Photos on preceding page: Charles Benton Bessie B. Moore Helmut Alpers Gordon M. Ambach Robert W. Burns, Jr. Carlos A. Cuadra Joan H. Gross Paulette H. Holahan Clara Stanton Jones Frances H. Naftalin Philip A. Sprague Horace E. Tate Members of the Commission he Commission is composed of the Librarian of Congress and fourteen Members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Charles Benton (Chairman),' Chairman, Public Media, Inc., Bessie Boehm Moore (Vice Chairman), Former Executive Director, Helmut Alpers, Vice President, General Bookbinding Company, Gordon M. Ambach, President, University of the State of New York, 3 Daniel J. Boorstin, The Librarian of Congress, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Robert W. Burns, Jr., Assistant Director of Libraries for Research Services, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado (1981) Carlos A. Cuadra, President, Cuadra Associates, Inc., Santa Monica, California (1984) 1 Designated by the President 2 Elected by the Commissioners 3 William J. Welsh, Deputy Librarian, serves for Dr. Boorstin Joan H. Gross, Assistant for Public Affairs, New York City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development, New York, New York (1982) Paulette H. Holahan, Deputy Judicial Administrator for Public Information, Louisiana Supreme Court, New Orleans, Louisiana (1985) Clara Stanton Jones, Former Director, Detroit Public Library and Former President, American Library Association, Oakland, California (1982) Francis Keppel, Director, Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1983) Frances H. Naftalin, President, Minneapolis Public Library Board, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1982) Philip A. Sprague, Businessman, Chicago, Illinois (1983) Horace E. Tate, Former Executive Director, Georgia Association of Educators, and State Senator, Atlanta, Georgia (1981) Margaret S. Warden, Member, Montana State Advisory Council for Libraries, and Former State Senator, State of Montana, Great Falls, Montana (1984) Frederick Burkhardt, Chairman Emeritus (1970-1979) and former Vice President, National Advisory Commission on Libraries (1966-1968) Bennington, Vermont I. Executive Summary his eleventh Annual Report of the National Commission on This eleventh & muamation Science (NCIS) Covers the Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) covers the period from October 1, 1981 through September 30, 1982. The Commission was established in 1970 by Public Law 91-345 as a permanent, independent agency of the federal government. Its mandate is to advise the President and Congress on national library and information science policy; to develop and recommend policies and plans that foster library and information services adequate to meet the changing needs of the people of the United States. The Commission established three major goals for Fiscal Year 1982: Develop specifications for library legislation; • Improve the dissemination of federal information; • Improve library and information services through resource sharing and applications of technology. The Commission's overall goal continues to be to help provide the people of the United States with equal opportunity of access to the library and information services that they need. In fulfilling these goals, the Commission performs four very significant roles for the government and for the library and information users of this country. It serves as resident expert in the library and information field for all branches of government. With information activities now comprising over half of the Gross National Product, this is a crucial area of expertise. As an independent agency, NCLIS serves as an "honest broker," bringing together officials from all branches of government with those at the state and local levels and with representatives of the private sector. Through its extensive network of contacts with individuals and associations in |