Abstract
The local-orbitals procedure is found to work well with simple metals. Energy bands have been calculated from bcc lithium local orbitals using both Kohn-Sham and near-Hartree-Fock exchange. A free-electron correlation model due to Overhauser was adapted to approximately correct the Hartree-Fock bands for correlation effects. These corrected bands agree well with the Kohn-Sham bands, and both results agree well with previous theoretical results. Comparisons to experimental Auger spectra, soft-x-ray emission and absorption spectra, and Fermi-surface measurements are made.