ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 9, Number 94
November 30, 2000

In this issue:
	NCLIS Seeks Public Comments on Report, Will Hold Meeting 
December 4th. 


The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science 
(NCLIS) is seeking public comments on its Comprehensive Assessment 
of Public Dissemination Policies and Practices. Information about 
the assessment is available on the Commission Web site at 
www.nclis.gov/govt/assess/assess.html. The Commission's final 
report to Congress must be completed by December 15, 2000. Written 
comments on the NCLIS report must be received not later than 9 
a.m. on Monday, December 11, 2000. Comments may be submitted to 
the Commission by mail at 1110 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20005-3552, Attn: F. Woody Horton, Ph.D.; by fax to: 202-606-9203, 
or by email to whorton@nclis.gov.

In addition, the Commission will hold a meeting to receive public 
comments on its proposed recommendations resulting from the 
comprehensive assessment. The meeting will be held on Monday, 
December 4, 2000 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 342 Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, First Street and Constitution Avenue, NE, 
Washington, DC. A federal register notice announcing this meeting 
will be published on Friday, November 24, 2000. Individuals and 
organizations wishing to attend this meeting should contact NCLIS 
Deputy Director Judith C. Russell by fax at 202-606-9203 or by 
email at jrussell@nclis.gov.  For more information, see 
http://www.nclis.gov/govt/assess/pubmtg.html. 



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