Information on the NCLIS study of the planned closure of NTIS undertaken in the October 1999 - March 2000 timeframe is available at "Preliminary Assessment of NTIS Closure." The Comprehensive Assessment of Public Information Dissemination that NCLIS is presently undertaking incorporates the next stage of the NTIS study.

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Final Report and Appendices

• A Comprehensive Assessment of Public Information Dissemination,
  Final Report, Volume 1 (January 26, 2001) (in PDF format)
  (Executive Summary, Report, and Appendices 1 through 10) (in PDF format)

• A Comprehensive Assessment of Public Information Dissemination,
  Final Report, Volume 2: Legislative and Regulatory Proposals (Not Yet Available)
  (Appendices 11 through 12)

  [Volume 2 contains the Commission's legislative proposal: The Public Information Resources Reform Act of 2001 (Appendix 11) and suggested revisions to the Paperwork Reduction Act and OMB Circular A-130 (Appendix 12). This volume will be issued by March 1, 2001.]

• A Comprehensive Assessment of Public Information Dissemination,
  Final Report, Volume 3: Supplementary Reference Materials (in PDF format)
  (Appendices 13 through 34) (in PDF format)

  [Volume 3 contains supplementary reference materials, including White Papers, Panel Reports, survey results and bibliographies.]

• A Comprehensive Assessment of Public Information Dissemination,
  Final Report, Volume 4: Compilation of Recent Federal Statutes Pertaining to Public Information Dissemination (Not Yet Available)
  (Appendix 35)

  [Volume 4 contains A Compilation of Recent Federal Statutes Pertaining to Public Information Dissemination. The Index to the Compilation is available in Appendix 32. This volume will be issued in March 2001.]