AMMSIMTIVE NOTES

U.S. GOVERNMENT POINTING OfICE

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Library and Statutory Distripijtion Service

Vol. 2, No. 3 February 1981

DISTRIBUTION TEST P!'ERIOT>

During the time span February 6-20, a test will be conducted by GPO

to help in evaluation of distribution costs. The portion of depository distribution currently being handled by the United Parcel Sendee

will be sent via the U.S. Postal Sendee. Please alert all concerned

in your depository. At the end of the test period distribution will

resume its usual pattern.

Ne\v depository librarians and first- time Council attenders are es- pecially welcome to the upcoming meeting of the Depository Library

Council to the Public Printer. Early reservations arc advised. Registration will be on Sunday, April 12th, with an informal gathering in

the evening to help people get acquainted. Meetings will occur on

April 13-15,1981, with a special emphasis on Regional problems. There

WILL NOT BE A SPECIAL REGIONAL MEETING ON SUNDAY as in the recent past.

Special rates ($28.00 single; $38.00 double) will be available to

those specifying attendance at the Council meeting and registering by

March 12th. The place will be:

Librarians can call the Reservation Desk at: (512) 223-9461; and for

any special needs request Miss Maureen Wysocki, Reservation Director,

at extension 116.

Because of some unexpected delays in processing the return of survey

cards for Congressional materials that are now being offered to Federal

depository libraries in either hardcopy or microfiche formats (beginning with the 97th Congress, 1st Session), the Library and Statutory

Distribution Service will honor all claim requests for these series

until revised computer printout distribution schemes are generated to

reflect all library selections.

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REMEMBER SPRING COUNCIL MEETING!

El Tropicano Hotel on the River

110 Lexington Avenue at North St. Mary's Street

San Antonio, Texas 78205

CLAIMS FOR CONGRESSIONAL MATERIALS

SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES

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At GPO's January Depository Workshop and the recent ALA Midwinter

Meeting, a number of librarians inquired as to whether any of their

State's Senators or Representatives were members of the legislative

Branch Subcommittees of the Senate and House Appropriations

Committees. The names of these members are as follows:

Senator Mack Mattingly (Georgia) „ Chairman

Senator Dale Bumpers (Arkansas)

Senator Mark 0o Hatfield (Oregon)

Senator Ernest F. Hollings (South Carolina)

Sena'tor Ted Stevens (Alaska)

Representative Vic Fazio (California), Chairman

Representative Adam Benjamin, Jr. (Indiana.)

Representative Clair W. Burgener (California)

Representative Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. (South Carolina)

Representative Silvio 0. Conti (Massachusetts)

Representative Norman D. Dicks (Washington)

Representative Jerry Lev/is (California)

Representative John P e Murtba (Pennsylvania)

Representative Box Traxler (Michigan)

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.tDEFECTIVE EPA MATERIAL

GPO has informed the EPA of defective pages in three publications

'recently mailed to depositories on shipping lists numbers 15,540 and

15,564. The publications are: SOURCES OF TOXIC POLLUTANTS FOUND IN

INFLUENTS TO SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS, volumes III, IV, and V

(EP 1.2:P 76/20/pts. 3, 4, 5). If your depository has received these

titles, you may want to note they have defective pages, GPO is trying to secure a non- defective printing for later distribution.

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ITEM NUMBER CORRECTION

On shipping list number 15,338 (Survey 80-84) the item number 843-A

appeared for LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS , POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE

(P 1.29/2:). The cards sent used the item number 834-A. The correct

number should have been 0343-A. Please change your records.

On shipping list number 15,401 (Survey 80-86) the item number 0117-B was typed incorrectly on the second-half of the survey card. Please

change the A to a B on the second card.

On shipping list number 15,441 (Survey 80-91) the class was incorrectly

typed on bothi survey cards. Please change the class to Y 3.R 11/2:2

on your records.

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NEW ADMINISTRATIVE LIBRARIAN 3

Mr. Daniel R. MacGilvray has been selected for the position of Administrative Librarian, Library Division, He has been Depository LibraryInspector and Editor of PUBLIC DOCUMENTS HIGHLIGHTS for the past five and

a half years with the Government Printing Office. In 1979 he received a Special Achievement Award from the Public Printer. His library experience

is considerable: having worked an Reference/Documents Librarian with the

Portland (Maine) Public Library; Assistant Director for the Library of the

Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) ; and Director of the Library

at St. Mary's College of Maryland. He has also worked as Library

Specialist with the Peace Corps: setting up the first training program for

library v/orkers in the Fiji Islands at the University of the South Pacific.

Mr. MacGilvray 's immediate responsibilities as Administrative Librarian will

be in the areas of (1) editorial work: writing,, planning, organizing,, and

coordinating information from the library staff which is likely to annoar

in print; this will include PUBLIC DOCUMENTS IUGULI(7ITS, ADMINISTRATIVE

NOTES, editorial aspects of MONTI FY CATALOG and the projected CATALOGING

BULLETIN; (2) information gathering: receiving and transmitting useful

data or library-related matters to the staff members of G^O; (3)

external public relations: communicating with personnel from

professional associations, Government agencies, and libraries f as well as representing GPO in public whon called upon; (4) Division

coordinator of the Depository Library Inspection Program, depositor)/

workshops, and meetings of the Depository Library Council to the

Public Printer; and (5) overall coordinator of mi crepublishing projects for the Library Division, In his work, Mr, MacGilvray will be

touching upon all phases of Library and Statutory Distribution

Service activity.

UPDATING LIST OF GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES

We are in the nrocess of updating the list of Government Depository . Libraries for the Joint Committee on Printing. The information we now

have is from the Biennial Report, dated October 1979, plus anv changes

that were submitted since that date.

If your library has a change of address or a change of telephone number

for the Federal documents librarian, please forward that information to:

ADDRESS CHANGE

Government Printing Office

Library Division (SLLA)

5236 Eisenhower Avenue

Alexandria, VA 22304

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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: DEPOSITORY LIBRARY NO.

AREA CODE § TELEPHONE NUMBER:

COMPLETE ADDRESS:

QUARTERLY SELECTION UPDATE

The computer printouts of item selections t dated January 1981 , were

mailed to each depositor/ library on February 10, 1981. This list

should reflect all changes that were marked on the October 1980

printout that your library returned to this office. The printout

must be returned before larch 20, 1981.

Please check the' Census selections, especially 159-C-01 through 53,

Survey 80-61A (Hardcopy vs. Microfiche of Hearings and Committee

prints) also the items listed on Surveys 80-62, 80-63, 80-64 and

80-65, or any other item cards recently returned to your library.

Your library will not miss any of these titles as we are extending

the deadline and updating our records with the January 1981; printout which should be effective late April or early May.

12 your library has not received the January 1981 comnuter printouts,

please telephone (703) 557-9026 or 557-9013.