Administrative Notes 

Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program

Vol. 24, no. 02 GP 3.16/3-2:24/02 February 15, 2003 

HIGHLIGHTS 

Library Programs 

Service Update, 

ALA 1

U.S. Exports, 

U.S. Imports

Going to DVD 5 

USA Trade 

Online 

Partnership 5 

STAT-USA Letter 

Online 5 

Cumulative Table 

of Contents 

Now Updated

Monthly 6 

Upcoming FDLP 

Events 6

GPO Access 

Update, ALA 7 

GPO Launches 

Recruiting Drive 

at CalPoly 10 

Tapella Named 

Deputy Chief of 

Staff 11

Summary, 2002 

Fall Council 

Meeting 13

LPS Contacts 21 

Library Programs Service Update 

ALA Midwinter, January 2003 

INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM

LPS will acquire an Integrated Library System (ILS) in 2003. An ILS will 

enable us to improve services to depository libraries and make more 

Government publications accessible to the public. In the FY2002 

appropriation, GPO received overall approval from Congress to acquire an 

ILS, and we have earmarked funds for system acquisition and 

implementation. Two other important milestones occurred last fiscal year: 

• LPS obtained spending approval from the Joint Committee on 

Printing for the ILS. (April 2002) 

• GPO contracted with a library automation consulting firm, RMG 

Consultants, Inc., of Chicago, IL, to help LPS analyze functional 

requirements, review available systems for “fit” with those 

requirements, and identify the best solution. (Sept. 2002) 

RMG’s principal, Rob McGee, is working intensively with LPS to refine 

our needs, define appropriate systems architecture, and to ensure that 

whatever we purchase is consistent with GPO’s network security 

requirements and preferred network architecture. The evaluation process is 

structured, fair to the vendors, yet flexible enough to include diverse GPO 

requirements. 

RMG issued a Request for Information (RFI) on GPO’s behalf to five 

systems vendors. Responses from three well-known ILS vendors were 

received in December. Our evaluation process will culminate in vendors’ 

presentations at GPO in February. LPS intends to identify the system that 

best meets our needs in March, and then proceed to the procurement stage. 

It is our goal to have the ILS up and running in the first quarter of FY2004. 

The ILS implementation and system installation is planned to take place in 

phases. Phase 1 features the replacement of the bibliographic and authority 

control functions currently supported by OCLC, the replacement of the 

online Catalog of U.S. Government Publications with an Online Public 

Access Catalog (OPAC) and automated serials control.

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VISUALIZING THE FUTURE OF THE FDLP: 

SPRING 2003 DEPOSITORY LIBRARY

COUNCIL MEETING

The spring Depository Library Council 

Meeting will be held April 6-9, 2003, in 

Reno, Nevada. The meeting will be held at 

the Peppermill Hotel Casino, 2707 South 

Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89502. 

This meeting will begin a discussion of the 

future of the FDLP, looking toward the time 

when nearly all of the Government 

information is available online. Depository 

librarians are invited to attend the Council 

sessions or any of the concurrent programs

that provide updates on Federal agency 

information products, ideas on management 

and promotion of depository libraries, etc. 

The preliminary Spring Council agenda 

appears in the January 2003 issue of 

Administrative Notes 

<http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pu

bs/adnotes/ad11503.html>. 

DEPOSITORY LIBRARY OF THE YEAR

In order to publicly recognize the value of 

depository libraries in serving the American 

public, the Government Printing Office is 

inaugurating a "Depository Library of the 

Year" award. The first “Depository Library of 

the Year” will be honored at the Federal 

Depository Library Conference in October 

2003. A complete description of the 

nomination, evaluation, and award process 

will be published soon in Administrative 

Notes. This will be an annual award to 

recognize excellence in the depository library 

community. 

“CLAIMS COPIES EXHAUSTED” WEB PAGE 

ADDED TO WEB CLAIM FORM

LPS has implemented a Claims Copies 

Exhausted page to its Web claiming 

application to make the claiming process 

easier and more efficient. Updated 

periodically, the Claims Copies Exhausted 

Web page contains a list of publications that 

are no longer available due to exhausted 

stock. The new claim process applies to 

materials distributed on GPO-produced 

shipping lists (paper, separates, electronic, 

and those few microfiche shipping lists issued 

from GPO). The direct link is 

<http://ww1.access.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/fdlp/t

ools/webclaim_ex.html>.

NEW FORMATS DISTRIBUTED TO 

DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES

Two new tangible electronic formats have 

been brought into the FDLP: the audio ebook and the mini CD-ROM. No additional 

equipment, beyond what is specified in the 

2002 Minimum Technical Requirements for 

Public Access Workstations in Federal 

Depository Libraries 

<http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/co

mputers/mtr.html>, is necessary to provide 

access to these documents. 

"Extending Digital Dividends: Public Goods 

and Services that Work for All" (GS 1.2:D 

56, item no. 0556-C) was distributed on 

shipping list 2003-12-P dated October 11, 

2002. An audio e-book version of the 

document is on the CD located inside the 

back cover. When the CD is put into the 

CD/DVD drive, installation of LpPlayer, the 

e-book reader, is automatically initiated. The 

e-book is read from the CD and does not have 

to be installed on the hard drive. 

"Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of 

U.S. Diversity" (C 3.2:M 32/2002/CD, item

no. 0146) was distributed on shipping list 

2003-0001-E, dated October 22, 2002. This 

mini CD-ROM is an electronic version of the 

paper document of the same name (C 3.2:M 

32, item no. 0146), which was distributed on 

shipping list 2001-0311-P, dated September 

20, 2001. A special drive is not necessary to 

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read this product. The CD fits into the deeper 

well in the center of the CD/DVD drive. 

When inserted in the drive, a menu appears 

with options to read more about the CD, 

explore the CD, or launch the viewer. To 

make maximum use of this mini CD, it 

should be used on a workstation with Internet 

access, as it provides links to Census Bureau 

Web pages for additional data. 

GPO-FDLP-L IS NOW THE EXCLUSIVE

VEHICLE FOR OFFICIAL FDLP 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

As of January 1, 2003, LPS announcements 

are being posted exclusively to the GPOFDLP-L listserv, the FDLP official 

announcement channel. Every depository 

should have at least one subscriber. GPOFDLP-L is used only for time-sensitive news, 

i.e., reminders of approaching deadlines for 

item selection updates, electronic availability 

of publications such as Administrative Notes

and the List of Classes, and notices on 

operational matters, such as claims. The list 

is not interactive; all questions should still be

sent to askLPS via email at 

<asklps@gpo.gov>. 

To join GPO-FDLP-L, go to 

<http://listserv.access.gpo.gov/>. Click on

<Online Mailing List Archives>. Click on

<GPO-FDLP-L>. Click on <Join or leave the

list> and follow the instructions.

LPS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS EARN CEU 

GPO is awarding CEU (Continuing 

Education Units) for LPS-sponsored 

programs. CEU certificates are available for 

those who attend the Interagency Seminar, 

Federal Depository Library Conference, and 

Depository Library Council meetings. 

Awarding CEU for these LPS programs is 

consistent with the guidelines established by 

IACET (International Association for 

Continuing Education and Training). Though 

GPO has not sought IACET certification, its 

programs meet IACET’s conditions for 

awarding CEU: "quality training and 

instruction by responsible, qualified 

organizations." One CEU is awarded for 10 

hours of instruction. 

16TH ANNUAL INTERAGENCY DEPOSITORY

SEMINAR

The 16th Annual Interagency Depository 

Seminar will be held in Washington, DC 

from May 27 through June 4, 2003. The 

weeklong seminar will consist of an overview 

of various agencies' information products and 

activities as they relate to Federal depository 

libraries. The seminar is being presented by 

many Federal agencies, including: 

• Bureau of the Census 

• Patent and Trademark Office 

• Copyright Office 

• Government Printing Office 

• Library of Congress 

• Office of the Federal Register 

• and more to be announced 

Seminar presentations focus on the content of 

and access to agency products and services, 

interspersed with tours and question and 

answer sessions. Attendance is limited to 60, 

so registration preference will be given to 

those outside the Washington, DC area and to 

those who have not previously attended the 

seminar. Registration information may be 

found in the October 15, 2002 issue of 

Administrative Notes <http://www.access. 

gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/adnotes/ad101502

.html>. 

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FDLP PUBLICATION DISSEMINATION

FY 2001 FY 2002 

Media Titles Titles 

Online (GPO Access) 15,235 10,931 

Online (other agency sites) 7,630 9,654 

Paper (includes USGS maps) 9,522 8,307 

Microfiche 4,726 5,448 

CD-ROM, DVD 480 483 

Total 37,593 34,823 

APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2003 

As of mid-January, GPO was operating on 

Continuing Resolution funding, so the 

Salaries and Expenses Appropriation of the 

Superintendent of Documents (S&E) 

remained at the FY 2002 level of $29.6 

million. The Senate is expected to act on H.J. 

Res 2, providing appropriations for the 

current fiscal year, and is expected to adopt 

the House level of $29,661,000 and 142 

FTE's for the S&E Appropriation. 

GPO requested $34.1 million for S&E for FY 

2003. The additional funds primarily cover 

mandatory pay costs and workload changes, 

as well as additional capability to provide 

current and future public access to the 

growing volume of online Federal 

information made available through GPO 

Access. The majority of the S&E 

appropriation is for the FDLP, and most of 

the funding for the FDLP is for printing and 

disseminating publications (including 

publications in online formats, which are now 

the majority of items in the program) to 

depository libraries. Related statutory 

functions covered by this appropriation are 

cataloging and indexing, by-law distribution, 

and the international exchange distribution of 

U.S. Government publications. Finally, 

through the FDLP, this appropriation 

provides the majority of funding for the 

operation of GPO Access. 

STAT-USA/USA TRADE ONLINE

Over the past several years, STAT-USA has 

provided the FDLP with over 900 

complimentary user accounts to its STATUSAR/InternetTM service. Through a new 

agreement reached in the fall of 2002, STATUSA will provide those same libraries with 

complimentary user accounts to another 

service, USA TradeR Online. USA Trade 

Online provides U.S. merchandise trade data 

on more than 18,000 commodities 

worldwide. New IDs and passwords have 

been issued, allowing depositories to access 

both services from the same ID. Libraries 

with site licenses for STAT-USA can use the 

account for USA Trade Online only, so long 

as it is done within the parameters of the 

agreement. Depositories that need an ID or 

password should contact Lisa Russell at 

<lrussell@gpo.gov>. 

Library Programs Service, January 16, 2003

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U.S. Exports and U.S. Imports Going to DVD 

Libraries selecting item number 0154-D may 

have noticed that U.S. Imports of 

Merchandise (C 3.278/2:) and U.S. Exports 

of Merchandise (C 3.278/3:) have come in 

both CD-ROM and DVD recently. The 

agency is switching to the DVD format and 

will be going exclusively to DVD beginning 

with the January 2003 issues. There is no 

content difference between the two formats, 

but both were issued to allow subscribers to 

transition into the new format. Distribution 

to depositories will be in both formats until 

the last 2002 issue, then will go to DVD only 

starting in January 2003. 

Announcing the USA Trade Online Partnership 

In addition to offering free public access to 

STAT-USA/Internet at Federal 

depository libraries, the partnership between 

GPO and STAT-USA has expanded to 

include free access to USA Trade Online. 

USA Trade Online provides access to U.S. 

merchandise trade data, offering current and 

cumulative export and import data on more 

than 18,000 export commodities and 24,000 

import commodities worldwide. Information 

on USA Trade Online is offered in GPO 

Access training classes, as well as in the GPO 

Access Training Manual. General 

information and sample exercises for USA 

Trade Online has been added to Special Insert 

A of the training manual and can be 

downloaded in PDF format at 

<http://www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess/help/training

bk>. Printed copies of the insert have been

distributed to all Federal depository libraries. 

For further assistance, please contact the 

GPO Access User Support Team: 

888-293-6498 (toll-free) 

202-512-1530 (DC Metro Area) 

202-512-1262 (fax) 

gpoaccess@gpo.gov

STAT-USA Letter Online on FDLP Desktop 

Several depositories have indicated that they 

did not receive the letter from Forrest 

Williams, Director of STAT-USA, regarding 

password changes for STATUSA/Internet and USA Trade Online. 

An electronic copy of the letter with the 

password information deleted has been 

posted to the FDLP Desktop for libraries that 

want copies for their files. The URL is 

<http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/col

l-dev/statusa_letter.html>. 

Password questions should be directed to Lisa 

Russell at <lrussell@gpo.gov>. 

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Searchable Cumulative Table of Contents for 

Administrative Notes and Technical 

Supplement Now Updated Monthly on FDLP 

Desktop 

The updated cumulative table of contents for 

Administrative Notes is now available on the 

Administrative Notes home page at 

<http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pu

bs/adnotes/adnotes_toc.pdf>. Current 

through v. 24, # 2, it will be updated with 

each issue. The file is fully searchable by 

keyword, by clicking on the “Find” icon 

(binoculars). To continue the search, click on 

the adjacent “Find again” icon. 

The updated cumulative table of contents for 

the Administrative Notes Technical 

Supplement is located at 

<http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pu

bs/techsup/techsup_toc.pdf>. This file will 

also be updated with each issue. 

The table of contents for each title was 

formerly updated annually and printed at the 

beginning of the year. Beginning in 2003, the 

cumulations will be electronic only. 

Upcoming FDLP Events 

2003 

Spring Council Meeting April 6–9 Reno, NV 

Interagency Depository Seminar May 27–June 4 Washington, DC 

Federal Depository Conference/ 

Fall Council Meeting Oct. 19–22 Arlington, VA

2004 

Spring Council Meeting April 18–21 St. Louis, MO 

Interagency Depository Seminar June 2–9 Washington, DC 

Federal Depository Conference/ 

Fall Council Meeting Oct.– TBA 
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[Handout] 

GPO Access Update 

Office of Electronic Information Dissemination 

Services 

American Library Association Midwinter Meeting 

January 24 – 29, 2003, Philadelphia, PA

GPO Access Statistical Measures 

3⁄4 Since 1994, GPO Access retrievals have 

exceeded 1.6 billion, which is equivalent 

to over 39.2 billion typewritten pages. 

3⁄4 The average number of monthly retrievals 

from GPO Access is currently 31 million 

and the average size of these documents 

is currently about 49Kb. With 2Kb 

equaling roughly one typewritten page, 

the average size of a document retrieved 

from GPO Access equates to some 24.5 

typewritten pages and costs less than a 

penny per retrieval.

3⁄4 GPO Access contains over 142,000 

electronic titles and points to over 92,000 

others for a total of over 234,000 titles.

3⁄4 GPO Access provides use of almost 2,800 

databases through more than 80 

applications.

GPO Access Redesign 

3⁄4 Since the redesign of GPO Access in 

April 1999, EIDS has been collecting user 

feedback from a variety of sources, such 

as usability testing (many thanks to the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics for letting us 

use their lab), focus groups, surveys, and 

comments received by the GPO Access

User Support Team. This effort to 

improve the site’s design and usability of 

GPO Access will culminate in the release 

of a new design in the near future. You 

may preview this new design with EIDS 

staff members at booth #208.

GPO Access Performance Measurement 

and Improvement

3⁄4 A new process has been set up to make 

Text and PDF files available as static files 

that have been “akamaized” in the Federal 

Register Table of Contents. This new 

process has been dramatically effective in 

improving download time for users. 

Based on this success, a similar capability 

is being created for the browse feature of 

the Code of Federal Regulations. At the 

same time, work is underway to replace 

the WAIS search and retrieval software 

for GPO Access databases. All of these 

enhancements combined will improve the 

search and retrieval speed of GPO Access

databases. 

What’s New on GPO Access

 

3⁄4 Volumes II and III of the 2000 – 2001 

Public Papers for William J. Clinton are 

now available online at 

<http://www.gpo.gov/nara/pubpaps/srchp

aps.html>. 

3⁄4 The new October 2002 online revision of 

the Congressional Directory for the 107th

Congress is now available at 

<http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/con

g016.html>. 

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3⁄4 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified 

Agenda of Federal Regulatory and 

Deregulatory Actions, December 2002 is 

now available at 

<http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces

/aces1406.html>.

3⁄4 A new Federal Web site, The 

Commission on Affordable Housing and 

Health Facility Needs for Seniors in the 

21st Century, 

<http://www.seniorscommission.gov/> is 

now hosted on GPO Access.

Regulations.gov 

3⁄4 The Web site, Regulations.gov, 

<http://www.regulations.gov>, was 

created as the first step in the online rulemaking initiative. Citizens can search, 

review, and comment on Federal agency 

rules and proposed rules open for 

comment from the Regulations.gov Web 

site. NARA and GPO are two of the lead 

partners in the Regulations.gov project. 

On December 18, 2002, there was a soft 

launch of Regulations.gov exclusively to 

Federal agencies. On January 23, 2003, 

Regulations.gov was released to the 

general public.

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) 

3⁄4 In order to authenticate the PDF versions 

of Congressional Bills, the use of Public 

Key Infrastructure (PKI) will be 

implemented with the 108th Congress. 

Users with a free software reader will be 

able to confirm that a bill was approved 

for submission to GPO by the appropriate 

Congressional authority and that it has not 

been altered since it has been signed. The 

free reader will be linked from 

<http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/con

g009.html> and other pages as a plug-in.

Public and Private Laws LISTSERV 

3⁄4 A new LISTSERV has been developed by 

the U.S. Government Printing Office. 

Users can sign up to receive e-mail 

notification when new public and private 

laws become available on GPO Access. 

These e-mails will include links to the 

ASCII text and PDF versions of new 

public or private laws. To sign up, visit 

<http://listserv.access.gpo.gov/archives/g

po-plaws-1.html>. 

New Titles by Topic E-mail Alert Service 

User Survey 

3⁄4 On October 31, 2002, GPO posted a 

survey to the New Titles by Topic E-mail 

Alert Service LISTSERV. Several of the 

questions were designed to get the users’ 

feedback on issues such as how the 

ordering process could be improved, if 

the images of the publications are useful, 

and if placing orders was easy to name a 

few. Some major findings included: 63% 

of users found ordering to be easy and 

intuitive. 89% of the users found the 

information in the e-mails to be presented 

clearly and concisely. 74% of users felt 

they received enough information about 

the publications to make a purchasing 

decision.

Online Bookstore Enhancements 

3⁄4 The “What’s New” page on the U.S. 

Government Online Bookstore now 

provides a comprehensive listing of all 

new publications available for sale by the 

Superintendent of Documents at 

<http://bookstore.gpo.gov/market/index.h

tml>. Customers can click on the order 

icons and purchase any of these new 

publications directly from this Web page. 
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USA Trade Online

3⁄4 In addition to offering free public access 

to STAT-USA/Internet at Federal 

depository libraries, the partnership 

between GPO and STAT-USA has 

expanded to include free access to USA 

Trade Online. USA Trade Online 

provides access to U.S. merchandise trade 

data, offering current and cumulative 

export and import data on more than 

18,000 export commodities and 24,000 

import commodities worldwide. 

Information on USA Trade Online is 

offered in GPO Access training classes, as 

well as in an insert to the GPO Access

Training Manual, which can be 

downloaded in PDF format at 

<www.gpo.gov.gpoaccess/help/trainingbk

>. 

Under Development 

3⁄4 Future enhancements for the U.S. 

Government Online Bookstore include 

improved online ordering for international 

customers and providing third-party hand 

off of orders for those who are unable to 

directly purchase from the U.S. 

Government Online Bookstore. 

3⁄4 Work toward building the GPO Access

mirror site in Pueblo, CO is proceeding. 

As this work progresses, normal data 

backup will continue with the addition of 

the temporary storage of key data at a 

GPO facility near Washington, DC. 

Upcoming Outreach 

3⁄4 EIDS personnel will be attending and 

displaying the GPO booth at the 

following shows: 

February 4 - 6 Florida Educational Technology 

Corporation Conference 

Orlando, FL 

February 20 - 

23 

American Association of School 

Administrators 

New Orleans, LA 

March 12 - 14 Computers In Libraries Washington, DC 
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Public Printer Bruce James To Launch GPO 

Recruiting Drive At Cal Poly 

Keynotes Cal Poly's 

International Printing Week 

Public Printer Bruce R. James will kick off

GPO's recruiting drive for the best and 

brightest graduates in printing and graphic 

communication at California Polytechnic 

State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis 

Obispo, CA, one of the Nation's premier 

printing and graphic communications 

schools, during International Printing Week, 

January 21-24, 2003. He will also keynote 

Cal Poly's International Printing Week 

banquet. 

GPO's recruiting drive is part of James's 

program to transform the agency into an 

information factory equipped and staffed to 

meet the demands of the 21st century. 

"Almost all of industrial America has remade 

itself in the last 10 or 15 years," said James. 

"We're going to do that at the GPO. We're 

going to build a new model and retool this 

place from top to bottom." 

Part of that retooling means bringing in new 

capabilities to GPO. "As GPO has downsized 

over the past 20 years, we've missed bringing 

in an entire generation of new people with 

new ideas." To reverse that trend, James is 

launching a recruiting drive to bring in 

graduates in printing and graphic 

communication; electrical, mechanical, and 

chemical engineers; MBA's; and related 

disciplines. "Printing and information 

dissemination are complex businesses today," 

said James. "We are going to need a broad 

range of disciplines to carry out the GPO's 

mission successfully in the 21st century." 

Public Printer James will also meet with 

faculty and staff at Cal Poly to discuss the 

formation of a strategic partnership with the 

university's Graphic Communication 

Department. He will be accompanied by 

GPO Deputy Chief of Staff Robert C. 

Tapella, a 1991 Cal Poly graduate, and GPO 

Human Resources Specialist Andrea Coaker. 

International Printing Week is observed 

nationwide to commemorate the birthday of 

Benjamin Franklin, America's best known 

printer and an early and outspoken advocate 

of freedom of the press. 

During the week, Cal Poly will unveil a new 

building housing a Goss International fourhigh publication press to be used to teach 

web printing, dedicate laboratory equipment 

that has been donated to the Graphic 

Communications Department, and host 

seminars conducted by representatives of the 

Nation's leading printing and graphic 

communication equipment manufacturers and 

suppliers. The events will close with a 

Graphic Communication Career Day January 

24 which is expected to attract 

representatives from companies across the 

Nation to recruit Cal Poly students for 

employment and internship opportunities. 

Headquartered in Washington, DC, the GPO 

is one of the Nation's oldest and most 

venerable agencies, with 3,000 employees in 

30 locations nationwide. It is responsible for 

the production and distribution of 

information products and services for all 

three branches of the Federal Government. In 

addition to its own production facilities, the 

GPO maintains a pool of 13,000 private 

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sector vendors throughout the country to 

produce print and other information products 

for the Federal Government ranging from

Supreme Court decisions to IRS tax forms 

and crop reports for the Department of 

Agriculture. The GPO also distributes 

Government publications to the public via a 

sales program and through a nationwide 

network of more than 1,200 Federal 

depository libraries. GPO's Web site, GPO 

Access, at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess, provides

free online public access to more than 

225,000 Federal Government titles. 

For more information about the GPO, go to 

the agency's Web site at www.gpo.gov. For 

further information about Cal Poly's

International Printing Week events, contact 

the Graphic Communication Department at 

805-756-1108 or e-mail to grc@calpoly.edu.

Robert C. Tapella Named 

Deputy Chief of Staff 

Robert C. Tapella has been named Deputy 

Chief of Staff at the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO). He reports to Chief of 

Staff Frank A. Partlow, Jr., with 

responsibility for strategic planning and 

related functions. 

A 1991 graduate in graphic communications 

and printing management from California 

Polytechnic State University in San Luis 

Obispo, CA, one of the Nation's leading 

schools in printing and graphic 

communications, Tapella comes to the GPO 

following several assignments on Capitol 

Hill. 

From 1996 to 2000, he served as professional 

staff on the House of Representatives 

Committee on House Oversight, where he 

supervised the Office of Member Services; 

Chief of Staff to Rep. Bill Redmond (R-NM); 

and Special Assistant to the Clerk of the 

House of Representatives, where he worked 

on strategic planning for re-engineering the 

information technology infrastructure of the 

House legislative process and developed 

plans for major information technology 

initiatives for the Office of the Clerk. Tapella 

gained his first legislative office experience 

from 1986 to 1993, when he worked as 

district representative for Rep. Bill Thomas 

(R-CA). 

"We're extremely fortunate to have an 

individual of Bob's training and experience to 

work on GPO's strategic planning efforts," 

said Public Printer of the United States Bruce 

R. James. "His educational background and 

practical expertise in legislative information 

systems will be essential to our efforts to 

guide the transformation of the GPO into an 

information factory designed to meet the 

demands of the 21st century." 

A California native, Tapella is a past National 

Board member and current member of the 

Young Republican National Federation, Inc., 

an alumnus of the American Council of 

Young Political Leaders, and an alumnus of 

Leadership Sunnyvale's Class of 1995. He 

resides in Alexandria, VA. 

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Summary, 2002 Fall Meeting 

Depository Library Council 

October 20-23, 2002 

Arlington, VA 

Sunday, October 20, 2002, 7:15 p.m. 

Council Members present: 

Paul Arrigo, Pennsylvania State University, 

Shenango; 

Daniel C. Barkley, University of New 

Mexico; 

Charlene C. Cain, Louisiana State University, 

Paul M. Hebert Law Center Library;

Cathy Nelson Hartman (Chair), University of 

North Texas Libraries; 

Doris Small Hefner, California State 

University, Northridge; 

Dena Hutto, Reed College, Portland, OR; 

John C. Kavaliunas, U.S. Census Bureau; 

Greta E. Marlatt (Secretary), Naval 

Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 

Michele T. McKnelly, University of

Wisconsin - River Falls 

John Phillips, Oklahoma State University 

Mary W. Prophet, Denison University 

Laura Saurs, Newark Public Library 

Lynn Siemers, Washington Hospital Center 

John A. Stevenson, University of Delaware 

Library 

Barbara J. Ford, Chicago Public Library was 

excused due to a conflict and arrived Tuesday 

morning. 

Chair Cathy Hartman welcomed everyone 

and the Council members introduced

themselves. John Stevenson volunteered to 

take notes and give a brief overview at 

Monday’s plenary session. 

Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer 

Mr. DiMario said he would continue as 

Public Printer until the nomination of Mr. 

Bruce James was completed. He announced 

that Senator Mark Dayton, Chairman of the 

Joint Committee on Printing, would address 

the plenary session on Monday. Senator 

Dayton had been involved in hearings 

regarding the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) proposal that Executive 

Branch agencies do not have to use the 

Government Printing Office. Language 

requiring agencies to follow the provisions of 

Title 44 was added to the continuing

resolution. 

John Kavaliunas asked what the 

consequences would be if an agency did not 

use the Government Printing Office, and Mr. 

DiMario responded that the individual who 

authorized the outside printing would be 

personally liable, and that there was some

thought about putting that specific language 

into law. 

Francis J. Buckley, Jr., Superintendent of 

Documents 

Mr. Buckley addressed the issue of 

information security and said agencies were 

being encouraged to be cautious regarding the 

release of information. He said GPO was 

renegotiating the lease of a facility in Pueblo, 

CO, prior to creating a GPO Access mirror 

site there. 

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He spoke about marketing and the 

development of publicity for the FDLP, and 

about efforts to recruit new products and 

negotiate new services for the sales program. 

He said GPO was creating a backup 

production line at Laurel, MD. 

Gil Baldwin, Director, Library Programs 

Service 

Mr. Baldwin reported that the new annual 

report was out, and that LPS was recruiting 

new staff. They are working with consultants 

from RMG to develop the requirements for a 

new Integrated Library System (ILS). The 

new marketing campaign has been launched 

with the theme “U.S. Government 

Information: Make the Connection at a 

Federal Depository Library." He also 

encouraged everyone to sign up for the new 

email service GPO-FDLP-L. The Library 

Programs Service staff will post exclusively 

to this list to announce time-sensitive 

information. 

T.C. Evans, Director, Office of Electronic 

Information Services 

Mr. Evans indicated they now have the ability 

to authenticate bills and hope to have the 

technology ready for use at the beginning of 

the 108th Congress. They will use PKI 

(Public Key Infrastructure) technology to 

authenticate PDF files. 

Committee Reports 

Electronic Preservation Committee – Paul 

Arrigo provided Council members with 

copies of his report. The main issues that are 

being reviewed include: 

• Congressional text files, some of 

which have portions of files missing 

• Some PDF files are so large they take 

forever to load – if at all 

• NTIS (National Technical 

Information Service) is now charging 

a fee to download electronic files 

• The need to monitor the progress 

being undertaken by Delaware, North 

Carolina and Wyoming’s Archival 

Electronic Documents program 

• The need to monitor the National 

Archives and Records 

Administration’s (NARA) redesign of 

their Federal records management 

program. 

Mr. Buckley indicated that NARA is trying to 

encourage the archiving of more formats. 

John Kavaliunas asked about them not 

wanting to accept PDF files. Andrea 

Sevetson attended a meeting where they 

indicated they were beginning to accept all 

formats since they are not getting a lot of 

important information. 

Operations Committee – Dan Barkley 

reported that the CRS microfiche problem has 

been resolved. The committee has been 

looking at the recruitment of new depository 

libraries and the standardization of 

procedures for withdrawal from the program. 

He also reported on the Subcommittee on 

Attrition and Retention (SOAR). 160 

libraries have dropped in the past 12 years. 

The 4 groups within the subcommittee were 

each assigned various areas of responsibility: 

Group 1: establish a profile of those 

most likely to drop from the 

program 

Group 2: suggest ways GPO could 

facilitate a program to reach 

out to Regionals and library 

directors and provide training 

and mentoring and encourage 

housing agreements with 

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Group 3: establish a program whereby 

Council members would serve 

as liaisons to depository 

libraries within established 

areas and encourage support at 

the local level 

Group 4: look at what vendors could 

provide as “shelf ready” and 

list which products could be 

leveraged since they are free 

only through depository 

libraries. 

Cataloging and Locator Committee – Dena 

Hutto reported that the committee is 

evaluating the need to provide more 

education on cataloging depository materials. 

They are questioning whether there is any 

relationship between cataloging requirements 

and libraries dropping out. 

Communications and Information Committee

– Charlene Cain indicated the committee is 

waiting for the confirmation of the new 

Public Printer before making any more 

changes to the letter to welcome him. They 

are monitoring the Federal Enterprise 

Architecture Program Management Office 

(FEAPMO). The concept is to apply a 

business model or framework to improve 

government. <http://www.feapmo.gov/> 

The committee is also revising the Council 

manual and website and considering whether 

to revise the old bylaws or incorporate them 

into the manual. They are also looking at 

ways to improve media relations and to give 

Council members guidelines for responding 

when approached by the media. 

Paul Arrigo complimented Chair Hartman for 

putting together an agenda that didn’t have 

overlapping committee meeting times, since 

many Council members are on more than one 

committee. 

Chair Hartman led a discussion of GPO’s 

responses to the spring recommendations. 

Monday, October 21, 2002, Plenary Session, 

8:30 a.m. 

Council Members present: 

Paul Arrigo, Dan Barkley, Charlene C. Cain, 

Cathy Nelson Hartman, Doris Small Helfer, 

Dena Hutto, John C. Kavaliunas, Greta E. 

Marlatt, Michele T. McKnelly, John Phillips, 

Mary W. Prophet, Laura Saurs, Lynn 

Siemers, and John A. Stevenson 

Opening Remarks 

Robin Haun-Mohamed, Chief, Depository 

Services Branch, welcomed everyone and 

went over logistics. Chair Hartman called the 

session to order at 8:35 a.m. She thanked 

Robin and the GPO staff for putting together 

a wonderful program and thanked Willie 

Thompson for all his behind the scenes work. 

She encouraged the audience to talk with 

GPO staff and had them stand. Council 

members introduced themselves. 

Chair Hartman announced that Senator Mark 

Dayton was expected and that it was the first 

time the Chair of the Joint Committee on 

Printing (JCP) had been able to attend a 

Council meeting. She recognized Julia 

Wallace (University of Minnesota) and Joan 

Cheverie (Georgetown University) for 

testifying before the JCP. The usual “Council 

Aerobics” included first time attendees and a 

look at the “graying” of depository librarians 

by eligibility for retirement increments: those 

eligible in 5 years, 5-10 years, 10-20 years 

and those who will not retire for more than 20 

years. 

John Stevenson gave a brief overview of 

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Welcome and GPO Update by the Honorable 

Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer 

Mr. DiMario expressed his honor at being at 

the meeting. He confirmed that Senator Mark 

Dayton, a friend of the Federal Depository 

Library Program, would be arriving to speak. 

He recognized the devotion of the depository 

library community to the program and its 

willingness to attend the Council and 

Conference despite last year’s September 11 

terrorist attacks and this year’s sniper attacks. 

Mr. DiMario gave a brief overview of the 

status of the Appropriation bills. He also 

spoke on the status of the OMB’s attempts to 

bypass GPO for printing. Mr. Mitchell 

Daniels, OMB Director, sent a memorandum 

to all executive agencies indicating they no 

longer had to use GPO for their printing 

needs as of 1 September. The JCP held a 

hearing on this proposal. 

Regarding the status of Mr. Bruce James’ 

confirmation as Public Printer, the Rules 

committee held hearings but had announced 

no action. Mr. DiMario will continue to 

serve until the confirmation and appointment 

of the new Public Printer. 

Mr. DiMario thanked everyone for allowing 

him to continue to serve. He then introduced 

Senator Mark Dayton, (D-MN) Chairman of 

the Joint Committee on Printing. 

Senator Dayton expressed his honor at being 

invited to address this conference. He paid 

tribute to Mr. DiMario for being 

“extraordinary in steadfastness and loyalty 

especially in the recent trying times.” 

Senator Dayton talked about the importance 

of the government providing information to 

the public. He said the Founders of our 

country understood that power/knowledge 

needed to be protected and that a lack of 

information cuts off the democratic process. 

As citizens and taxpayers, we have a right to 

the information, and this should not be simply 

at the discretion of those in government, since 

the law requires wide distribution. 

Senator Dayton also spoke about the OMB 

memorandum that seeks to allow printing 

outside GPO. He said OMB has made no 

attempt to change the law administratively or 

legislatively, but has presumed license to 

determine what is constitutional, and 

Congress has taken issue with this and made 

a pretty emphatic statement, an unusual 

consensus of Democrats and Republicans 

agreeing that “the law is the law.” 

Senator Dayton thanked Mr. DiMario and the 

GPO staff for doing a great job. 

Mr. DiMario thanked Senator Dayton for his 

comments and support of GPO. He also 

thanked Matt McGowan, the staff director of 

the JCP, as well as Andy Sherman, GPO 

Public Affairs Office, for their support. 

Francis J. Buckley, Jr., Superintendent of 

Documents 

See remarks, Administrative Notes, 

November 15, 2002, (v. 23, no. 14) 

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs

/adnotes/ad111502.html#5

Gil Baldwin, Director, Library Programs 

Service (LPS) 

See remarks, Administrative Notes, 

November 15, 2002, (v. 23, no. 14) 

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs

/adnotes/ad111502.html#6

T.C. Evans, Director, Office of Electronic 

Information Dissemination Services (EIDS) 
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See remarks, Administrative Notes, 

November 15, 2002, (v. 23, no. 14) 

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs

/adnotes/ad111502.html#7

Information Exchange

Michele T. McKnelly asked when Trade 

USA was going to be made available. 

Robin Haun-Mohamed said STAT USA 

would be making an announcement later in 

the conference. [see this link for the 

announcement -- 

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs

/adnotes/ad111502.html#3 

Cathy Hartman asked T.C. Evans if it would 

be possible to get information on the number 

of hits from the PURL servers. 

T.C. Evans responded that they would need 

to get the log files in order to be able to delve 

down. 

Aimee Quinn, University of Illinois, Chicago, 

asked whether there will be interconnectivity 

between the ILS and GPO Access. 

Gil Baldwin responded that the OPAC part 

would be presented on GPO Access and the 

Monthly Catalog as it is now will be 

replaced. 

Nan Myers, Wichita State University, asked 

if we would be able to see the staff view of 

the MARC record and would serials be 

available at the piece level. 

Gil Baldwin said it was being considered. 

Julie Wallace, University of Minnesota, 

thanked GPO for the Electronic Sales 

announcements service and encouraged 

everyone to sign up for it. She also 

mentioned the new FDLP announcements 

service and encouraged everyone to sign up 

for it as well, since the purpose of GOVDOCL was not for GPO announcements and they 

would not be using it to do that any more. 

Sandy McAninch, University of Kentucky, 

commented that old collections are 

deteriorating and need to be addressed. Some

are going to need to move obsolete CDs due 

to format and software changes. 

George Barnum said a partnership was in the 

works with Indiana University, Bloomington, 

which has been working on a floppy disk 

project to access the information that was 

distributed on floppy disk. However, they 

still need someone to volunteer to partner for 

CD-ROMs. [information regarding this 

project can be accessed at 

<http://www.indiana.edu/~libgpd/mforms/flo

ppy/floppy.html>. 

Ann Miller, Duke University, asked for an 

update on the status of inspections. 

Robin Haun-Mohamed responded that they 

were back on the road. MN, VA, MD, CA, 

IL, MI, AZ and GA all have self study 

inspections coming due. She was not sure 

where the inspection auditors would go or 

what they would be looking at. If a library 

was not inspected last time, they should 

expect to be this time. 

Dan Barkley asked if there would be notice 

given for the audit inspections and what was 

the reason for the visits.

Robin Haun-Mohamed said some would be 

given notice and others would not. She said 

the scope is wide open. Inspectors will focus 

on access and whether requirements are being 

met.

Sharon Partridge, Jefferson County Public 

Library, commented that some PURLs are 

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not connecting and it is difficult to find the 

original documents. She thought GPO was 

archiving the documents. 

George Barnum responded that PURLs were 

begun before GPO began archiving, so there 

are a lot that predate the archived ones. GPO 

is looking for partners to help make up gaps. 

Tad Downing said there currently are 23,500 

PURLs and to let the GPO know if we find 

dead links. LPS checks weekly, but the 

software only checks the link, not the content. 

Nan Myers, Wichita State University, asked 

if the RMG ILS report would be made 

available. 

Gil Baldwin said they had not planned to 

make it available and would have to check 

with the contract folks to see if it would be 

legal to release it. 

Nan Myers then asked, since Phase I was 

mentioned, if other phases were being 

discussed. 

Gil Baldwin responded that currently only 

Phase I was being worked on. Other phases 

would depend on what choices were made 

and what the software can or cannot do or 

provide. 

Cathy Amens, St. Mary’s University, San 

Antonio, asked how far the new catalog will 

go back. 

Gil Baldwin said 1976. 

Cathy Edward, Nevada State Library and 

Records, said her institution is concerned 

about performance indications and how many 

documents they add. The projected numbers 

have fallen off this year -- can we get a count 

of the number of serials? 

Gil Baldwin said GPO reports statistics on a 

gross level. They report the number of copies 

and titles distributed but cannot give 

information at the item level. 

Kay Collins, University of California, Irvine, 

asked about the GPO’s cataloging of 

electronic only pieces. She asked if GPO 

would catalog the physical piece if libraries 

are able to get them, so there would be 

uniformity of the records. 

Tad Downing responded that GPO can only 

catalog what they distribute. He said they are 

unaware of what is distributed by agencies 

other than what is sent to GPO, so he 

suggested that libraries will need to modify 

their own records. 

Kristine McLonis, University of Detroit, 

Mercy, asked if there were any policies 

regarding unaccompanied children since her 

institution has concerns about physical safety 

and access to porn sites.

Sharon Partridge, Jefferson County Public 

Library, asked for a progress report on lost 

documents and new electronic claiming. 

Gil Baldwin said there are lots of interesting 

submissions, and GPO is working with two 

groups (GODORT and AALL). Most 

submissions are clearly in scope, so these 

groups are doing a good job of evaluating. 

Tad Downing said they have cataloged 528 

monographs and 262 serials. 

Colleen Parmer, Bowling Green State 

University, asked about redistricting. As 

depositories move from one congressional 

district to another, who is responsible for 

reporting the change?

Robin Haun-Mohamed said the depositories 

are and asked everyone to please use the 

online form to report 

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<http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/too

ls/ldirect.html>. Anyone unsure of the 

correct district number should contact GPO 

and coordinate with the regional. 

Redistricting changes that result in more than 

one library per district does not mean anyone 

will be dropped, rather, they will be 

grandfathered in. 

Monday, October 21, 2002, Council Working 

Session, 2 p.m. 

George Barnum, Manager, Electronic 

Collections, spoke to Council about the 

OCLC Digital Archiving Project. The project 

has moved out of beta to production. One 

can put a URL into the system and return the 

information for the metadata. CORC 

functionality can help build a better 

bibliographic record. If they want to, they 

can use the record to create preservation 

metadata. There are currently 28 elements 

and they will likely have to make changes to 

the metadata set eventually. They can grab 

Digital Objects from agency sites and link 

preservation data with bibliographic data. 

The Digital Object will have an XML 

wrapper of preservation metadata in the 

archive (storage server). It can be 

disseminated via FTP to multiple locations. 

GPO is considering ways to get this process 

into its current workflow, as it will not work 

with the ILS. LPS staff will have to use the 

records/products within the OCLC system, 

since they need to have a bibliographic record 

before they can grab the Digital Object. 

Council Cataloging and Communication 

committees met to work on new 

recommendations and commendations. 

Tuesday, October 22, 2002, Council Working 

Session, 8:30 a.m. 

The Electronic Preservation and Operations 

committees met to work on new 

recommendations and commendations. The 

SOAR subcommittee, as well as the 

Committee of the Whole, met to discuss the 

problem of libraries leaving the program. 

Tuesday, October 22, 2002, Council 

Working Session, 2:00 p.m. 

Committees reported back to Council and 

discussed the potential recommendations and 

commendations. 

Tuesday, October 22, 2002, Council Working 

Session, 7:00 p.m. 

Council members wrote the various 

recommendations, commendations and action 

items. 

Wednesday, October 23, 2002, Council 

Working Session, 8:30 a.m. 

Council completed its work on the draft 

recommendations to be presented at the 

afternoon plenary session. Nominations and 

election of the Chair-elect position took 

place. Both Dan Barkley and Paul Arrigo 

were nominated for the Chair-elect position, 

and Dan Barkley won by majority. Chair 

Hartman thanked everyone for all their hard 

work. Charlene Cain thanked the Chair for 

all her work as well. 

Committee assignments were reviewed and 

updated. The assignments are as follows: 

Cataloging

Dena Hutto (Chair) 

Paul Arrigo 

Doris Helfer 

Michele McKnelly 

John Stevenson 
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Communications

Charlene Cain (Chair) 

Dena Hutto 

Barbara Ford 

John Kavaliunas 

Lynne Siemers 

Electronic Preservation

Paul Arrigo (Chair) 

Dan Barkley 

Greta Marlatt 

John Stevenson 

Operations

Dan Barkley (Chair) 

Charlene Cain 

Greta Marlatt 

Michele McKnelly 

John Phillips 

Mary Prophet 

Laura Saurs 

SOAR

Dan Barkley (Chair) 

Paul Arrigo 

Charlene Cain 

Greta Marlatt 

Michele McKnelly 

John Phillips 

Mary Prophets 

Laura Saurs 

Wednesday, October 23, 2002, Plenary 

Session, 2:00 p.m.

Chair Hartman thanked Willie Thompson and 

Nick Ellis for all their work on the conference 

logistics, and she thanked Robin HaunMohamed for the great program and Marian 

MacGilvray for providing plenty of handouts. 

She also thanked Council Secretary Marlatt 

for her willingness to assume her second year 

as secretary.

A recognition statement in honor of Sharon 

Hogan, former Council member who passed 

away, was read. Council then proceeded to 

read the recommendations, commendations 

and action items [for final text, see 

<http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/co

uncil/rfa02.html>. 

Chair Hartman opened the floor to the 

audience for questions. 

Ellen Sweet, University of Maryland, asked 

for some background in Action Item #4 – 

what is FEAPMO?

Charlene Cain explained that it was created to 

examine the business flow within Federal 

agencies. 

Julie Wallace, University of Minnesota, had 2 

comments. She mentioned the CIC Floppy 

Disk Project and that the links needed to be 

added to the GPO record to make the link 

official. She wondered when this might 

happen, noting that once they are added it 

will helpful to have this information 

communicated to depositories so they can 

withdraw the floppy disks if they so choose. 

She also wanted everyone to thank Senator 

Dayton for coming to speak to us. 

Lori Smith, Southeastern Louisiana 

University, regarding Recommendation #6, 

suggested the 1994 Rare and Endangered 

report would be a good starting place. 

George Barnum indicated it is still available 

from ERIC though it is out of date. 

Ellen Sweet, University of Maryland, said the 

6 months’ notification requirement could be 

problematic and wondered what the intent 

was and how it was going to be enforced. 

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Dan Barkley explained that the intent was to 

try to provide lead-time for Regionals to try 

to persuade libraries to stay in the program or 

else to work with them on the disposition of 

materials.

Andrea Sevetson, Census Department, 

commented that since it takes effort to get 

into the program, it shouldn’t be easy to leave 

the program. This notification requirement 

will open a dialog and bring in other players. 

Mr. Francis Buckley expressed, on behalf of 

Mr. DiMario and the staff of GPO, their 

appreciation for the efforts of Council. He 

said it was a pleasure to see support and 

interest in being at the meetings and thanked 

everyone for being there. 

Chair Hartman announced that Dan Barkley 

was the new Chair Elect and would take over 

as Chair in fall 2003. 

The meeting was adjourned at 2:35 p.m. 

Respectfully Submitted, 

Greta E. Marlatt 

Council Secretary

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Library Programs Service Contacts 

February 2003 

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

Voice Fax E-mail

Gil Baldwin – Director 202-512-1002 202-512-1432 ebaldwin@gpo.gov

Helene Williams – Secretary 202-512-1114 202-512-1432 hwilliams@gpo.gov

George Barnum – Electronic Collection 

Manager 

202-512-1114 202-512-1432 gbarnum@gpo.gov

William Thompson – Program Analyst 202-512-1114 202-512-1432 wthompson@gpo.gov

Laurie B. Hall – Supervisory Program

Analyst 

202-512-1114 202-512-0877 lhall@gpo.gov

DEPOSITORY DISTRIBUTION DIVISION 

James Mauldin - Chief 202-512-1014 202-512-1429 jmauldin@gpo.gov

Depository Claims Office 202-512-1024 202-512-1429 

DEPOSITORY PROCESSING BRANCH

Cornelius Greene - Chief 202-512-1007 202-512-1429 cgreene@gpo.gov

LIBRARY DIVISION

Bonnie Trivizas – Chief 202-512-1114 202-512-1432 btrivizas@gpo.gov

DEPOSITORY SERVICES STAFF

Robin Haun-Mohamed – Chief 202-512-1119 202-512-1432 rhaun-mohamed@gpo.gov

Kathy Brazee – Inspector 202-512-1119 202-512-1432 kbrazee@gpo.gov 

Regina Koo – Inspector 202-512-1119 202-512-1432 rkoo@gpo.gov

Linda Resler – Inspector 202-512-1119 202-512-1432 lresler@gpo.gov

Walter Zoller – Inspector 202-512-1119 202-512-1432 wzoller@gpo.gov

CATALOGING BRANCH

Thomas A. Downing – Chief 202-512-1121 202-512-1432 tdowning@gpo.gov

Jennifer K. Davis – Chief, Cataloging 202-512-1128 202-512-1432 jkdavis@gpo.gov

Theodore Defosse - Electronic Access 202-512-1121 202-512-1432 tdefosse@gpo.gov

Michael Levinson – Chief, Cataloging 202-512-1516 202-512-1432 mlevinson@gpo.gov

Steve Uthoff - Cataloging Policy 202-512-1121 202-512-1432 suthoff@gpo.gov

DEPOSITORY ADMINISTRATION BRANCH

Betty M. Jones – Chief 202-512-1071 202-512-0877 bjones@gpo.gov

Yvonne Washington – Publications 

Management Specialist

202-512-1131 202-512-0877 ywashington@gpo.gov

Earl Lewter – Chief, Acquisitions and 

Classification 

202-512-1063 202-512-0877 elewter@gpo.gov

John Tate – Chief, Acquisitions and

Classification 

202-512-1129 202-512-0877 jtate@gpo.gov

Micrographics Section 202-512-1060 202-512-1636 bjones@gpo.gov

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Table of Contents 

Library Programs Service Update (Handout), ALA Midwinter, 2003 ......................................... 1 

U.S. Exports and U.S. Imports Going to DVD............................................................................. 5 

Announcing the USA Trade Online Partnership .......................................................................... 5 

STAT-USA Letter Online on FDLP Desktop............................................................................... 5 

Searchable Cumulative Table of Contents for Administrative Notes and

 Technical Supplement Now Updated Monthly on FDLP Desktop ........................................... 6 

Upcoming FDLP Events, 2003-2004............................................................................................ 6 

GPO Access Update (Handout), ALA Midwinter, 2003 .............................................................. 7 

Public Printer Bruce James To Launch GPO Recruiting Drive At Cal Poly.............................. 10 

Robert C. Tapella Named Deputy Chief of Staff........................................................................ 11 

Summary, 2002 Fall Council Meeting........................................................................................ 12 

Library Programs Service Contacts............................................................................................ 21

Cumulative table of contents for Administrative Notes is available at 

<http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/adnotes/adnotes_toc.pdf>. 

Updated with each issue. Searchable by keyword. 

Administrative Notes is published in Washington, DC by the Superintendent of Documents, 

Library Programs Service, Government Printing Office, for the staffs of U.S. Federal 

Depository Libraries. 

It is published on the 15th day of each month; some months have additional issues. 

Postmaster send address changes to: The Editor, Administrative Notes 

U.S. Government Printing Office

Library Programs Service, SLLD 

Washington, DC 20401 

Internet access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/adnotes/index.html 

Editor: Marian W. MacGilvray (202) 512-1119 mmacgilvray@gpo.gov 

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