U.S. Government

Printing Office

February 1977

Number 20 GP 3:27:20

Assistant Public Printer (Superintendent of Documents)

Council Goes on Record

in Support of

GPO Microform Program

The Depository Library Council to the Public Printer has gone on rec- ord endorsing the Microfrom Pro- gram of the Government Printing

Office. The following is the text of a

letter from the Council's Chairperson, Mr. Peter J. Paulson, to the

Public Printer, Mr. Thomas F. McY)rmick: ^ "The Depository Library Council

to the Public Printer has reviewed

the test results of the Government

Printing Office microform pilot project. We have also studied carefully

the proposals of the Public Printer

to continue the Microform Program,

which places greater emphasis on

securing and distributing microform

copies of non-GPO documents.

"The Council feels strongly that

this Microform Program should pro- ceed as proposed by the Public

Printer. Gaining access to publications for the use of the American

people is the primary objective of all depository librarians. The Microform

Program will be an important step

towards achieving this objective.

Having the document in hand, re- gardless of format, is the ultimate

objective of the system.

"The Council has unanimously

endorsed the enclosed resolution

hich is respectfully submitted for

, Jur consideration."

The text of the resolution is as

follows:

Whereas:

The purpose of the Depository Li- brary Council to the Public Printer

is to advise the Public Printer and

the Superintendent of Documents

on matters dealing with the Depository Library Program, and;

Whereas:

The members of the Depository

Library Council to the Public Printer

represent the library profession of the United States, and;

Whereas:

The duly appointed members of the Depository Library Council to the

Public Printer are acutely aware of the information needs of the public

which the library profession serves, and;

Whereas:

The goals of the Microform Pro- gram of the Government Printing

Office, as set forth in the Public

Printer's letter of July 7, 1976, to the Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Printing and in the final report, "Test Results, GPO Microform Pilot Project," June 30, 1976,

are fully supported and endorsed by

the Depository Library Council to the

Public Printer, and;

Whereas:

The conversions of "non-GPO

documents" to microformat by the

Public Printer will bring about ex- panded bibliographic control of Government documentation in an effi- cient and economical manner: the

Continued on page 6

WELCOME NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS! The Superintendent of Documents

greets incoming members of the Depository Library Council to the Public

Printer. Left to right: Ms. Nancy Cline, Mr. Francis Buckley, Ms. Laura J. Rainey, Ms. Jaia Heymann, and Mr. Carl A. LaBarre.
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Questions and Answers Depository Library

Council to Meet

Q. Nancy Lufburrow, who is Documents Librarian with the State University at Potsdam, New York, asks

why parts of depository series on oc- casion turn up in SELECTED U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS but

not on shipping lists. She cites HE

20.81 14/3:W84, CONTEMPORARY

WOMAN AND CRIME, and,

C 13.53:6, COLOR IN OUR DAILY

LIVES.

A. Ideally, most of the time this kind of thing does not occur. However, given the huge volume of material handled by GPO Sales in downtown Washington, D.C., and by the

Library and Statutory Distribution

Service in Alexandria, Virginia, on

occasion it does happen. If depository librarians will bring such errors

to our attention as soon as noticed, we will do our best to correct the

situation.

Q. "Do you only get complaints at GPO?" asks a Maine librarian. A. No, we do get some kind words

on occasion. The following letter sort

of capped the year 1976 for us: "On behalf of the students, faculty, and staff of Emory & Henry Col- lege and the community of Emory,

Virginia, we would like to express to you in this, our country's bicentennial year, our heartfelt thanks for 92

consecutive years of supporting our

April 25th and ^

26th

library's collection by sending us government documents through the

depository library system. The thousands of documents our library has

received over the years have contributed immeasurably to the quality

of the resources we have been able

to offer our academic community.

"We are appreciative of the improvements in the quality of the contents and of the printing of the documents and of the improved service

of the Library and Statutory Distri- bution Service. We especially ap- preciate the improvement of the

The Depository Library Council to the Public Printer will hold a two day

meeting April 25-26, 1977. The

place will be: College Inn Conference Center

1729 Athens Street Boulder, Colorado 80309

Everyone interested in the Depository Library program is welcome to attend. Housing will be available at the College Inn (at the University of Colorado) and reservations should

be made as soon as possible. The

Inn's phone number is: (303)-

444-2676. Bus service is available

from Denver's Stapleton Airport to Boulder.

(

MONTHLY CATALOG OF UNITED

STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS."

Sincerely,

Thomas F. Chilcote

President

Samir N. Saliba

Academic Dean

RoyH.Strohl , Head Librarian

Steven R. Roehling

Assistant Librarian
New Depository

Libraries

We would like to welcome the fol- lowing libraries, designated depositories during 1976:

Yavapai College Library

Prescott, AZ D27B

University of Arkansas

Watson Memorial Library

Pine Bluff, AR D28A

Sussex County Law Library

Georgetown, DE D86A

Delaware Law School Library

Newark, DE D88A

Department of Labor Library

Washington, DC DG-1038

Federal Reserve System Law Library

ishington, DC DG-1040

Oakton Community College Library

Morton Grove, IL D141A

Illinois Valley Community College

Library

Oglesby, IL D143A

Deposit Account Numbers

Are Honored

by GPO Bookstores!

Depository libraries having deposit accounts with Washington GPO

are regularly purchasing items using

their deposit account numbers.

Some of these libraries are also takini^ advantage of services offered by

"^irby GPO Bookstores (listed in- side the back cover of MONTHLY

CATALOG).

I

Franklin College Library

Franklin, IN D172B

North Iowa Area Community College

Libra ry Mason City, lA D191A

Hopkinsville Community College

Library

Hopkinsville, KY D212A

Louisiana State Library

Baton Rouge, LA D231B

Tulane University Law Library

New Orleans, LA D227A

Maryville College Library

St. Louis, MO D336B

These stores stock most popular

items, of the kind that many libraries need in multiple copies. They also

have a master file listing documents

in-print, with price information,

stock numbers, etc. This is on microfiche and is updated weekly.

Libraries are now calling nearby

GPO Bookstores to find if particular

items are in stock, and are charging

them against their deposit account

numbers. Delivery is quick. Of

course, if publications are of a more

specialized nature and not in stock,

direct ordering from Washington

GPO is most efficient.

New Hampshire College

H.A.B. Shapiro Memorial Library

Manchester, NH D358A

Phillipsburg Free Public Library

Phillipsburg, NJ D365B

Medical Library Center of New York

New York, NY D412A

U.S. Court of Appeals Library

New York, NY DG-1041

Niagara Falls Public Library

Niagara Falls, NY D430B

TVA Technical Library

Chattanooga, TN DG-1039

Tennessee State Law Library

Nashville, TN D585A

Vanderbilt Law Library

Nashville, TN D580A

Texas A&l University at Corpus Christi Library

Corpus Christi, TX D591D

LC Subject Headings

From time to time depository li- braries write to GPO Sales wishing to purchase Library of Congress Subject Headings, and related publications. Such works are not sold by

GPO. They may be obtained by writ- ing to:Cataloging and Distribution

Service Division

Library of Congress

Building 159, Navy Yard Annex

Washington, D.C. 20541
Special Needs Senator Frank Church

Offers Hearings List

If your depository library has some special needs of a general or

specific nature, let ue know. Below

are some recent requests. If you can

offer discards, write the requesting

depository a letter (sending a copy

to your regional). The library accepting the material agrees to pay any

postage and packing costs that may

be necessary.

Specific needs

Agriculture Decisions, vols. 1-14.

Court of Claim Reports, vol. 93.

Court of Customs & Patent Appeals

Reports: Patents, vol. 30.

F.C.C. Reports, 1st Series, vols. 5-7,

9-14.

Ms. Dianne Broadhead

Assistant Librarian

Ninth Circuit Library

U.S. Court of Appeals

Post Office Box 5731

San Francisco, California 94101

Monthly Catalog, 1895-1934,

1936-39, indexes, 1895-99.

Ms. Lynn Walshak

Government Documents Librarian

Georgia Southern College Library

Statesboro, Georgia 30458

Census of United States, Ist-llth.

Congressional Record, vols. 1-107.

Foreign Relations of U.S., pre-1940.

Monthly Catalog, pre-1956.

Ms. T. H. Minn

Government Documents Librarian

University of Hawaii at Hilo Library Post Office Box 1357

Hilo, Hawaii 96720

CFR Title 27, Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms, Revised May 1, 1975.

Government Reports Annual Index

1974, vol. 74, nos. 1-26 (Jan.-

Dec. 1974), sec. 1 & 2 (Subject

Indexes).

Ms. Annie E. Mills

Documents Librarian

University of Mississippi Library

University, Mississippi 38677

1957 Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institu- tion.

Ms. Maggie Johnson

Documents Librarian

Missouri State Library

308 East High Street Jefferson City, Missouri 65101

A free list of the Hearings of the

Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to

Intelligence Activities is available on

request from the Chairperson. The

latest one contains fifteen items and

is useful for depositories needing a checklist in this area. It has titles, stock numbers, and prices. The publications are available for purchase

through GPO.

For the list, write to: Senator Frank Church

Room 245

Russell Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510

Decisions of the Comptroller General, vol. 47.

F.C.C. Annual Report, 1974.

F.T.C. Annual Reports, 1916-17,

1973-74.

Monthly Catalog, 1947.

Mr. Paul Axel-Lute

Federal Documents Librarian

Law School Library

Rutgers University

180 University Avenue

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Congressional Globe, vols. 6 (X75),

8-11 (X77-81), 13 (X83), 15

(X87).

Monthly Catalog, 1941-45.

Mr. Karlo Mustonen

Documents Librarian

Merrill Library

Utah State University

Logan, Utah 84311

Continued on page 5
Attention

Depository Librarians!

Continued from page 4

Federal Power Commission Reports,

vol. 38.

Federal Trade Commission Reports,

vols. 57, 64, 68, 75.

Interstate Commerce Commission

Reports, vols. 327-43.

Ms. Iris C. Stevenson

Librarian

Fourth Circuit Library

U.S. Court of Appeals

U.S. Courthouse

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Depository discard lists offered

Ms. Sandy Peterson

Documents Librarian

Earl Gregg Swem Library

College of William and Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia 23185

Item No. 1082 -A

TENTJESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

Power Annual Report

{fiscal year)

Y 3.T25:l-7/

Survey 76- I67 Depository Library No. hint

Item No. 507- G-9

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE,

Health, Education, and Welfare Dept.

National Cancer Prograjn: Report

of the President's Cancer Panel

( annual

)

HE 20.3168/5:

Survey 76-165 Depository Library No

Do you recognize the handwriting on either of the two printed survey

samples shown above? If one is yours, please let us know your depository library number so that we

can make the entry in the appropriate item book.

Regrettably, we do receive such

errors on a daily basis. Sometimes we track down the depository number by using the printed envelope or the postmark. But at other times

these are missing and the mystery

remains. Subsequently, when a claim is made and an NS notice

given, we are able to correct the

situation. Just to add to the confusion, such

libraries as the above naturally as- sume the correct information has

been added to our data base.

Please try and be certain that your

depository library number appears

on every piece of mail coming our

way!
Continued from page 1 microform publications will be fully

cataloged and listed in the MONTHLY CATALOG OF U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, and listed in the Library of Congress' NATIONAL

REGISTER OF MICROFORM MASTERS;

Therefore:

Be it resolved by the Depository

Library Council to the Public Printer

that the stated objectives and goals

of the Microform Program are fully

endorsed and meet urgent needs of depository libraries of the United

States, and

Be it further resolved that the

Public Printer should rigorously pur- sue the Microform Program for the

above stated reasons, and

Be it further resolved that the

Public Printer transmit copies of this

resolution to the Chairperson of the

Joint Committee on Printing.

Veteran Documents

Librarian Retires

Newark Public Library (REGIONAL for New Jersey) has recently

seen the retirement of Mrs. Care

lina B. Marques. She served with the

Documents Division there for 28

years. We wish her many happy lei- sure hours and the opportunity to

visit with her friends across the nation.

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 as- sign priorities of circulation.

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