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Subject: Measuring Adult Ed Progress
Date: 22 Dec 1995 09:49:19 -0500
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For your information: here's 2 ways to obtain a copy of the General
Accounting Office's (GAO) Report on Measuring Program Results in Adult
Education.
1.0 - ELECTRONIC ACCESS INFORMATION
The U.S. General Accounting Office, the Congressional Watchdog agency, now
has available electronic files of released reports.
To retrieve GAO reports as FULL TEXT ASCII or PDF (Portable Document Format)
electronic files from Government Printing Office (GPO) Access via a WAIS
(Wide Area Information Search) database, follow these steps: (Note: PDF
files are available only via WWW or a WAIS client.)
Via WWW via GAO Home Page: *NEW*
1) Go to: http://www.gao.gov
2) Select "Search for GAO Reports - Directly Through GPO Access"
3) perform search for document(s). For example, a KEYWORD search on a
subject: "Welfare Reform", OR a search on the REPORT NUMBER field:
"HEHS-95-58" (MUST use quotes) NOTE: Be sure to hit SUBMIT button to process
search.
4) download or mail the file(s) to yourself.
Via TELNET:
1) TELNET to: <swais.access.gpo.gov>;
2) login as > guest < (MUST be lower case); 3) select GAO database;
4) follow steps #3 & #4 above for Via WWW via GAO Home Page
Via WAIS (for PDF files, also):
1) obtain source file information through anonymous FTP at
eids04.eids.gpo.gov;
2) login as "anonymous";
3) use your own e-mail address as PASSWORD.
4) follow steps #3 & #4 above for Via WWW via GAO Home Page
Via Dial-in:
1) Modem settings: VT-100 emulation (8,N,1) 2) dial (202)-512-1661;
3) type "SWAIS";
4) login as > guest < (MUST be lower case); 5) select GAO database;
6) follow step #3 above for Via GAO WWW Home Page
7) for downloading files, follow your modem software guidelines.
Via CapAccess: <http://www.capaccess.org> 1) Type GO GAO at any
CapAccess prompt;
2) follow on-screen instructions to connect;
3) follow steps #3 & #4 above for Via WWW via GAO Home Page
2.0 - PRINTED COPY ORDER INFORMATION
The first printed copy is FREE of charge. Additional copies are $2.00.
Printed copies via U.S. Mail are also available by calling 202-512-6000 (TDD
number is 301-413-0006), sending a FAX to 301-258-4066, or by writing to:
P.O. Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20884-6015.
Please include the report number and complete postal mailing information in
your
request.
Telephone requests can be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week. During
non-business hours, leave a voice mail message with complete
information, including the report number and postal mailing
information..
Ronna Spacone
NCFL_RGS@aol.com
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