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Date:         Mon, 14 Dec 1992 09:57:37 CST
From:         Toni Katz <tdkatz@COLBY.EDU>
Subject:      FBIS/JPRS Title Merge?

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I have just started cataloging the JPRS and FBIS title changes from
Soviet Union to Cental Eurasia.  I noted from several OCLC record
that the JPRS reports for Central Eurasia have been continued in
whole or in part by FBIS Reports.  (See for example OCLC record
#'s 2691336 and 17473588).

I searched Administrative Notes and the List of Classes for an
explanation, but found nothing.  This is a Cataloguer's nightmare,
but from a Reference point of view this is a major change involving
separate indexes, etc.

Does anyone know about this apparant merger, or is this just
cataloging confusion -- this seems unlikely since there are
several records with this title change.

Respond to:
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Colby College
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From:         James McDonough <epin@access.digex.com>
Subject:      Re: Federal Register query

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On Tue, 15 Dec 1992 FLICK%USCVM@PSUVM.PSU.EDU wrote:

> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> This may be old ground, but a patron wanted to know if the Federal Regist=
er
> was available via Internet. Has anyone heard of any plans for this? Is th=
ere
> any way now via telnet maybe? I'd appreciate any leads.
> Also, does anyone know if there is a telnet address for the Census Bureau
> bulletin board?
> Thanks in advance for the assist. Post responses directly to me, unless y=
ou
> think the info is of wider interest.
> Eileen Flick
> Government Documents Dept.
> University of Southern California
> flick@vm.usc.edu

Not only is the Federal Register not online, but the House Sucommittee on
Government Information recently took the GPO to task for not having FR
online via a GAO report entitled, "Federal Register: Better Electronic
Technology Planning Could Improve Production and Dissemination." GPO has
plans to put the Congressional Record online, but none to date to add the
FR. However, I do believe private vendors, like LEXIS, offer the the FR
online, but of course that's paying $36 a hour connect time, plus
downloading charges, etc.

James McDonough
Electronic Public Information Newsletter
epin@access.digex.com
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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 16:30:51 CST
From:         "Jon.Harrison" <20676JJH%MSU@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
Subject:      GODORT OF MICHIGAN READERS

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Quite recently, I was appointed the new editor of RED TAPE : the official
newsletter of the Government Documents Roundtable of Michigan.  I would
greatly appreciate any contributions that you would like to share,
particularly if it would be of interest to the Michigan documents
community.  Any general documents news concerning U.S., Michigan, Canadian, or
international documents would be welcome.  Also any news concerning depository
libraries or librarians in Michigan or in neighboring areas.  The deadline for
the February 1993 issue is January 10.

Jon Harrison
Social Sciences / Humanities Reference
Main Library
Michigan State University
E. Lansing, MI 48824-1048
517-355-6669
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Date:         Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:32:29 CST
From:         Genevieve Clemens <q21033@n1.usna.navy.mil>
Subject:      Free OTA (and other

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OTA will send us a free copy of their reports, as long as we assure them
we are not giving them out to students!  The Publications Office at
OTA can be reached at (202) 224-8996.

The Congressional Budget Office is just as kind, and their number is
(202) 226-2809.

Before I ever buy a document from GPO, I always give the publishing office
a call.  More often than not, they will send us a copy.  It may be because
we are "government" as well as academic -- I know that helps with the
Pentagon -- but I expect the offices would send copies to whomever asks.
Every author likes to see his work used, after all.

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   Genevieve Clemens       Internet: q21033@n1.usna.navy.mil
   Documents Librarian     Phone:    (410) 267-2232
   U.S. Naval Academy      Fax:      (410) 267-3669
                           Mail:     Nimitz Library
                                     589 McNair Road
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Date:         Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:28:04 CST
From:         "Susan E. Tulis" <set7c@uva.pcmail.Virginia.EDU>
Subject:      Statutes at Large Volumes

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I have been asked to post this to GOVDOC-L.  One division, section, whatever,
within GPO is looking to find a home for the following volumes of the
Statutes at Large:

     Vol. 41-73 (1919-1959)

If you are interested in these volumes, please call Virginia Saunders, GPO,
at 202/512-0290.



Susan E. Tulis                              Phone    804/924-3504
University of VA Law Library                Fax      804/982-2232
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Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 10:51:10 CST
From:         Susan Anderson <APDU%PUCC@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
Subject:      Information Locator Report

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Some time ago (September), there was discussion here about a report
that would be forthcoming titled Identifying and Describing Federal
Information Inventory Systems: Design for Networked-Based Locators.  I
thought you might be interested to know that I called today, three months
later, and the report is still not available.  What a shame, it sounds
like an interesting report. The person answering the phone said they have
received a lot of inquiries about the report.
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Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 10:27:42 CST
From:         Duncan Aldrich <duncan@equinox.unr.edu>
Subject:      Re: Electronic Item & SuDocs List
              "PAULINE_B@library.tufts.edu" at Dec 17, 92 4:31 pm

----------------------------Original message----------------------------
In response to Pauline Boucher's request for information on an electronic
Class List -- I was interested a month ago when working on a Marcive prfile
and could not locate one.  I called Sheila at GPO to ask if the files from
which the paper Class List was printed were available in ASCII (or Word
Perfect, etc).  The answer is no. GPO is not able at this time to provide this
as it would involve a certain amount of file conversion and manipulation that
simply can't be done given other higher priorities.  As far as she knew, no
private sector company had purchased the files from GPO.

I asked her if files like this might one day be posted to the GPO bulletin
board.  Her reply was that a bit nebulous, but it did seem that GPO is
open to **suggestions** regarding what goes on the board, and that a
suggestion for this type of information didn't seem unreasonable.

If any one else knows of a private sector company that sells an electronic
Class List, please let me know!

duncan

  ***********************

Duncan M. Aldrich
Head, Government Publications Department
Main Library
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada 89557-0044

(702) 784-6579
duncan@equinox.unr.edu
duncan@equinox.bitnet

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Date: Friday, 11 Dec 1992 14:25:49 EST
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Subject:    Report sought

I have been unable to purchase the following item form the government, and
seek another source:

Competing  Economies: The U.S., Pacific Rim and Europe. Office of Technology
Assessment, U.S. Congress, September 1991.
From: WATSON%VM2.YorkU.CA@vm.ucs.UAlberta.CA (Elizabeth Watson)
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Thank you for the terrific response to our offer.  We were able to find
someone to take the entire collection!  The University of Toronto will be
make arrangements to transport the collection to their library in January.
I am pleased that we will be able to keep the collection intact and that
it will be available to scholars in this area.
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Date:         Tue, 15 Dec 1992 10:15:00 CST
From:         FLICK%USCVM@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
Subject:      Federal Register query

----------------------------Original message----------------------------
This may be old ground, but a patron wanted to know if the Federal Register
was available via Internet. Has anyone heard of any plans for this? Is there
any way now via telnet maybe? I'd appreciate any leads.
Also, does anyone know if there is a telnet address for the Census Bureau
bulletin board?
Thanks in advance for the assist. Post responses directly to me, unless you
think the info is of wider interest.
Eileen Flick
Government Documents Dept.
University of Southern California
flick@vm.usc.edu
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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 09:27:58 CST
From:         JT2171R@ACAD.DRAKE.EDU
Subject:      NTSB Decisions

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     Can anyone explain to me what the deal is with NTSB Decisions
(TD 1.122)?  We had a patron looking for a particular decision and in
our search we discovered we have not received any volumes since vol. 3
(covering 1977-1981) in 1985.  Our regional depository told us they have
not received anything since then, either.  Our patron called the NTSB
and was told vol. 4 & vol. 5 are available from NTIS for over $90/vol.
Have any depositories received vol. 4 or 5 as a depository item?  Or
will we have to spend big bucks to get them?
     Any information would be appreciated.  Reply to me directly unless
there is general interest.  Thanks.
Julie Thomas
Technical Services Librarian
Drake University Law Library
Des Moines, IA  50311
(515)-271-2052
JT2171R@acad.drake.edu
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Date:         Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:37:46 CST
From:         "Govt. Pub" <gpd@equinox.unr.edu>
Subject:      missing 1980 census publications

----------------------------Original message----------------------------

 My copies of the 1980 Characteristics of Population
 for Delaware (pt.9 - chapters B-D) were lost at the
 bindery.  Can anyone send me a copy of these publications?
 I would send postage upon receipt and would be ever so
 grateful.

 Alisa Huckle
 Government Publications Dept.
 University of Nevada, Reno
 (702) 784-6579
 gpd@equinox.unr.edu
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Date:         Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:26:00 CST
From:         Thomas Cetwinski <U45552%UICVM@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
Subject:      Position Announcement

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Assistant Documents Librarian

The University of Illinois at Chicago seeks an Assistant Documents Librarian.
Major activities include reference service, bibliographic instruction,
collection development, organization of material, supervision of personnel,
and computerized database searching.  Evening and weekend hours may be required
The Documents Department is a federal and state documents depository.  UIC
uses NOTIS; and the department has microcomputing capability for multiple
functions.

ALA/MLS; 2 yrs. experience with federal or local government documents or
other relevant experience.  Ability to promote information services
vigorously and to assist users of diverse backgrounds.

Salary competitive; faculty rank dependent on education and experience;
tenure track position; competitive benefits.

Apply by March 15, 1993 with cover letter,resume, and the names of at
least three references:

Darlene M. Ziolkowski
Personnel Librarian
University Library (M/C 234)
University of Illinois at Chicago
801 S. Morgan Street
Chicago, IL 60607-7041

UIC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 16:31:27 CST
From:         PAULINE_B@library.tufts.edu
Subject:      Electronic Item & SuDocs List

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Does anyone know whether there exists in ELECTRONIC FORMAT a list of ITEM
NUMBERS and their corresponding CLASS STEMS similar to the one that appears
in print at the end of the "List of Classes"?  Here at Tufts University we
would find such a list very useful if it could be obtained in ascii format
or some other format which would allow it to be imported into Lotus 1-2-3.
If the list includes titles, so much the better.

Thank you.

Pauline A. Boucher
Reference Department
Arts and Sciences Library
Tufts University
Medford, MA 02155
Internet:  pauline_b@library.tufts.edu
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Fax:       617-627-3063
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Date:         Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:28:52 CST
From:         "Susan E. Tulis" <set7c@uva.pcmail.Virginia.EDU>
Subject:      Foreign Relations Of US

----------------------------Original message----------------------------
I am sorry if this is a duplicate message, but from what I can tell, it never
made it to the list.  We, like a number of libraries, are trying to find a
home for the following volumes of the Foreign Relations of the United States.


     1952-54: volumes 6 (pt 1 & 2), 7 (pt 1 & 2), 8, 10, 12
     1955-57: volumes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 24
     1961-63: volume 1

Please contact me if you need any of these volumes.


Susan E. Tulis                              Phone    804/924-3504
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From:         Lynn Walshak <soliblw@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu>
Subject:      RE: FBIS/JPRS Title Merge?

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In Message Mon, 14 Dec 1992 09:57:37 CST, Toni Katz <tdkatz@COLBY.EDU> writes:

>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I have just started cataloging the JPRS and FBIS title changes from
>Soviet Union to Cental Eurasia.  I noted from several OCLC record
>that the JPRS reports for Central Eurasia have been continued in
>whole or in part by FBIS Reports.  (See for example OCLC record
>#'s 2691336 and 17473588).
>

We subscribe to the Transdex Index for access to this material. To
circumvent the difficulties arising from Sudoc number changes by GPO, we
arranged this collection in alphabetical order by geographic area codes
then by year/date. That element is least likely to change. Even the
publisher of Transdex Index had been unaware of some number changes by GPO when
 I began to try to
unravel some of our problems. I called them, because their index references
were not correlated with GPO SuDocs number. I took their suggestion about using
 the
geographic codes as the primary organizer. This has worked well. We shelve
these fiche apart from our main microfiche collection.

Lynn Walshak
Head, Government Documents Dept.
Georgia Southern University
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Subject:      Fiche conversion

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I am responding to the list, in case somebody else
doesn't have the conversion table or forgot about it.
Genevieve, according to the Conversion Table that came
with the 1991 Biennial Survey, it is:

Microfiche--1 volume        =   11   pieces
            1 title         =    2.5 pieces
            1 inch          =   75   pieces
              (with envelopes)


Elfriede McLean
Reese Library, Augusta College
Augusta, Ga. 30910
Internet:  libehm@acvax.ac.edu
Bitnet:    Elfriede H. McLean@USCN.UGA.EDU

L%PSUVM.BitNet@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU" 16-DEC-1992 23:06:22.00
To:     LIBEHM
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Subj:   Fiche conversion formulA

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Does anyone know a a formula for converting pieces of microfiche to titles
for documents?  I understand that for the non-document world, the formula
is five pieces of microfiche = 1 title, but that seems a little high
for documents.  Is there a formula??

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   Documents Librarian     Phone:    (410) 267-2232
   U.S. Naval Academy      Fax:      (410) 267-3669
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Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 10:30:28 CST
From:         Jan Swanbeck <JANSWAN%NERVM@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
Subject:      Swanbeck/Hernon book

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For those who have been asking, "Depository Library Use of Technology", has
at last been published (honest). For ordering information call Ablex Publishing
(201) 767-8450. Also, you can check it out at Midwinter at the Ablex booth.
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Date:         Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:31:30 CST
From:         Jim Vileta <jvileta@ua.d.umn.edu>
Subject:      Re: Wayne Kelly
              Dec 14, 92 3:03 pm

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>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Sorry, but I must come to the defense of the Sup't of Docs.
> Wayne has been very open and supportive to the Depositories
> and has done great battle with the bosses to help us out.  Lets
> not bash Hime too much..
>
> Steve Hayes, Defender of the faith... and some GPO people
>
I agree.  I met with Wayne Kelley when he visited our depository here
at the University of Minnesota, Duluth in September of this year.
I found him to be a highly intelligent and well informed person.  We was
well versed about the problems facing the GPO and the depository system.
At a press conference held at our University, he spoke about the value
of the Government Publications, and the importance of the depository
program.  He also spoke about how lack funding in the GPO, and and in library
systems across the country is adversely affecting the public's access
to documents.  In another instance, he spoke of his concerns related to
electronic formats.  Our CD-ROMS and other electronic developments are
providing exciting research opportunites to many libraries.  However, he
acknowledged that as we move from paper to electronic formats, libraries that
cannot afford computer hardware, or trained people to operate them, will
find themselves more and more cut off from government information. He
recognized and advocated the importance of providing documents in
formats appropriate to the libraries that will use them.  This of course
requires money.  Poor funding is one of the key problems facing the
depository program.  There are other problems too, including the logistics of
dealing with large bureaucratic organizations.   Mr. Kelley is aware of many
of these problems, and with our help and good will, he can learn even
more, and accomplish more for the depository program.
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Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 10:50:30 CST
From:         jcsmith@lib.nmsu.edu
Subject:      SCAN Microfiche offered

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The New Mexico State University Documents Dept. would like to offer
its SCAN microfiche collection to any interested library. Distributed
by the National Clearinghouse on Aging's Service Center for Aging
Information from 1980 to 1984, this collection of approximately 3500
fiche pieces contains full-text publications relating to all aspects
of aging. The range of numbers is from CF 000-0001 to AOA/CF-014247.
No index was provided witt the collection. This is not GPO depository
material, but was distributed to libraries designated as SCAN
depositories. Please reply to Jeanette Smith, Documents Librarian,
at 505-646-3737 or Internet jcsmith@lib.nmsu.edu.
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