Administrative Notes 

Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program

Vol. 26, no. 08 GP 3.16/3-2:26/08 August 15, 2005 

HIGHLIGHTS 

Council Blog 

Created 1 

RSS Feed 2 

Needs & 

Offers List 2 

PURL Referral 

Report 3 

Tour 

Registration 3 

Updated 

Preliminary 

Agenda for 

Fall Conference 

& Council 

Meeting 4 

Depository Library Council Blog 

Created For Community Discussion 

The Depository Library Council (DLC) invites the library community and 

general public to post their comments on "Toward a Vision of the 

Government Information Environment of the 21st Century: A Draft 

Outline," on the DLC Vision Outline Blog at 

<http://dlcvisionoutline.blogspot.com>. 

With the advent of the Web, access to Federal Government information 

has expanded far beyond Federal Depository Libraries. The current 

environment presents challenges to Federal Depository Libraries in four 

key areas: 

• Library Roles in the Non-Exclusive Environment 

• Managing Collection and Delivering Content 

• Adding Value 

• Deploying Expertise 

The DLC has developed a series of questions to be used as guides in 

drafting papers on each of these significant issues. It is our hope that these 

papers will help focus the discussion as we envision our future as 

providers of government information at the Fall Depository Library 

Conference, October 16-19, 2005. 

A blog has been created for community discussion of these significant 

topics. The use of a blog will provide the quickest and most efficient way 

to share comments among many stakeholders. The four key topics 

mentioned above, as well as the entire outline, are available for comment 

and information sharing through October 15, 2005. At the end of the 

comment period the contents of the blog will be archived and linked from 

the DLC page off of the FDLP Desktop at 

<http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/council/index.html>. 

Another blog will be established for comments on the document 

developed by Council as a result of this process, following the Fall 2005 

Federal Depository Library Conference. 

You can comment on any or all sections of the draft by clicking on the 

"comments" link at the end of each topic. You may choose to comment 

anonymously or you may proceed with a very brief one-time registration 

process that will allow you to login repeatedly as the blog grows and add 

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RSS Feed Now Available From GPO 

An RSS Feed (Rich Site Summary/Really 

Simple Syndication) for FDLP Desktop News 

and Updates is now available for free from 

the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) 

at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/

fdlp/index.html. 

RSS is a small XML file that notifies users 

when a Web site has been updated. Users can 

subscribe to an RSS feed using a stand-alone 

program, also known as an aggregator or 

news-reader. They will then receive a type of 

notification message that alerts them to new 

FDLP Desktop News and Updates. Links to 

numerous news readers are available from the 

DMOZ Open Directory Project, Google, or 

Yahoo. 

RSS feeds will ensure more timely and 

efficient information dissemination, as 

subscribers will receive up-to-the-minute 

updates from GPO. 

For more information or to submit comments 

on GPO's new RSS feed, visit 

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/rss/. Additional 

feeds will continue to be added starting in late 

August, and will be compiled on this page. If 

you have questions, please use the GPO 

online help service at 

http://gpo.custhelp.com, and put “RSS feed” 

in the search box. 

National Needs and Offers List 

Now Hosted by GPO 

After several years, the successful partnership 

between the University of North Dakota's 

(UND) Chester Fritz Library and GPO for the 

support of the National Needs and Offers 

(N&O) List has ended. The success of this 

service would not have been accomplished 

without UND's dedication and commitment. 

GPO wishes to express its sincere 

appreciation for the contribution that UND 

has made through its N&O service. At this 

time, GPO will be providing this service as it 

currently exists while we continue to 

investigate other modes of making the N&O 

service available. 

The National Needs and Offers List is a tool 

used by depository librarians for collection 

and development purposes, in which selective 

depositories seeking to dispose of 

publications withdrawn from their collections 

may place publications with other 

depositories. Visit the N&O new location on 

GPO Access at http://www.access.gpo.gov/

su_docs/fdlp/tools/needs_of/index.html. 

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Federal Depository Library PURL 

Referral Report 

The Web address for registering for and 

receiving statistical information on the 

number of referrals from registered Federal 

depository library Web pages to documents 

within the Federal Depository Library 

Program Electronic Collection has changed. 

The reports, formerly located on the Federal 

Bulletin Board, will now be posted at 

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/colldev/referrals/. 

Federal depository libraries that would like to 

register their institution's domain names so 

that they can be included in the report can do 

so at: 

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/colldev/referrals/referralinfo.html. 

If you have registered for this statistical 

information before, there is no need to do so 

again. Registering your domain names is 

completely voluntary, and the information 

will be used only for the purposes of 

providing you with statistical information. 

Tour Registration Now Available for Fall Federal 

Depository Library Conference 

Advance Registration for Tours 

GPO is accepting registration for tours, 

followed by educational presentations, on 

Monday, October 17, 2005, at the U.S. Patent 

and Trademark Office, U.S. Copyright Office 

(LC), and the U.S. Government Printing 

Office. Office of the Federal Register 

(NARA), will present the educational 

program following the GPO tour. 

Advance registration is necessary to allow for 

appropriate security measures; registration at 

the meeting will NOT be possible. Due to the 

limited space available on each tour, sign up 

will be on a first come, first served basis. To 

register, go to: http://www.access.gpo.gov/

su_docs/fdlp/registration/fall_tour_reg.html. 

Agenda and Schedule of Events 

Updates to the preliminary schedule have 

been made and can be viewed at: 

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

ts/fall_conference_agenda.html. 

A preliminary detailed agenda is now 

available at: http:www.access.gpo.gov/ 

su_docs/fdlp/events/fall_05_agenda.pdf. 

Registration Reminder 

If you are planning to attend the Fall 

Depository Library Conference and 

Depository Library Council meeting in 

Washington, DC on October 16-19 and have 

not already registered, please do so now. This 

will allow us to plan appropriately for the 

correct number of attendees. Online 

registration and event information is available 

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

events/fall_conference.html. 

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Preliminary Agenda, Updated 

Fall Federal Depository Library Conference & 

Depository Library Council Meeting 

October 16-19, 2005 

Hyatt Regency Washington, DC 

Sunday October 16, 2005 

8:00-5:00 Registration

9:30-10:30 New Attendees Orientation 

• TC Evans, Deputy Superintendent of Documents 

• Barbie Selby, Council Chair 

• Arlene Weible, GODORT Chair

10:30-12:00 GPO Update 

• Barbie Selby, Council Chair 

• Judith Russell, Superintendent of Documents 

• Mike Wash, Chief Technical Officer

12:00-1:30 Lunch on your own

1:30-3:00 Council Session: Authentication & Version Control 

• GPO Staff TBA

1:30-3:00 Depository Library 101: Depository Library Basics 

• Janet Fisher, Arizona State Library 

• Tim Byrne, University Colorado, Boulder

1:30-3:00 Government Documents for Kids: Public & School Libraries (1:30-2:15) 

• Diane Velasquez, University of Missouri-Columbia 

Smoking, Drinking, Cancer & Family History: 5 Years of Federal Documents Use Data at 

Illinois State University, 2000-2005 (2:15-3:00) 

• Angela Bonnell, Illinois State University

3:00-3:30 Break

3:30-5:00 Council Session: Set up for Council and FDLP Visioning Session

3:30-5:00 Depository Library 201: FDLP Myths and Monsters 

• Janet Fisher, Arizona State Library 

• Tim Byrne, University Colorado, Boulder

3:30-5:00 Promoting Government Information: Outreach to Non-Depository Libraries 

• James T. Shaw, University of Nebraska, Omaha

5:00 Adjourn

7:30-9:00 Library of the Year Award Presentation & Reception

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Monday, October 17, 2005 

8:00-5:00 Registration

8:00-8:30 Coffee with Council

8:30-10:00 Council and FDLP Visioning Session

8:30-10:30 Copyright Office Tour/Educational Program 

• Peter Vankevich, Section Head, Copyright Information

8:30-12:00 Patent and Trademark Office Tour/Educational Program 

• Mandy Putnam, Manager, Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL) Program

10:00-10:30 Break

10:30-12:00 Council and FDLP Visioning Session Breakout by Topics 

• 1-Library Roles in the Non-Exclusive Environment 

• 2-Managing Collections & Delivering Content 

• 3-Adding Value 

• 4-Deploying Expertise

12:00-1:30 Lunch on your own

1:30-3:00 Council and FDLP Visioning Session Breakout by Topics 

• 1-Library Roles in the Non-Exclusive Environment 

• 2-Managing Collections & Delivering Content) 

• 3-Adding Value 

• 4-Deploying Expertise

1:30-5:00 GPO Tour/Federal Register Educational Program

1:30-5:00 Patent and Trademark Office Tour/Educational Program 

• Mandy Putnam, Manager, Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program

3:00-3:30 Break

3:30-5:00 Council and FDLP Visioning Session Breakout by Library Type 

• Large Academic 

• Small Academic 

• Law 

• Public 

• Special/Others

5:00 Adjourn

6:30-9:00 GODORT Meeting 

• Arlene Weible, GODORT Chair, University of North Texas Libraries

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005 

8:00-5:00 Registration

8:00-8:30 Coffee with Council

8:30-10:00 Council and FDLP Visioning Session: Report on Breakouts

8:30-10:00 Depository Library 301: Electronic Depository Manual 

• Janet Scheitle, Office of Library Program Planning

• Panel

8:30-10:00 Agency Update: DOE / OSTI 

Technology Solutions for Enhanced Information Access 

• Karen J. Spence, U.S. Dept. of Energy

8:30-10:00 The Web At Risk: A Distributed Approach to Preserving our Nation’s Political Cultural 

Heritage (8:30-9:15) 

• Kathleen Murray, University of North Texas 

• Tracy Seneca, California Digital Library 

The Homeland Security Digital Library: Supporting DHS & Law Enforcement (9:15-10:00)

• Greta E. Marlatt, Naval Postgraduate School

10:00-10:30 Break

10:30-12:00 Council and FDLP Visioning Session: Report on Breakouts

10:30-12:00 Depository Library 301: Electronic Depository Manual, Continued 

• Janet Scheitle, Office of Library Program Planning 

• Panel

10:30-12:00 Agency Update TBA

10:30-12:00 Franklin: On-Line Catalog – Open Forum 

• Cindy Etkin, Senior Program Planning Specialist (Librarian)

12:00-1:30 Lunch on your own

1:30-3:00 Council Session

1:30-3:00 Depository Library 401: Disaster Recovery for Depositories 

• Janet Scheitle, Office of Library Program Planning, GPO 

• Marianne Ryan, University of Maryland, College Park

1:30-3:00 Agency Update: Dept of Health & Human Services 

• Christine Dobday, Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion

• Panel

1:30-3:00 GPO Access Open Forum / New Databases 

• GPO Staff TBA

3:00-3:00 Break

3:30-5:00 Council Session

3:30-5:00 DDM2 and Collection Management 

• Nan Myers, Wichita State University

3:30-5:00 Agency Update with Science.Gov 

• Eleanor G. Frierson, National Agricultural Library 

• Tom Lahr, Biological Informatics Office, U.S. Geological Survey

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3:30-5:00 GPO Open Forum on FDLP & CIP Operations 

• Gil Baldwin, Office of National Bibliography Program Planning 

• Lillian Gassie, Office of Acquisition and Development 

• Laurie Hall, Office of Bibliographic Services 

• Robin Haun-Mohamed, Office of Program Development Project Team 2 

• Janet A. McCaskill, Acting Chief, Depository Distribution Division 

• Janet Scheitle, Office Library Program Planning 

• Jeff Turner, Office of Marketing 

• Lisa Williams, Director Customer Relations/Contact Center

5:00 Adjourn

Wednesday, October 19, 2005 

8:00-5:00 Registration

8:00-8:30 Coffee with Council

8:30-10:00 Plenary Session with Public Printer of U.S. 

• Judith Russell, Superintendent of Documents 

• Bruce James, Public Printer

10:00-10:30 Break

10:30-12:00 Plenary Session with Public Printer of U.S., continued 

• Judith Russell, Superintendent of Documents 

• Bruce James, Public Printer

12:00 Adjourn

1:00-4:30 Regional Depository Library Meeting 

• Tim Byrne, REGIL Coordinator, University Colorado, Boulder 

• Marianne Ryan, REGIL Liaison to GPO, University of Maryland

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Table of Contents 

Depository Library Council Blog Created for Community Discussion........................................ 1 

RSS Feed Now Available from GPO............................................................................................ 2 

National Needs and Offers List Now Hosted by GPO ................................................................. 2 

Federal Depository Library PURL Referral Report...................................................................... 3 

Tour Registration Now Available for Fall Depository Conference.............................................. 3 

Preliminary Agenda, Updated, for Fall Depository Conference & Council Meeting .................. 4 

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