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RECENT LITERATURE ON GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

PATRICK RAGAINS Government Information Librarian, Montana State University Libraries, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA

This column was prepared from a manual scan of library and information science journals and manual or automated searches of ERIC, Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin, U.S. Politi- cal Science Documents, R.R. Bowker’s Books in Print, British Books in Print, Library and In-

formation Science Abstracts, Canadian Periodicals Index, Library Literature, and Government Reports Announcements & Index. Citations are to articles, books, reports, government publica- tions, and chapters or essays in collected works, published or indexed from May through Sep- tember 1990. Book reviews and short news articles have been omitted. Each publication is cited once under its primary topic, with annotations provided where the content cannot be adequately discerned from the title. Previous issues of Government Publications Review have contained ret- rospective bibliographies of periodical literature on government information (Volume 4, no. 2; Volume 7A, no. 6).

Contributions are welcome.

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION POLICY: UNITED STATES

Adler, Allan R., ed. Litigation Under the Federal Freedom of Information Act & Privacy Act: 1990. 15th ed. Washington: American Civil Liberties Union, 1990. ISBN o-86566-052-2. $45.00 (paper); $15.00 (students).

Ball, Howard. We Have a Duty: The Supreme Court and the Watergate Tapes Litigation. Con- tributions in Legal Studies, No. 60. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1990. ISBN O-313-26565-8.

Bingaman, Jeff. “More Than Tax Forms are at Stake: A Reauthorized Paperwork Reduction Act Will Help Us Manage Today’s Information Better.” Government Information Insider 1 (June 1990): 1-3.

Coleman, Barbara. “Health Information: Private Practices. ” Government Information Insider 1 (August 1990): 4-7.

Conable, Gordon. “The FBI and You: Did the FBI Investigate You as Part of its Library Aware- ness Program? Here’s How to Find Out.” American Libraries 21 (March 1990): 245-6+.

Fainberg, Anthony. “How Much Should Public Be Told?” Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy 5, no. 1 (Spring, 1990): 48-52.

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Hemon, Peter. “Discussion Forum: Government Information Safety-nets.” Government Znforma- tion Quarterly 7 (1990): 249-57.

Houk, Robert W. “Remarks by the Public Printer.” Documents to the People 18, no. 3 (Sep- tember 1990): 155-57.

Katz, James E. and Annette R. Tassone. “Public Opinion Trends: Privacy and Information Tech- nology.” Public Opinion Quarterly 54 (Spring 1990): 125-43.

“Keeping Secrets: Congress, the Courts, and National Security Information.” Harvard Law Re- view 103 (February 1990): 906-25.

Kelman, Steven. Procurement and Public Management: the Fear of Discretion and the Quality

of Government Pe$ormance. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 1990. ISBN O- 8447-3712-7. $26.50.

Lefohn, A.S. “Access to Government Information.” Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 40, no. 2 (1990): 253.

“Master of the Information Avalanche.” Appalachia (Winter 1989): 31-32. Article about Matthew Lesko, author of Information USA.

Per&t, Henry H., Jr. “Federal Electronic Information Policy.” Temple Law Review 63, no. 2

(Summer 1990): 201-50.

Pytte, Alyson. “U.S. Census: More’s at Stake than Just Counting Heads; Big-money Decisions, from Federal Aid to Marketing, Hinge on Bureau’s Ability to Collect Information.” Congres- sional Quarterly Weekly Report 48 (May 5, 1990): 133741.

“Toxics Right to Know: a Report Card; Under a Two-Year-Old Program Sponsored by the En- vironmental Protection Agency, Ordinary Citizens are Supposed to be Able to Use Toxics Data Reported by Companies.” Government Information Insider 1 (August 1990): 12-15.

United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment. Helping America Compete: the Role of Federal Scientific and Technical Information. OTA-CIT-454; Washington: Government Print- ing Office, 1990. (SuDoc: Y 3.T 22/2:2 Am 3/2)

United States. House of Representatives. Committee on Government Operations. Government In- formation, Justice, and Agriculture Subcommittee. Federal Information Dissemination Policies and Practices: Hearing, April 18-J&y 11, 1989. 1Olst Congress, 1st session. Washington: Gov- ernment Printing Office, 1990. (SuDoc: Y 4.G 74/7:In 3/22)

United States. House of Representatives. Committee on Government Operations. Legislation and National Security Subcommittee. Management of the Department of Defense Automated Informa- tion Systems Acquisitions: Hearing, May 18, 1989. 1Olst Congress, 1st session. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1990. (SuDoc: Y 4.G 74/7:M 31/10)

Recent literature on government information 177

United States. House of Representatives. Committee on House Administration. Subcommittee on Procurement and Printing. Title 44 U.S.C.-Review: Hearings, May 23-June 29, 1989. 1Olst Con- gress, 1st session. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1990. (SuDoc: Y 4.H 81/3:T 53)

United States. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Government In- formation and Regulation. Quality of U.S. Education Information: Hearings, October 23 and No- vember 1, 1989. 1Olst Congress, 1st session; Senate hearing 101-411. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1990. (SuDoc: Y 4.G 74/9:Shrg. 101411)

Using the Freedom of Information Act: A Step by Step Guide. Washington: American Civil Lib- erties Union, 1990. ISBN o-86566-042-5. $3.00.

Wood, Fred B. “Office of Technology Assessment Perspectives on Current United States Fed- eral Information Issues.” Government Publications Review 17 (1990): 281-300.

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION POLICY: FOREIGN, INTERNATIONAL, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL

Akhtar, Shahid. “Regional Information Networks: Some Lessons from Latin America.” Infor- mation Development 6 (January 1990): 3542.

Alemna, A.A. “Libraries and Information Provision in Government Ministries and Departments in Ghana.” ASLIB Proceedings 42, no. 9 (1990): 23742.

Allan, Alastair. Myth of Government Information. London: Library Association, 1990. ISBN 0-85365-789-O. E9.95.

Angoulvent, P. “The Current State of Publishing in France and Communication in the European Community. ” Corps Ecrit No. 33 (1990): 57-65.

Badara Camara, Alioune. “Implementing an Information Strategy for Sub-S&ran Africa: the First Stages.” Information Development 6, no. 1 (January 1990): 55-61.

Boloshin, I.A. “State Information System of Scientific-Technical Information (Interview with I.A. Boloshin, Research Advisor on the Creation of the 1st Phase of SASSTI).” Nauchno-Tekh-

nicheskaya Informatsiya Seriya 1: Organizatsiya I Metodika Informatsionnoi Raboty No. 2 (1990): 24.

Bottimore, D.P., F. W. Kutz, and E.W. Bretthauer. “Accomplishments of the NATO-CCMS Pi- lot Study on International Information Exchange on Dioxins and Related Compounds.” Toxico- logical and Environmental Chemistry 26, no. l-4 (1990): 11 l-22.

Burkert, H. “The General Right of Access to Government Information: a Regulatory Task.” Nachrichten fur Dokumentation 41, no. 2 (1990): 103-08.

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Ferejohn, John A. and James H. Kuklinski, eds. Information & Democratic Processes. Cham- paign, 11: University of Illinois Press, 1990. ISBN o-252-01679-3; o-252-061 13-6. $37.50; $15.95

(paper).

Franck, Thomas M. “Wilsonianism Redux: Inadvertent Publication of Secret Protocol, Hungar- ian-East German Agreement on Visa Requirements.” American Journal of International Law 84, no. 1 (January 1990): 281-83.

Frenkel, K. A. “The European Community and Information Technology. ” Communications of the

ACM 33, no. 4 (1990): 404-10.

Ge, Songxue. “The Scientific and Technical Information System in China.” Libri (Copenhagen) 40 (March 1990): 13-18.

Gibson, R. “Government vs. Private Enterprise: Who Serves the User Best.” Canadian Journal of Information Science - Revue Canadienne des Sciences de I Information 15, no. 2 (July 1990): 65-73.

Kleinwachter, Wolfgang. “Revolution Hits GDR Telecommunications.” Transnational Data and Communications Report 13 (February 1990): 13-14.

Land, F. “Viewpoint: The Government Role in Relation to Information Technology.” Znterna-

tional Journal of Information Management 10, no. 1 (1990): 5-13.

Lau, J. “Cluster Analysis of International Information and Social Development.” Information

Processing and Management 26, no. 2 (1990): 317-28.

Malley, I. “National and International Imperatives of a U.K. National Information Policy.” ASLIB Proceedings 42, no. 3 (1990): 89-95.

Martyn, J. “How Well Does the U.K. Information System Work: A Study of Failures to Find Information.” Journal of Information Science 16, no. 3 (1990): 207-12.

Newson, D. “The Role of a Government Agency in the Dissemination of Information: a Perspec- tive from Statistics Canada.” Canadian Journal of Information Science - Revue Canadienne des Sciences de 1 Information 15, no. 2 (1990): 74-79.

“Perspectives for the Development of the State Scientific-Technical Information System (brief notes on seminar, April 2-5, 1990, Vladimir) Nauchno-Tekhnicheskaya Informatsiya Seriya I: Organizatsiya I Metodika Informatsionnoi Raboty No. 7 (1990): 2-17.

Rushbrook, P.E. and A. Krol. “The Structure and Progress of a Joint Intemational-Energy- Agency Information and Research Network Between Canada, Sweden and the United Kingdom.” Resources Conservation and Recycling 4, no. l-2 (1990): 25-3 1.

Recent literature on government information 179

Sadofsky, David. Knowledge as Power: Political and Legal Control of Information. New York: Praeger, 1990. ISBN O-275-93542-6. $38.95.

Smith, Doug. “CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) Tightens up on Access to Files.” ThisMagazine 23, no. 7 (March 1990): 9.

Starving in Silence: a Report on Famine and Censorship. London: Article 19, The International Centre on Censorship, 1990. ISBN l-870798-46-5.

Walters, Jonathan. “One Wire from Many: Governments and ISDN.” Governing 3 (May 1990): 4w8+.

Whitney, Gretchen. “Information Policy and the Educated Librarian. ” Government Publications

Review 17 (1990): 221-35.

UNITED STATES FEDERAL PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES

Bailey, William G. Guide to Popular U.S. Government Publications. 2nd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1990. ISBN O-87287-796-5. $35.00.

Bibliographic Guide to Government Publications - U.S.: 1989. 2 ~01s. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1990. ISBN O-8161-71 19-X. $425.00.

Blewett, Daniel K. “U.S. World War II Naval History: Some Lesser-Known Documents.” Gov- ernment Publications Review 17 (1990): 23749.

DeLuca, Lucy and David W. Lewis. “Analysis of the November 1989 Issue of the Department of State Bulletin,” Documents to the People 18, no. 3 (September 1990): 170-71.

Haner, B.E. “Government Information as Recorded in Core Serials of the Geological Sciences. ” Government Publications Review 17 (1990): 341-55.

Rockwell, Ken. “Privatization of U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Maps: A Survey.” Gov- ernment Publications Review 17 (1990): 199-211.

Rowland, Sandra. “The Role of Intermediaries in the Interpretation and Dissemination of Cen- sus Data Now and in the Future.” Documents to the People 18, no. 2 (June 1990): 77-93.

Tiedman, Thomas V. “Federal Construction’s Information Freight Train. ” Disc Magazine Fall 1990, 122-25.

Describes the quarterly CD-ROM issued by the National Institute of Building Sciences. The two-CD set contains approximately one billion bytes of building construction rules and regu- lations .

Wehmann, H.H. Guide to Pre-federal Records in the National Archives. Washington: Smithso- nian Institution, 1990. ISBN O-91 133-375-4.

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Zink, Steven D. “Location and Analysis of the Historical Publications Produced by Agencies of the United States Government During the Era of the American Revolution Bicentennial, 1974- 76.” Publishing History 27 (1990): 77-100.

Zwim, Jerrold, ed. Access to United States Government Information: Guide to Executive and Legislative Authors and Authority. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1990. ISBN 0-31326-851- 7. $35.00.

FOREIGN, INTERNATIONAL, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES

Aderibigbe, M.R. “Report of a Workshop on Nigerian Government Publications. ” Government

Publications Review 17 (1990): 357-59.

Bibliographic Guide to Government Publications - Foreign: 1989. 2 ~01s. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1990. ISBN o-8161-7120-3. $470.00.

Cooper, M. ‘ ‘European Community Information. ” Library Association Record 92 (January 1990):8.

Coxon, Howard, “Australian Official Publications: An Update. ” Government Publications Re-

view 17 (1990): 213-19.

Dale, Peter, ed. Guide to Libraries ana’ Information Units in Government Departments and Other Organizations. London: British Library, Science Reference & Information Service, 1990. ISBN o-71230-772-9. f30.00.

Hajnal, Peter I. “User Study of Information From International Organizations.” Documents to

the People 18, no. 2 (June 1990): 103-05.

Jeffries, J. “European Communities Information: Databases [nine principal sources available in the U.K. and Ireland].” The Law Librarian 20 (December 1989): 97-107.

O’Brien, Catherine. Guide to Library and Other Archive Resources in the Federal Republic of Germany. APEX Centre, 1990. ISBN l-87315-209-4. f9.00.

Quiney, L.V. “European Communities Information: Current Awareness Services [reviews of six services].” The Law Librarian 20 (December 1989): 93-97.

Rosenne , S . “All’s-well-that-ends-well - or is it: More on the Publications of the International Court of Justice.” American Journal of International Law 84, no. 2 (1990): 586-92.

Shuler, John A. “Free Trade Agreement Bibliography.” Documents to the People 18, no. 2

(June 1990): 94-98. “A list of selected Canadian and American sources which explain, discuss, or examine vari- ous aspects of the [Canada-U.S.] Free Trade Agreement.”

Recent literature on government information 181

STATE AND LOCAL PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES (UNITED STATES)

Batson, Donald W. “State Government Publications: Selection, Acquisition, and Reference Ser- vice.” RQ 29 (Summer 1990): 554-59.

Burke, Rebecca, Janet Fisher and Dale Steele. “Arizona’s State Documents.” Arizona Libraries

4 (Spring 1990): 16-17.

Caudle, Sharon L. “Managing Information Resources in State Government.” Public Administra-

tion Review 50, no. 5 (1990): 515-24.

Harmon, Robert B. Government and Politics in . . . [state] . . . : A Selected Guide to Infor-

mation Sources. Public Administration Series. Monticello, IL: Vance Bibliographies, 1990. Publication information was available for the following items in the series at press deadline:

Alabama: no. P 2888; (ISBN 0-7920-0548-l) $5.00

Alaska: no. P 2889; (ISBN 0-7920-0549-X) $5.00 Arizona: no. P 2890; (ISBN o-7920-0550-3) $5.00 Arkansas: no. P 2891; (ISBN 0-7920-0551-l) $5.00 California: no. P 2903; (ISBN 0-7920-0583-X) $8.75 Colorado: no. P 2904; (ISBN o-7920-0584-8) $6.25 Connecticut: no. P 2905; (ISBN o-7920-0585-6) $5.00 Florida: no. P 2923; (ISBN o-7920-0613-5) $6.25 Georgia: no. P 2924; (ISBN o-7920-0614-3) $6.25 Hawaii: no. P 2925; (ISBN 0-7920-0615-l) $5.00 Idaho: no. P 2926; (ISBN 0-7920-0616-X) $5.00 Illinois: no. P 2928; (ISBN o-7920-0628-3) $7.50 Indiana: no. P 2929; (ISBN 0-7920-0629-l) $6.25 Iowa: no. P 2930; (ISBN o-7920-0630-5) $5.00 Kansas: no. P 2931; (ISBN o-7920-0631-3) $5.00

Hellebust, Lynn. State Legislative Sourcebook, 1991: A Resource Guide to Legislative Informa- tion in the Pifry States. Topeka, KS: Government Research Service, 1990. ISBN O-9615227-5-5. $125.00.

Mitchell, Michael L. State Depository Programs: The Acquisition and Distribution of Publica- tions. 1989. (Master’s thesis, University of Hawaii) (ED 315 091)

Riester, Jo. “Local Documents in Arizona: The Tucson Experience.” Arizona Libraries (Spring 1990): 18-19.

TECHNOLOGY AND AUTOMATED PROCESSES

Alberico, Ralph. “The Development of an ‘Information Superhighway.’ ” Computers in Librur- ies 10, no. 1 (January 1990): 33-35.

182 P. RAGAINS

Cahill, A.G., J.M. Stevens and J.M. Laplante. “The Utilization of Information Systems Tech- nology and its Impact on Organizational Decision Making: the Case of State Budgeting Offices.” Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization 12, no. 1 (1990): 53-79.

Carbaugh, L. W. and R.W. Marx. “The TIGER System: A Census Bureau Innovation Serving Data Analysts.” Government Information Quarterly 7, no. 3 (1990): 285-306.

Dobbs, Christopher C. “Quality Control in Implementing OCLC GOVDOC Current Cataloging Service.” Documents to the People 18, no. 3 (September 1990): 166-70.

Fellernan, John, ed. “There’s a GIS in Your Future.” Government Information Quarterly 7, no. 3 (1990): 261-268.

Fernald, E.A. “Some Thoughts on How the State of Florida Might Approach the Development of a Statewide Geographic Information System.” Computers, Environment, and Urban Systems 14, no. 1 (1990): 5-9.

Goodchild, M.F. “GIS and Basic Research: The National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis.” Government Information Quarterly 7, no. 3 (1990): 343-58.

Gray, Elaine. Automation in Local Government: A Partially Annotated Bibliography. CPL Bib- liography no. 254; Chicago: Council of Planning Librarians, 1990. ISBN o-86602-254-6. $16.00.

Korp, P. and B. McKenzie. “Federal Land and Geographic Information System Activities.” Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 56, no. 5 (1990): 631.

Lillesand, T. “Satellite Remote Sensing: Its Evolution and Synergism With GIS Technology.” Government Information Quarterly 7, no. 3 (1990): 307-28.

Lynch, Frances H.; Charles Lasater. “Government Documents and the Online Catalog.” Bulle-

tin of the Medical Library Association 78, no. 1 (January 1990): 23-28.

Manning, E.W. “Geographic Information Systems and Sustainable Development.” Government Information Quarterly 7, no. 3 (1990): 329-42.

Niemann, B.J., R.W. Merideth, D.D. Moyer and J.L. Clapp. “Land Information Systems Mod- ernization in Wisconsin: Government-University-Professional Interactions.” Government Infor-

mation Quarterly 7, no. 3 (1990): 269-83.

Olivia, Victor T. and Michael K. Reiner. Using INNOVACQ to Process G.P.O. Titles. Garden City, NY: Adelphi University Libraries, 1989. (ED 316 195).

Per&t, Henry H., Jr. “Determining the Content and Identifying the Suppliers of Public Informa- tion in Electronic Form.” Government Publications Review 17 (1990): 325-32.

Recent literature on government information 183

Souza, Mary Beth. Ready Reference Database Searching at the Government Documents Desk:

An Introductory Guide. 1989. (ED 314 064)

Walters, John. “Using Automated Item Files as the Basis for Effective Collection Management and Cooperative Collection Development: A Note.” Government Publications Review 17 (1990):

25 l-56.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Gooding , Judson. “A Paragon of the New Europe: The European Patent Office Demonstrates How a Supranational Organization Can be Both Useful and Profitable.” Across the Board 17

(May 1990): 26-29.

Grifliches, Zvi. Patent Statistics as Economic Indicators: A Survey. NBER Working Paper no. 3301. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1990.

Focuses on the use of patents as an indicator of technological change; based on analyses of European and U.S. data.

Kozak, Ellen M. Every Writer’s Guide to Copyright and Publishing Law. NY: Henry Holt & Co., 1990. ISBN o-8050-1222-2. $7.95.

Marshall, Patrick G. “Is the United States Patent System Out of Date? Two Hundred Years Af- ter its Birth, the U.S. Patent System Stands as One of the Most Durable Federal Programs.” Ed-

itorial Research Reports 1990 (May): 286-98+.

Pagell, R.A. “International Information Copyright Issues: a Personal View.” Database 13, no. 3 (1990): 5-9.

GENERAL (including Government Documents Librarianship)

“Arizona’s Depository Libraries: An Overview. ” Arizona Libraries 4 (Spring 1990): 4-l 1.

Bower, Cynthia. “Arizona Depository Library Users: An Analysis.” Arizona Libraries 4 (Spring

1990): 12-15.

Boyce, Bert R., J. Stuart Douglass, John Rabalais, Lee Shiflett, and Danny Wallace. “Measure- ment of Subject Scatter in the Superintendent of Documents Classification.” Government Publi-

cations Review 17 (1990): 33340.

Collection Development Policy: Government Publications and Maps Department, Federal Depos- itory Collection (Excluding Maps). Coral Gables, FL: Otto G. Richter Library, Miami Univer- sity, 1988. (ED 313 043)

Eckman, Charles. Government Information Sources for Architecture and Planning Research: Se- lected California, U.S., and International Documents. CPL Bibliography no. 256. Chicago: Council of Planning Librarians, 1990. ISBN O-86602-256-2. $12.00.

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Fisher, Janet, Teri Grier and Dale Steele. “Outreach and Cooperation in Arizona’s Depository Community: A State Plan.” Arizona Libraries 4 (Spring 1990): 21.

Garner, Diane. Depository Libraries in the 1990s. 1989. (ED 315 087) Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Statistical Association, Washing-

ton, D.C., October 6-10, 1989.

-7 ed. “Government Information Futures: Depository Libraries in the Marketplace. 1989 An- nual Program of ALA/Government Documents Round Table. ” Documents to the People 18, no. 2 (June 1990): 107-20.

Hausrath , Donald. “United States Information Agency International Library Activities.” Special Libraries 8 1 (Winter 1990): 10-20.

McClure, Charles R. and Peter Hemon. Use of Census Bureau Data in GPO Depository Librar-

ies: Future Issues and Trends. Final Report for United States Bureau of the Census, 21st Cen- tury Decennial Census Planning Staff. Manlius, NY: Information Management Consultant Services, Inc., 1990.

Miller, Rosanna and Julie Hoff. “Arizona State University Map Index: Converting from Fiche to Online.” Arizona Libraries 4 (Spring 1990): 22-24.

O’Hara, Frederic J. Informing the Nation: A Handbook of Government Information for Librari- ans. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1990. ISBN 0-313-27267-O.

Petty, Johnese, camp. Model Acts and Regulations. Metrodocs Monograph Two. Oklahoma City, OK: Metrodocs, 1989. (ED 316 238)

A subject compilation of model acts, legislation, statutes, and ordinances.

“Serials of the United States Government and of International Governmental Organizations.” In Puccio, J.A. Serials Reference Work, 85-94. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1989.

Seymour, Donna Temple. The Use of Government Publications in North Carolina High School Libraries. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina, 1988. (ED 316 263)

Smith, Diane H. “Depository Libraries in the 1990s: Whither or Wither Depositories?” Govern- ment Publications Review 17 (1990): 301-24.

“State Data Center Program.” Arizona Libraries 4 (Spring 1990): 20.

Walsh, J. and Stark, M. “The Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications: One Title, Many Versions.” Government Information Quarterly 7, no. 3 (1990): 359-70.

Wilson, John S., et al. Government Documents Departmental Operations Guide. Waco, TX: Baylor University, 1989. (ED 315 097)