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Information on the independent review NCLIS embarked on in the June 2000 - December 2000 timeframe, incorporating the next stage of the NTIS study, is available at Comprehensive Assessment of Public Information Dissemination.
Department of Commerce's Plan to Close the National Technical Information Service
- NCLIS Report to President and Congress
- Views of Major Stakeholders and Media on NCLIS Report to President/Congress
- GPO Response to NCLIS request for comment on the "Preliminary Assessment of the Department of Commerce Proposal to Close the National Technical Information Service and Transfer Its Collection and Functions to The Library of Congress" by Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer - March 15, 2000
- Revised Comments on Emerging Consensus Position Paper, Proposed NTIS Closure by Linda M. Kennedy, Head, Government Information and Maps Department, University of California, Davis - March 10, 2000
- Supplemental Views, American Library Association by Chadwick Raymond, Chair ALA Committee on Legislation - March 10, 2000
- Comment on the NCLIS "Emerging Consensus Position Paper" by Melvin S. Day, Former Director, NTIS - March 10, 2000
- Comments on behalf of Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA)
by Ken Wasch, President - March 10, 2000
- American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Supplemental Comments on the Proposed NTIS Closure & Transfer - March 6, 2000
- March 1, 2000 Los Angeles Times Editorial "Science Information in Peril"- March 6, 2000
- ALA letter to NCLIS Executive Director: Comment on the NCLIS "Emerging Consensus Position Paper" - February 29, 2000
- COSLA letter to NCLIS Executive Director re: NTIS Proposed Closure & Transfer of Functions - February 28, 2000
- Comments on NTIS: Proposed Closure and Transfer of Functions - Statement by Bernadine E. Abbott Hoduski, Government Information Advisor (Retired Professional Staff Member, U.S. Congress, Joint Committee on Printing) - February 25, 2000
- Joint Statement, MLA, SLA, ARL & AALL - February 25, 2000
- Comments by Stakeholders on Working Drafts of NCLIS Report
- RESOLUTION ON NO-FEE PERMANENT PUBLIC ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION (STI) Adopted by the Council of the
American Library Association, San Antonio, TX - January 19, 2000
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Solid Waste (OSW) - Comments on the Proposed Closure and Transfer of Functions of NTIS - February 22, 2000
- National Federation of Federal Employees - The Union's Perspective on the future of NTIS - February 17, 2000
- Toward a National Library of Science and Technology: Building on the Present - Creating the Digital Future by Bonnie C. Carroll and Gail M. Hodge (October 12, 1998) - For the Second Meeting of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science on the Department of Commerce's proposed closing of the National Technical Information Service - February 4, 2000
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- Second Statement by Peter F. Urbach, Former Director of NTIS, For the Second Meeting of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science on the Department of Commerce's proposed closing of the National Technical Information Service - February 4, 2000
- The Future of the NTIS Function Independent of Organizational Location by Peter F. Urbach; Powerpoint Slide Presentation - February 1, 2000
- Where Should the NTIS Function Be Located Organizationally? by Peter F. Urbach; Powerpoint Slide Presentation -
February 1, 2000
- Remarks regarding the future of NTIS by Miriam A. Drake, Dean and Director of Libraries, Georgia Institute of Technology Library and Information Center - January 20, 2000
- Statement of Peter F. Urbach, Former Director of NTIS for the Benton Foundation Meeting of the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science on the Department of Commerce's proposed closing of the National Technical Information Service - January 19, 2000
- National Technical Information Service
Performing a Vital Public Service, but Facing an Impossible Problem - Walter Warnick
- The End of the National Technical Information Service? - J. Timothy Sprehe
- Comments Relating to the Proposed Closure and Transfer of NTIS Functions from the Department of Commerce to the Library of Congress by Wayne Kelley, Former Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office (GPO) - January 18, 2000
- Technical Impacts of the Closing of NTIS, CENDI Input from 10 Member Executive Branch Agencies - 1999
- NCLIS Supporting Staff Documents and Public Meetings
- NTIS: Proposed Closure and Transfer of Functions - NCLIS Powerpoint presentation for meeting - February 29, 2000
- NCLIS Guidelines for Consideration of Alternatives Relating to the NTIS Closure & Transfer of Functions - February 27, 2000
- Draft Agenda, NTIS: Proposed Closure and Transfer of Functions Second Special Meeting, February 29, 2000 - February 23, 2000
- NTIS: Proposed Closure and Transfer of Functions Activity or Service Matrix - February 15, 2000
- Press Release - NCLIS to Hold Meeting on NTIS Closure (meeting on February 29, 2000) - February 8, 2000
- Historical Considerations of NTIS, Sarah T. Kadec - February 7, 2000
- NTIS: Proposed Closure and Transfer of Functions - NCLIS Powerpoint presentation for meeting - February 4, 2000
- Final Agenda, NTIS: Proposed Closure and Transfer of Functions Second Special Meeting, February 4, 2000> - February 4, 2000
- Participant Invitation List, Second Special NTIS Closure/Transfer Expert Meeting, February 4, 2000 - January 27, 2000
- Invitation Letter to Participants to Attend February 4, 2000 Meeting - January 27, 2000
- Chronology/Bibliography of Events Relative to NTIS' Position in Commerce, Prepared by Sarah T. Kadec - January 26, 2000
- Invitation Letter to the Benton Foundation Meeting - January 19, 2000
- Participant Invitation List, NTIS Closure/Transfer Expert Meeting - January 19, 2000
- NTIS: Proposed Closing & Transfer of Functions Meeting, Attendees by Category - January 19, 2000
- Agenda for First Public Meeting (Benton) - January 19, 2000
- NTIS: PROPOSED CLOSURE & TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Powerpoint Slide Presentation - January 19, 2000
- Congressional Commmittee Testimony and Related Correspondence
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