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                                  ALAWON
                      ALA Washington Office Newsline
                     An electronic publication of the
              American Library Association Washington Office

                            Volume 2, Number 4
                             January 29, 1993

   In this issue: (116 lines)
     ERIC COPYRIGHT TO BE WITHDRAWN
     ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES ACT 
          INTRODUCED IN SENATE
     UPCOMING HEARINGS

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                      ERIC COPYRIGHT TO BE WITHDRAWN

Robert Stonehill, director of the Department of Education's ERIC program,
announced in a meeting with the ALA Committee on Legislation at the
Midwinter Conference in Denver that the next contract for the ERIC database
will not include permission to copyright.  The issue of user fees to
finance upgrading of the ERIC system will be postponed through the next
appropriations cycle.  ALA expects to help support increased appropriations
for the ERIC system.

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        ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES ACT
                           INTRODUCED IN SENATE

In preparation for the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act, S. 266, the Elementary and Secondary School
Library Media Services Act of 1993, was introduced in the Senate by
Senators Simon (D-IL) and Sarbanes (D-MD), on January 28, 1993.  See the
_Congressional Record_ of January 28, pp. S924-27 for the full text of the
new legislation as well as speeches by Senator Simon and Senator Sarbanes.

S. 266, the Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Services Act of
1993, establishes a Division of Elementary and Secondary School Library
Media Services in the Department of Education's Office of Educational
Research and Improvement (OERI) with responsibilities for administering
three grant programs:

1. The Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Resource Development
Program--provides states with allocations to purchase school library media
resources for the use of students, library media specialists, and teachers
in public elementary and secondary schools.

2. The School Library Media Specialist and Teacher Partnerships for
Instructional Innovation Program--a competitive grant program for
elementary and secondary school library media specialists and teachers to
design collaborative curriculum instructions to access the full range of
information resources;

3. The Uses of Technology in the Classroom Program--a competitive grant
program for elementary and secondary school library media specialists and
teachers to expand uses of computers and computer networks in the
curriculum and in the school library media center.

ACTION NEEDED:  Urge all Senators to become cosponsors of S. 266, the
Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Services Act.  The address
for all Senators is:  The Honorable (Senator's name), U.S. Senate,
Washington, DC 20510.

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                             UPCOMING HEARINGS

The following hearings were announced in the _Congressional Record_ of
January 28, 1993.  Locations, dates, and times are subject to change. 
Contact the committee for further information.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR.  Subcommittee on Elementary,
Secondary and Vocational Education.  Hearings on H.R. 6, Elementary and
Secondary Education Amendments of 1993 (education reform and the role of
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Programs), Tuesday and Thursday,
February 2 and 4, 1993, 10:00 am, 2175 Rayburn.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE.  Subcommittee on Telecommunications
and Finance.  Hearing on the Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act
of 1993.  Thursday, February 4, 1993, 9:30 am, Room to be announced.  For
further information, call 202-226-2424.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY.  Subcommittee on
Science.  Hearing on High Performance Computing and Network Programs. 
Tuesday, February 2, 1993, 9:30 am, 2318 Rayburn.
Note:  Sara Parker, Pennsylvania Commisioner of Libraries, is scheduled to
testify on behalf of ALA.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY.  Subcommittee on
Technology, Environment, and Aviation.  Hearing on the National
Competitiveness Policy Act.  Wednesday, February 3, 1993, 10:00 am, Rayburn
2318.

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