Peter Hernon is professor of library and information science at Simmons College, Boston, MA. He is the author of 50 books, including Library Unlimited's Viewing Library Metrics from Different Perspectives and Making a Difference: Leadership and Academic Libraries; and Praeger's Federal Information Policies in the 1990s: Views and Perspectives.

• List of TablesList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsPrefacePublic Access to Government Publications/Information Held in Depository CollectionsFederal Information PoliciesImpact of Federal Information Policies on Public Access to Government InformationGovernment Publications as a Significant Information ResourceBibliographic Control of U.S. Government PublicationsDeveloping Collections of U.S. Government PublicationsExploiting Technology for Government Information CollectionsImproved Reference and Referral Services Through Increased Marketing and Awareness of Government Information ResourcesMicroforms and Access to Government PublicationsTechnical Report Literature (By Gary R. Purcell)Administrative Considerations for Increased Access to Government Publications/InformationIntegrating Government Information Resources into Library ServicesPhysical Facilities and Space ManagementProcessing Depository PublicationsPlanning and Evaluation of Government Information ServicesCooperation and Resource Sharing. Restructuring the GPO's Depository Library Program. Exploiting State and Local Information ResourcesAccess to Information from International Governmental Organizations (By Peter I. Hajnal)Education of the Government Information Professional. Mainstreaming Government Publications/InformationBibliographyAuthor IndexSubject Index