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Paper Standards, Public Printing, and Preservation: Some Historical Notes on the Government Printing Office's Paper Specifications, 1895 — 1980.
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DttP: A Quarterly Journal of Government Information Practice & Perspective . Fall2011, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p22-25. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The article focuses on the history of paper specifications of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) in 1895-1980. It says that the Printing Act of 1895 has provided GPO the power to set and employ quality standards to obtain paper from the marketplace. It mentions that the Paper Specification of GPO specified paper composition as well as the initial acidity from at least 1950s onward. It adds that the specification offer enough data, which can be used to compare the paper selection of GPO.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00912085
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- DttP: A Quarterly Journal of Government Information Practice & Perspective
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 66652050