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             Government Publications
              by Ceceile Kay Richter

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) executes
orders  for printing and bookbinding placed by the
Congress and the departments and organizations  of
the Federal Government.  At any one time, approxi-
mately 16,000 different GPO publications,  ranging
from  simple  black  and white booklets  to  fancy
clothbound  full-color books,  are  available  for
public  sale through mail order from the  Superin-
tendent  of  Documents in  Washington,  D.C.,  and
directly from 24 government bookstores around  the
country.
The  GPO issues on a quarterly basis a very attrac
tive, illustrated, sales catalog, "U.S. Government
Books." Each issue features annotated listings  of
almost  1,000 popular Government books arranged by
subject categories such as Business and  Industry,
Careers, Education, History, and Science and Tech-
nology,   as  well as several pages of Recent  Re-
leases.   Since May 1984 one of the categories has
been  Computers and Computer  Science.   Prior  to
that  time -- the "Catalog" goes back to September
1982 -- computer books were listed under the cate
gory Science and Technology.

Recently, while at the University of Alaska, Anch-
orage, library, I went through their collection of
"U.S.  Government  Books"  catalogs  and  recorded
selections from the category Computers and Comput-
er  Science that I thought would be of interest to
ANKOR newsletter readers and other users of micro-
computers.   I  also recorded ordering information
for those selections.  Then, since the catalogs go
back  to 1982,  the librarian directed me  to  the
latest  bimonthly GPO Sales Publication  Reference
File  (PRF)  to  verify current  availability  and
prices.

What  a  find that was.   The PRF  is  a  complete
master  file on microfiche of GPO publications for
sale,  (The  PRF  is also available  online  as  a
component  of  the Lockheed  Corporation's  DIALOG
Information  Retrieval  Service.)  I  checked  the
ordering  information for the titles I had  listed
and also recorded several additional listings that
were  under  the PRF's subject headings  Computer,
Computers, and Microcomputers.

My listings appear below.    The category headings
and  title groupings are of my own design and  you
will  not find them in any GPO  catalog.   I  have
adapted  the individual book descriptions from the
annotations in the catalog "U.S. Government Books"
and the PRF.  My listings are not exhaustive but I
do  think  I have selected the  publications  that
would  be  of  most interest to  readers  of  this
newsletter.   If  you would like to pursue one  of
these  categories in greater  detail,  or  another
category,  you  are encouraged to investigate  the
"Catalog" and the PRF yourself.

With  the exception of free promotional  materials
like  the "U.S.  Government Books" catalog,  there
are no free books distributed by the  GPO.   Every
item  in  its inventory has a price which  enables
the  sales  program to operate without  using  tax
revenues.  Purchase prices, however, appear modest
given the size, format and quality of the publica-
tions involved,  and the fact that mail-order post
age is included in each price.

For  those  of you desiring to order  any  of  the
books listed below,  you may do so by mailing your
order to:   Superintendent of Documents,  U.S. Gov
ernment  Printing Office,  Dept.  33,  Washington,
D.C.  20402.   Your order form should contain your
name and address,  the shipping address if differ-
ent,   home and office telephone numbers,  and for
each  book  it's Stock Number (shown as  a  number
preceded   by "S/N" at the bottom of each  listing
below),  quantity required, the title, unit price,
and  total price for the  quantity  ordered.   You
should also show the total price of your order and
enclose  a  check for that amount made payable  to
the Superintendent of Documents.   Orders may also
be charged to VISA or Master Card.

If priority mail shipping is desired,  you need to
find the additional costs in advance by  telephon
ing the GPO at 202/783-3238 and then indicating on
your  order the special postage  desired.   Charge
orders may be placed over the telephone by calling
that number.   Hours of the Printing Office are M-
F,  8 a.m.  - 4 p.m.,  Eastern Time.  You may also
write to Dept.  33 for a copy of "U.S.  Government
Books."   My experience is that the GPO will  send
you the latest copy available at the time you make
your  request but they will not send you  editions
on a regular basis.

If you have not received an order within approxi-
mately seven weeks, you may write to: Publications
Service Section,  Stop SSOS, U.S. Government Print
ing Office,  Washington,  D.C.  20402 or telephone
202/275-3050.  Availability and current prices may
also  be verified by calling that telephone number
or  you may wish to check such information on  the
PRF at the UAA library.

If  in Seattle,  you may wish to visit the Govern-
ment Bookstore there where you may browse  through
the  shelves  and take your book  purchases   home
with  you.   The Seattle  retail outlet is in Room
194  of the Federal Building,  915 Second  Avenue.
Hours are 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. local time.

The UAA library is a government documents  deposi-
tory  library.   This  means that  the  government
documents librarian,  Mr. Alden Rollins, can stock
the University library with publications he wishes
from  the GPO's Monthly Catalog of Government  Pub
lications.   In  1985 he had some 26,757 pieces to
select  from.   Whether  any of the  books  listed
below  are available at the UAA library  shall  be
left to the interested reader to determine.

Note:   "NBS"  when   used  below  refers  to  the
National  Bureau of Standards,  an agency  of  the
U.S. Department of Commerce.

              CAREERS AND EDUCATION

Computer and Mathematics-Related Occupations.  The
Bureau  of Labor Statistics employment outlook for
accountants,  auditors,  actuaries,  computer oper
ating  personnel,  computer  service  technicians,
mathematicians, programmers, systems analysts, and
statisticians.  1986, 24 p.
 S/N  029-001-02869-5                       $ 1.00

Computer  Education:   A Catalog of Projects Spon-
sored by the U.S.  Department of Education,  1983.
Overview  of the general types of computer  educa-
tion projects which were ongoing during 1983  cov-
ering  such areas as developing computer literacy,
computers  as  instructional  aids,  research  and
evaluation,  and multi-purpose education projects.
Lists  275  project summaries with  names  and  ad
dresses  of people to contact for further  informa
tion.  1984, 315 p.
S/N  065-000-00202-7                        $ 9.00

Industry Wage Survey:   Computer and Data Process
ing  Services,  1982.   Summarizes  results of  an
occupa  tional  wage survey conducted  in  October
1982.  1983, 78 p.
S/N  029-001-02791-5                        $ 2.00

Selected  Characteristics of Persons  in  Computer
Specialties.   A  Bureau of Census report based on
the  1978 National Sample of Scientists  and  Engi
neers.   All persons in the national sample either
had  jobs  in 1970 or had previously had jobs  and
were looking for jobs.   New entrants in the labor
force for 1970 were not included.   Almost all the
sample persons were 30 years old or  more.   1984,
33 p.
S/N  003-001-91551-1                        $ 2.00

           COMPUTER CRIME AND SECURITY

Copyright  in  Computer  Readable  Works:   Policy
Impacts  of  Technological Change.   NBS  and  the
National Science Foundation.  No description avail
able.  1977, 267 p., il.
S/N  003-003-01843-1                        $ 7.50

Computer Security Techniques.   Results of a major
review  of computer security procedures  currently
employed  in the public and private  sectors.   De
scribes  and  classifies over 80  vulnerabilities.
Identifies  some of the legal issues  relevant  to
protection  of computer hardware and data.   1982,
219 p.
S/N  027-000-01169-1                        $ 7.50

Criminal  Justice  Resource  Manual  for  Computer
Crime.   Simplifies data processing terms and  con
cepts  so that criminal investigators and  prosecu
tors  will  be better able to plan  investigations
and  prosecute  cases  involving  computer  crime.
1979, 432 p., il.
S/N  027-000-00870-4                        $10.00

Legislative  Resource  Manual.   Assists  criminal
justice  personnel by familiarizing them with  the
technical  and legal issues confronting  computer-
related crime prosecutions.  1981, 136 p., il.
S/N  027-000-01135-7                        $ 6.50

Security of Personal Computer Systems:   A  Manage
ment  Guide.   This report concludes  that,  while
providing many benefits,  the availability of pow-
erful  information technology to a growing  number
of  users of personal computer systems in  the  of
fice  and  home  may have  introduced  potentially
serious information security risks.  1985, 68 p.
S/N  003-003-02627-1                        $ 3.00

            DATA BASE ADMINISTRATION

Computers  and Data Processing.   Bibliography  of
publications  for  sale by the  Superintendent  of
Documents.  1985, 15 p.
S/N  021-051-00505-7                          FREE

Data Abstraction,  Data Bases and Conceptual Model
ing:   An  Annotated Bibliography.   Citations  to
over 350 books,  articles and papers on data  base
management,  programming languages, aftificial in
telligence  and  softwear engineering  from  works
published in the late 1970s.  1980, 75 p.
S/N  000-003-02179-2                        $ 5.00

Data Base Administration:  Concepts,  Tools, Exper
ience and Problems.   Concepts of data base admini
stration, the role of the data base administrator,
and  computer  softwear tools useful in data  base
administration  are described in this NBS  publica
tion  for  data base technologists  and  managers.
1978, 41 p.
S/N  003-003-01900-3                        $ 3.50

Data Base Directions:   Information Resource mana
gement,  Strategies and Tools.   Proceedings of  a
1980  workshop.   Discusses  how to  evaluate  and
select  information  resources  management  tools,
especially data dictionary systems, and how to use
them effectively.  1982, 186 p.
S/N   003-003-02419-8                       $ 6.50

Guide  for  Selecting Microcomputer Data Base  Man
agement Software.  Information for the  evaluation
and  selection  of microcomputer  data  management
software from the NBS.  1985, 66 p., il.
S/N  003-003-02682-4                        $ 2.50

Report on Approaches to Database Translation.   An
NBS  report  dealing  with transferring data  from
one  source to another.   Discusses approaches  to
database  translation  and  candidate  interchange
forms and recommends a method for representing the
data structures  of newly-proposed  data models in
a form suitable for database  interchange.   1984,
92 p.
S/N  003-003-02583-6                        $ 3.25




              MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEMS

Assessment  of Techniques for Evaluating  Computer
Systems  to Federal Agency  Procurements.   Identi
fies  and  qualitatively assesses computer  system
evaluation  techniques for use during  acquisition
of computer systems.  1984, 36 p., il.
S/N  003-003-02561-5                        $ 2.00

Digital Computer Basics.  This  Navy Rate Training
Manual teaches the fundamentals of digital comput-
er  repair.   Designed for persons with some  back
ground in electronics.  1978, 302 p., il.
S/N  008-047-00256-4                        $ 8.50

Future Information Technology -- 1984  Telecommuni
cations.  Aspects of telecommunications technology
including  a  telecommunications forecast  through
1999,  three perspectives on the AT&T divestiture,
security in a distributed environment,  management
implications  of the trends in  information  tech
nology, and more.  1985, 347 p., il.
S/N  003-003-02626-3                        $ 9.50

Issues and Recommendations on Microcomputing. This
study   by  the  General  Services  Administration
Federal  Software Testing Center  presents  issues
and recommendations in the following areas:  exist
ing   microcomputer  bases,   microcomputer   user
groups,  hardware/software requirements, standardi
zation,  communications requirements,  computer se
curity,  microcomputer acquisition,  user support,
and end-user responsibility.  1984, 30 p.
S/N  022-001-00133-3                        $ 1.75

Issues in the Management of Microcomputer Systems.
Guidance  in  the management of microcomputer  sys
tems  and background information on the  need  for
establishing  a management policy.   Also includes
issues  and alternatives which can help an  organi
zation  in its management and support of  microcom
puters.  An NBS publication.  1985, 54 p., il.
S/N  003-003-02678-6                        $ 2.25

Microcomputer Management  Guidelines.   Identifies
the major factors that comprise microcomputing and
suggests various techniques that can stabilize the
environment and form the basis for a microcomputer
policy.   Also  includes references and additional
publications  to supplement information  presented
in  the  guidelines.   From the  General  Services
Administration  Federal Software  Testing  Center.
1983, 98 p.
S/N  022-001-00132-5                        $ 3.25

Microcomputers:   A Review of Federal Agency Exper
iences.   Presents  the  results of a study  which
reviewed  Federal agency experience with  microcom
puters.  1983, 146 p.
S/N  003-003-02492-9                        $ 5.50


Microcomputers:    Introduction  to  Features  and
Uses.  An introduction to microcomputers and their
uses  in the Federal government by clerical,  pro-
fessional  and technical  personnel.  Motivations,
costs,  and risks of microcomputer use are identi-
fied,  and recommendations for successful implemen
tations are provided.   Includes a glossary and  a
bibliography.  An NBS study.  1984, 143 p., il.
S/N  003-003-02560-7                        $ 4.25

Selection  of  Microcomputer  Systems.   This  NBS
booklet  assists  end-users with   evaluating  the
applicability  of microcomputer systems technology
to  their  needs and selecting a  system  to  meet
those needs.  1984, 30 p.
S/N  003-003-02553-4                        $ 1.50

Starting  and  Operating a  Microcomputer  Support
Center.   Provides information on requirements for
staffing, space, equipment, software and operating
policies  for establishing a microcomputer support
center.  NBS. 1985, 40p., $1.75.
S/N  003-003-02683-2                        $ 1.75

                     NETWORKS

Local Area Networking.   Report of a 1977 NBS work
shop  convened to discuss the different  technolo-
gies  applicable  to computer networks  serving  a
limited geographic area,  such as a single campus,
factory or office complex.  1978, 74 p., il.
S/N  003-003-01918-6                        $ 5.00

Selection  of Local Area Computer  Networks.   Out
lines   the  features  available  in  contemporary
local-area computer networks,  including  distinc-
tions  between  computer  applications,  topology,
protocol  architecture,  and  transmission  media.
1982, 133 p., il.
S/N  003-003-02451-1                        $ 6.00


                   PROGRAMMING

Almanac for Computers.  Provides astronomical data
in  a format for small computers  and  calculators
used  in  navigational and  positional  astronomy.
Concise  mathematical expressions are used to rep-
resent  the  coordinates of celestial  bodies  for
specific  intervals of time.   These  mathematical
expressions are approximations which allow  direct
calculation  of astronomical and navigational data
for specific times and conditions.  1985, 100 p.
S/N  008-054-00122-0                        $ 3.50

Computer  Model  Documentation  Guide.    Provides
guidelines for preparing documentation for comput-
er  models.   Based on a similar document prepared
for  use by the Air Force in support  of  military
analyses.  1981, 55 p., il.
S/N  003-003-02282-9                        $ 4.50

Economic  Analysis Procedures for  ADP.   Designed
for  the novice in the field of cost/benefit anal-
ysis,  this  publication establishes a  procedural
routine for conducting economic  analyses.   Mater
ial  is  developed  slowly from a few  very  basic
economic and common-sense principles.   1980,  238
p., il.
S/N  008-040-00091-5                        $ 7.50

Introduction  to Number Systems,  Boolean  Algebra
and Logic Circuits.   A Navy Electricity and Elec-
tronics Training Service manual.   1979, reprinted
1981, 103 p.
S/N  008-047-00312-9                        $ 5.50

Introduction to Programming in BASIC. A Naval Rate
Training  Manual  designed for  individual  study.
Provides  a  hands-on introduction to  programming
and the BASIC programming language.   Each chapter
includes exercises and suggested solutions.  1985,
184 p., il.
S/N  008-047-00382-0                        $ 4.50

NBS  Minimal  BASIC  Test Programs  -- Version  2,
User's Manual.   Vol. 1, Documentation.  Describes
the  set  of  programs developed by  NBS  for  the
purpose of testing conformance of  implementations
of  the  computer language BASIC to  the  American
National  Standard (ANSI) for Minimal BASIC,  ANSI
X3.60-1978.  1980, 76 p.
S/N  003-003-02262-4                        $ 5.00

NBS  Minimal  BASIC Test  Programs  -- Version  2,
User's Manual.  Vol. 2, Source Listings and Sample
Output.   Source  listings and sample output  from
the  set of programs developed by NBS for  testing
conformance  of  implementations of  the  computer
language BASIC to ANSI X3.60-1978,  Minimal Basic.
1980, 483 p.
S/N  003-003-02263-2                        $10.00

Principles  of  Digital  Logic.   This  Navy  Rate
Training Manual provides a background in the prin-
ciples  of logic circuits,  Boolean  algebra,  and
number  systems  necessary to  understand  digital
computers.  1979, 76 p., il.
S/N  008-047-00276-9                        $ 4.75

Selection  and Use of General-Purpose  Programming
Languages:   Vol.  1, Overview.  Presents a survey
of  selection  factors for the  major  programming
languages:   ADA, BASIC, FORTRAN, C, COBOL, PASCAL
and PL/1.   Factors covered include logical  opera
tions  within  each language,  the advantages  and
disadvantages of software packages, microcomputers
and standards.  NBS.  1984, 80 p.
S/N  003-003-02612-3                        $ 3.00





Selection  and Use of General-Purpose  Programming
Languages:   Vol. 2, Program Examples.  Gives pro-
gram  examples to illustrate the features  of  the
major  programming languages described in Vol.  1.
NBS.  1984, 180 p.
S/N  003-003-02613-1                        $ 5.50

                    SOFTWARE
Computer Software Management:   A Primer for  Pro-
ject  Management  and Quality Control.   This  NBS
guide  gives  the reader an  appreciation  of  the
software  pitfalls  in computer projects  and  ex-
plains  the  use of quality controls and  softwear
management methods.  1977, 49 p., il.
S/N  003-003-01795-7                        $ 4.25

Executive Guide to Software Maintenance.  This NBS
booklet   answers  key  questions  about  software
maintenance.   Issues addressed include the feasi-
bility and applicability of softwear reuse, devel-
opment of maintenance softwear, and improvement of
existing software.  1985, 28 p.
S/N  003-003-02685-9                        $ 1.00

Guidance  on Software Maintenance.   Addresses  is
sues  and  problems of  software  maintenance  and
suggests  actions  and procedures that could  help
software  maintenance organizations meet the  grow
ing  demands  of  maintaining  existing   systems.
1983, 72 p.
S/N  003-003-02535-6                        $ 2.50

Introduction  to Software Packages.   An introduc-
tion to applications software packages.  This book
encourages  the  use of software  packages  as  an
alternative  to  in-house development and  directs
potential users of software packages to sources of
useful information. 1984, 61 p.
S/N  003-003-02569-1                        $ 2.25

Management Guide for Software  Documentation.   An
NBS publication intended to assist managers in the
establishment   of  policies  and  procedures  for
effective operation,  distribution,  control,  and
maintenance of documentation which will aid in re-
use,  transfer, conversion, correction and enhance
ment of computer programs.  1982, 44 p.
S/N  003-003-02384-1                        $ 3.00

Microcomputers in Transit:  A Hardware Handbook. A
handbook  intended  for management  and  staff  of
small to medium-sized transit agencies prepared at
the  Indiana University Institute for Urban Trans-
portation   .   Describes  the functions  of  each
computer  hardware component and  the  characteris
tics  to look for in selecting equipment for small
to medium-sized transit operations.  1984, 71 p.
S/N  050-000-00505-4                        $ 3.00

Microcomputers in Transit:  A Software Handbook. A
companion volume to the "Hardware Handbook" by the
Indiana  University  Institute  for  Urban  Trans-
portation.   Describes the types of computer  pro-
grams  available  for use in the transit  industry
and programming languages as well as   documenting
applications of some common programs. 1984, 291 p.
S/N  050-000-00506-2                        $ 7.00

Software Tool Evaluation and Selection Guidelines.
Provides  the working programmer with a  technical
approach  to software evaluation in test and  work
environments.   Software  selection and  installa-
tions are also discussed.  1984, 171 p., il.
S/N  022-001-00134-1                        $ 6.50

       THE COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE INDUSTRIES

Competitive Assessment of the U.S.  Software Indus
try.   Describes and defines the software industry
from  several different perspectives and discusses
the  economics  of this industry,  its  past  U.S.
performance,  and the past U.S.  competitive posi-
tion.   Also discusses factors affecting past  and
future  U.S.  competitive  positions and  provides
both  near and long-term forecasts for  the  indus
try.  1984, 109 p., il.
S/N  003-009-00436-5                        $ 4.50

High  Technology  Industries:   Profiles  and  Out
looks, the Computer Industry.  Contains statements
and  papers from a series of meetings held by  the
Secretary  of  Commerce in 1983 to  assess  future
problems in U.S.  high technology competitiveness.
Includes  a  study of the comparative position  of
the  U.S.  computer industry and presentations  by
executives of four corporations.  1983, 70 p., il.
S/N  003-009-00360-1                       $ 4.50

U.S.  High  Technology Trade and  Competitiveness:
Staff Report of the Department of Commerce  Inter-
national Trade Administration.   This report notes
that the U.S.  has long been the global high tech-
nology  leader but finds that several foreign com-
petitors  are  now strongly challenging  the  U.S.
leadership position.  1985, 86 p., il.
S/N  003-009-00451-9                        $ 3.00

                 WORD PROCESSING

Simplified  Methods for Evaluating the  Cost-Effec
tiveness of Word Processing  Equipment.   Provides
an  organization  with two simple and  inexpensive
methods  for determining whether or not  word  pro
cessing  equipment is justified:   "Machine in Use
Observation" and "Typeset Lines Analysis."   1985,
32 p., il.
S/N  022-001-00137-6                        $ 1.25