U.S. Government

Printing Office October 1977

Number 24 GP 3.27:24

Innovative Training

Program a Winner!

The following is a letter to the

Editor of Highlights describing the

experience of Professor Anne P. Shaw and four graduate library stu- dents/documents interns taking

part in a GPO "innovative training

program." Similar opportunities will be available to small groups of in- terested documents librarians. In- quiries should be directed to: Mr.

'ohn D. Livsey, Director, Library and

iatutory Distribution Service, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20401.

Dear Editor,

The past few years have brought

many positive changes to the Government Printing Office. Those tales

of "you -won't- bel ieve- how- long-!

waited-for-this-document" are fast becoming historic GPO folklore. A commitment to serve the needs

of depository librarians is quite evi- dent. A new approach being tried is to offer depository librarians an op- portunity to see GPO in action and

learn of its methods as well as its philosophy at the scene of the

action.

From June 8th through June 10th,

1977, I took four graduate library

school students, who had both taken

the documents course and interned

•n my office, to Washington, D.C., for

,\ intense three days of information

sharing with GPO. The Library and

Statutory Distribution Service rose

to the occasion with an exceedingly

well organized program and dedication to making the concept work.

The presentations covered all as- pects of the depository library sys- tem. Initially, we were introduced to the Library Division of GPO: budget,

statistics, objectives, services. A

tour of the distribution system was

later followed by a slide presentation

of the processes and procedures for handling claims, as well as the preparation of shipping lists. Lectures were given on the SuDocs classification. Congressional documentation,

Monthly Catalog, micrographics,

computer operations, inspections,

records, and sales. All proved excellent! We had opportunities to use the

OCLC terminals, experience classi- fying new documents, use new

microfiche readers, and the list goes on! Many facts were presented and

concepts discussed during this three

day flood of information. The sharing of new projects under consideration, along with the current operations, certainly develops a bond

between the GPO and depository

librarians which can only facilitate the flow of information to users.

it was an invaluable experience

for all of us. The knowledge, warmth,

and courtesy displayed will be long

remembered.

Sincerely,

Professor Anne P. Shaw

Government Publications

Librarian

University of Rhode Island

Assistant Public Printer (Superintendent of Documents)

Wins Special Award. Bernadine A. Hoduski, Special Library Assistant with the

Joint Committee on Printing for the U.S. Congress and the founder of the Govern- ment Documents Round Table (GODORT)

has recently won the James Bennett

Childs Award for "distinguished contribu- tions to documents llbrarianship." A

friend to documents librarians every- where, she has helped the Depository

Library Program secure copies of innu- merable publications for distribution, as

well as been an excellent communications link between the Joint Committee

and GPO.

Error Detected

A bright bouquet of Johnny-JumpUps goes to Government Documents

Librarian Josephine Williams of East Texas State University. Her keen

eyes noted that the SEC Docket

(weekly) listed on page 2 of the June

1977 Highlights was assigned the

wrong item and class numbers. It should be: Item 908-C-SE 1.29:—.
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Ms. Dianne Broadhead

Assistant Librarian

Ninth Circuit Library

U.S. Court of Appeals

Post Office Box 5731

San Francisco, California 94101

Statutes at Large, vols. 74-79

IVIs. Maggie Johnson

Missouri State Library

308 East High Street Jefferson City, Missouri 65101

Court Decisions Relating to National

Labor Relations Act, vols. 1-4, 14.

Court of Customs & Patent Appeals

Reports: Patents, vols. 17, 27; Customs, vols. 20, 26-28, 33.

Decisions of the Department of the

Interior, vols. 54, 55, 57.

Interstate Commerce Acts Annotated, vol. 19.

Senate Executive Documents, 92nd

Congress, 1st Session (all).

Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Legislative Calendar, 93rd Congress, Final Edition.

Senate Judiciary Committee, Legislative Calendar, Final Edition.

Mr. Paul Axel-Lute

Federal Documents Librarian

Law School Library

Rutgers University

180 University Avenue

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Federal Register, vol. 39, no. 191

through vol. 40, no. 126.

Mr. Robert Lopresti

Documents Librarian

Wayne Public Library

475 Valley Road

Wayne, New Jersey 07470

Progressive Fish Culturist, 1972,

July, Oct.; 1974, July; 1975, Jan.; 1976, July.

Mr. David W. Parish

Government Documents Librarian

Milne Library State University of College of Arts and Science

Geneseo, New York 14454

Monthly Catalog, 1942-61 (all or

any).

Statutes at Large, pre- 1962 (all or

any).

Mrs. Barbara Italie Documents Librarian

Mount Vernon Public Library

28 South First Avenue

Mount Vernon, New York 10550

Congressional Record, vol. 120, pt. 32.

Mr. Elmer J. Dewald

Law Librarian

Supreme Court Law Library

2nd Floor, State Capitol

Bismarck, North Dakota 58505

Statutes at Large, vol. 86 (92nd Congress, 2nd Session, 1972).

Ms. Donna Just Documents Check-in

Memorial Library

Minot State College

Minot, North Dakota 58701

Department of State Bulletin, vol. 70, no. 1819; vol. 71, no. 1832; vol. 72, no. 1867.

Ms. Laurie R. Nalepa

Library Assistant

Grasselli Library

John Carroll University

University Heights

Cleveland, Ohio 44118

Federal Register, vol. 36, nos. 102,

185; vol. 38, nos. 85, 196; vol. 40,

no. 78; vol. 41, no. 20.

Ms. Carol Ann Johnson i Assistant Documents Librarian j Documents Department

Miami University Library

Oxford, Ohio 45056
Geological Survey Papers for the

State of Pennsylvania

Ms. Kathleen Brown

Documents Librarian

Cambria County Library

248 Main Street Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15901

Statutes at Large, vol. 34, pt. 1.

Mrs. Steven Phillips

Documents Assistant

cCabe Library

owathmore College

Swathmore, Pennsylvania 19081

Bulletins from the National Museum

of the Life Histories of North American Birds: Diving Birds (SI 3.3:- 107); Gulls (SI 3.3:113); Petrels &

Pelicans (SI 3.3:121); Birds of Prey

(Part 1—SI 3.3:167); Woodpeckers

(SI 3.3:170); Cuckoos, Goat Suckers, Humming Birds (SI 3.3:176);

Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows (SI 3.3:179).

Ms. Ann Gysin

Documents Librarian

Chattanooga-Hamilton County

Bicentennial Library

1001 Broad Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402

Index of Patents 1972, Part 1 —List

' Patentees.

U.S. House of Representatives, 92nd

Congress, Final Calendar.

Mrs. Julienne C. Sprague

U.S. Documents Librarian

Texas State Library

Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives

and Library Building

Box 12927, Capitol Station

Austin, Texas 78711

National Labor Relations Board, Annual Report, 1936-49, 1951, 1954-

55, 1958, 1960, 1963.

Mr. Harry C. Dees

Documents Librarian

Law Library

Brigham Young University

Provo, Utah 84602

Fisheries Bureau Bulletin, 1903-39,

vols. 24-48.

Ms. Sandra Sechrest

Documents Librarian

Murphy Library

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

Specific offers

Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1919-76,

vols. 262-950.

Ms. Kathleen Pecarovich

Head, Technical Services

Law Center Library

University of Southern California

University Park

Los Angeles, California 90007

U.S. National Museum, Proceedings,

vols. 1-7, 14-34, 36-65, 100-101,

103-105, 113, 114-116, 118,

119-121, 122, 123-125.

Mr. George N. Hartje

Director, Libraries and Museums

Pickler Memorial Library

Northeast Missouri State University

Kirksville, Missouri 63501

Nuclear Science Abstracts, vol. 18,

no. 8, through vol. 25.

Ms. Maryann R. Marino

Assistant Documents Librarian Forrest A. Irwin Library

Jersey City State College

Jersey City, New Jersey 07305

Congressional Record, vol. 120, pts. 25-31 (bound).

Documents Catalog, nos. 12 & 13.
Ms. Ann Gysin

Documents Librarian

Cinattanooga-Hamilton County

Bicentennial Library

1001 Broad Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402

Congressional Record, vol. 120, pts.

11 & 14 (bound).

Index Medicus, vol. 18, nos. 2 & 3.

Kidney Disease and Nephrology In- dex, vol. 1, nos. 1-3, pts. 1 &2; nos. 4-6, pts. 1 & 2.

Monthly Catalog, 1974, June-Dec;

1975, Jan.-Dec; 1976, Jan.-Aug.;

Index, 1961-65, vols. 1 &2.

Lyn Bayless

Documents Librarian

John W. Finney Memorial Library

Columbia State Community College

Columbia, Tennessee 38401

Congressional Record, vol. 109, pt. 20; vol. Ill, pts. 3 & 4; vol. 114, pt. 26; vol. 115, pt. 31; vol. 118, pts.

1-25, 27-30; vol. 120, pts. 2, 12,

14.

House Journal, 1966-75.

Serial Set, vols. 12667-2, 12667-3,

12792-2, 12839-5, 12854-3,

12974-3, 12922, 13025.

Mr. Jerome Frobom

Chief, Government Publications

Wyoming State Library

Supreme Court & State Library

Building

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002

Public Documents Highlights is circulated bi-monthly by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402, and is mailed at

first class postage rates. Public

Documents Highlights is intended

primarily for librarians of the Federal Depository Library Program.

Material proposed for circulation

may be submitted to the Editor,

Public Documents Highlights, Li- brary and Statutory Distribution

Service, Government Printing Office,

Washington, D.C. 20401. The Superintendent of Documents, however

retains the right to accept such material, to edit it, and to assign pri- orities of circulation.

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