Dialing for documents: The distribution of electronic publications by the U.S. department of commerce

Abstract

Federal electronic bulletin boards are an excellent resource for current statistical data, technological interchange in the form of shared public domain software, and message transmission regarding current agency publications and information availability. The bulletin boards operated by the U.S. Department of Commerce perform all these functions, and this article will provide a brief overview of the various operations and access points for the boards operated by this department. © 1987.