (N.J.) ...... 44744 SH-717 Cochran, Thad (Miss.) ...... 45054 SR-326 Leahy, Patrick J . (Vt.) ...... 44242 SR-433 Cohen, William S. (Maine) ...... 42523 SH-322 Levin, Carl (Mich.) ...... 46221 SR-459 Conrad, Kent (N. Dak.)...... 42043 SD-361 Lieberman, Joe (Conn.) ...... 44041 SH-123 Cranston, Alan (Calif.) ...... 43553 SH-112 Lott, Trent (Miss.)...... 46253 SR-487 D 'A mato, Alfonse M. (N.Y.) ...... 46542 SH-520 Lugar, Richard G. rind.) ...... 44814 SH-306 Danforth, John C. (Mo.) ...... 46154 SR-249A McCain, John (Ariz.) ...... 42235 SR-111 Daschle, Thomas A. (S. Dak.) ...... 42321 SH-317 McClure, James A. (Idaho) ...... 42752 SH-309 DeConcini, Dennis (Ariz.) ...... 44521 SH-328 McConnell, Mitch (Ky.) ...... 425-11 SR-120 Dixon, Alan J. (Ill.) ...... 42854 SH-331 Mack, Connie (Fla.) ...... 45274 SH-902 Dodd, Christopher J . (Conn.J ...... 42823 SR-444 Matsunaga, Spark M. 6 SENATORS Name Phone Room Name Phone Room Reid, Harry (Nev.) ...... 43542 SH-324 Simon, Paul (Ill.) ...... 42152 SD-462 Riegle, Donald W., Jr. (Mich.) ...... 44822 SD-105 Simpson, Alan K. (Wyo.) ...... 43424 SD-261 Robb, Charles S. (Va.) ...... 4-1024 SR-493 Specter, Arlen (Pa.) ...... 44254 SH-303 Rockefeller, Jay (W. Va.) ...... 46472 SH-724 Stevens, Ted (Alaska) ...... 43004 SH-522 Roth, William V. , Jr. (Del. )...... 424-11 SH-104 Symms, Steve (ldahol ...... 46142 SH-509 Rudman, Warren (N.H. l ...... 43324 SH-530 Thurmond, Strom (S.C.) ...... 45972 SR-217 Sanford, Terry (N.C.) ...... 43154 SH-716 Wallop, Malcolm (Wyo.) ...... 46441 SR-237 Sarbanes, Paul S. (Md.) ...... 44524 SD-332 Warner, John William (Va.) ...... 42023 SR-225 Sasser, Jim (Tenn.) ...... 43344 SR-363 Wilson, Pete (Calif. l...... 43841 SH-720 Shelby, Richard C. (Ala.) ...... 45744 SH-313 Wirth, Timothy E. (Colo. )...... 45852 SR-380 7 COMMITIEES HO USE COMMITIEES SENATE COMMITIEES Phone Room Phone Room Agriculture ...... 52171 1301 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Appropriations ...... 52771 H 218 Forestry ...... 42035 SR328A Armed Services ...... 54151 2120 Appropriations ...... 43471 SD-136 Banking, Finance and Urban Armed Services ...... 43871 SR-222 Affairs...... 5424 7 2129 Banking, Housing, and Urban Budget ...... 67200 214 HOB Affairs ...... 47391 SD-534 Anx. 1 Budget ...... 40642 SD-621 District of Columbia ...... 54457 1310 Commerce, Science, and Education and Labor ...... 54527 2181 Transportation ...... 45115 SD-358 Energy and Commerce ...... 52927 2125 Energy and Natural Resources .. 44971 SD-364 Foreign Affairs ...... 55021 2170 Environment and Public Works 46176 SD-410 Government Operations ...... 55051 2157 Finance ...... 44515 SD-205 House Administration ...... 52061 H 326 Foreign Relations ...... 44651 SD-440 Interior and Insular Affairs ...... 52761 1324 Governmental Affairs ...... 44751 SD-340 Judiciary ...... 53951 2137 Judiciary ...... 45225 SD-224 Merchant Marine and Fisheries 54047 1334 Labor and Human Resources ..... 45375 SD-428 Post Office and Civil Service ...... 54054 309 Rules and Administration ...... 46352 SR-305 Franking Commission...... 50436 305 Small Business ...... 4517 5 SR428A Public Works and Veterans' Affairs ...... 49126 SR-414 Transportation ...... 544 72 2165 SELECT COMMITIEES Rules ...... 59486 H 312 Minority ...... 56991 H 305 Ethics ...... 42981 SH-220 Science, Space, and Technology . 56371 2321 Indian Affairs ...... 42251 SH-838 Small Business ...... 55821 2361 Intelligence ...... 41700 SH-211 Standards of Official Conduct ... . 57103 HT-2 Veterans' Affairs ...... 53527 335 SPECIAL COM~IITIEE Ways and Means: Aging ...... 45364 SH-628 (LHOB)...... 53625 1102 SELECT COM.MITIEES Aging (HOB Anx. 1 ) ...... 63375 712 Children, Youth, and Families .. 67660 H2-385 Hunger ...... 65470 H2-507 Intelligence, Permanent...... 54121 H 405 Narcotics Abuse and Control ..... 63040 H2-234 JOINT COMMITIEES Phone Room Phone Room Economic ...... 45171 SD-G0l Taxation Library ...... 40275 SR-305 (LHOB)...... 53621 1015 Printing ...... 45241 SH-818 (DSOB) ...... 45561 SD-204 8 0 r U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Committee on Appropriations 101st Congr~~s,-, lst Session Jamie L. Whitten (D-Miss.), Chairman DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS William H. Natcher, Kentucky Silvio o. Conte, Massachusetts Neal Smith, Iowa Joseph M. McDade, Pennsylvania Sidney R. Yates, Illinois John T. Myers, Indiana David R. Obey, Wisconsin Clarence E. Miller, Ohio Edward R. Roybal, California Lawrence Coughlin, Pennsylvania Louis Stokes, Ohio c. w. Bill Young, Florida Tom Bevill, Alabama Ralph Regula, Ohio Bill Alexander, Arkansas Virginia Smith, Nebraska John P. Murtha, Pennsylvania Carl D. Pursell, Michigan Bob Traxler, Michigan Mickey Edwards, Oklahoma Joseph D. Early, Massachusetts Bob Livingston, Louisiana Charles Wilson, Texas Bill Green, New York Lindy (Mrs. Hale) Boggs, Louisiana Jerry Lewis, California Norman D. Dicks, Washington John Edward Porter, Illinois Matthew F. McHugh, New York Harold Rogers, Kentucky William Lehman, Florida Joe Skeen, New Mexico Martin Olav Sabo, Minnesota Frank R. Wolf, Virginia Julian C. Dixon, California Bill Lowery, California Vic Fazio, California Vin Weber, Minnesota w. G. (Bill) Hefner, North Carolina Tom DeLay, Texas Les Aucoin, Oregon Jim Kolbe, Arizona Daniel K. Akaka, Hawaii Dean A. Gallo, New Jersey Wes Watkins, Oklahoma William H. Gray III, Pennsylvania Bernard J. Dwyer, New Jersey Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Bob Carr, Michigan Robert J. Mrazek, New York Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Ronald D. Coleman, Texas Alan B. Mollohan, West Virginia Robert Lindsay Thomas, Georgia Chester G. Atkins, Massachusetts Jim Chapman, Texas Under Committee Rules, the chairman is a member of each subcommittee and the ranking minority member is an ex officio member of each subcommittee.] (See over for Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor-Health and Human Services Education: Legislative: and Treasury-Postal Service-General Government.) American Library Association, Washington Office · February 1989 I - 2 - Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Subcommittee William H. Natcher (D-Ky.), Chairman DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS Neal Smith, Iowa Silvio o. Conte, Massachusetts David R. Obey, Wisconsin Carl D. Pursell, Michigan Edward R. Roybal, California John Edward Porter, Illinois Louis Stokes, Ohio C. W. Bill Young, Florida Joseph D. Early, Massachusetts Vin Weber, Minnesota Bernard J. D~er, New Jersey Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Legislative Appropriations Subcommittee . Vic Fazio (D-Calif.), Chairman DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS Sidney R. Yates, Illinois Jerry Lewis, California David R. Obey, Wisconsin Silvio 0. Conte, Massachusetts John P. Murtha, Pennsylvania John T. Myers, Indiana Bob Traxler, Michigan John Edward Porter, Illinois Lindy (Mrs. Hale) Boggs, Louisiana Treasury-Postal Service-General Government Appropriations Subcommittee Edward R. Roybal (D-Calif.), Chairman DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS Daniel K. Akaka, Hawaii Joe Skeen, New Mexico Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Bill Lowery, California Bill Alexander, Arkansas . ·Frank R. Wolf, Virginia Joseph D. Early, Massachusettes Martin Olav Sabo, Minnesota I U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Committee on Budget 101st Congress, 1st Session Leon E. Panetta (D-Calif.), Chairman DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS Thomas S. Foley, Washington Bill Frenzel, Minnesota Marty Russo, Illinois Willis D. Gradison, Jr., Ohio Ed Jenkins, Georgia William F. Goodling, Pennsylvania Marvin Leath, Texas Denny Smith, Oregon Charles E. Schumer, New York William M. Thomas, California Barbara Boxer, California Harold Rogers, Kentucky Jim Slattery, Kansas Richard K. Armey, Texas James L. Oberstar, Minnesota Jack Buechner, Missouri Frank J. Guarini, New Jersey Amo Houghton, New York Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Jim McCrery, Louisiana Mike Espy, Mississippi John R. Kasich, Ohio Dale E. Kildee, Michigan Dean A. Gallo, New Jersey Anthony C. Beilenson, California Bill Schuette, Michigan Jerry Huckaby, Louisana Helen Delich Bentley, Maryland Martin Olav Sabo, Minnesota Bernard J. Dwyer, New Jersey Howard L. Berman, California Robert E. Wise, Jr., West Virginia Marcy Kaptur, Ohio John Bryant, Texas U.S. SENATE Committee on Budget 101st Congress, 1st Session James R. Sasser (D-Tenn.), Chairman DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS Ernest F. Hollings, South Carolina Pete v. Domenici, New Mexico J. Bennett Johnston, Louisiana William L. Armstrong, Colorado Donald w. Riegle, Jr., Michigan Rudy Boschwitz, Minnesota J. James Exon, Nebraska Steven Symms, Idaho Frank R. Lautenberg, New Jersey Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Paul Simon, Illinois Robert w. Kasten, Jr., Wisconsin Terry Sanford, North Carolina Don Nickles, Oklahoma Timothy E. Wirth, Colorado Warren B. Rudman, New Hampshire Wyche Fowler, Jr., Georgia Phil Gramm, Texas Kent Conrad, North Dakota Christopher s. Bond, Missouri Christopher J. Dodd, Connecticut Charles s. Robb, Virginia American Library Association, Washington Office February 1989 - 2 - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Chairman DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS Robert c. Byrd, West Virginia Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Ernest F. Hollings, South Carolina Marko. Hatfield, Oregon Quentin N. Burdick, North Dakota Ted Stevens, Alaska Daniel K. Inouye, Hawaii Warren Rudman, New Hampshire Dale Bumpers, Arkansas James A. McClure, Idaho Harry Reid, Nevada Thad Cochran, Mississippi Brock Adams, Washington Phil Gramm, Texas Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee Harry Reid, (D-Nev.), Chairman DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS Barbara Mikulski, Maryland Don Nickles, Oklahoma Brock Adams, Washington Marko. Hatfield, Oregon Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz.), Chairman DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS Barbara Mikulski, Maryland Pete v. Domenici, New Mexico J. Robert Kerrey, Nebraska Alfonse M. D'Amato, New York U.S. SENATE Committee on Appropriations 101st Congress, 1st Session Robert c. Byrd (D~W.Va.), Chairman DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS Daniel K. Inouye, Hawaii Marko. Hatfield, Oregon Ernest F. Hollings, South Carolina Ted Stevens, Alaska J. Bennett Johnston, Louisiana James A. McClure, Idaho Quentin N. Burdick, North Dakota Jake Garn, Utah Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Thad Cochran, Mississippi Jim Sasser, Tennessee Robert w. Kasten, Jr., Wisconsin Dennis DeConcini, Arizona Alfonse M. D'Amato, New York Dale Bumpers, Arkansas Warren Rudman, New Hampshire Frank R. Lautenberg, New Jersey Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Tom Harkin, Iowa Pete v. Domenici, New Mexico Barbara Mikulski, Maryland Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Harry Reid, Nevada Don Nickles, Oklahoma Brock Adams, Washington Phil Gramm, Texas Wyche Fowler, Jr., Georgia J. Robert Kerrey, Nebraska [Messrs. Byrd and Hatfield are ex officio members of all subcommittees of which they are not ,regular members.] (Over for Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Legislative Branch; and Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government.) American Library Association, Washington Office February 1989 f EVALUATION NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK LEGISLATIVE DAY Tuesday, April 11 , 1989 Washington, D. C. (Each participant should fill out a separate form. Please complete and leave with ALA Washington Office staff or mail to ALA Washington Office, 110 Maryland Ave., N. E., Washington, o. c., 20002-5675. Than~ you.) Name ______State ,J Title/Affiliation ______Phone Address City/St/Zip PART I: , .Report on Congressional 9ffice Visits List the names of legislators visited and primary contact in each office (the person with whom you spent the most time): 1. Legislator Contact & title ------Comments 2. Legislator ------Contact & title ------Comments------ 3. Legislator------ Contact & title ------Co mm ents------ (over) - 2 - PART I (cont'd): Report on Congressional Office Visits 4. Legislator Contact & title Comments PART II: Evaluation of Leqislative Day Activities 1. What aspect of Legislative Day did you find most useful? 2. In future Legislative Days, what areas would you like to see added or changed? 3. Other comments, criticisms and/or suggestions? 4. Do you have any relevant information about a Member of Congress which can be useful to the ALA Washington Office? For example: Member is a (a) trustee of a local college or university, (b) a library board member, past or present, (c) related to a practicing librarian, (d) "graduate" of the public library. 5. Do you have any such information on Congressional staff members? ldfl04/89tj I STATUS OF MAJOR LIBRARY-RELATED LEGISLATION ACTIVE THIS MONTH As of April 7, 1989 Senate House CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET Library programs are in Bush Admin.'s residual !Markup of budget !Markup of budget freeze (an outlay freeze would cut LSCA & HEA II!resolution to !resolution to 22% from current services levels) or lower pri- !begin week of !begin week of ority category to be negotiated with Congress. !April 17 !April 10 Education category has dropped from 2.5% of fed-I I eral budget in '80 to 1.8% in '89. To retain !Budget negotiations between Ed. Dept. programs at 2.5% would require $31.2 !Bush Admin. & Congr. leadership billion instead of current $21.9b. Two pending !moving toward early agreement plans to restore priority for human resources I category would help educ. and libraries. Hse. Ed. & Labor Com. Chairman Gus Hawkins would add $5.4b., of which $2.4b. would be for educ. Sen. Tim Wirth of Budget Com. would add $3.7b., of which $2.7b. is for educ., incl. unspecified modest added investment in library programs. Sen. Budget Com. member Paul Simon has also asked educ. increase. LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1990 Administration would replace LSCA & HEA II with Approp. Subcom. Approp. Subcom. $137,200,000 legislative proposal. Approp. hearings underway hearings underway Subcoms. will have to act on basis of current laws, for which no funds at all are requested. WHC ON LIBRARY & INFORMATION SERVICES PL 100-382, signed 8/8/88, authorizes $6,000,000 No Admin. request for funding; for WHCLIS to be held by Sept. 30, 1991. Funding action needed by Hse. & Sen. urgently needed so states may begin planning. L-HHS-ED Approp. Subcommittees POSTAL REVENUE FORGONE Administration would eliminate all postal reve Approp. Subcom. Approp. Subcom. nue forgone approp. except free mail for blind. hearings underway hearings underway USPS estimates $459,755,000 is needed to keep preferred rates at current levels. Without full amount, rates will rise Oct. 1 to make up any shortfall. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE GPO SuDocs budget request is $25,500,000, barely Approp. Subcom. Approp. Subcom. above current $25,155,000. Inclusion of elec- hearings underway hrgs. concluded tronic formats in Depository Library Program has begun with phased distribution of Census Bureau CD-ROM product. GPO should be funded to test a wide range of electronic pilot projects. (over) STATUS OF MAJOR LIBRARY-RELATED LEGISLATION ACTIVE THIS MONTH (cont'd) Page Two As of April 7, 1989 Senate House LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LC needs full budget request of $292,612,000 to Approp. Subcom. IApprop. Subcom. cope with processing backlogs and fill posi hearings underwaylhrgs. concluded tions. One in ten is vacant for lack of funding. I I NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY I FY '89 funding signed by President is $1 million Approp. Subcom. IApprop. Subcom. less for NAL than Congress intended through hearings underwaylhearings underway clerical error. Info. center and networking I activities threatened. NAL needs $1 million I restored and $14,947,000 requested for FY '90. I I NATL. LIB. OF MEDICINE, MEDICAL LIB. ASST. ACT I Admin. request would increase NLM & MLAA 6% to Approp. Subcom. IApprop. Subcom. $78,229,000 of which $10,021,000 is for MLAA hearings underwaylhearings underway assistance to network of medical libraries. I I NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR HUMANITIES I Admin. request of $153,250,000, a 0.1% increase, Approp. Subcom. IApprop. Subcom. includes level funding of $2.8m. for Humanities !hearings underwaylhrgs. concluded Projects in Libraries, and a $lm. increase for I I preservation at $13,500,000. I I I I NATIONAL ARCHIVES, NATIONAL HISTORICAL I I PUBLICATIONS & RECORDS COMMISSION I I Admin. request for NARA is $122,612,000, up IApprop. Subcom. IApprop. Subcom. slightly. NHPRC grants, currently $4m., would hearings underwaylhearings underway again be eliminated. $Sm. is authorized in '90. I I SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACT, ESEA TITLE I CHAPTER 2 I Newly reauthorized block grant includes school Approp. Subcom. IApprop. Subcom. library resources and librarian training among hearings underwaylhearings underway 6 targeted areas. Admin. requests $507,236,000, I 3% increase but less than FY '88 funding. I I LIBRARY SERVICES & CONSTRUCTION ACT REAUTH. I LSCA needs reauthorization this year. 4/11 hrg. Joint hearing April 11, 9:30 a.m., expected to focus on accomplishments and any 2175 Rayburn, by House Post- minor amendments needed. Admin.'s Library Serv- secondary Education Subcommittee ices Improvement Act to replace LSCA & HEA II and Senate Education, Arts, and was transmitted to Congress during Easter re- Humanities Subcommittee cess; has not as yet been introduced as a bill. PERMANENT PAPER Measures to establish national policy that books S.J.Res. 57 by IH.J.Res. 226 by and other materials of enduring value should be Sen. Pell IRep. Williams printed on alkaline, permanent papers. Both have requested cosponsors I NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH I April 5, Rep. Major Owens reintroduced his bill Bill expected IH.J.Res. 231 to designate September 1989 as National Library shortly I Card Sign-Up Month. Cosponsors needed. I I American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440 April 1989 LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1989 HR 2742, PL 101-254 Summary of Significant Changes from Previous Law A five-year reauthorization of the Library Services and Construction Act was signed into law by President Bush on March 15, 1990. The legislation, HR 2742, is now PL 101-254. The major programmatic changes in the new law include an increased emphasis on technology within the framework of LSCA I, II, and III; additional literacy and child-centered activities in title I; emphasis within titles II and III on the preservation of library materials; a new title VII for evaluation and assessment of LSCA by the Department of Education; and a new title VIII, Library Learning Center Programs, with provision for Family Learning Centers and Library Literacy Centers. In addition, a variety of technical amendments are designed to increase flexibility and efficiency. Authorization Levels (figures in thousands) Previous Appro PL 101-254 Law priations LSCA Title FY 1990* FY 1990 FY 1990 I, public library services $100,000 $ 95,000 $ 82,505 II, public library construction 55,000 50,000 18,900 III, interlibrary coop. 35,000 30,000 19,551 IV, Indian library services (2% of annual approps. for LSCA I, II, and III) V, foreign language materials 1,000 1,000 -0- VI, library literacy programs 10,000 5,000 5,365 VII, evaluation and assessment 500 VIII, lib. learning ctr. programs 6,000** TOTAL $207,500 $181,000 $126,321 * For FY 1991 through 1994, such sums as necessary for each title. ** No appropriation may be made for title VIII unless the total appropriation for titles I, II, and III is at least equal to the previous year's total plus 4%. GENERAL PROVISIONS Network is defined for the first time (in language very similar to existing title III wording) to mean "any local, statewide, regional, interstate, or international cooperative association of library entities which provide for the systematic and effective coordination of the resources of school, public, academic, and special libraries and information centers for improved supplementary services for the clientele served by each type of library entity." Nondiscrimination. The basic state plan for LSCA is amended to include providing "assurances that libraries within the State that receive funds under this Act shall not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, age, gender, - 2 - national origin, or handicapping condition in providing space for public meetings." Education Research Library. The Act prohibits the contracting out of the Department of Education Research Library through September 30, 1991, except for contracts of $50,000 or less annually. The General Accounting Office is to report by January 30, 1991, on a study of the Library which is to include an assessment of its significance, the feasibility of expanding public access, and an evaluation of its effectiveness. TITLE I, PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES Technology. Title I purposes as reflected in annual programs are expanded to include "assisting public libraries in making effective use of technology to improve library and information services." Intergenerational Library Services. Title I purposes as reflected in annual programs are expanded to include "assisting libraries in developing intergenera tional library programs that will match older adult volunteers with libraries interested in developing afterschool literacy and reading skills programs for unsupervised school children during afterschool hours." Childcare Library Outreach. Title I purposes as reflected in annual programs are expanded to include "assisting libraries in providing mobile library serv ices and programs to child-care providers or child-care centers which are licensed or certified by the State, or otherwise meet the requirements of State law." Library Literacy Centers. Title I purposes as reflected in annual programs are expanded to include establishing and supporting "model library literacy centers, coordinated by the State library administrative agency with other interested State agencies and nonprofit organizations to reduce the number of functionally illiterate individuals and to help them reach full employment." Drug Abuse Prevention. Title I purposes as reflected in annual programs are expanded to include "assisting libraries in providing and displaying educational materials, and conducting community-wide programs, aimed at preventing and elim inating drug abuse, in cooperation with local education agencies or other agencies or organizations, if appropriate." Multitype Library Systems. An amendment is added to recognize that title I grants to multitype library systems result in improved library services, and to reduce title I/title III audit problems: "In carrying out its program to accom plish the purposes of this title, a State may make subgrants to library systems or networks which include libraries other than public libraries, if the purpose of the subgrant is to improve services for public library patrons." Maintenance of Effort. In an attempt to clarify maintenance of effort, requirements are changed as follows: The state's "federal share" must be matched by funds from state and local sources. State aid to public libraries and library systems must equal 90 percent of amounts expended in the second preceding fiscal year. Expenditures by the state library administrative agency, or the part charged by state law with the extension and development of public library services throughout the state, must equal 90 percent of amounts expended - 3 - in the second preceding fiscal year. Waivers of the 90 percent requirements may be granted for "exceptional extenuating circumstances." Ratable Reduction, Institutional Library Services. Maintenance of effort ------'------'=------requirements for library services to the institutionalized are to be ratably reduced to the extent that the Secretary of Education determines the institu tionalized populations have declined (in addition to the extent that federal allocations to the state are reduced). Ratable Reduction of MURLS Grants. An amendment adjusts the maintenance of effort requirement for Major Urban Resource Libraries (MURLS) to account for a drop in federal appropriations or in the population of cities above 100,000 which qualify. Ratable reductions would be allowed "to the extent that (A) the total Federal allocations to the State under section 5 for purposes of this title for the applicable fiscal year are reduced, or (B) the 1990 Census shows the population of the city served by such library has decreased." Handicapped Individual. This phrase is defined to mean "an individual who is physically or mentally impaired, visually impaired, or hearing impaired." TITLE II, PUBLIC LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT Technology Enhancement. The phrase "and technology enhancement" is added to the title and after "construction" throughout title II. Technology Eligibility. As an eligible use of LSCA II funds, "technology enhancement" is defined as "the acquisition, installation, maintenance, or replacement, of substantial technological equipment (including library biblio graphic automation equipment) necessary to provide access to information in electronic and other formats made possible by new information and communications technologies." In addition, the definition of "construction" is expanded to include projects "to ensure safe working environments." Within the overall definition of "construction," the term "equipment" is expanded to include the lease of equip ment; information and building technologies; and video and telecommunications equipment. Preservation. State annual programs for LSCA II must ensure that eligible projects "follow policies and procedures in the construction of public libraries that will promote the preservation of library and information resources to be utilized in the facilities." Carryover of Funds. LSCA II funds remain available until expended. (Previously, such language was included in annual appropriations laws each time that LSCA II was funded.) TITLE III, INTERLIBRARY COOPERATION AND RESOURCE SHARING Technology. The uses of title III funds are expanded to include "developing the technological capacity of libraries for interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing." - 4 - School Library Resources. "Public and school libraries which cooperate to make school library resources available to the public during periods when school is not in session may be reimbursed for such expenses." Preservation. Title III now provides for an optional statewide preservation cooperation plan and the identification of preservation objectives. States choosing this option must develop such a plan "in consultation with such parties and agencies as the State archives, historical societies, libraries, scholarly organizations, and other interested parties." The plan must specify the methods by which the state library agency will work with such parties "in planning, education and training, coordinating, outreach and public information, and service programs to ensure that endangered library and information resources are preserved systematically." No additional funds are provided, but states are permitted to use title III funds to carry out such plans. States "may contract part or all of the preservation program under this section to other agencies or institutions." TITLE IV, LIBRARY SERVICES FOR INDIAN TRIBES Allocations. Unchanged is the set-aside of 1.5 percent of appropriations for titles I, II, and III for grants to Indian tribes; and 0.5 percent for organiza tions serving Hawaiian natives. Previously, the amount of the basic grant equaled the 1.5 percent set-aside divided by the number of tribes; funds not applied for successfully were reallocated for special project grants. Under PL 101-254, one half of the set-aside for Indian tribes is for basic grants, with the amount of the basic grant determined by dividing this half by the number of tribes submitting an approved application. The other half is for special project grants. Alaskan Service Areas. To avoid applications from overlapping entities serving the same area, the new law requires that implementing regulations "prevent an allocation from being received to serve the same population by any 2 or more of the following entities (as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act): an Alaskan native village, a regional corporation, or a village corporation." Special Project Grants. An Indian tribe would have to apply successfully for a basic grant before being eligible for a special project grant in the same fiscal year. TITLE V, FOREIGN LANGUAGE MATERIALS ACQUISITION Coordination. The Secretary of Education is required to coordinate LSCA V and VI programs with those of LSCA I, II, and III, "and shall provide to the head of the State library administrative agency the opportunity to comment on any appli cation for a grant under title V or VI of this Act prior to the awarding of the grant, in order to assure that such grants from the Secretary are for purposes consistent with the long-range program •••• " Grant Amount. The maximum grant amount is raised from $15,000 to $35,000, "except that--(1) not more than 30 percent of the funds available for grants under this title in any fiscal year may be used to make grants in amounts between $35,000 and $125,000; and (2) no recipient may receive more than one grant under this title for any fiscal year." - 5 - TITLE VI, LIBRARY LITERACY PROGRAMS Maximum Grant. The maximum amount of a literacy program grant is raised from $25,000 to $35,000. Coordination. (See the amendment described under Title V.) TITLE VII, EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT Evaluation and Assessment. A new title VII authorizes $500,000 for the Secretary of Education "to carry out a program for the purpose of evaluation and assessment (directly or by grants or contracts)" of LSCA programs. The previous language has been stricken in LSCA Section 5(a) (5) which authorized such sums as necessary for evaluation of LSCA programs. TITLE VIII, LIBRARY LEARNING CENTER PROGRAMS No funds can be appropriated for the new title VIII unless total funding for LSCA I, II, and III exceeds the previous year's total by at least four percent. Of the $6 million authorized for FY '90, $3 million is authorized for Part A, Family Learning Centers, and $3 million for Part B, Library Literacy Centers. Part A, Family Learning Centers. Part A authorizes direct discretionary grants of up to $200,000 to local public libraries to support the Part A purpose: "to expand and improve opportunities for lifetime learning and the involvement of the Nation's families as partners in their children's education by providing comprehensive, family-oriented library services through Family Learning Centers." At least 25 percent of grant funds must be used for materials on child care and development, nutrition, parenting skills, and job and career information; and materials for children and adolescents. At least ten percent of grant funds are to be used for computer hardware and software for public use. Grant applications must include assurances that the library will be open evenings, Saturdays, and some Sundays and holidays to be convenient for working parents; provide qualified staff with specialized training; establish an advi sory committee with specified representatives; establish a family library loan program; provide a job and career information program; describe special services and outreach activities; publicize and promote the Center; and use funds to supplement and not supplant. Priority is to be given to applications which "(1) promise to serve a significant number of families on a regular basis; and (2) offer innovative approaches to improving library services for families and approaches which show promise for replication and dissemination." Grants are to be equitably distributed among the states and between urban and rural communities. Part B, Library Literacy Centers. The purposes of Part Bare to "(1) establish model library literacy centers throughout the country to serve as resource centers for the dissemination of literacy materials and equipment to local public libraries in order to help overcome the high incidence of adults with limited l.iteracy skills in the United States; (2) help adults with limited literacy skills reach full employment through nonthreatening learning - 6 - experiences in their local public library or in their own home; and (3) offer innovative approaches to improving library literacy services to adults and approaches which show promise for replication and dissemination." Part B involves a three-tier process. The Secretary awards grants on a competitive basis to states with an approved LSCA basic state plan plus an approved application submitted through the state library agency. Priority goes to applications from states with highest concentrations of adults who do not have a secondary education or its equivalent, few community or financial resources to establish the program, or low per capita income or high concentra tions of unemployment or underemployment. Maximum grants are $350,000 in the first fiscal year, and $100,000 in the second and third years. Funds received in the first year remain available until expended. Funds received in the second and third years must be used in the same fiscal year, and must be matched with nonfederal funds. The state either designates the state library administrative agency as the library literacy center, or selects a local public library through a competitive process. In designating one center, the state gives priority to applications which demonstrate the greatest ability to serve other local libraries, offer innovative approaches, and show promise for replication. All funds received by the state must be distributed to the center. States receiving grants must establish an advisory committee with designated representatives. The center must "(A) select local public libraries to participate in a literacy materials and equipment loan program; (B) select at least 25 percent of the local libraries that participate in the literacy materials and equipment loan program from rural areas; (C) give priority in the selection of local public libraries to participate in the literacy materials and equipment loan program to public libraries within the State which serve those in greatest need; (D) coor dinate the distribution of equipment and materials; (E) provide training to local public library personnel;" and evaluate and disseminate results, and show potential for replicability. Centers shall use funds "to establish coordination centers to make literacy materials and equipment available to local public libraries on a loan basis to initiate, expand, or improve public library literacy services and programs." Such services and programs may include acquisition of literacy education equip ment, literacy print and audio-visual materials, and staffing. Centers may use up to 25 percent of funds for computers and software. Local public libraries desiring to participate in the programs and services of the library literacy center submit applications to the state or the designated center, in accordance with PL 101-254 and as required by the state or center. The term "adult with limited literacy skills" is defined as "an adult whose minimal skills in reading, writing, or computation or in performing basic arith metical computations preclude the individual from functioning in society without assistance from others." The term "educationally disadvantaged adult" is given the same definition as in the Adult Education Act. American Library Association Washington Office TEL: 202/547-4440; FAX: 202/547-7363 March 1990 r Extensions of Remarks ~March 23, 1989 E l005Ll006 The joint resolution, which is virtu ally identical to Senate Joint Resolu RESOLUTION ON PERMANENT wide, and our libraries and research institu tion 394 which I introduced in the PAPER tions must acquire much scientific, historical, 100th Congress, reflects a growing con and cultural literature from abroad. cern aliout the impending loss of an In order to monitor progress, the resolution enormous part of our historical, cul HON. PAT WILLIAMS directs the Librarian of Congress and the tural, and scientific 1·ecords and litera OF MONTANA heads of the National Library of Medicine, the ture because of the self-destruction of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES National Agricultural Library, and the Archivist the acidic papers on which books and of the United States to report annually to the Thursday, March 23, 1989 other publications have been printed Congress on the effect of the resolution. since the mid-19th century, Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to The measure has no net cost to the Federal As chairman of the J·oint CGmmiltee introduce a resolution to establish a national Government. In fact, over the years it will on the Library in the 100th Congress, policy on the use of permanent papers for eliminate great future costs not only to the I had the opportunity to review both publications and records of enduring value. Federal Government, but to State and local the magnitude of this prnblem as well Joining me as original cosponsors are Mr. AN governments and public and private institu as the great e:f.l'orts already being NUNZJ0, Mr. YATES, Mr. WALGREN, Mr. tions such as universities, archives, and librar ma.de, at considerable public expense, OWENS, and Mrs. BOGGS. ies. Compliance by private publishers is volun to limit the self-destruction. Tl1e Li It is now widely recognized that we face a tary, but we are confident that it will become brary of Congress, for example, is pio• crisis in preserving our historic, cultural, and virtually universal by appealing to the public neering in the development of technol scientifk: record, not only in this country but spirit of all concerned. ogy for the mass deacidification of its world wide. The acidic papers on which most The principle of the resolution has the sup collections through the use of diethyl publications and records have been printed port of many organizations, including the zinc [DEZ]. The present goal is to for more than 100 years have been and are American Library Association, the Association begin treatment of all the Library's self-destructng. It will cost hundreds of mil of Research Libraries, the Medical Libraries lions of dollars from Federal, State, and local new acquisitions by 1991 and to start Association, the National Humanities Ailiance, retrospective treatment at the same governments and private institutions to sal and the Special Libraries Association. vage what can still be saved of deteriorating time of existing publications in Ameri I invite my colleagues, many of whom have can history. books and other materials through the proc expressed their concern about this national ess of deacidification or by microfilming. The The National Archives and Records problem, to join in cosponsorship; and I urge Administration and the National Li Congress has already appropriated more than tt1e committee to which the resolution may be $100 million for a salvage operation in the Li brary of Medicine are also making vig referred to take it up for consideration as early orous efforts to deal with the problem, brary of Congress, other Federal libraries and as possible in this session of Congress. archives, and research libraries. Much more either through deacidification or will be required. through microfilming books and publi Fortunately, we do not have to face this cations which are already too brittle problem into the indefinite future. The toot SENATE to save. cause has been determined-acid paper-and Congress has already appropriated it is now possible to produce nonacid papers February 8, 1989 over $100 million in support of these which will last several hundred years. More efforts, and we should be prepared to than 30 paper mills in this country are already S 1385-1387 provide more. At stake is nothing less doing so at costs comparable to those for than the preservation of the whole acidic papers. Most university presses and record and literary output of the most many private publishers are using nonacid By Mr. PELL (for himself, Mr. remarkable century of human experi papers, but the majority of books and scientif MOYNIHAN, !\,fr. J'.1:URKOWSKI, ence to date. ic and professional journals are still printed Mr. SARBAMES, Mr. GRASSLEY, However, it makes little se;1,;e to con on acid papers. Even those publishers who Mr. McCAIN, Mr. DECONCINI, tinue the remedy without alt,•mpting use nonacid papers are not generaliy indicat Mr. FORD, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. to curb the basic problem. And that is ing that fact in the publications themselves. EXON, Mr. SAN~'ORD, Mr. what the joint resolution I am offering Thus librarians and archivists often do not HEFLIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. today is designed to do. It establishes a know what they are receiving. STEVENS, Mr. Sn,WN, Mr. DODD, national policy to promote and encour The purpose of this resolution, therefore, is Mr. WARNER, Mr.· CHAFEE, Mr. age the printing of books and other to draw attention to the problem. The resolu HATCH, and Mr. GRAHAM): publications of enduring value on non tion would establish a national policy that all S.J. Res. 57. Joint resolution to es acidi.c paper.. In a figurative sense, it books, other publications, and Federal docu tablish a national policy on permanent locks the library door against prospec ments of enduring value be printed on perma papers; to the Committee on Gm;ern tive invasion by publications printed nent papers, that is, nonacidic or alkaline mental Affairs. on acidic pa.per. papers. In addition, the resolution would ur NATIONAL POLICY ON PE.R:,XAJH;NT PAPERS The joint resolution declares it to be gently recommend that Federal agencies re Mr. PELL. Mr. President, I am intro a policy of the United States that all quire use of permanent paper for publications ducing today a Senate joint resolution Federal records, boo:{s, and publica of enduring value; that Federal agencies re to establish a natiom1l poiicy to en tions of enduring value be p1w.luced on quire use of archival quality papers for perma courage the publication on acid free acid free permanent paper. In further nently papers for publications of enduring permanent paper of books, records, ance of that objective, the joint resolu value, voluntarify comply with national stand and publications of enduring value. tion llft{ently recommends that Feder ards, and indicate this fact in the publications Joining me as original cosponsors of al agencies reqnire the use of such themselves and in bibliographic listings; that the resolution are Senators MOYNI paper for publications of enduring reliable statistics be produced on current and HAN, MURKOWSKI, SARBANES, ORASS value, and the use of archival quality needed production of permanent papers; and LEY, MCCAIN, DEC0NCINI, FoRD, KEN papers for permanently valuable Fed that the State Department make known this NEDY, EXON, SANFORD, HEFLIN, LIEBER- eral records. national policy to foreign governments and 0MAN, STEVENS, SIMON, DODD, \VARNER, The joint resolution urges similar international agencies. The problem is world CHAFEE, HATCH, AND GRAHAM. action in the private sector. It urgent- S 1386 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE February 8, 1,98.'I ly recommends that American publish Finally, I might just note that the cifient!y; S. J. RES. 57 & H. J. RES. 226 2 JOINT RESOLUTION Whereas there is currently no statistical information from public or private To establish a national policy on permanent papers. sources regarding the present volume of production of acid free permenant papers and the volume of production required to meet an increased demand: Whereas it is now widely recognized and scientifically demonstrated that the Now, therefore, be it acidic papers commonly used in documents, books, and other publications for more than a century are self-destructing and will continue to ~elf Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United destruct; States of America in Congress assembled, Whereas Americans are facing the prospect of continuing to lose national histor SECTION 1. It is the policy of the United States that Federal Records, ical, scientific and scholarly records, including government records, books, and publications of enduring value be produced on acid free permanent faster than salvage efforts can be mounted despite the dedicated efforts papers. of many libraries, archives, and agencies, such as the Library of Congress and the National Archives and Records Administration; SEC. 2. The Congress of the United States urgently recommends the following: Whereas the Congress has already appropriated $50,000,000 to the National Archives and Records Administration, ~32,000,000 to the Library of Congress, (1) Federal agencies require the use of acid free permanent and $2,400,000 to the National Library of Medicine for deacidifying or papers for publications of enduring value produced by the Government Print microfilming books too brittle for ordinary use, and $25,000,000 to the ing Office or produced by Federal grant or contract, using the specifica National Endowment for the Humanities for grants to libraries and archives tions for such paper established by the Joint Committee on Printing. for such purposes; (2) Federal agencies require the use of archival quality acid Whereas nationwide many hundreds of millions of dollars will have to be spent free papers for permanently valuable Federal records and confer with the by the Federal, State, and local governments and private institutions National Archives and Records Administration on the requirements for paper to salvage the most essential books and other materials in the libraries quality. and archives of academic and private institutions; (3) American publishers use acid free permanent papers for Whereas there is an urgent need to prevent the continuance of the acid paper publications of enduring value, in voluntary compliance with the American problem into the indefinite future; National Standard, and note the use of such paper in books, in advertisements, in catalogs, and in standard bibliographic listings. Whereas acid free permanent papers with a life of several hundred years already are being produced at prices competitive with acid papers; ( 4) Reliable statistics be produced by public or private institu tions on the present production of acid free permanent papers and the Whereas the American Library Association Council in a resolution dated January volume of production required to meet the national policy declared in 13, 1988, has urged publishers to use acid free permanent papers in books section 1. and other publications of enduring use and value, and other professional organizations have expressed similar opinions; (5) The Secretary of State make known the national policy regard ing acid free permanent papers to foreign governments and appropriate Whereas, some publishers such as the National Historical Publications and Records international agencies since the acid paper problem is worldwide and essen Commission, the Library of Congress and many university presses are already tial foreign materials being imported by our libraries are printed on publishing on acid free permanent papers, and the Office of Technology acid papers. Assessment has estimated that only 15 to 25 percent of the books currently being published in the United States are printed on such paper; SEC. 3. The Librarian of Congress, the Archivist of the United States, the Director of the National Library of Medicine, and the Administrator Whereas even when books are printed on acid free permanent paper this fact of the National Library of Agriculture shall jointly monitor the Nation's is often not make known to libraries by notations in the book or by nota progress in implementing the national policy declared in section 1 regarding tions in standard bibliographic listings; acid free permanent papers and report annually to the Congress regarding such progress by January 1, 1991, and each succeeding year thereafter. Whereas most Government agencies do not require the use of acid free permanent papers for appropriate Federal records and publications, and associations 0 representing commercial publishers and book printers have thus far not recommended the use of such papers; Reprint courtesy of American Library Association, Washington Office Whereas paper manufacturers have stated that a sufficient supply of acid free 110 Maryland Avenue, N. E. permanent papers would be produced if publishers would specify the use Washington, D. C. 20002 of such papers; and 202/547-4440 April, 1989 SUMMARY OF AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS FY 1990 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations FY 1988 FY 1989 FY 1990 FY 1990 FY 1990 Appro- Appropria- Authori- Admin. ALA Recom- Librari Pro2rams Eriation tion zation Request 1 mendation 2 Library Services and Construction Act TOTAL $125,037,000 $127,165,000 $181,000,000 $ -o- $132,760,000 Title I, Pub. Lib. Services 78,986,000 81,009,000 95,000,000 -0- 84,573,000 II, Pub. Lib. Construction 22,595,000 22,324,000 50,000,000 -0- 23,306,000 III, Interlib. Coop. 18,669,000 19,102,000 30,000,000 -0- 19,942,000 IV, Indian Libraries (funded at 2% setaside of appropriations for LSCA I, II, & III) V, Foreign Lang. Materials -0- -0- 1,000,000 -0- 1,000,000 VI, Library Literacy 4,787,000 4,730,000 5,000,000 -0- 5,000,000 Hi2her Education Act TOTAL $10,052,000 $10,035,000 $ such sums $ -o- $ 21,477,000 Title II-A, College Lib. Resources -0- -0- such sums -0- 10,000,000 3 II-B, Training, Research 718,000 709,000 such sums -o- 1,000,000 II-C, Research Libraries 5,744,000 5,675,000 such sums -0- 5,925,000 II-D, Technology 3,590,000 3,651,000 such sums -0- 3,812,000 VI, Sec. 607 Foreign Periodicals -0- -0- such sums -0- 1,000,000 3 Hawkins-Stafford Elementary/Secondary School Improvement Act ESEA Chapter 24 508,439,000 490,740,000 610,000,000 507,236,000 512,333,000 National Commission on Libraries and Information Science 718,000 741,000 750,000 770,000 770,000 National Ctr. for Education Statistics (incl. library surveys) 20,953,000 31,122,000 such sums 37,370,000 37,370,000 Natl. Library of Medicine (incl. Medical Library Asst. Act) 67,910,000 73,731,000 such sums 78,229,000 78,229,000 White House Conference on Library and Information Services 5 ------6,000,000 -0- 6,000,000 1Administration has submitted legislative proposal with authorization total of $137,200,000 to replace LSCA & HEA II. 2ALA recommended funding levels generally include a current services factor of 4.4 percent. 3For currently unfunded HEA library programs, ALA recommends amounts authorized for FY 1987. 4The six targeted uses of Chapter 2 funds include school library resources and training of librarians. 5PL 100-382, signed August 8, 1988, authorized $6 million for a WHCLIS to be held by September 30, 1991. American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440 April 1989 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES ' It' PUBLIC LAW 100-382, approved and signed by the President August 8, 1988, authorizes $6 million to carry out the provisions of the law calling for the second White Rous·~·' .. .} ' Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIS). This appropriation is needed as soon as possible so that the states can move ahead with their respective pre-White House Conference activities. The President is authorized to call and conduct the White. House Conference 'on Library and Information Services to be held no later than September 30, 1991. Meanwhile, prompt funding is essential so that the preceding Governors' Conferences will have sufficient time to be planned and conducted and recommendations forwarded to the national level for further deliberation. The key provisions of the WHCLIS law should be studied and position papers ;.":· reflecting various aspects of library and information services· should be developed · to spark substantive content for consideration at the subsequent speakouts, town • '' -,1 • ., ~ hall meetings, and Governors' Conferences which constitute the White Hou~e Conference process. The preamble to the law sets forth the following . findings: o Access to information and ideas is indispensable to the development of human potential, the advancement of civilization, _and_ the continuance of;' ".f enlightened self-government; o the preservation and the dissemination of information and ideas are the primary purpose and function of the library and information ser\,ices; o the economic vitality of the United States i ,n a global economy and the productivity of the work force of the Nation rest on access to information in the postindustrial information age; o the White House Conference on Library and Information Services of 1979 .began a process in which a broadly representative group of citizens made recommendations that have improved the_ librar~ apd information services of the Nation, and sparked the Nation's interest in the crucial role of library and information services at home and abroad; o library and information service is essential to a learning society; o social, demographic, and economic shifts of the past decade have intensified the rate of change and require that Americans of all age groups develop and sustain literacy and other lifelong learning habits; o expanding technological developments offer unprecedented -opportunities for application to teaching and learning and to new means to provide access to library and information services; o the growth and augmentation of the Nation's library and information services are essential if all Americans, without regard to race, ethnic background, or geographic location are to have reasonable access to adequate information and lifelong learning; (over) - 2 - o the future of our society depends on developing the learning potential inherent in all children and youth, especially literary, reading, research, and retrieval skills; o rapidly developing t 'echnology offers a potential for enabling libraries and information services to serve the public more fully; and o emerging satellite communication networks and other technologies offer unparalleled opportunity for access to education opportunities to a.J,t p'arts of the world, and to individuals who are homebound, handicapped, or incarcerated. The purpose of. the Conference is to develop recommendations for the further improvement of the library .and information services of the Nation and their ,use by the public in accordance with these findings. Conference participants are to be selected from among .four quarters: the library and information profession; individuals who are currently active library and information supporters, including trustees and friends groups; individuals who are Federal, State, or local government officials; and the general public. The Conference is tobe planned and conducted by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science with the assistance of a 30-member advisory committee composed of: ten individualsappointed by the President; five individuals designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; five individuals designated by the President pro tempore of the Senate; eight individuals designated by the Chairman of the Commission; the Secretary of Education; and the Librarian of Congress. The Chair of the Commission is to serve as Vice Chair of the Advisory Committee and the Chair of the Committee is to be elected from among the membership of the Advisory Committee. Ask your Representative or one of your Senators for a copy of PL 100-382. ~o th~t y9u can familiarize yourself with its specific provisions. * * * * * Review the 1985 Preliminary Design Group Report and its three proposals for overarching themes for WHCLIS II: Library and Information ·services for Productivity, for ~iteracy, and for Democracy. Then, consider how these three themes may relate to current events as well as to the appropriate federal role in library and information services for the 21st century. American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440 Ma r ch ' l989 ADVISORY COMMITTEE of the WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES Appointments made as of March 31, 1989 PL 100-382, signed August 8, 1988, authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Services no later than September 30, 1991. The law established a 30-member Advisory Committee to be broadly representative of all ..~ ., ... areas of the U.S. The Advisory Committee's function is to assist and advise NCLIS in planning and conducting the Conference. The NCLIS Chair serves as Vice Chair of the , Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee elects its Chair from among its nonfederal members, and selects the Chair of the Conference. All but three members have been appointed; they are listed below under the categories specified in the law.' Eight individuals desiqnated by the Chair of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: Daniel Carter, member" of NCLtS and· ·Pres.ident of ' Daniel ca.·1:1:·er' Consul ting, Houston, Texas Daniel Casey, member of NCLIS, ALA Councilor,' and board member of New York State Association of Library Boards, Syracuse, New York Margaret Chisholm, ALA Immediate Past President and Director of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Joseph Fitzsimmons, Vice President, Bell & Howell, Ann Arbor, Michigan Carmencita Leon, member of the WHCLIS Taskforce, librarian, and former president of the School Library Association of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico Hugh Mahoney, Assistant to the County Executive and library trustee, Nassau County, New York · -:: Jerald c. Newman, NCLIS Chair and Transnation_{ll Commerce Corporation, North Woodmere, New York Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, former NCLIS Chair and Executive Editor of Reader's Digest, New York, New York Five individuals designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Rep. William Ford (D-MI), ALA Honorary Member Rep. Major Owens (D-NY), ALA Honorary Member Rep. Pat Williams (D-MT) - 2 - Five individuals designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (cont'd): Virginia Young, ALA Honorary Member, library trustee, and member of the ALA Legislation Committee, Columbia, Missouri (One appointee remains to be named by the Speaker.) Five individuals designated by the President pro tempore of the Senate: Richard G. Akeroyd, Jr.; · Connecti,cut State Librarian, Hartford, Connecticut William Asp, Director, Minnesota Library Development and Services, and WHCLIS Taskforce Chair Emeritus, St~ Paul, Minnesota Rebecca Ann Floyd, lawyer and adv_ocate for the blind, Jackson, Mississippi Joan R. Reeves, WHCLIS Taskforce Chair and library trustee, Providence, Rhode Island - ' . . . Carol L. Wohlford, librarian, teacher, and principal and founder of Paideia Academy, Wichita, Kansas Ten individuals appointed by the President: Louis W. Barnett, Political Director, Citizens for the Republic, Santa Monica, Calif. William C. Cassell, President, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio Stuart Fo:i:::th, Dean r;meritus, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, Unive'rsity Park, Pennsylvania Gloria S. Hom, Chair, Economic Department,. Mission College, Santa Clara, California Mary Jane Martinez, First Lady of Florida and school media specialist, Tallahassee, Florida Jerry s. Parr, president of a private security consulting firm (and former Secret Service agent), Washington, D_. c. James c. Roberts of Virginia, President, American Studies Center, Washington, D. c. Eileen C. Schouweiler, Republican National Committeewoman for Nevada, Reno, Nevada (The eight members above were appointed by former President Reagan. TWo White House appointments remain to be named by Pres~dent Bush.) The Secretary of Education: Lauro Cavazos or his designee The Librarian of Congress: James Billington or his designee American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440 March 31, 1989 SUMMARY NCLIS White House Conference on Library and Information Services Preliminary Design Group Report LEGISLATION: In April, 1985, identical resolutions (S.J.Res. 112 and H.J.Res. 244) were introduced in the House and Senate, calling for a second White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIS) in 1989 by Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI) and Rep. William Ford (D-MI). National Commission on Librar ies and Information Science (NCLIS) Chair Eleanor Hashim then appointed the WHCLIS Preliminary Design Group. Members are: William G. Asp, Design Group Chairman; from NCLIS, Gordon M. Ambach, Charles Benton (Ex Officio), Daniel Carter, Byron Leeds, Margaret Phelan and Mary Alice Reszetar, White House Conference Program Officer; from COSLA, Wayne Johnson, Patricia Klinck, Bridget Lamont and Joseph F. Shubert; from WHCLIST, Barbara Cooper, Bruce Daniels, Jule Shipman, Lotsee Smith and Amanda Williams; from Library of Congress, Robert Chartrand (Ex Officio). The Design Group's report, accepted by NCLIS December 3, 1985, makes the following recommendations. SCOPE AND FOCUS: The Design Group proposed three overarching themes for the 1989 WHC: library and information services for productivity, for literacy, and for democracy. These themes will enable the Conference to identify unmet needs, examine issues, and develop recommendations as called for in the pending legislation. Productivity: Productivity in the U.S. has slowed over the last decade. As a result, our advantage in world markets has been shaken and employment in many industries is affected. Knowledge, learning, information and skilled intelligence are the new raw materials of international commerce. Econ omists often cite two factors in productivity increases and decreases: investment in technology (equipment, facilities, process) and investment in human resources (knowledge and development of workers' skills and capabilities). Increased employment is a key part of economic growth and the stability of the economy. Libraries are information agencies in an information society. They are indispensable to the economic well-being of our nation. Research and development depends upon access to information. Libraries are needed by industries, business and government as they deal with the need to increase productivity and adapt to new technology. Business, science and technology sections of public and university libraries every day provide technical reports, international trade information, economic data, federal standards and specifications, copies of patents, and other information needed for business and industrial purposes. Small busi nesses, an increasingly significant part of our economy, need library services because they cannot afford extensive in-house information resources or massive retraining programs. Literacy: Illiteracy constitutes a national crisis. Some 27 million persons, or one-fifth of the adult population, are unable to read beyond a fifth grade level. These Americans are functionally illiterate---unable to complete an application form, write a check, address an envelope, help their children with homework, or read a warning sign. At the same time, the changing nature of many jobs and a more complex society demands higher levels of reading and writing ability. Young people join the ranks of the reading handicapped every day. Libraries play a role in developing and expanding literacy. They provide materials and space, for educators, tutors and students. Literacy (over} programs can involve all types of libraries---school, academic, public, institution, special and Native American. In a society that daily becomes more information-oriented and more economically dependent on the effective use of knowledge, the ability to find and use information is a fundamental skill. Productive, literate citizens must have the ability to sort through bodies of information, find what is needed and use it to solve problems. Democrac;: Like business, government at local, state and federal levels is part of todays complicated information society. More than ever before, information is a crucial resource in a democratic society. Information is the resource upon which electors make their decisions, and upon which elected and appointed officials and their staffs make decisions that affect those governed. Per sonnel and government decision making is being altered by technology, social change, and a rethinking of federal and state responsibilities. As changes take place in the federal government, more is expected of state and local governments. Government decision making is not the sole responsibility of elected or paid officials; a democratic society depends upon the informed participation of its people. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: 'While the Conference is held under the auspices of NCLIS, the 30-person 'White House Conference Advisory Committee proposed in the legislation has responsibility for planning and conducting the Conference. Eight members are appointed by the NCLIS Chair, ten by the President, five by the Speaker of the House (no more than three Representatives), and five by the President pro tempore of the Senate (no more than three Senators). The Secretary of Education and the Librarian of Congress would be Advisory Committee members. STATE PARTICIPATION: Based on the experience of WHCLIS I, the pending legislation should be amended to allow maximum flexibility in designing state and regional pre-conferences. Some areas may prefer to participate in multi-state activities. Timeliness is important; pre-WHC activities should be held as close in time as possible to the national event. Technology, especially teleconferencing and compu ter networking, should be utilized for cost-effective, pre-conference activities and as a medium for training delegates. STAFFING: The Conference needs a core full-time staff but additional staff might be on detail or loan from other sources. FINANCING: The Design Group identified three alternatives: 1) federal appropriations, 2) a combination of federal, state and private sources, or 3) fund ing entirely from the private sector. [Rep. Bill Ford (D-MI), Chairman of the House Postsecondary Education Subcommittee, asked at the library oversight hearing held April 8, 1986, what WHCLIS II would cost. The response was that it would not be much more than the '79 WHC ($3.5 million), perhaps about $5 million, with additional private and other support.] SCHEDULING: The Design Group proposed a detailed timeline, from fall of 1985 through the post-conference formation of the Task Force to identify and plan implementation. [About one-fourth of the Bouse and Senate have, so far, co-sponsored the pending legislation, but time is running short if the measures are to be passed in the 99th Congress.] American Library Association/Washington Office 202/547-4440 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES Cosponsors of Legislation for a Sec0nd WHCLIS H.J.Res. 90, calling for a second White House Conference on Library and Information Services to be held between 9/1/89 and 9/30/91, was passed by voice vote by the House on June 8, 1987, and by the Senate on December 15, 1987. H.J.Res. 90 (H.Rept. 100-121) had a total of 178 cosponsors; S.J.Res. 26 (S.Rept. 100-156) had a total of 72 cosponsors. The measures were introduced on January 21, 1987, by Rep. William Ford (D-MI) in the House and Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI) in the Senate. State H.J.Res. 90 Cosponsors S.J.Res. 26 Cosponsors AL Bevill (D), Callahan (R) Shelby (D) AK Young (R) Murkowski (R) , Stevens (R) AZ DeConcini (D) AR Hammerschmidt {R), Robinson (D), Anthony (D) , Bumpers (D) , Pryor (D) Alexander (D) AS Sunia (D) CA Fazio (D) , De llums (D), Brown (D), Martinez {D) , Cranston {D) , Wilson {R) Coelho {D), Pannetta (D) , Dymally {D) co Wirth {D) CT Gejdenson {D) , Rowland {R), Morrison {D) , Dodd (D) Kennelly {D) DE Carper (D) Biden (D) DC FL Shaw (R), Fascell {D) , Smith {D), Grant {D) , Chiles (D), Graham (D) Chappell {D) , Lehir.an (D) , MacKay (D) GA Lewis {D) , Rowland (D), Gingrich (R), Barnard {D) , Nunn (D), Fowler (D) Swindall (R) HI Inouye (D) , Matsunaga (D) ID IL Porter (R), Fawell (R), Hayes (D), Gray {D) , Simon (D), Dixon (D) Evans (D), Price (D), Bruce (D), Hastert {R) , Durbin {D) , Madiqan (R) IN Jontz (D) , Jacobs {D) , Visclosky (D) Quayle {R), Lugar (R) IA Grandy (R), Leach {R) Grassley (R) , Harkin (D) KS Kassebaum (R) KY Perkins (D), Mazzoli (D) Ford {D) LA Livingston {R) Johnston (D) , Breaux (D) ME Snowe {R) Cohen {R) , Mitchell (D) MD Cardin (D) , McMi llen (D), Mfume (D) , Morella {R) , Sarbanes {D) , Mikulski {D) Dyson (D) , Bentley (R), Byron {D), Hoyer (D) MA Donnelly (D) , Moakley (D) , Atkins (D), Conte (R) , Kennedy (D), Kerry (D) Studds (D), Frank {D) MI FORD (D), Kildee (D) , Levin (D) , Traxler (D) , Riegle (D), Levin (D) Dingell (D), Crockett (D) , Conyers (D) , Pursell (R) MN Oberstar (D), Penny (D) , Sabo (D) , Weber (R) , Durenberger (R) , Stange land (R), Vento (D) , Frenzel (R) , Boschwitz (R) Sikorski (D) MS Dowdy (D), Lott (R) , Montgomery (D) Cochran (R) , Stennis (D) MO Clay (D) , Coleman (R), Taylor (R) Bond (R), Danforth (R) f (over) - 2 - State H.J.Res. 90 Cosponsors S.J.Res. 26 Cosponsors MT Williams (D) Melcher (D), Baucus (D) NE Bereuter (R) Exon (D) NV Bilbray (D) NH NJ Dwyer (D), Roe (D), Florio (D) , Howard (D) , Lautenberg (D) Torricelli (D) , Courter (R) , Rinaldo {R) , Rodino (D), Hughes (D), Gallo ( R) , Roukema (R) NM Richardson (D) NY Ackerman (D) , Biaggi (D), Downey (D), Fish (R) , D'Amato (R), Moynihan (D) Horton (R), Kemp (R), Manton (D), Mrazek (D) , Owens (D), Rangel (D) , Solarz (D), Towns (D) , Weiss (D) , Wortley (R), Stratton (D), Garcia (D) , LaFalce (D) , Scheuer (D) , DioGuardi (R) , Schumer (D), Hochbrueckner (D), Martin (R) , Slaughter (D) , Green (R), McHugh (D) NC Hefner (D), Lancaster (D), Jones (D), Clarke (D) , Sanford (D) Ballenger (R) , Price (D) ND Burdick (D), Conrad (D) OH Traficant (D) , Oakar (D) , Sawyer (D) Metzenbaum (D) OK Nickles (R) OR Hatfield (R) , Packwood (R) PA Weldon (R) , Kostmayer (D), Kolter (D) , Yatron (D) , Heinz (R), Specter (R) Ridge (R) , Gekas (R), Foglietta (D) , Goodling (R) , Clinger (R), Shuster (R), Borski (D) PR Fuster (D) RI St Germain (D) , Schneider (R) PELL (D), Chafee (R) SC Derrick (D), Spence (R), Ravenal (R), Spratt (D) , Hollings ·co) , Thurmond (R) Tallon (D) , Patterson (D) SD Pressler (R) , Daschle (D) TN Boner (D) Gore (D) TX Wilson (D), Leland (D) , de la Garza (D) , Bentsen (D) Frost (D), Hall (D), Gonzalez (D) UT Nielson (R), Owens (D) Hatch (R) VT VI de Lugo (D) VA Boucher (D) , Wolf (R), Pickett (D) Trible (R), Warner (R) WA Swift (D) Adams (D) , Evans (R) WV Mollohan (D) , Rahall (D) , Staggers (D) , Wise (D) Rockefeller (D), Byrd (D) WI Kastenmeier (D), Roth (R), Gunderson(R), Petri (R) Kasten (R) WY American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440. IMPACT OF FIRST WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES Washington, D.C., November 15-19, 1979 PARTICIPANTS: This historic conference brought together over 900 delegates representing more than 100,000 people who participated at the state and local level in 58 pre-conferences in the states, territories and the District of Columbia. By law, two-thirds of the delegates were interested citizens, while one-third were librarians and library trustees. A formula reflecting each state's total representation in Congress was used to determine the number of delegates selected by each pre-conference. The delegates, a broad cross section of American society, were joined by an additional 3,000 observers. Consequently, WHCLIS had the largest attendance of any White House Conference in history. ORIGINS: The original suggestion for such a conference was made in 1957 by Channing Bete, Sr., a library trustee from Greenfield, Massachusetts. He proposed the idea to a meeting of ALA's American Library Trustee Association in Kansas City, Missouri. As a result of widespread public support, Congress passed a joint resolution authorizing the White House Conference in December 1974. This resolution was signed as PL 93-568 by President Ford on December 31, 1974. President Carter signed an appropriations bill in May 1977, which provided $3.5 million to organize and conduct the conference under the di~ection of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. RESULTS: Public Awareness - The most important, though intangible result of the first White House Conference was an increase in public awareness of libraries, and their impact on individuals, the economy and the nation. Education Department - The White House Conference influenced the internal organization of the Department of Education. When ED was established in 1980, an attempt to split the library programs among several departmental units was defeated, and a Deputy Assistant Secretary was appointed to direct an Office of Libraries and Learning Technologies. Under the 1985 reorganization of ED, Dr. Anne Mathews was named Director of Library Programs of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Federal Funding - As a direct result of the White House Conference recommendations on library networking and resource sharing, LSCA Title III (Inter library Cooperation) was increased 140 percent in one year, from $5 to $12 million in 1981. Despite the budget recommendations of the Administration, LSCA III has continued to receive increased appropriations, indicating strong support for a federal role in this area. WHCLIST - The White House Conference on Library and Information Services Taskforce, an independent non-profit association, was formed by delegates after the conference in 1979. Composed of about half volunteers and half profes sional library people from every state and territory, the goal is to work for implementation of the resolutions passed at the conference. Publications include WHCLIST Annual Report from the States (and territories) and the 1985 Five Year Review of Progress Made Toward Implementation of the Resolutions Adopted at the 1979 White House Conference. r (over) WHAT THE STATES WOULD LOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES (LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ACT TITLE I) Purpose: Grants to the states for extension and improvement of public library services to geographic areas or groups of persons for whom current service is inade quate. When appropriations exceed $60 million, a portion of the additional funds is earmarked for urban libraries. Appropriation FY 1989 $81,009,000 Budget Request FY 1990 -o- ALA RECOMMENDATION FY 1990 84,573,000 Impact of Proposed Program Elimination: In FY '90, for the eighth year in a row, the Administration's budget proposes zero LSCA funding. Although federal funding accounts for only four percent of public library support, these funds are critical be c a use they enable libraries to serve disadvantaged citizens otherwise denied access to library services. The impact of zero-funding would be immediate, because LSCA is not yet advance funded. If LSCA I is zero-funded, the states would lose the following sums based on the FY '89 appropriation: ! What States Would Lose What States Would Lose ,state Based on $81,009,000* State Based on $81,009,000* AL $1,336,799 MT $ 425,244 AK 346,172 NE 643,805 AZ 1,142,739 NV 480,371 AR 864,873 NH 494,293 CA 7,902,002 NJ 2,336,058 co 1,117,681 NM 617,634 CT 1,094,015 NY 5,162,881 DE 379,304 NC 1,985,524 DC 373,179 ND 387,100 FL 3,547,474 OH 3,202,508 GA 1,932,345 OK 1,110,998 HI 501,532 OR 958,423 ID 477,866 PA 3,523,251 I I L 3,424,690 PR 1,110,442 IN 1,739,955 RI 474,525 IA 989,049 SC 1,153,597 KS 889,374 SD 397,402 KY 1,237,681 TN 1,551,741 LA 1,442,043 TX 4,874,436 ME 530,488 UT 667,750 MD 1,462,646 VT 352,576 MA 1,830,164 VA 1,843,807 MI 2,761,487 WA 1,463,481 MN 1,382,182 WV 728,168 MS 930,859 WI 1,538,377 MO 1,620,790 WY 336,427 * Of this amount, 2 percent is a setaside for LSCA IV Library Services for Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives. American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440. March 1989 WHAT THE STATES WOULD LOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION (LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ACT Ti:TLE II) Purpose: Grants to states for building new library structures, purchasing existing historic buildings for conversion to public libraries, renovating libraries, and purchasing initial equipment except books. Includes remodeling to meet handicapped accessibility requirements, to conserve energy, and to accommodate new technology. Federal share of each project may not exceed one half. Appropriation FY 1989 $22,324,000 Budget Request FY 1990 -o- ALA RECOMMENDATION FY 1990 23,306,000 Impact of Proposed Program Elimination: Currently, demand for federal library construction funds exceeds availability by several magnitudes. Although federal funds are desperately needed to help provide adequate library facilities, the Admin istration's budget recommends elimination of LSCA title II for the eighth year in a row. LSCA II is particularly valuable because the matching requirement strongly stimulates nonfederal funds. If LSCA II is zero-funded, the states would lose the following federal funding amounts based on the FY '89 appropriation: What States Would Lose What States Would Lose State Based on $22,324,000* State Based on $22,324,000* AL $ 373,959 MT $ 154,282 AK 135,226 NE 206,953 AZ 327,192 NV 167,567 AR 260,229 NH 170,922 CA 1,956,117 NJ 614,772 co 321,153 NM 200,646 CT 315,450 NY 1,296,012 DE 143,211 NC 530,296 DC 141,735 ND 145,089 FL 906,713 OH 823,579 GA 517,480 OK 319,543 HI 172,667 OR 282,773 ID 166,963 PA 900,875 IL 877,123 PR 319,409 IN 471,116 RI 166,158 / IA 290,154 SC 329,809 KS 266,133 SD 147,572 j KY 350,072 TN 425,758 LA 399,322 TX 1,226,499 ME 179,645 UT 212,724 MD 404,287 VT 136,769 MA 492,856 VA 496,143 MI 717,297 WA 404,488 MN 384,896 WV 227,284 MS 276,131 WI 422,537 MO 442,398 WY 132,878 * Of this amount, 2 percent is a setaside for LSCA IV Library Services for I' Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives. American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440. March 1989 WHAT THE STATES WOULD LOSE INTERLIBRARY COOPERATION (LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ACT TI'l'LE III) Purpose: Grants to states for planning, establishing, and operating cooperative ne tworks of libraries at local, regional, or interstate levels. These cooperative networks provide for "the systematic and effective coordination of the resources of school, public, academic, and special libraries and information centers for improved supplementary services for the special clientele served by each type of library or center." Appropriation FY 1989 $19,102,000 Budget Request FY 1990 -o- ALA RECOMMENDATION FY 1990 19,942,000 Impact of Pro2Q~Q~ rogram Elimination: Interlibrary cooperation of all kinds has been stimulated by LSCA III. Zeroing-out title III, as the Administration's budget recommends for the eighth year in a row, will severely limit the effectiveness of the cooperative library networks operating in all 50 states. These networks signi ficantly improve service to the public by making it possible for each library to share its resources with other libraries. Books and other materials are often sha red by sending them through the u. s. Postal Service, but the Administration's budget would also zero-out revenue forgone funding for the preferred postal rates used by libraries. If LSCA III is zero-funded, the states would lose the following ~mounts based on the FY '89 appropriation: What States Would Lose What States Would Lose §tate Based on $19,102,000* State Based on $19.102.000* AL $ 314,164 MT $ 94,323 AK 75,253 NE 147,034 AZ 267,362 NV 107,618 AR 200,349 NH 110,975 ! CA 1,897,510 NJ 555,158 l co 261,319 NM 140,722 I CT 255,612 NY 1,236,910 I DE 83,243 NC 470,619 i DC 81,766 ND 85,123 FL 847,318 OH 764,122 ' 1 GA 457,794 OK 259,708 ; HI 112,721 OR 222,911 I ID 107,014 PA 841,476 ! IL 817,706 PR 259,573 I IN 411,395 RI 106,208 IA 230,297 SC 269,981 KS 206,258 SD 87,608 KY 290,260 TN 366,003 LA 339,546 TX 1,167,345 ME 119,704 UT 152,808 MD 344,515 VT 76,797 MA 433,150 VA 436,441 MI 657,760 WA 344,717 MN 325,110 WV 167,379 MS 216,263 WI 362,780 MO 382,655 WY 72,902 * Of this amount, 2 percent is a setaside for LSCA IV Library Services for Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives. American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440. March 1989 POSTAL REVENUE FORGONE PROGRAM TITLE: Postal Revenue Forgone Appropriation, as authorized by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, PL 91-375, as amended. PURPOSE: Some postal subsidies date back to the earliest days of the Republic. The purpose then, as now, was to promote the dissemination of information throughout t he nation through free and reduced rate postage for certain preferred classes of mail. The Act says the statutory criteria for setting postal rates and fees shall i nc lude special recognition of the "educational, cultural, scientific, and i nformational value to the recipient of mail matter" [39 USC 3622(b)(8)]. WHO RECEIVES FUNDING: Those who benefit from free and reduced rate postage include the blind and visually handicapped, local newspapers, libraries, schools and co lleges, and religious, charitable, and other nonprofit organizations who qualify for free matter for the blind, and 2nd-, 3rd-, and 4th-class preferred rates. Also, in many cases, those who mail items to such entities are able to use preferred rates, thus reducing the postal costs passed through to eligible institutions. KINDS OF ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED: (1) Free mailing to or from blind or visually handicapped persons of braille or recorded books and other eligible materials and equipment. (2) Mailing at reduced rates of small circulation or in-county publica tions, such as local and. rural newspapers: publications for use in school classrooms or in religious instruction classes: publications of religious, educational, chari table, and other nonprofit organizations: bulk rate mailings of similar nonprofit organizations for purposes such as fund-raising letters: books, periodicals, and a udiovisual materials loaned or exchanged between schools, colleges, or libraries ( s uch as film sharing circuits, interlibrary loan, books-by-mail programs), and shipments of such items to eligible entities by publishers or distributors. FUNDING HISTORY: Administration Postal Service Congressional Budget Estimate* A22ro2riation FY 1987 $ -o- $65J,OOO,OOO $650,000,000 FY 1988 71,795,000** 702,400,000 517,000,000 FY 1989 19,023,000*** 527,482,000 436,417,000 FY 1990 23,696,000*** 459,755,000 pending *Bylaw, USPS must estimate the amount needed to set preferred rates at full attributable costs. ** Transition funding, free mail for the blind and overseas voters only. *** Free mail for the blind and overseas voters only. IMPACT OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET: The Reagan Administration proposed that Congress appropriate no funds at all for preferred 2nd-, 3rd-, and 4th-class rates. The $23.7 million requested would provide only for free mail for the blind and over seas· voters. In proposed legislation to be transmitted later, the revenue forgone a ppropriation would be eliminated except for amounts needed for free mail categor ies. Budget documents explain: "Preferred rate status would be terminated or restricted for several categories which would be charged commercial rates. For r emaining preferred categories, the postal overhead costs formerly covered by appro priations would become the responsibility of other mail categories •••• " Such a - 2 - cross-subsidization proposal is currently illegal; similar legislative proposals have had no congressional support. In the Bush budget, USPS is apparently in the pool of programs to be considered for cuts... Whether this means a hard freeze, the Reagan proposal, or somethird option negotiated between the Administration and Congress is unclear. Preferred rate mailers began paying their full, direct mailing costs in 1986 with the end of a 16~y~ar phase- out schedule. For preferred rates' Share of indirect or USPS overhead costs, the law calls for a permanent subsidy. With passage of the "equal markup" amendment that became effective with the last general postal rate incr ease on April 3, 1988, the revenue forgone requirement has been sig ni ficantly reduced, by about $300 million, according to USPS testimony on February 2, 1989. This has brought the FY 1990 requirement down to about the $457.6 million l e vel of the initial revenue forgone . appropriation in FY 1972. If the revenue which USPS forgoes because some rates are set at lower or pr:ef erred rates is not provided by congressional appropriations, or is provided at les~ .than the full amount needed, rate~ can be raised immediately to make up the difference. The effect of eliminating all postal revenue forgone funding is illustrated by the following examples: Current Rate Unsubsidized Percentage as of 4/3/88 Rate Increase 2nd-Class Classroom Pub. weekly, 12 oz., 15% advertising, 32 copies per piece, NYC-Chicago 14. 5¢ •, . 18. 4¢ 27% 3rd-Class Nonprofit fund-raising letter, 3/4 oz., nationwide distrib., req. presort 8.4¢ 11.6¢ 38% 4t h-Class Library Rate 2-lb. book pkg. between libraries, NYC-Chicago 87.0¢' 92.0¢ 6% A congressionally mandated study, "Report to the Congress: Preferred Rate Study," conducted by the Postal Rate Commission in 1986 documented the dependence of schools, colleges, and libraries on these rates. Educational organizations accounted for 32.6 percent of 3rd-class, nonprofit mail volume. Educational publi cat i ons were 22.4 percent of the volume of preferred 2nd-class mail. Of the subsidy for the 4th-class library rate for books and audiovisual .materials, schools and colleges accounted for 54 percent (23 percent as senders and 26 percent as recipi ents of packages from publishers and distributors where the postal cost is paid by t he recipient as part of a purchase). Libraries represented 22 percent of library rate subsidy (including 4 percent as recipients of publisher/distributor mailings). American Library Association Washington Office, 202/547-4440 · March 1989 I CHAPTER 2 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE I PURPOSE: A program of block grants to states to (1) provide initial funding to enable state educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) to implement promising educational programs that can be supported by state and local sources of funding after such programs are demonstrated to be effective; (2) provide a continuing source of innovation, educational improvement, and support for library and instructional materials: (3) meet the special educational needs of at risk and high cost students: (4) enhance the quality of teaching and learning through initiat ing and expanding effective schools programs: and (5) allow SEAs and LEAs to meet their educational needs and priorities for targeted eligible uses. WHO RECEIVES FUNDING: Up to one percent of the funding is reserved for the insular territories, up to six percent is reserved for the Secretary's discretionary fund, and the remainder is divided among the states on the basis of their school-age populations. Each SEA must distribute 80 percent of its funding to LEAs on an enrollment basis with higher allocations to LEAs with the greatest concentrations of high cost children, such as those from low-income families and sparsely populated areas. Of the 20 percent funding which may be retained by the SEAs, not more than 25 percent may be used for administration, and generally at least 20 percent shall be used for effective schools programs. The Chapter 2 block grant, like the antecedent programs, is advance funded. That is, to allow for long-range planning, the funding level decided upon during the FY 1989 appropriations process actually will be made available for the 1989-90 school year. KINDS OF ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED: Reauthorization of Ch. 2 by the Hawkins-Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (PL 100-297) substi tutes six targeted uses for the 32 eligible uses under Ch. 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981: 1. programs to meet the educational needs of students at risk of failure in school and of dropping out and students for whom providing an education entails higher than average costs; 2. programs for the acquisition and use of instructional and educational materials, including library books, reference materials, computer software and hardware for instructional use, and other curricular materials that would be used to improve the quality of instruction; 3. innovative programs designed to carry out schoolwid~ improvements, including the effective schools program: 4. programs of training and professional development to enhance the knowledge and skills of educational personne.J--including teachers, librarians, and others: (over) - 2 - 5. programs designed to enhance personal excellence of students and student achievement, including instruction in ethics, performing and creative arts, and participation in community service projects; and 6. other innovative projects which would enhance the educational program and climate of the school , including programs for gifted and talented students, technology education programs, early childhood education programs, community education and programs for youth suicide prevention. Authorized activities include planning, development, or operation and expansion of programs designed to carry out the targeted ass.is-tance described above. Such activities may include the training of educational personnel in any of the targeted assistance programs. The allocatio~ of funds under Ch. 2 and the design, planning, a nd implementation of programs is to be accomplished with systematic consultation with parents, teachers, and other groups involved in implementation (such as librar i a n~) as considered appropriate by the LEA. School librarians must be represented on the s tate Ch. 2 advisory committee. FUNDING HISTORY: FY 1987 Appropriation $529,337,000 FY 1988 Appropriation 504, 131·, 000 FY 1989 Appropriation 490,740,000 FY 1990 Authorization 610,000,000 FY 1990 Budget Request 507,236,000 IMPACT OF ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET: For FY 1990, the Administration has requested $507,236,000, a 3.4 percent increase over the current level. However, because of cuts to Ch. 2 f unding in FY 1989, this only restores funding to slightly above the FY 1988 level of $504,131,000, and remains significantly below the FY~987 _ level of $529,337,000. 1989 is the Year of the Young Reader, and so a particularly appropriate time to e nsure that the nation's school libraries and media centers have adequate funding. The President noted in his proclamation of the Year of the Young Reader that "[f]or all of us, and especially for youngsters, reading is a key to past, present, and f uture--a path into virtually limitless treasures of knowledge and inspiration •••• Nurturing a love of reading in children is crucial for their personal growth and well-being and for the continued health and vigor of our communities and country." Nurturing that love of reading is the heart of the mission of school libraries and media centers. AUTHORIZATION: PL 100-297, the Hawkins-Stafford Elementary and Secon4ary School Improvement Amendments of 1988, authorizes Ch. 2 through FY 1993, with funding levels of $610 million in FY 1990, $640 million in FY 1991, $672 million in FY 1992, and $706 million in FY 1993. American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440 April 1989 COLLEGE LIBRARY RESOURCES TITLE II-A, HIGHER EDUCATION ACT PURPOSE: To ass·ist: the need'iest academic libraries in maintaining and improving library collections and sharing· resources. WHO RECEIVES FUNDING: Grants from $~,000-$10,000, depending on enrollment range, are targeted t;- libraries ranking below their institutional class norm when scored for both materials expenditures/FTE student and volumes held/FTE student. Funds may go to institutions of higher education, their branches in other communi ties, to combinations of institutions, and to other public and private nonprofit library institutions which provide library and information services to institutions of higher education on a formal, cooperative basis. KINDS OF ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED:'; Eligible recipients receive resource development grants to acquire library resources and pursue resource sharing. An evaluation will be conducted after two years to determine the effectiveness of the program. Recip ient institutions must maintain library' materials expenditures at a level not less than the average of the two preceding· fiscal years (except in very unusual circum stances). This maintenance-of-effort requirement may be figured on either an aggregate or a per student basis. FUNDING HISTORY: FY 1983 Appropriation $1,920,000 FY 1984-89 Appropriation -O- FY 1990 Authorization such sums as necessary FY 1990 Budget Request -0- IMPACT OF ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGETi For the eighth year in a row, the Administration has recommended elimination of II-A. These library resource grants were unfunded in recent years pending development of criteria to target the grants to the neediest colleges, as appropriations subcommittees had recommended. Such criteria, developed by the academic library community, were included in the Higher Education Amendments of 1986 (PL 99-498). The most recent funding for II-A in FY 1983 of $1.9 million provided grants averaging $890 to 2,141 institutions. With the new targeting of the neediest colleges, an appropriation of $2 million in FY 1990 would provide grants averaging $5,000 to about 400 of the nation's neediest academic libraries. Limited funding would result in fewer, not smaller grants. AUTHORIZATION: PL 89-329 as amended by PL 89-752, PL 90-575, PL 92-318, PL 94-482, PL 96-374, PL 97-35, and PL 99-498, the Higher Education Act Amendments of 1986, which amends and extends HEA for five years, through FY 1991. American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440 April 1989 LIBRARY TRAINING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TITLE II-B, HIGHER EDUCATION ACT PURPOSE: To provide funds for the training of persons in librarianship, and for research and demonstration projects relating to the improvement of libraries. WHO RECEIVES FUNDING: Institutions of higher education and other public or private agencies. r,ibrary and information science students receive aid through the grant recipients. Since the program's inception in 1966, more than 4,000 II-B fellowships have been awarded, many to members of minority groups. Together, the fellowship and institute components of II-B have assisted 20,544 persons in training and retraining for library service. The research sponsored by II-B benefits the millions of users of the United States' more than 100,000 libraries. KINDS OF ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED: Two-thirds of each year's appropriation supports training grants to institutions of higher education and library organizations or agencies. Training grants may be used to: (1) assist in covering the cost of courses of training or study (including institutes): (2) establish and maintain fellowships or traineeships with stipends: and (3) establish, develop, or expand programs of library and information science, including new techniques of information transfer and communication technology. Not less than 50 percent of the grants shall be for fellowships or traineeships. The remaining one-third of each year's appropriation supports a contract program to undertake needed library research for the improvement of libraries. Funds may be used for the dissemination of information derived from the grant projects. FUNDING HISTORY: FY 1987 Appropriation $1,000,000 FY 1988 Appropriation 718,000 FY 1989 Appropriation 709,000 FY 1990 Authorization such sums as necessary FY 1990 Budget Request -0- IMPACT OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET: Training: Zero funding, proposed again by the Administration, would eliminate a small, but critical, source of funding for training in librarianship. As the 1988-89 Occupational Outlook Handbook notes, there is a growing shortage of trained librarians, and the master's degree graduates in library science have dropped to less than half the level of the mid-70s. Shortages are particularly critical in the areas of school media, children's and young adult services, science reference, and cataloging, and training in these areas has been targeted as a priority for the II-B grants. A larger-than-average proportion of librarians will reach retirement age through the year 2000. Fully 15 percent of the approximately 550 library school faculty are 60 years of age or older, and already library schools are having difficulty locating (over) - 2 - appropriately prepared faculty members. At the January 1989 meeting of the Association for Library and Information Science Education, there were only 26 persons available to fill more than 50 faculty openings. In FY 1988, 64 institutions of higher education requested a total of $3,204,136 in training funding for fellowships and institutes, but only $409,000 was available. Recent II-B training projects include: o In West Virginia, 55 school media specialists will attend a 1989 summer institute entitled "Microcomputer Use for School Media Centers." o In~, II-B money is -funding a one-year program of study to prepare students from underserved groups to enter t~e profession with knowledge and skills in utilizing libraries and supporting the cultures of the underserved in our society. o A grant in Louisiana is being used to recruit students with back~rounds in science into a Library Science master's program, and to train. these students in appropriate uses of contemporary technology for reference _services. o Illinois is using II-B funding to support preparation at the do·ctoral level of individuals to become library, educators, providing quality teaching and doing advanced research. Research and Demonstration: Zero funding would eliminate the only coordinated program of research in library and information science. Rethinking the Library, a recent Department of Education study funded by II-B, identified numerous major research issues in library science, including access to information, information needs/uset~, and library funding and economics. In 1988, II-B research projects included: o Clarion State University, Pennsylvania, received funding to assess the information needs of rural Americans and develop training materials for the rural public librarian. o Rutgers University, New Jersey, received_ funding to study online information searching and to create and disseminate guidelines for improved searching. AUTHORIZATION: PL 89-329 as amended by PL 89-752, PL 90-575, PL 92-318, PL J4-482, PL 96-374, PL 97-35, and PL 99-498, the Higher Education Act Amendments of .,':.. 986, which amends and extends HEA for five years, through FY 1991. 1\merican Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440 April 1989 STRENGTHENING RESEARCH LIBRARY RESOURCES TITLE II-C, HIGHER EDUCATION ACT PURPOSE: To assist major research libraries in maintaining and strengthening their collections and in making their holdings available to other libraries whose us ers require research materials. !lliQ.___RECEIVES FUNDING: Major research libraries. A major research library is defined as "a public or private nonprofit institution, including the library resources of an institution of higher education, an independent research library, or a state or other public library, having library collections which are available to qualified users and which (1) make a significant contribution to higher education and research; (2) are broadly based and are recognized as having national or inter national significance for scholarly research: (3) are of a unique nature and contain material not widely available: and (4) are in substantial demand by researchers and scholars not cor,nected with that institution." Institutions receiving a title II-C gr ant are ineligible for a II-A Resource Development Grant in the same year. Since FY 1978, II-Chas supported a total of 360 projects in 39 states and the District of Columbia. KINDS OF ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED: II-C promotes research and ·makes rare material accessible by funding (1) bibliographic control activities, which give scholars access to materials not held by their local research libraries: (2) preservation activities, which rescue fragile and irreplaceable research material; and, (3) col lection development activities, which augment already strong and unique collections. FUNDING HISTORY: FY 1987 Appropriation $6,000,000 FY 1988 Appropriation 5,744,000 FY 1989 Appropriation 5,675,000 FY 1990 Authorization such sums as :necessary FY 1990 Budget Request -o- IMPACT OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET: Elimination of II-C, as recommended by the Administration for the ,eighth year in a row, would have a negative impact on s cholarly access to research material by curtailin~ three key research library activities, the costs of which cannot be totally absorbed by individual institutions. Bibliographic Control. Library materials can be used only if they can be located, and it is bibliographic control, the identification and description of material, that makes it possible to locate a needed book or manuscript out of the millions of items in research collections. II-C funded projects which create nation ally available online or compact disc catalogs of research library holdings enable scholars and librarians to become aware of . and to use, materiai located all over the country. (over) - 2 - Preservation. The use of acidic paper in books produced since 1850 has created a disaster on research library shelves. Studies indicate that as much as one-fourth of the collections of the nation's major libraries are in such poor condition that further use by circulation or photocopying may result in loss of text. Without treat ment, all but about ten percent of the remainder of book collections are expected to reach the same brittle state. Funding is desperately needed to assist research collections in preserving their deteriorating materials and in coordinating their preservation efforts. Collection Development. Costs of acquiring research materials continue to rise at a rate higher than inflation. In just three years, 1985 to 1988, the average price of a foreign journal has risen from $82 to nearly $150, an increase of more ' :- than 80 percent. Currently, the devaluation of the dollar is significantly increas ing the cost of foreign material, purchase of which already may consume half of an academic library's acquisition budget. Grants to one library for the acquisition of research material can benefit libraries and scholars nationwide through resource sharing. Recent II-C projects include: o The University of Kentucky received funding to preserve its Kentuckiana manuscripts, and to make them more accessible to researchers by cataloging the collections online. The project director's final report noted two major achievements. "First, an outstanding body of material on Kentucky, which has both national and regional significance, has been made known and access ible to scholars, students, and researchers across the country. Inclusion of the material in two data bases and in hard copy format has already created a noticeable increase in collection use. [emphasis added] The second achievement has been the preservation of thousands of unique and irreplaceable historical documents." o Through cataloging and preservation efforts, the University of Illinois is making hardcopy versions of major agricultural series from agricultural experiment stations and land-gr~nt; universities in every state and from the u.s. Department of Agriculture. uniformly accessible and available for interlibrary loan. o The University of Michigan Library will microfilm or otherwise preserve approximately 2,500 monographs in its homeopathy collection. There is no. known comparable resourc;::e to this collection in the U.S., and review of a sample indicates that none of the titles in the collection are currently available in either reprint or microform. o The University of Washington Libraries and the University of Oregon Library contain extensive and significant collections of cartographic materials . relating to the Pacific Northwest, but this material needs effective biblio graphic access. A II-C funded project will ensure that 7,800 map titles are fully cataloged on a nationwide online database and thus made available to scholars and libraries. The project will also develop and apply an innova tive method of microcomputer-based graphic access to aerial photography holdings. AUTHORIZATION: PL 94-482 as amended by PL 96-374, PL 97-35, and PL 99-498, the Higher Education Act Amendments of 1986, which amends and extends HEA for five years, through FY 1991. Amer ican Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440 April 1989 COLLEGE LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY AND COOPERATION GRANTS . TITLE II-D, HIGHER EDUCATION ACT PURPOSE: To provide funds for technological equipment ·for sfiaring of library resources, consortia and joint use library projects, networking, and other special purposes. WHO RECEIVES . FUNDING: Institutions o'f higher education, combinations of such institutions, and other public and private nonprofit organizations which provide library and information services to higher education institutions on a formal, cooperative basis may receive grants of at least $15,000 for up to three-years with a one-third matching requirement. KINDS OF ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED: Four types of grants, for (1) technological equipment necessary to participate in networks for sharing of library resources; (2) joint-use library facilities, resources, or equipment; (3) projects that improve information services to higher education institutions; and, (4) research or demon stration projects to meet specialized national o~ regional needs in utilizing technology to enhance library or information sciences. FUNDING HISTORY: FY 1987 Appr.opriation $ -o- FY 1988 Appropriation 3,590,000 FY 1989 Appropriation 3,651,000 FY 1990 Authorization such sums as necessary FY 1990 Budget Request -o- IMPACT OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET: The Administration is proposing elimination of this program of competitive grants even though it received funding for the first time in FY 1988. In that first grant competition, eligible applications requesting $25.8 million were received, although only $3.59 million could be awarded. In II-D's second year, 380 proposals requesting over $31 million have been received. The goal of nationwide networks of information resources in support of scholarship and research and development is strengthened with each library that is able to participate. II-Dis critical to making that participation possible, because high capitalization costs have prevented many academic libraries from taking advantage of new technological applications, and supplying their students, faculty, researchers, scientists, and local business persons with the latest information, often available only in electronic form. II-D projects funded in FY 1988 include: o In~, Waldorf College is purchasing equipment necessary to implement a , network connecting the library with local, regional, state, and national libraries. (over) - 2 - o The University of Montana and Eastern Montana College are developing the Montana Business Education Consortium by creating a shared business infor mation collection, via leasing InfoTrac CD-ROM workstations and subscribing to the General Periodicals Database. Telefacsimile capabilities also will be included to improve business education programs and promote resource sharing throughout the state. o In Alabama, a II-D grant is being used to install a statewide telefacsimile network to improve document delivery for interlibrary loan among members of a consortium of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and 17 of the state's academic institutions that offer graduate education. o In Massachusetts, Bridgewater' State College and Southeastern Massachusetts University are undertaking a collaborative resource-sharing project designed to increase access to the 'holdings and to automate the card catalogs and circulation eystems for both institutions' libraries. o The Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Regional Library Center's microcomputer and OCLC training programs are being extended to member libraries of institu tions qf higher education in West Virginia, thereby enhancing local, regional, and national resource-sharing and improving the quality of library service at participating institutions. AUTHORIZATION: The Higher Education Act Amendments of 1986, PL 99-498, which amends and extends the Higher Education Act for five years through FY 1991. American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440 April 1989 LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ACT ovgRALL PURPOSE: To extend and improve public library services, assist in the construction and renovation of public libraries, promote cooperative library networks among all types of libraries, improve library services to Indian tribes, and support library literacy programs. PURPOSE OF STATE FORMULA-BASED TITLES: Title I, Public Library Services: To assist the states in the extension and improvement of public library services. Title II, Public Library Construction: To assist in building, purchasing, and improving public library buildings. Title III, Interlibrary Cooperation and Resource Sharing: To assist the states in promoting cooperative networks of libraries which provide for systematic and effec t ive coordination of the resources of school, public, academic, and special libraries and information centers. GENERAL PROVISIONS: A basic allotment is made to each state library administrative agency ($200,000 for title I, $100,000 for title II, and $40,000 for title III). Remaining funds are distributed proportionately based on state popula tion. Titles I and II funds must be matched (within a 33-66 percent range) on the basis of a ratio of the state's per capita income to the average per capita income of the U. S. To participate, each state must have a state plan approved by the Secretary of Education, plus a comprehensive three- or five-year plan for state priorities and activities to meet the library and information needs of the people, including a statewide resource sharing plan. When title I funding exceeds $60 million, each state with cities of over 100,000 population must reserve up to 50 percent of its share of the funds over $60 million for major urban resource libraries. States may use up to six percent of their alloca tions or $60,000 for administrative costs. Before state allocations are calculated, two percent of the appropriations for titles I, II, and III is reserved for Title IV. LSCA I, PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES KINDS OF ACTIVITIES _SUPPORTED: The statutory priorities indicate the broad range of activities supported: developing and improving library services to areas and populations which are disadvantaged because of distance, institutionalization, physical handicap, limited English-speaking proficiency, residence, income, age, or l i teracy level; assisting libraries to serve as community information and referral centers; providing literacy programs; strengthening state library agencies; and strengthening metropolitan libraries and major urban resource libraries which serve national or regional needs. Priorities may be addressed through statewide services :; r grants to library entities. Funds may be used for books and other library - 2 - materials, equipment, salaries, other operating expenses, and statewide planning and evaluation of programs. FUNDING HISTORY: FY 1987 Appropriation $80,000,000 FY 1988 Appropriation 78,986,000 FY 1989 Appropriation 81,009,000 FY 1990 Authorization 95,000,000 FY 1990 Budget Request -o- IMPACT OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET: The loss of all federal support for public library programs would trigger the elimination of the most far-reaching and innovative programs offered by public libraries. Although federal funding accounts for only four percent of public library support, this money is used to reach that part of the population without library services or with very inadequate services, or for whom provision of library and information services requires extra effort or special materials and equipment. Recent LSCA I projects include: o One library in California has developed a program of adult literacy training in Spanish as a bridge to English literacy for Spanish speakers. Another library meets the needs of Vietnamese patrons with Vietnamese reading materials and training for the library staff. o A model library information delivery system on AIDS was developed by a regional library system in Connecticut. o In Georgia, funds were used to create a homework center for students. New books, flash cards, and workbooks were added to the collection, and volunteers were recruited for a tutorial program. o In Iowa, one library has established a Deaf Services project, increasing its collection of deafness-related materials, purchasing a closed caption decoder for patron check-out, purchasing a TDD so hearing impaired patrons may call for reference services, and sign language interpreting selected library events. Another library funded a farm management and accounting training program using computers and agricul tural software. In a third community, the library purchased bo_oks, periodicals, and videos on small-business topics because of a local farming slump and loss of industrial jobs. o More than 2,000 patients were served by a hospital out reach program in Ma ssachusetts . The project included upgrading readi.ng materials and training public librarians in wor king with patients. o Services to rural citizens in more than 150 communities were provided in New Mexico by four bookmobiles traveling 80,000 miles and loaning 200,000 books to 7,300 borrowers. The books-by-mail program circulated more than 35,000 items to more than 2,100 registered households. o Programs in Oregon include "Reaching for Reading," designed to build links between one county's library and more than 100 day care centers. Services include rotating collections of picture books for the centers, workshops for day care pro viders on presenting books to children, and a quarterly newsletter for day care staff and parents. - 3 - LSCA II, PUBLIC LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION KINDS OF ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED: LSCA II provides funds for the building of new library structures, and the acquisition, expansion, and remodeling of existing build ings, including renovation to accommodate the handicapped, to conserve energy, to accommodate new technologies, and to convert historic buildings to public libraries. The initial equipment (except books) for public library buildings is also eligible. The federal share of any project cannot exceed one-half the total cost. FUNDING HISTORY: FY 1987 Appropriation $22,500,000 FY 1988 Appropriation 22,595,000 FY 1989 Appropriation 22,324,000 FY 1990 Authorization so,000,000 FY 1990 Budget Request -o- IMPACT OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET: Demand for federal construction funds exceeds availability by several magnitudes. LSCA funds, when available, stimulate twice the required amount of nonfederal matching money. o In California, an existing library was newly renovated and enlarged to provide a community meeting room, complete handicapped access, and all new shelving fully equipped with earthquake bracing. o LSCA II has been responsible for two new libraries in Kansas in the last four years. One library formerly was housed in a store front, which was too small and inaccessible to the handicapped. The other formerly was located in a courthouse base ment, and the children's room was converted from an old jail cell, which no amount of interior decorating could make inviting. o An addition to an existing library in Mississippi provided new space for a local history collection on the Choctaw Indians, plus space for job- and career related information and services for a large number of unemployed residents. o In Oregon, during 1985-87, $617,418 in LSCA funding stimulated $2,822,545 in local funding. - 4 - LSCA III, INTERLIBRARY COOPERATION AND RESOURCE SHARING KINDS OF ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED: LSCA III has assisted 49 states to participate in formal multi-state cooperatives. Funding under LSCA III provides the needed impe tus for public, academic, school, and special libraries to share library resources widely in the most cost-effective way. Many libraries find it difficult legally to participate in cooperative library agreements which may cross local and state bound aries. Federal aid may provide funding for a central computing facility while local funds buy local terminals. FUNDING HISTORY: FY 1987 Appropriation $18,000,000 FY 1988 Appropriation 18,669,000 FY 1989 Appropriation 19,102,000 FY 1990 Authorization 30,000,000 FY 1990 Budget Request -o- IMPACT OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET: Zeroing out LSCA III will result in limited effectiveness for the regional library systems operating in all 50 states and place severe limits on the resources which encourage continued cooperative endeavors. LSCA III is vital to the regional resource-sharing organizations crossing local and state boundaries throughout the nation, linking the resources of libraries in a given area, and providing a central clearinghouse for interlibrary loan and reference services. Loss of federal support will eliminate programs such as these: o In Kansas, funds are used in regional systems of multi-type cooperating libraries for services such as interlibrary loan, centralized acquisition, and ~entralized cataloging. o Kentucky has used LSCA funds to support the University Library's interlibrary loan program, which provides about 23 percent of the more than 25,000 statewide requests processed by the Kentucky Cooperative Library Information Network. o In South Carolina, funds are being used to provide ten libraries with telefascimile equipment to reduce interlibrary document delivery time. o A recent project in Virginia between a public and school library offered a varied summer program to stimulate reading and encourage children to become familiar with all of the library resources. The project helped maintain reading skills during vacation months and encouraged parental participation in their children's reading experiences. - 5 - LSCA IV, LIBRARY SERVICES FOR INDIAN TRIBES PURPOSE: To promote special efforts to provide Indian tribes and Hawaiian natives with library services. WHO RECEIVES FUNDING: Of amounts appropriated for LSCA I, II, and III, 1.s ' percent is reserved for Indian tribes, and O.S ;percent, for Hawaiian natives. Iridian tribes are defined as any Indian t;ribe, band, nation, organized group or community, or Alaskan Native village, as recognized by the Secretary of the Interior. Indians from California, Oklahoma, and Alaska (who do not live on reservations) are eligible. Funds allotted but not used because of nonapplication or nonqualification are allocated among Indian tribes submitting approved plans for special project grants. KINDS OF ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED: Basic allotment or special project funds may be used for training of Indians as library personnel, purchase of library materials, special programs, salaries, construction, transportation of library users, dissemina t i on, needs assessment, and contracts to provide public library services to Indians or for any of the eligible uses. Tribes must maintain effort on public library · '· systems. IMPACT OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET: Indian tribes often have no access to libraries; they are generally considered separate nations and seldom eligible for direct library allocations from states. For these reasons, Congress allocated LSCA funding directly to Indian tribes. Funding began in 1985 and the need has only begun to be met. Without this funding, Indian tribes will remain unserved and denied access to education, job information, and recreation opportunities enjoyed by other communities. LSCA V, FOREIGN LANGUAGE MATERIALS ACQUISITION PURPOSE: For the acquisition of foreign language materials. WHO RECEIVES FUNDING: Discretionary grants up to $15,000 directly to state and local public libraries on a competitive basis. FUNDING HISTORY: The authorized level is $1 million per year. No funds have been appropriated since the program began in FY 1985. IMPACT OF ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET: The large numbers of recent immigrants speaking dozens of foreign languages require native language materials geared to both children and adults for recreation, education, and life-coping skills. Businesses incre asingly use foreign language sources for information needed to stay competitive. A Japanese auto plant in the U.S., for instance, puts special demands on the local library system for both management and employee needs. In addition, foreign language items often require special effort and extra cost to identify, purchase, and process. I - 6 - LSCA VI, LIBRARY LITERACY PROGRAMS PURPOSE: To support literacy programs. WHO RECEIVES FUNDING: Discretionary grants up to $25,000 directly to state and local public libraries on a competitive basis. KINDS OF ACT.IVITIES SUPPORTED: Grants to state libraries to coordinate and plan library literacy programs, and to arrange to train librarians and volunteers. Grants to local public libraries for promoting the use of voluntary services, acquiring materials, and using library facilities for literacy programs. FUNDING HISTORY: FY 1987 Appropriation $5,000,000 FY 1988 Appropriation 4,787,000 FY 1989 Appropriation 4,730,000 FY 1990 Authorization 5,000,000 FY 1990 Budget Request -o- IMPACT OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET: In FY 1988, libraries submitted 533 proposals requesing a total of $11.5 million. Libraries are logical focal points for literacy materials, for training volunteers, and as sites for tutoring adult illit erates. Available in almost every local community, libraries are nonthreatening sites for adults who feel inadequate and embarrassed about their handicap and feel uncomfortable in schools. o In~, one library has used funds to create a new Learning Center, providing literacy materials, space for tutoring, and information in such areas as career search, job training, health, nutrition, and personal finance. o In Nevada, funds are supporting library literacy programs in remote rural areas. The library is participating as one element of a cooperative statewide assault on illiteracy that includes schools, businesses, and the state reading council. o Of the 387,000 people in Wake County, North Carolina, approximately 60,000 adults have not finished high school, are learning English as a second language, or have poor reading skills due to learning disabilities or other problems. Using LSCA funds, the library system is now providing literacy books for these adults. o One library system in South Carolina used LSCA funds to inform nonreaders and the general public about the library's programs and resources to fight illiteracy. J.,fter TV public service announcements, the number of new students interviewing for the literacy tutoring increased 100 percent. * * * * * * LSCA AUTHORIZATION: All titles of LSCA are authorized through FY 1989, with the General Education Provisions Act providing for an automatic one-year extension. The ;?rogram was first enacted in 1956 as the Libr.ary Services Act, Public Law 84-597, and amended since by PL 84-896, 86-679, 87-688, 88-269, 89-511, 90-154, 91-600, 93-29, 93-133, 93-380, 95-123, 97-35, 98-480, 99-159, and 100-569. 1,merican Library Association Washington Office, 202/547-4440 March 1989 I NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES LIBRARY RELATED PROGRAMS Libraries are natural partners in achieving the goals of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and they are involved in several NEH program areas. This year, the administration is requesting a very slight increase in total NEH funding, from $153,000,000 to $153,250,000. NEH Office of Preservation. The budget request of $13,500,000 for this program would keep preservation activities on the multi-year track begun with an $8 million increase in FY 1989. Of the '89 amount, $170,000 was used for administration, and $12.3 million to initiate a multi-year NEH plan to support coordinated preservation efforts, with emphasis on microfilming of brittle books, serials, and other types of library materials (including national consortia! projects and major projects in individual research libraries). Other activities include preservation of U.S. news papers, preservation of special humanities collections, education and training of preservation personnel, and enhancement of regional information and consultation services, state planning projects, research and development, and conferences. A continued federal investment will make a modest but significant impact on the brittle books situation. Acids used in paper since about 1850 are destroying major portions of library collections. The number of library volumes so brittle that further use may result in loss of text is now estimated to be 76 million and expected to rise to 114 million in the next 20 years as collections age. Without treatment, about 90 percent of the remainder of book collections are expected to reach the same brittle state. The efforts of NEH and of coordinative groups such as the Commission on Preservation and Access help ensure cooperation and avoid duplication. NEH Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives. Level funding of $2.8 million is requested for this program, which at a very modest cost actively involves thousands of citizens in humanities issues. Annual awards range from $15,000 to $300,000 and average approximately $90,000. The relatively small size maximizes the number of awards possible, but even so, applications exceed awards by approximately three to one. Examples of recent grants include: o Over a two-year period, 30 public libraries in South Carolina are presenting "Let's Talk About It," a nationally tested program of reading and discussion groups. Through this program, scholars and out-of-school adults come together in public libraries to talk about books and ideas and to share insights and perceptions about modern culture as seen through literature. o "America Lives: Reflections on Our Values and Ourselves," is being run in 30 Connecticut libraries. This is a program of scholar-led discus sions on American biographies and autobiographies to discover how the lives of both celebrated and ordinary Americans reflect or challenge the dominant values of our culture. Connecticut librarians report record numbers of patrons attending "American Lives." (over) I - 2 - o The University of Minnesota is planning a touring exhibition on "Christopher Columbus and the Humanities: Separating the Man , from the Myth," with a video tape, catalog, study guide, and public forums. NEH Access Projects. Within NEH Reference Materials programs, the Access Category assists in providing descriptions of important collections of research materials and making them widely available to scholars. Libraries., archival 0rganizations, and scholars all feel this program is seriously underfunded at the current $2,565,000. The FY 1990 budget request slightly increases this to · $2,780,000. NEH Challenge Grants. Many libraries have benefited from Challenge Grants which have involved library funding for buildings, preservation, and computerization, but most of all for acquisitions in the humanities. These grants requi~e $3 in non federal funds for every $1 in NEH funds, thus providing a needed stimulus for further support of hard-pressed public institutions such as libraries. The budget request for FY 1990 would provide a slight increase for Challenge Grants, from $16,700,000 to $17,000,000. American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440 April 1989 Special Libraries 1700 Eighteenth Street. NW. Wash ington, 0 C 20009 Association 202/234-4 700 SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION 1989 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM 1. Encourage enactment of legislation which advances library and information services in the public and private sectors. 2. Encourage the enactment of legislation which will foster the uses of new information technologies. 3. Encourage the enactment of postal legislation which will allow for the mailing of information in an efficient and cost-effec tive manner. 4. Encourage the enactment of legislation which will foster inter national exchange of information, regardless of its format. 5. Encourage the enactment of legislation which would serve to pro tect an individual's intellectual freedom by guaranteeing the confidentiality of library records maintained in public insti tutions. 6. Monitor various government activities/regulations to ensure that the library and information services mission of each governmental agency is not adversely affected. 7. Monitor legislative and executive branch activities to ensure that government documents and information are easily accessible and readily available to the special library community. 8. Monitor library and information personnel practices, including standards and wage comparability, which will impact on the devel opment and delivery of library and information services. 9. Monitor developments in telecommunications that affect the trans mission of data used in education, research, and the provision of library/information services. 10. Monitor copyright legislation ensuring that libraries in the public and private sectors receive equitable treatment. 11. Monitor funding for library and library-related programs. 1700 Eighteenth Street, N.W. Washington , D.C. 20009 Special Libraries (TEL) 202/234-4700 Association (FAX)202/265-9317 THE SECOND WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES Special Libraries Association (SLA) is an international organ ization of more than 12,500 librarians, information managers, and brokers. Special libraries serve industry, business, research, educational and technical agencies, government, special departments of public and university libraries, the media, museums and other organizations both in the for-profit and not-for profit sectors, requiring specialized information. The Association and its members are dedicated to the advancement and improvement of communications and the dissemination and ultimate use of information and knowledge for the general welfare of all users. On August 8, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed into law H.J. Res. 90, authorizing a White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services (WHCLIS) to be held not earlier than September 1, 1989 and not later than September 30, 1991. It took a number of years to get the legislation passed by both Houses of Congress and signed by the President. In its final form, Public Law 100-382 authorizes $6 million for a second White House Confer ence. SLA is on record in support of the $6 million funding level and urges Congress to appropriate the full amount. A contingent of SLA members, elected leaders and staff attended the first White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services in 1979. The Association and its members continue to be committed to the advancement and completion of the tasks which resulted from the conference. SLA is most willing to offer the same dedication and resources to the second White House Conference. The Association wants to assure that the signficant role played by special librar~ans be recognized during WHCLIS II. The constituency of SLA represents a broad spectrum of subject areas and is an experienced cadre of librarians and information specialists. Half of our members are in the corporate sector. Such a group should be adequately represented at the conference. U.S. industry has recognized that improved productivity (one of the themes of the second White House Conference) and competitive advantage depends on how well information and knowledge resources are utilized in developing products and services. There are many SLA members who have done much in communicating this message to the captains of industry. Such individuals would be valuable resources in planning and implementing the conference. ~I - Page 2 SLA's government relations program is built upon member partic ipation from the Government Relations and Copyright Law Implementa tion Committees and an active government relations network consisting of representatives from our Chapters and Divisions throughout the U.S. and Canada. This valuable network has many members who have expressed their support for the authorization and full funding of the second White House Conference. SLA has gone on record as supporting the concepts and goals of a second White House Conference. Following are some of the issues which address the needs of SLA members and must be discussed during WHCLIS II: ways the library community can and should work with the private sector in the dissemination of government information privatization/contracting-out the growing role of librarians/information specialists in the globalization of information the important role played by corporate, federal and other special libraries and information centers strengthening public-private partnerships as federal funding for library-related initiatives dwindles maintaining open access to government information to guarantee a democratic and economically sound society protecting the confidentiality of library records main tained in public institutions preservation of books and other publications marketing the profession and other resources offered by librarians and information specialists regardless of the type of library or information center 4/89 WHCLIS COSPONSORS ON APPROPRIATIONS U.S. SENATE Committee on Appropriations 101st Congress, 1st Session VRobert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.), Chairman SC- DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS y"Oaniel K. Inouye, Hawaii Sc.. yMark o. Hatfield, Oregon .5C vErnest F. Hollings, South Carolina SL vTed Stevens, Alaska 'SC.. ✓ J• Bennett Johnston, Louisiana James A. McClure, Idaho .SC V"Quentin N. Burdick, North Dakota 5c... Jake Garn, Utah Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont v Thad Cochran, Mississippi S< Jim Sasser, Tennessee vRobert w. Kasten, Jr., Wisconsin 17"'Dennis DeConcini, Arizona vAlfonse M. D'Amato, New York vDale Bumpers, Arkansas ~c... Warren Rudman, New Hampshire$<:: y-Frank R. Lautenberg, New Jersey ✓Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania ~C vTom Harkin, Iowa SC. C"A II{ Pete V. Domenici, New Mexico y"'Barbara Mikulski, Maryland \,.;"'Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Harry Reid, Nevada S '- vDon Nickles, Oklahoma ✓ Brock Adams, Washington $L Phil Gramm, Texas,; G y'Wyche Fowler, Jr., Georgia J. Robert Kerrey, Nebraska [Messrs. Byrd and Hatfield are ex officio members of all subcommittees of which they are not regular members.] .5(::,:Mf"MBtll1 Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies ftr0/ American Library Association, Washington Office F"etitaary 1989 WHCLIS COSPONSORS ON APPROPRIATIONS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Committee on Appropriations 101st Congress, 1st Session Jamie L. Whitten (D-Miss.), Chairman DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS William H. Natcher, Kentucky SC C/1-AI~ ✓ Silvio O. Conte, Massachusetts SC. Neal Smith, Iowa SC Joseph M. McDade, Pennsylvania Sidney R. Yates, Illinois John T. Myers, Indiana David R. Obey, Wisconsin SC.. Clarence E. Miller, Ohio Edward R. Roybal, California Sc. Lawrence Coughlin, Pennsylvania Louis Stokes, Ohio 5C C. W. Bill Young, Florida SC. vTom Bevill, Alabama Ralph Regula, Ohio yBill Alexander, Arkansas Virginia Smith, Nebraska John P. Murtha, Pennsylvania vCarl D. Pursell, Michigan ~C v Bob Traxler, Michigan Mickey Edwards, Oklahoma Joseph D. Early, Massachusetts 5C. v Under Committee Rules, the chairman is a member of each subcommittee and the ranking minority member is an ex officio member of each subcommittee.] -.,:. c..o~Po.-J~c~ o--f WIHTE ttoosc G:J~FE~c-1ve£ St:::: M.t./f\"Bf:R..,1 Appropriations Subconuni ttees on Labor-Health and Human Services Education. ~ American Library Association, Washington Office Fesruuy 1989 U.S. SENATE Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee 101st Congress, 1st Session Quentin N. Burdick, (D-N.D.), Chairman DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS Dale Bumpers, Arkansas Thad Cochran, Mississippi Tom Harkin, Iowa James A. McClure, Idaho Brock Adams, Washington Robert w. Kasten, Jr., Wisconsin Wyche Fowler, Jr., Georgia Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania J. Robert Kerrey, Nebraska· Charles E. Grassley, Iowa · [Messrs.· Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) and Marko. Hatfield (R-Ore.), as chairman and ranking minority member, respectively, of the Appropriations Committee are ex officio members of all subcommittees of which they are not regular members.] U.S. HOUSE · OF REPRESENTATIVES Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee 101st Congress, 1st Session Jamie L. Whitten (D-Miss.), Chairman DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS Bob Traxler, Mi~higan Virginia Smith, Nebraska Matthew F. McHugh, New York John T. Myers, Indiana William H. Natcher, Kentucky Joe Skeen, New Mexico Daniel K. Akaka, Hawaii Vin Weber, Minnesota Wes Watkins, Oklahoma Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Neal Smith, Iowa [Under Appropriations Committee Rules, the chairman, Jamie L. Whitten (D-Miss.), is a member of each subcommittee; and the ranking minority member, Silvio o. Conte (R-Mass.), is an ex officio member of each subcommittee.] American Library Association, Washington Office April 1989 I THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY $1 MILLION FUNDING LOSS $1 Million Lost. A last-minute typographical error in the FY 1989 agricultural appropriations bill signed by the President (PL 100-460), gave the National Agricul tural Library (NAL) $13,268,000, $1 million less than the $14,268,000 agreed to by the House and Senate conferees. This $1 million loss represents an eight percent cut in funding. These funds must be restored to the NAL budget and adequate funding secured for FY 1990 in order for NAL to continue its leadership role in ·collecting · agricultural information and using advanced technology to make it accessible· ·' ~.. ' nationwide. Impact of Funding Loss. The lost $1 million in funding had been intended by Congress to fund new initiatives and expand several current programs. ·, with tl'l'e .. _. unintended cut, NAL is forced to r~duce and postpone spending in the following areas. o The Rural Information Center will be implemented at about one-fourth the amount that was to have been obligated. This center allows rural citi zens, government officials, businesses, and community organizations to access the resources of NAL through the Extension Services• national network. In 1988, th~.,c;::enter•s ., first year of operation, staff responded to questions about economic revitalization, local government planning, funding sources, .. and other comrnuni ty development and resource issues. '" ' . . ' '': .. ~ : . . ,. ' '. '...... '.. o The Animal Welfare Information Center will operate at one-third the level intended by Congress • . o A new initiative, the Te,chno_logy Transfer Information Center, cannot be implemented without additional funding. o The land-grant/NAL network will continue development at roughly' 'the 1988 level, rather than at the, increased pace intended by Congress. This delays service impfovemen:tj.~ through better coordination with the :r:a·rtd·- · grant libraries. · Faculty, students, and researchers at the,· land-qrant:: institutions rely heavily on, NAL to back up their own librar{' c9Il1e.bt'ions • • . ·· ·! ,: • , ), \.' !, \ Decisions on agricultural appropriations levels are made by the Hou's'e ·: ,.: · · ·,•, I ,) - ' .•. - . • Appropriations Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies, and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Developmeli.1:,· and Related Agencies. If the lost funding is not restored, the previously approved increases for the programs identified above, will have to compete for funding with programmatic increases requested for FY 1990 by NAL. (See over for Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies; and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies.) American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440 April 1989 I ELECTRONIC PILOT PROJECTS FOR DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES The federal depository library program (DLP) was established by Congress in the 19th century to provide federal government information, at no cost to the public, through libraries. Traditionally, this information has been distributed in paper and microform. However, as more and more federal information is published through electronic means, it is essential for an informed public that they have access to information in this new format. A General Accounting Office survey of federal agencies found the number of government publications in electronic format tripled in the past four years. In just one year, 1987, civilian agencies disseminated more than 7,500 government infor mation products in electronic format. However, these 7,500 products were unavailable to the public through traditional channels such as the Government Printing Office sales program, the depository porgram, and the Consumer Information Center. The October 1988 Office of Technology Assessment report, Informing the Nation, confirms these trends in government publishing, and concluded on page 15: As agencies make increasing use of electronic formats, limiting the DLP to paper and microfiche products would, over time, reduce the type and amount of Federal information available to the public, and would erode the legislative intent of the DLP •••• The impetus for including electronic information in the OLP is strong. The JCP has interpreted the OLP statutory provisions as extending to government information in all formats, and other congressional committees concur in the decision to disseminate certain electronic formats to depositories •••• [i]f it is to succeed, this emerging policy needs to be further developed and refined, and have the support of DLP parti cipants (especially libraries, GPO, and the agencies that are the source of most DLP materials). A variety of pilot projects, demon strations, and tests involving various technologies, financial arrangements, and delivery mechanisms (including possible involvement of the private sector) is warranted. In a joint effort, the GPO and the JCP identified pilot projects that could be undertaken as one means of testing differing delivery mechanisms. The pilots or demonstrations involve a combination of CD-ROM and online data files of government information. To date, GPO has begun to distribute the Census Test Disk No. 2, a CD-ROM product, to depository libraries in a phased process. In addition to these pilots, a number of other pilots have been undertaken or are in various stages of development. However, GPO must be funded to test a wide range of formats to find the most effective and economical strategies for the program. These pilots also will assist the depository libraries in evaluating how best to provide these new information products to users. ACTION NEEDED: The Chair and Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Printing, Sen. Wendell Ford (0-KY) and Rep. Frank Annunzio (D-IL), have endorsed the pilot proposals. Please thank them and other members of the JCP. Urge members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committee, particularly members of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, to support both the CD-ROM and online pilot projects. Ask your Senators and Representative to request support for all the pilots from their colleagues on the Appropriations Committees. American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440 April 1989 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON National Library Week April 9 -:- 15, 1989 Barbara and I are delighted to send greetings and congratulations to all those celebrating this 32nd annual observance of "National Library. Week." An educated citizenry is the lifeblood of a free and democratic government. Our nation thus owes a tre mendous debt of gratitude to those who devote their time and energy to education. This year's Library Week theme is indeed well-chosen: "Ask A Professional. Ask Your Librarian." Librarians are not only invaluable managers of information but also excellent teachers. By teaching us how to find and use information, they make knowledge accessible to people o,f all ages. Working in an environment that encourages reading, stirs the imagination, and expedites the search for answers, the librarian plays a key role in guiding our pursuit of knowledge. I am also pleased and proud to recognize the contributions librarians make to our Nation's fight against illiteracy. Barbara and I want to commend all librarians for their outstanding service to the American people. You have our heartfelt best wishes and support. HOUSE AND SENATE COSPONSORS OF PERMANENT PAPER MEASURES as of April 6, 1989 Companion measures to establish a national policy to promote and encourage the printing of books and other publications of enduring value on alkaline, permanent papers have been introduced in both the Senate and House. Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI) introduced S.J .Res. 57 on February 8; it has been referred to the Govern mental Affairs Committee and its Subcommittee on Government Information and Regulations. Rep. Pat Williams (D-MT) introduced H.J.Res. 226 on March 23; it has been referred jointly to two committees: the Government Operations Committee and its Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture; and the House Administration Committee and its Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials. States with Cosponsors H.J.Res. 226 Cosponsors S.J.Res. 57 Cosponsors ALABAMA Heflin (D) ALASKA Murkowski (R), Stevens (R) ARIZONA DeConcini (D), McCain (R) CONNECTICUT Dodd (D), Lieberman (D) FLORIDA Graham (D) ILLINOIS Annunzio (D), Yates (D) Simon (D) IOWA Grassley (R) KENTUCKY Ford (D) LOUISIANA Boggs (D) MARYLAND Sarbanes (D), Mikulski (D) MASSACHUSETTS Kennedy (D), Kerry (D) MISSOURI Coleman (R) Bond (R) MONTANA WILLIAMS (D) Burns (R) NEBRASKA Exon (D) NEW YORK Owens (D) Moynihan (D) NORTH CAROLINA Sanford (D) OREGON Hatfield (R) OKLAHOMA Boren (D) PENNSYLVANIA Walgren (D) RHODE ISLAND PELL (D)' Chafee (R) TENNESSEE Sasser (D) UTAH Hatch (R) VERMONT Jeffords (R), Leahy (D) VIRGINIA Warner (R) American Library Association, Washington Office, 202/547-4440 April 1989 r ------