This from the so-called "high-tech" Republican leadership. They
can talk the talk, but they sure don't walk the walk.
Keep 'em coming, Eric. Maybe if enough people see what these guys
are really about, they'll get angry enough to do something about
it, like vote next year, instead of sitting on their indifference
as so many did in 1994.
Ann C. Davidson
Biddle Law Library
University of Pennsylvania
adavidso@oyez.law.upenn.edu
Opinions expressed are my own, not those of my institution.
>
> Another one.
>
> Folks, I'm picking these up off of fedref-l. I am afraid that,
in light
> of what Congress is doing with appropriations, we will be
seeing a lot
> more of these closings. Tell me if you want the bad news or if
you find
> it to be junk mail. I hesitated to forward this one, I thought
the
> possible OPM closing had much more relevance for Law-Lib. But
I still
> thought this newsworthy. Tell me whether to stop or continue.
>
> Eric Wade
> U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
> Library
> <ericwade@netcom.com>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 10:49:12 -0400
> From: *Kouril, Gail <gkouril@info.ota.gov>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <fedref-l@loc.gov>
> Subject: OTA Information Center to close
>
> The OPM library closing is not an isolated one. The risk of losing
> government information is high in this current legislative climate. The
> elimination of the Office of Technology Assessment is not an abstract idea,
> but a reality. This agency has contributed to the body of knowledge in
> science and technology for 20 years, and is duplicated nowhere. As Manager
> of the OTA Information Center, I have the unfortunate responsibility of
> breaking up a unique collection of materials, and presiding over the demise
> of what was a wonderful resource. 5 professional librarians are in a
> position to lose their jobs on September 30. I and my staff do not have the
> luxury of being told that our jobs now consist of "looking for a job." The
> staff of the Information Center are still filling requests, conducting
> searches, etc. while they mobilize to find new positions. OTA is committed
> to finalizing and publishing some 30 reports between now and the end of the
> fiscal year so that they can be made available through GPO, NTIS and online
> somewhere (it is hoped) in electronic format. The OTA web site will not
> exist in FY96 so if you haven't visited it, now would be a good time to do
> so.
>
> Don't is always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got 'til it's
> gone...
>
> World Wide Web: http://www.ota.gov
> Telnet: otabbs.ota.gov, login as public
> FTP: otabbs.ota.gov,login as anonymous, password is your e-mail address,
> publications are in the /pub directory
>
> Gail Kouril, Manager, Information Services
> Office of Technology Assessment
> Information Center
> United States Congress
> Washington, DC 20510-8025
> 202-228-6152
> gkouril@ota.gov
>
>
>
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