ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES 

Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program

Vol. 17, no. 17 GP 3.16/3-2:17/17 December 15, 1996 

December 12, 1996 

Dear Library Director: 

This is a dynamic time for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The multi-year 

transition to a more electronic FDLP continues. Permanent public access issues concerning 

Government information and educational opportunities are featured on the agenda of the 1997 

Federal Depository Library Conference. 

This conference, the largest meeting in the country designed specifically for depository library 

staff, will be held from April 14-17, 1997, in Arlington, VA, in conjunction with the 50th 

meeting of the Depository Library Council. As your library administers a Federal depository, I 

urge you to send at least one library representative to this important conference. 

The 1997 conference offers a variety of presentations, with sessions designed for the beginning 

depository librarian or technician as well as for experienced staff. Several Federal agencies will 

discuss their electronic information initiatives and preview those still in the planning stages. 

Tours of the Library Programs Service and other area libraries will be available. 

The conjunction of the Federal Depository Library Conference and the Depository Library 

Council meeting provides a valuable opportunity for exchange of ideas among depository 

librarians and should lead to technical innovations and improved service to your patrons. I am 

counting on you to make it possible for your staff to benefit by attending these depositoryfocused programs. 

There is no registration fee for either the Federal Depository Library Conference or Depository 

Library Council meeting. 

Thank you for your cooperation and for your continuing role in the support of the public’s ability 

to be informed about their government through the Federal Depository Library Program. 

Sincerely, 

WAYNE P. KELLEY 

Superintendent of Documents

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Meeting Site Announced for Spring 1997 Council Meeting and 

1997 Federal Depository Library Conference

The 50th meeting of the Depository Library Council and the 6th annual Federal 

Depository Library Conference will be held jointly in Arlington, Virginia on April 14-17, 

1997. The Washington National Airport Hilton again has been selected as the meeting site. A 

block of rooms at $124 per night (including applicable taxes) is being held for 

Council/Conference attendees. To receive this rate, you must register with the hotel no later 

than March 28. After the cut off date, rooms will be subject to availability at the best 

available rate. Be sure to mention the GPO Conference when you register. 

To register, call the reservation desk at (703) 418-6800, or fax (703) 418-3763. For your 

convenience, a reservation form is on the following page. The hotel address is: 

Washington National Airport Hilton 

2399 Jefferson Davis Highway 

Arlington, VA 22202 

Nonsmoking rooms are available on request. Parking in the hotel garage, while limited, is 

free to Council/Conference participants. The hotel provides free transportation to and from 

Washington National Airport. The Crystal City subway station is three blocks from the hotel 

and one subway stop from Washington National Airport. 

If you choose to make other hotel arrangements, be sure that the hotel is near a subway 

stop for ease of transportation to and from the meeting site. 
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Hotel Registration Form

Washington National Airport Hilton • 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway 

Arlington, VA 22202

Phone: (703) 418-6800 • Fax: (703) 418-3762 

FEDERAL DEPOSITORY LIBRARY CONFERENCE & DEPOSITORY LIBRARY COUNCIL

APRIL 14-17, 1997

Deadline for negotiated hotel room rate of $124.00: March 28, 1997

Please reserve accommodations for: 

Name: 

Address: 

City/State/Zip: 

Telephone: 

Sharing room with: 

Arrival date/time: (check-in after 3:00 p.m.) 

Departure date/time: (check-out by 1:00 p.m.)

Select type room desired:  Smoking  Non-smoking 

 Single (one person/one bed) 

 Double (two people/one bed) 

 Double (two people/two beds) 

 Triple (three people/1-2 beds) 

 Quad (four people/two beds) 

Requires handicap room (check one):  mobility  hearing impaired  visually impaired 

To guarantee your reservation, please indicate your credit card information below: 

 American Express  Visa  MasterCard  Discover  Diners Club

Card #: 

Expiration date 

Signature Date: 
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Return by March 20, 1997 

Conference Registration Form

Yes! Register me for the 1997 Federal Depository Conference and Spring 1997 

Depository Library Council Meeting, to be held at the Washington National Airport Hilton, 

Arlington, VA, on April 14-17, 1997. (For hotel reservations, see previous page.) 

PLEASE TYPE: 

Depository Library Number (if applicable): 

Name: 

Institution: 

Address: 

 

City: State: Zip 

Phone: 

Internet Address: 

 I am new to U.S. Government documents (3 years or less)  Special needs (list): 

 I am a first-time attendee 

 I am a former Depository Library Council member 

Library Type:  Academic  Public  Law  Other 

Library Size:  Small (0--150,000 vols.) 

 Medium (150,000--600,000 vols.) 

 Large (600,000+ vols.) 

Mail, fax, or e-mail to:

Chief, Depository Services Fax: 202-512-1432

Library Programs Service (SLLD) inspect@access.digex.net

U.S. Government Printing Office 
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Spring 1997 Depository Library Council Meeting 

and Federal Depository Conference 

Preliminary Agenda 

 

Washington National Airport Hilton April 14 - 17, 1997 

2399 Jefferson Davis Highway 

Arlington, Virginia 

 

 

Sunday, April 13

Afternoon

Location

 

4:00-5:00 Orientation to the Depository Library Council and Federal Depository 

Library Conference 

This session is designed to acquaint first time attendees with how 

Council works and to preview Conference activities over the next 

3 1⁄2 days. 

• Sheila McGarr, Library Programs Service (LPS), GPO, 

Facilitator 

TBA

 

6:00 Informal pre-dinner get-together to network by food preference Hotel lobby 

Monday, April 14

Morning

 

8:00 Registration and Coffee with Council and GPO Staff Plaza Level 

8:45 Welcome & Remarks 

• Jan Fryer, Council Chair 

• Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer 

Admiralty 

Ballroom

 

9:15 GPO Update 

• Wayne Kelley, Superintendent of Documents 

• Gil Baldwin, Chief, Library Division, Library Programs Service 

(LPS) 

• T.C. Evans, Assistant Director, Office of Electronic Information 

Dissemination Services (EIDS) 

• LPS Staff 

10:00 Break 

 

10:30 GPO Update (continued) 

 

12:00 Working Lunch 

In order to foster networking, librarians are requested to lunch 
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with other librarians from similar types of institutions. 

Afternoon

 

2:00-5:00 Depository Library Council 

Committee Reports and Recommendations for Council Action 

Roanoke

 

2:00-5:00 New Documents Librarians 

Informal session to answer questions from mundane to complex 

about depository issues. For new documents librarians or those 

who feel "new" to any aspect of depository librarianship. 

Veteran documents librarians from a variety of backgrounds 

plus GPO staff will be available. 

• Ann Miller, Government Documents Librarian, Duke University, 

Facilitator 

• Sheila McGarr, LPS, Facilitator 

Decatur

 

2:00-5:00 GPO Access (Demonstration): All Databases 

• EIDS Staff 

Dewey I-II

 

2:00-3:00 Patent Search Room Tour *PTO 

2:00-3:00 LPS Tour GPO 

2:00-3:00 Center for Legislative Archives Tour NARA 

2:00-3:00 Pathway Services (Demonstration) 

• Lee Morey, Electronic Transition Staff (ETS), LPS 

Dewey III

 

2:00-3:15 To Be or Not To Be a Depository: Answering the Questions and 

Envisioning a Brighter Future 

• Diann Weatherly, Documents Reference Librarian, University 

of Alabama at Birmingham 

• Barbara Levergood, Electronic Documents Librarian, 

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 

• Speaker TBA (To Be Announced) 

Farragut

 

3:00 Break 

 

3:00-4:00 Topic and Speaker - TBA Dewey III 

3:30-5:00 Managing the Depository Database: Some Opportunities With Shared 

Technology 

Part I: GPRD-Institutional and Statewide Benefits of an Internet 

Accessible Relational Database 

• Nan Myers, Government Documents Librarian and Cataloger, 

Wichita State University 

Part II: BDLD and GPO: Creating a Database of Fundamental 

Depository Information for Web Access by Depository Libraries 

• Thomas Tyler, Associate Director for Budget and Technical 

Planning, University of Denver 

Farragut

 

4:00-5:00 What is the Carrot? Incentives to be a Partner (Focus Group) 

• Duncan Aldrich, ETS, Facilitator 

Dewey III
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6:00 Dinner with Council and GPO (Informal groups meet in hotel lobby) 

 

Tuesday, April 15

Morning

 

8:00 Coffee with Council & GPO Staff Plaza Level 

8:30 Depository Library Council - Plenary Session 

Topics - TBA 

Admiralty 

Ballroom 

10:00 Break 

 

10:30 Depository Library Council - Plenary Session 

Topics - TBA 

Admiralty 

Ballroom 

12:00 Working Lunch 

In order to foster networking, librarians are requested to lunch 

with other librarians from similar sized institutions 

Afternoon

 

2:00-5:00 Depository Library Council Working Session 

Committee Reports 

Other topics - TBA 

Roanoke

 

2:00-3:15 Federal Agency Update Session, Part I 

• Census Bureau 

John Kavaliunas, Assistant Chief, Marketing Services Office 

• STAT-USA 

Kenneth Rogers, Director, STAT-USA, Economics and Statistics 

Administration 

• Small Business Administration 

John Ward, Writer/Editor, Office of Advocacy 

• Speaker -TBA 

DecaturFarragut

 

2:00-5:00 GPO Access (Demonstration): All Databases 

• EIDS Staff 

Dewey I-II

 

2:00-3:00 Trademark Public Search Room Tour **PTO 

2:00-3:00 LPS Tour GPO 

2:00-3:00 National Digital Library Demonstration LC 

2:00-3:00 Patent Products on CD-ROM (Demonstration) 

• David Morrison, Fellowship Librarian, U.S. Patent and 

Trademark Office 

Dewey III

 

3:00-4:00 Program and Speaker - TBA Dewey III 

3:30-5:00 Federal Agency Update Session, Part II 

• Federal Information Center Program 

Warren Snaider, General Services Administration 

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

DecaturFarragut
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Roger Launius, Chief Historian, NASA 

• More speakers - TBA 

4:00-5:00 Pathway Services (Demonstration) 

• Lee Morey, ETS 

Dewey III

 

Wednesday, April 16

Morning

 

8:00 Coffee with Council & GPO Staff Plaza Level 

8:30-12:00 Depository Library Council Working Session 

Draft Recommendations and Action Items 

Roanoke

 

8:30-10:00 Regional Program 

Innovative Uses of the WWW 

• Allen Bell, Systems Librarian, University of Texas, Arlington 

• Ann Marie Sanders, Depository Librarian, Library of Michigan 

• Thomas Tyler, Associate Director for Budget and Technical 

Planning, University of Denver 

• Saundra Williams, Head, Government Publications, University 

of Memphis 

DecaturFarragut 

 

8:30-10:00 Bibliographic Access to Electronic Records: National Standards 

• Jean Hirons, Acting CONSER Coordinator, Library of Congress 

• More speakers - TBA 

Dewey I-II-III

 

10:00 Break 

 

10:00-12:00 Federal Publishers Committee 

An opportunity to meet representatives from Federal agency 

publishers to find out about their latest techniques/practices in 

electronic information dissemination 

• Speakers - TBA 

Dewey I-II-III

 

10:00-11:00 Patent Public Search Room Tour *PTO 

10:00-11:00 LPS Tour GPO 

10:00-11:00 National Digital Library Demonstration LC 

10:30-12:00 Regional Program 

Bibliographic Control in an Electronic FDLP: Problems, Practices, 

and Policies 

• Cynthia Wolff, Acting Head, Government Publications and Maps, 

Northwestern University 

• Carol Bednar, Government Publications Coordinator, California 

State University, Fullerton 

• Barbara Selby, Government Documents Librarian, University 

of Virginia 

• Arlene Weible, Periodicals and Government Documents 

Librarian, Willamette University 

Farragut

 
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10:30-12:00 Digitizing Maps for Preservation 

• Elizabeth Mangan, Head, Data Preparation and Files 

Maintenance, Geography & Map Division, Library of Congress 

• David Cobb, Head, Harvard Map Collection, Harvard University 

• Mary Larsgaard, Assistant Head, Map and Imagery 

Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara 

Decatur

 

12:00 Working Lunch 

In order to foster networking, librarians are requested to 

lunch with other librarians from the same geographic region 

Afternoon

 

2:00-5:00 Depository Library Council Working Session Roanoke 

2:00-3:00 Regional Program 

Building Library-Agency Partnerships 

• Gregory Lawrence, Government Information Librarian, Cornell 

University 

• James Horsfield, Chief, Research Support and Training 

Branch, Economic Research Service 

• Stuart Basefsky, Information Specialist, Cornell University 

Decatur

 

2:00-5:00 GPO Access (Demonstration): All Databases 

• EIDS Staff 

Dewey I-II

 

2:00-3:00 Trademark Public Search Room Tour **PTO 

2:00-3:00 LPS Tour GPO 

2:00-300 Center for Legislative Archives Tour NARA 

2:00-3:00 Pathway Services (Demonstration) 

• Lee Morey, ETS 

Dewey III

 

2:00-3:00 Designing Web Pages for Depositories 

• Jennifer McMullen, Government Publications Associate, 

College of Wooster 

• Rosalind Tedford, Microtext/Government Documents Librarian, 

Wake Forest University 

Farragut

 

3:00-5:00 Regional Service Strategies: Planning Session 

• Daniel Barkley, Government Information Librarian, University 

of New Mexico 

• Ridley Kessler, Government Documents Librarian, University 

of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

Dewey III

 

3:15-5:00 Program and Speakers - TBA DecaturFarragut

 

Thursday, April 17

Morning

 

8:00 Coffee with Council & GPO Staff Plaza Level
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8:30 Preservation or Permanent Public Access 

• Speakers TBA 

Admiralty 

Ballroom 

9:15 Permanent Access Partners 

• Speakers TBA 

10:00 Break 

 

10:30 Depository Library Council/Conference - Plenary Session 

Report of Draft Recommendations and Action Items (including 

audience response and comments) 

12:00 Adjourn 

GPO: 732 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 

LC: 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Madison Building, Washington, DC 

NARA: 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

*PTO: Patent Public Search Room, Crystal Plaza 3, 2021 South Clark Place, Arlington, VA 

**PTO: Trademark Public Search Room, 2900 Crystal Drive, 2nd floor, Arlington, VA 
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Electronic Version of the Needs & Offers List Is Ready to Go

The Needs and Offers List is now available only on the Internet. It can be accessed at: 

<http://docs.sewanee.edu/nando/nando.html>. 

Each edition will be posted for a minimum of one month, depending upon the rate at 

which the editor receives lists. When a new edition is posted, an announcement will be sent to 

GOVDOC-L, and to Administrative Notes. 

Please send your questions and comments concerning the web site, and your lists (on 

diskette or e-mail) to: 

Kevin Reynolds 

Government Documents Department 

Jessie Ball duPont Library 

University of the South 

Sewanee, TN 37383-1000 

e-mail: kreynold@sewanee.edu 

phone: 615-598-1727 

Sincere thanks to George Carlson for his years of service to the Depository Library 

community as the Editor of the Needs and Offers List. 
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Plum Book Now Available via GPO Access

Beginning November 20, 1996, The U.S. Government Policy & Supporting Positions, also 

referred to as The Plum Book, is available online via GPO Access on the World Wide Web at 

the following URL: http://www.access.gpo.gov/plumbook/toc.html/ 

The United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (The Plum Book), 

published by the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, contains over 9,000 

Federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches 

of the Federal government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment. These positions 

include agency heads and their immediate subordinates, policy executives and their advisers, 

and aides who report to these officials. The Plum Book also includes Schedule C, Senior 

Foreign Service, and other senior positions. 

The online version provides a browseable Table of Contents arranged by government 

branch and office. A chart is then provided that lists the branch, office, location, title, name of 

occupant, pay plan, type of appointment, level, grade or pay, tenure and expiration. Please 

note: This is strictly a Web application; this is not a searchable database. 

The GPO Access User Support Team is available for questions or comments regarding this 

online publication: 

Phone: Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., toll free at (888) 293-6498, or 

locally at (202) 512-1530 

Fax: (202) 512-1262 

E-mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov 

The Plum book is also available for sale from the Superintendent of Documents for 

$21.00. The stock number is 052-070-07076-5. It was shipped to selecting depository 

libraries under item 1016-A, SuDocs Y 4.G 74/7:P 75/6/996, on shipping list 97-0072-P, 

dated 12/4/96. 
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Historical Supreme Court Decisions 

Now Available via GPO Access

Beginning December 2, 1996, the Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975 database will be 

available online via GPO Access. The database contains the full text of decisions issued 

between 1937 and 1975. It is provided through the efforts of the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. These opinions were created from the 

U.S. Air Force historic file of Supreme Court decisions from its FLITE (Federal Legal 

Information Through Electronics) system. The database is made available to the public as a 

finding aid to the "official" version in the United States Reports. GPO does not guarantee the 

authenticity or completeness of the data. 

The Supreme Court Decisions (1937-1975) online via GPO Access is fully searchable via 

the World Wide Web. A specialized search page for this database is available at: 

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

Links will also be provided from the searching page: 

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html 

Database Description

Supreme Court Decisions (1937-1975) 

Menu Name: Supreme Court Decisions (1937-1975) 

Host: wais.access.gpo.gov 

Database name: supreme_court 

Port: 210 

Description: The Supreme Court Decisions contains the full text of decisions issued 

between 1937 and 1975. It is provided through the efforts of the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. 

The database is made available to the public as a finding aid to the "official" 

version in the United States Reports. GPO does not guarantee the 

authenticity or completeness of the data. 

Telnet Access : SWAIS

You can connect to GPO Access via Telnet. The address is:< swais.access.gpo.gov>. 

Type guest (lowercase) at the login prompt (no password is required). You will be using 

SWAIS. File transfers are by Internet e-mail or screen capture. 

Dial-In SWAIS

Users without Internet access can dial-in to GPO Access. Use a modem to call 

202-512-1661, type swais and login as guest. The modem settings are 8NI, full duplex. You 

will be using SWAIS. File transfers are by Internet e-mail or screen capture. 
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WAIS Client Access

If you are using WAIS client software, you will need to create a source file for the new 

database. Instructions for adding source files to the WinWAIS and MacWAIS client software 

are available below. 

A. Creating a Source File for WinWAIS: 

Execute the following steps to create a source file for the new database: 

1. Open the WinWAIS software; 

2. Pull down the Edit menu and select the Select Sources menu item; 

3. Click on the button labeled New; 

4. Fill in the name, host and database fields using the information provided above; 

5. Fill in the database description (optional); 

6. Click the OK button in the Edit WAIS Source Definition Window; 

7. Click on the OK button in the Selected WAIS Sources Window. 

B. Creating a Source File for MacWAIS: 

Execute the following steps to create a source file for the new database: 

1. Open the MacWAIS software; 

2. Pull down the Sources menu and select the New menu item; 

3. Fill in the name, host and database fields using the information provided above; 

4. Fill in the database description (optional); 

5. Click the OK button. 

Helpful Hints are forthcoming and will be available online via the World Wide Web and 

the Federal Bulletin Board. Once in the database a search for "helpful hints" should retrieve 

instructions and sample searches. 

For further assistance, contact the GPO Access User Support Team: 

Phone: (888) 293-6498 (toll free), or (202) 512-1530 (local) 

E-mail: gpoaccess.gpo.gov 

Fax: (202) 512-1262 
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USAPat Subscriber Notice

[The following notice was supplied by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.]

Many of our Federal depository library customers have recently begun installing USAPat 

[item 0260-E, SuDocs C 21.31:] and many are having problems. The most common problem 

is garbled text on the install screen making installation impossible. 

This problem stems from the fact that the software uses graphics display mode in order to 

draw a box around the installation instructions. The software (DocD) specifies a particular 

font (in graphics mode) which, while widely used, is often not supported by the video card. 

The result is garbage on the screen. We have instructed our software contractor to modify the 

install software so that it does not use graphics mode and thus avoids the problem. 

Until the DocD software is so modified, the only solution is to replace the video card with 

one that supports the required font. Unfortunately, we have no information about which video 

cards will work and which will not. Knowing the brand of computer is of little help since the 

video card in a machine may or may not be recognizable as having the required font. The cost 

of identifying compatible video cards is beyond our means. 

An announcement will be distributed as soon as DocD has been modified to overcome this 

problem. 

SuDocs Letter: Return ULLS-Ground 

CDs to Dept. of the Army

Dear Depository Librarian: 

The Department of the Army recently notified the Library Programs Service (LPS) that the 

CD-ROMS listed below were not intended for public release. According to the Department of 

Army request, "the ULLS Ground is a software package that operates only on specific U.S. 

Army computer systems and should not be installed on any other system that does not require 

this software application." 

Descriptive information on the material in question is as follows: 

Title: Unit Level Logistics System Ground ULLS-Ground, Sept. 1, 1995 (CD-ROM) 

SuDocs number: D 101.129/6:UN 3/CD 

Item number: 0307-A-08 

Shipping list number: 96-0041-E 

Shipping List Date: 05/28/96 

Title: ULLS-S4 Baseline, L3S-00-00, 15 April 96 (Integrated Logistics System) (CDROM) 
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SuDocs number: D 101.129/6:UN 3/2/CD 

Item number: 0307-A-08 

Shipping list number: 96-0064-E 

Shipping List Date: 09/11/96 

Title: Unit Level Logistics System, Ground, ULLS-Ground, SCP L3Q-06-00, 3 July 96, 

CD-ROM (US Army ISSC,SDC-L) 

SuDocs number: D 101.129/6:UN 3/996/CD 

Item number: 0307-A-08 

Shipping list number: 96-0064-E 

Shipping List Date: 09/11/96 

The Department of the Army requests that all discs be returned to: 

USAISSC 

ATTN: Software Release & Distribution Division 

(CPT Simmons) 

6000 6th Street Suite S206A 

Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5576 

LPS and the Department of the Army regret this inconvenience and appreciate your 

cooperation. 

Sincerely, 

WAYNE P. KELLEY 

Superintendent of Documents 
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Library Programs Service 

Fiscal Year 1996 Report

Mission

As authorized by Title 44, United States Code, the Library Programs Service (LPS) 

administers the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), the Cataloging and Indexing 

Program (C&IP), and manages the distribution component of the International Exchange 

System (IES) Program for the Library of Congress. These programs are accomplished through 

the seven basic functions of LPS: the acquisition, classification, format conversion, 

dissemination, and bibliographic control of Government information products, the inspection of 

depository libraries, and the continuing education and training initiatives that strengthen the 

ability of depository library personnel to serve the public. 

Summary

FY 1996 was characterized by the intensive review and planning for the future of the 

Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) which took place in the Congressionallymandated "Study to Identify Measures Necessary for a Successful Transition to a More 

Electronic Federal Depository Library Program." The basic future direction and timetable for 

incorporating electronic information into the FDLP have been developed and generally 

accepted by the Congress and the depository library community. But it was also a year marked 

by progress in every area of the Library Programs Service (LPS) in effectively moving toward 

a more electronic program. 

As a result of articulating the principles and goals, and the short- and long-term planning 

efforts, LPS is better able to balance the complex issues attending the transition to electronic 

information dissemination and our ongoing traditional services. Every area of LPS has 

benefitted from the planning process and has made real strides toward incorporating electronic 

Government information products into the FDLP. This report will focus on the transition to 

electronics, and will also highlight the effect of these developments on traditional services. 

LPS highlights for FY 1996 included: 

• The first "Internet-only" products appeared in the FDLP; 

• Subscription fees to GPO Access were eliminated; usage exceeded 2.5 million 

downloads per month; 

• The Monthly Catalog CD-ROM and pamphlet editions were published; 

• Pathway Services were developed and introduced; 

• A basic electronic information service requirement was established for depository 

libraries. 
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The Study

In August 1995, GPO, at the direction of Congress, initiated a cooperative study to 

identify measures necessary for a successful transition to a more electronic FDLP. GPO was 

directed to provide Congress with the results of this study by March 1996, and to submit an 

FY 1997 appropriations request consistent with a strategic plan based on those results. The 

study was concluded in March 1996, and a draft Study Report was released for public 

comment. We considered each of the many comments that we received, and incorporated them 

into the final Study Report, which was issued in June 1996. 

Superintendent of Documents Wayne P. Kelley provided the overall coordination for the 

Study, and the Director of the Office of Electronic Information Dissemination Services (EIDS) 

Judith C. Russell directed the executive working group, which comprised staff from the: 

• Joint Committee on Printing 

• Office of Management and Budget 

• House Oversight Committee 

• Senate Committee on Rules and Administration 

• House and Senate Appropriations Committees 

• Government Printing Office 

• Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress 

• National Archives and Records Administration 

• Federal Publishers Committee 

• Interagency Council on Printing and Publication Services 

• Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts 

• Library associations 

• Federal depository library community 

Preliminary Transition Plan 

In December 1995 a separate document entitled "The Electronic Federal Depository 

Library Program: Transition Plan, FY 1996 - FY 1998" was developed by GPO and included 

with our FY 1997 appropriations request. The budget-driven Transition Plan was completed 

before much of the work on the Study because of the timetable for annual budget submissions. 

 This early version envisioned an ambitious approach to changing the FDLP to a predominately 

electronic program in 2.5 years. The Transition Plan was very useful to GPO in eliciting 

public comment on these issues, the essence of which was that a 2.5-year transition period was 

too fast, and exceeded the ability of the depository libraries, the publishing agencies, and the 

public to properly use or support this volume of electronic information. Input from publishing 

agencies and depository libraries indicated that a 5 to 7 year transition is more realistic and 

cost-effective since it would allow GPO to change to electronic information as rapidly as the 

publishing agencies can produce it and the libraries can absorb it. This view was accepted by 

the Congress during the consideration of GPO's FY 1997 appropriations request. (See House 

Report 104-657, Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, 1997.) 

Study Report: Strategic Plan

The public comments in response to the Transition Plan led directly to the development of 

the Strategic Plan included in the June 1996 Study Report, which proposed a more gradual 
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transition, from FY 1996 through FY 2001. Emphasizing the incorporation of electronic 

information into the FDLP, the Strategic Plan advances the FDLP toward a more electronic 

information dissemination and access program. This Plan reflects the views and advice of the 

library community, Federal publishing agencies, and users of Government information. These 

views extend from the more realistic timetable, to increased emphasis on appropriate formats 

and the necessity for permanent public access to electronic information. 

In accordance with the Strategic Plan, the FDLP is providing Government information 

products in a variety of formats to the depository libraries. Electronic information is being 

made accessible to the public directly or through depository libraries from a system of 

Government electronic information services administered by GPO, other Government agencies, 

or institutions acting as agents for the Government. The Pathway Services are identifying and 

connecting users to electronic information products and services of GPO and other agencies. 

We are working to obtain electronic source files from agencies, such as the Department of 

Energy, for mounting on GPO Access. Tangible Government information products, including 

CD-ROMs, diskettes, paper, or microfiche, continue to be distributed to libraries although the 

volume is declining. 

Permanent access to Government information is a critical issue in the electronic 

environment. GPO will, through the mechanism of the FDLP, ensure that electronic 

Government information products are maintained for permanent public access, in the same 

spirit in which regional depositories provide permanent access to print products. This requires 

the development of a distributed system that includes all of the institutional program 

stakeholders: information producing agencies, GPO, depository libraries and the National 

Archives and Records Administration (NARA). To this end, discussions are already underway 

with NARA and the National Commission for Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). 

GPO has also received inquiries concerning several university initiatives regarding permanent 

public access to electronic Government information. 

FDLP Principles, Mission, and Goals

One outcome of the study was the articulation of the principles, mission, and goals of the 

FDLP. The study's statement of principles regarding Federal Government information closely 

followed the "Principles for Public Information" developed and published by NCLIS. 

Within these broad principles, the Study Report stated that: 

The mission of the FDLP is to provide equitable, efficient, timely, and dependable 

no-fee public access to Government information within the scope of the program. 

The Strategic Plan included in the Study Report also articulated specific goals essential to 

the successful performance of this mission. 

Study Conclusions

The key findings of the Study Report addressed the following issues: 

• Scope of the FDLP, 
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• Notification and Compliance, 

• Permanent Access to Authentic Information, 

• Locator Services, 

• Timetable for Implementation, 

• Assessment of Standards for Creation and Dissemination of Electronic Government 

Information Products, 

• Cost of Electronic Information Dissemination, and 

• Legislative Changes. 

In addition to the conclusions described in the Study Report, strong support emerged in the 

working group discussions over two major issues concerning the FDLP as a whole. The first 

issue concerned the value of having the authority for a broad-based public information program 

rest in the Legislative Branch. Nearly all of the participants felt that this model has served the 

public well. High value was placed on the presence of the FDLP in every Congressional 

district, to directly serve the public in local library settings. 

There was also strong support for the value and utility to the library community of having 

a single entity in the Superintendent of Documents to coordinate library-related information 

dissemination activities. The depository library community has consistently affirmed the utility 

and cost-effectiveness of a "one stop shopping" approach to acquiring Government 

information. At the same time, centralizing this responsibility within GPO has fostered a 

relationship with the library community marked by enhanced communications and 

responsiveness to library and public information needs. In the study discussions nearly all of 

the participants agreed that it is not only possible but desirable to increase the dissemination of 

electronic information to depository libraries within the overall structure of current law and 

program operations, and that having a central entity to assist libraries and the public in 

accessing electronic Government information in a distributed environment is vital. 

Legislative Changes That Support the Transition

Substantial changes in the FDLP already are underway within the structure of the existing 

statute. GPO is acting upon its existing statutory authority to incorporate electronic 

Government information products into the FDLP. However, certain amendments to Chapter 

19 of Title 44 would facilitate the transition. For example, it should be established without 

question that electronic Government information must be included in the FDLP, to establish 

authority and responsibility for the FDLP to ensure that both tangible and electronic 

Government information products are maintained permanently for depository library and public 

access, and to authorize the Superintendent of Documents to request that the originating 

agencies provide electronic source data files of their information products. Some suggestions 

for legislative changes, which incorporate the advice of various program stakeholders, are 

included in the Study Report. At the request of the Senate Committee on Rules and 

Administration, a detailed proposal for revising Chapter 19 was prepared and forwarded to the 

Committee for consideration. 

Usage of the FDLP and GPO Access

The FDLP continues to be a principle mechanism to meet the Government information 

needs of the American public. The most thorough study of depository library users estimated 

that in 1989 there was "a minimum of 167,000 users, per week, of Government depository 
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material in academic and public libraries" (McClure, Charles R., and Hernon, Peter, Users of 

Academic and Public GPO Depository Libraries, GPO: 1989, p. ix). In the 1995 Biennial 

Survey of Depository Libraries, GPO collected updated estimates on the number of users of 

depository libraries. The Biennial Survey responses, from virtually every depository library, 

yielded an estimate that 189,000 to 237,000 persons used FDLP information each week. 

In addition, users are also electronically accessing free Government information available 

from the GPO Access service at a rapidly growing rate. Users are downloading an average of 

2.5 million documents per month from over 60 databases. System usage has expanded 

significantly since the user fee requirement for GPO Access was eliminated in December 1995. 

ELECTRONIC TRANSITION ACTIVITIES

Library Service Requirements

In May 1996 LPS advised the depository community that technical requirements for 

serving the public with electronic information would become mandatory by October 1, 1996. 

All depositories are expected to offer users access to work stations with a graphical user 

interface, CD-ROM capability, Internet connections, and the ability to access, download, and 

print extensive documents. The ability for public users to access Government information via 

the World Wide Web (Web) is critical. 

At the same time, we also issued a revised set of "Recommended Minimum Specifications 

for Public Access Work Stations in Federal Depository Libraries." These recommended 

specifications are intended to assist depository librarians who are planning purchases of new 

public access work stations capable of using most text-based FDLP electronic information 

products. Additional or different capabilities may be desirable for work stations used by 

library staff, but this is a local management decision. 

Once we published the "Recommended Minimum Specifications," we were advised that 

work stations which conform to those minimum specifications may be inadequate for electronic 

spatial data, to run geographic information system (GIS) software, or to print maps from 

electronic sources. The Cartographic Users Advisory Council (CUAC) then assisted LPS in 

the development of a supplemental set of specifications to support spatial data applications, 

which we published in June 1996. 

Superintendent of Documents Web Site

FY 1996 saw additional development of the Superintendent of Documents Web site, which 

provided users a single point of entry for all of GPO's electronic services. Key improvements 

included introduction of the Pathway locator services, redesign of numerous pages to reduce 

scrolling and verbiage, direct links from Monthly Catalog records to content on the Internet, 

the Browse Electronic Titles page, and the FDLP administrative information pages. 
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Electronic Transition Staff

LPS' five-person Electronic Transition Staff (ETS) now includes Duncan Aldrich and 

Sandy Schwalb, who joined LPS on one-year appointments. The purpose of ETS is to 

identify, assess, and implement information technology solutions for the transition of LPS to a 

more electronically based program, with special emphasis on development of the Pathway 

Services. Duncan is concentrating on the issue of permanent public access for electronic 

information, while Sandy is working primarily in negotiating with agencies to expand 

depository access to their electronic information services. 

Pathway Services

One of LPS' key accomplishments, and a key output of the ETS staff, is Pathway 

Services. These are available on the Internet via our GPO Access Web site at the following 

URL: <http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces760.html>. 

Pathway Services are designed to provide a variety of useful "pathways" to anyone who 

uses Government information and has had difficulty in locating the needed information. Some 

of these services are familiar guides, with a new look and added functionality due to their 

computerization. Others are completely new maps to a wider variety of Government services 

and information than ever before, only made possible by the online environment. The suite of 

Pathway Services includes: 

• Browse Topics - Classifies Government and military Internet sites under 

approximately 170 subjects, based on the subject terms used in GPO's Subject 

Bibliographies. 

• Browse Pathway GILS - Provides an alphabetical directory of Government 

Information Locator Service (GILS) records prepared by LPS which describe the 

information policies and products of over 40 major Federal agencies. 

• Browse Titles - Lists and connects users to electronic Government information 

products available on Federal Government servers, arranged alphabetically by 

agency. 

• Search the Web (Pathway Indexer) - Contains a simple search form that will enable 

users to query a database of information collected on a regular basis from selected 

official Government sites. 

• Search MoCat - The online Monthly Catalog identifies any type of Government 

information product regardless of format. Paper, microfiche, CD-ROM, or 

Internet products cataloged since 1994 are available, and the "locate" function 

shows which depositories have it. 
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TRADITIONAL SERVICES

Distribution to Libraries

LPS' Depository Distribution Division (DDD) is responsible for the receipt, shipment 

preparation, and physical distribution of the tangible Government information products that 

LPS distributes to the depository libraries. 

LPS' FY 1996 distribution of tangible products, by format, was: 

Titles FY1995 FY1996

Paper 17,466 14,268 

Tangible Electronic 412 639 

Microfiche 26,856 14,465 

TOTAL 44,734 29,372 

Copies FY1995 FY1996

Paper 7,162,418 6,084,337 

Tangible Electronic 231,269 275,815 

Microfiche 9,583,575 7,112,794 

TOTAL 16,977,262 13,472,946 

In FY 1996, depository libraries also received 1,832,298 microfiche copies of 14,102 

Department of Energy (DOE) reports distributed directly from the DOE facility in Oak Ridge, 

Tennessee. FY 1996 is the final year of the distribution of the DOE reports in microfiche, as 

the DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) is terminating its microfiche 

operations and beginning its own transition to an electronic information management system. 

DOE/OSTI and GPO are working together to develop an electronic replacement that will keep 

this content available to depository libraries. In addition, there were 228,096 copies of 11,665 

maps distributed directly from the U.S. Geological Survey. 

Nearly all depository shipments continue to be delivered by commercial carriers. GPO 

awarded a new delivery contract to United Parcel Service, which now delivers nearly all 

depository shipments from LPS. Delivery by the U.S. Postal Service still accounts for less 

than 10% of all depository shipments. 

The Lighted Bin System (LBS) was enhanced by linking the Texas Instruments Model 872 

minicomputer that drives the LBS to a 486 PC. This allowed LPS to eliminate the obsolete and 

expensive cost to repair the tape drive system. LPS is now able to update the LBS with a daily 

download from GPO's mainframe of item selection files from DDIS (the Depository 

Distribution Information System). 

In addition, the reliability of the LBS relating to the lamp drivers and LED displays at 

each throwing zone was upgraded. The display units at each of the throwing zones were 

replaced with new, commercially available, off-the-shelf equipment. The equipment was 

integrated with custom firmware as needed to provide a fully functional, more reliable system. 
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 By making this upgrade LPS has reduced the annual maintenance contract for the LBS by 

50%. 

Acquiring Content for the FDLP

Traditional acquisitions duties have been expanded by identifying and reviewing products 

available from Government Internet sites. By September 1996, the Browse Electronic Titles 

page had over 500 electronic product titles listed on the page. These products are classified 

and sent for cataloging into the Monthly Catalog. Weekly updates to the Browse Electronics 

Title page are done each Monday, with an average of over 50 titles added each week. 

The number of tangible electronic products, a category that is virtually all CD-ROM titles, 

continues to grow in the FDLP. New CD-ROM products include the Tide Tables from the 

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, FBIS (Foreign Broadcast 

Information Service) from the Central Intelligence Agency, and USAPAT from the Patent and 

Trademark Office. LPS has received the first CD-ROM from the National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA) that is not connected to the Magellan series. 

Recent discussions with staff from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) has 

included depository requirements for paper copies of the U.S. Industrial Outlook and the 

Medical Subject Headings. NTIS also provided depository copies of the Big Emerging 

Markets and the Government Applications of Computer Card Technology for the FDLP. 

Copies of the Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990 and the 

Current Population Report, Hispanics-Latinos: Diverse People in a Multicultural Society were 

obtained from the Census Bureau for replication and distribution to the depository libraries. 

We are continuing discussions with these and other agencies to ensure receipt of depository 

copies when the products are produced. 

Depository Inspections

In FY 1996 the Depository Services Staff (DSS) conducted on-site inspections in 217 

depository libraries, 13 more than the 204 inspected in FY 1995. The number of depositories 

examined reflected the full travel schedule by the 2 inspectors hired in the Spring of 1995. 

However, one inspector was reassigned to the Electronic Transition Staff and another inspector 

resigned in August 1996. Four libraries were designated depositories in FY 1996. Fourteen 

libraries relinquished their depository status, an increase of 8 over FY 1995. Only one library 

cited lack of electronic equipment as the reason for terminating status. 

At year's end there were 1,376 libraries in the FDLP, a reduction of 10 from a year 

earlier. Twelve libraries were placed on probation because of deficiencies discovered during 

inspections, while 5 others were removed from probationary status based on improvements in 

compliance, which were observed during the re-inspection. 

The redesign of the inspection program began in FY 1996, in the planning process 

associated with the Study. This will permit some of the resources devoted to periodic 

inspections to be reallocated to FDLP system support and related services for depository 

libraries. With the adoption of the DSS-initiated depository library self-study as an evaluation 

tool for use by the libraries, the basis for inspections will be that which is specified in 44 
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U.S.C. §1909, which states that "the Superintendent of Documents shall make firsthand 

investigation of conditions [in depository libraries] for which need is indicated . . . " 

DSS has worked extensively with the Depository Library Council (DLC) and the library 

community to develop, field test, and refine the self-study. The "Self-Study of a Federal 

Depository Library" was issued as Federal Depository Library Manual Supplement 3 in 

September 1996 and the template was available for downloading from the Federal Bulletin 

Board (FBB) and FDLP Administration Web page. It will be put into regular use in FY 1997, 

beginning with those libraries that were last inspected in 1989 and 1990. 

Within LPS, DSS takes the lead in organizing continuing education efforts for documents 

librarians. The two premier events are the annual Federal Depository Conference, which is 

conducted in conjunction with the spring DLC meeting, and the annual Interagency Depository 

Seminar. The planning and organization of these events, as well as the coordination of GPO 

Access training and demonstrations with EIDS, have taken an increasing proportion of the staff 

time in DSS. 

The 1996 Conference, held from April 15-18, was an overwhelming success, with over 

600 attendees, exceeding the prior year attendance by nearly 50%. The Conference location 

shifted to the Washington National Airport Hilton, which provided excellent facilities and 

service. The agenda again allowed the attendees to choose among a selection of simultaneous 

sessions in addition to the plenary sessions. The DLC plenary sessions occupied the mornings 

of the first two days, and then DLC continued as a separate "track," enabling some of the 

attendees to pursue other interests. The "new librarians' track" begun in 1995 was expanded 

and was well received in the 1996 Conference. As requested by Council, the spring DLC 

meeting was extended to 3.5 days, allowing additional time for librarian participation and DLC 

deliberation. The Proceedings of the 5th Annual Federal Depository Library Conference, 

which is also available electronically on the FDLP Administration Web page, was shipped to 

all depositories in September. 

DSS also coordinated the week-long 9th Annual Interagency Depository Seminar held in 

late May 1996, which was attended by over 50 librarians. This seminar is designed as "basic 

training" for new documents librarians. It was presented by GPO, Library of Congress, Patent 

& Trademark Office, Copyright Office, Office of the Federal Register, Bureau of the Census, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, etc. 

Responses from the 1995 Biennial Survey of Depository Libraries were collected by LPS 

by the end of December 1995. Because the data was collected and compiled using the 

Teleform fax software, results were available to LPS sooner than any previous year. The 

survey data on the number of users served by the depository libraries, and on the libraries' 

utilization of electronic products and services, was timely and extremely useful in the Study 

process. Summary data from the Biennial Survey appears on pp. A-161-165 of the Study. 

Only 5.2% of the Federal agency depositories provide access to electronic Government 

information for both their primary clientele and the public. The ability to support a graphical 

user interface to the Internet (i.e., World Wide Web) is available at 50.4% of all depositories 

for primary patrons and 37.6% for the public. CD-ROMs are accessible at 82.9% of 

depositories from stand alone work stations. Given the emphasis on electronic Government 

information in the intervening 9 months, we expect that all these percentages would be higher 

today. 
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DSS issued a variety of products throughout the year. The "Guidelines for the Federal 

Depository Library Program" was a collaborative effort among 3 DLC members, DSS, and 6 

representatives from the depository community. The text was printed in February 1996 as 

Federal Depository Library Manual Supplement 2. 

The revised Superseded List, published in September 1996, was compiled from 

contributions from 27 depository librarians, and edited by DSS. It, too, is available for 

downloading from the FBB and the FDLP Administration Web page. 

DSS received permission from the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP) to publish a Federal 

Depository Library Directory as the JCP had no current plans to update the 1994 committee 

print entitled A Directory of U.S. Government Depository Libraries. This directory was 

supplied to the Federal Information Centers, GPO Bookstores, JCP, depositories, and other 

users in September. 

Cataloging and Indexing Program 

LPS completed the modernization of the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government 

Publications (MoCat) product line. The first edition of the CD-ROM MoCat was published 

and distributed in late July. This issue, consisting of 9,778 records, contained the 1996 

Periodicals Supplement and edited records corresponding to the January through June 1996 

printed catalogs. Featuring both DOS and Windows user interfaces, the CD-ROM accumulates 

data on an ongoing basis through the subscription year, with each issue replacing the previous 

disc. The changes that LPS made to the contents, organization, and indices of the paper 

MoCat substantially reduced the size and cost of the paper product, beginning with the January 

1996 issue. These changes enabled LPS to produce the CD-ROM edition without a significant 

cost increase. 

In addition, the Superintendent of Documents' Web site includes MoCat data online, with 

the capability to identify specific libraries that selected that information. Procedures are in 

place to load MoCat records into the MoCat Web application on a daily basis, and the MoCat 

file now contains approximately 66,000 records published from January 1994 through as 

recently as two days ago. URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) are being included in MoCat 

records and hot linked to the electronic texts of products available via Federal Government 

Internet services. Well over 300 MoCat records are hot linked. Verifying these links and 

maintaining linkage related information in MoCat records is a new and evolving responsibility. 

Policies for transcribing URL data within the 856 field of MoCat records have been 

implemented as have policies for the inclusion of Internet related notes. URLs are now entered 

in the 856 field of MoCat records in conformity with recently established CONSER policies. 

Implementation of these policies is in accordance with the expressed wishes of Council. 

During FY 1996 approximately 32,000 titles were received for cataloging, and 

approximately 35,000 titles were processed. By the end of FY 1996 the cataloging backlog 

stood at some 500 tangible product titles and about 500 Internet-accessible Government 

information products. An increasingly complex part of the Cataloging Branch workload 

involves the periodic verification and updating of URLs in the cataloging records. Even with 

the use of URL checking software significant human intervention is required to determine the 

current location of a given product. 
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Handling of Online Electronic Products in the FDLP 

During the 1996 meetings of the Depository Library Council and the American Library 

Association, discussions occurred which assisted LPS in establishing policies for how 

electronic Government information products are incorporated into the FDLP. These policies, 

which were first published in May 1996, include online electronic products that are available 

on the GPO Access Internet site or on other agencies' electronic information services. LPS 

worked to develop a consolidated approach to presenting and identifying online electronic 

products. This approach carried forward some familiar elements of the paper-based model, 

adapted to fit the needs of the electronic environment. 

For example, in order to assist librarians and users with the transition to a more electronic 

FDLP, classification numbers will be assigned to electronic titles. This use of the classification 

system should also assist in relating electronic products to their print antecedents. The 

application of the Superintendent of Documents classification system to physical products will 

be continued. 

New online electronic titles will be assigned item numbers, which will represent the 

electronic products of an agency. This will assist depository libraries in establishing profiles 

with vendors so that only selected categories of bibliographic records will be added to their 

online public access catalogs. 

Once these policies had been developed, LPS was well equipped to visit informationproducing agencies and explain to them the changes in the FDLP resulting from the transition 

to a more electronic program. LPS staff have arranged outreach calls at NASA, the Bureau of 

the Census, and the Small Business Administration to discuss in detail how the FDLP can assist 

them in accomplishing their public information dissemination missions. 

Financial Situation

Significant progress toward a more electronic FDLP is being made with essentially flat, or 

declining, funding. Congress has authorized an FY 1997 appropriation of $29.077 million for 

the Salaries and Expenses (S&E) of the Superintendent of Documents, which funds four 

programs: Depository Library Distribution, Cataloging and Indexing, International Exchange, 

and By-Law Distribution. GPO's FY 1997 funding request of $30.8 million for the S&E 

Appropriation assumed some FDLP expenses, especially those associated with acquiring and 

shipping printed products, will decline as the use of electronic information dissemination 

technologies increases. However, we expect that there will be offsetting cost increases in other 

areas, such as expanding the capacity of the GPO Access system, acquiring and converting 

electronic source data files, and CD-ROM software licensing fees. 

Since December 1, 1995, when the GPO Access service was made available at no charge, 

costs associated with public use of the service have been borne by the FDLP. During FY 

1996, FDLP funds have been used for such GPO Access system enhancements as additional 

storage capacity, dedicated servers for new databases and the Pathway indexer, and enhanced 

telecommunications capabilities. 
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Table of Contents

SuDocs Letter: 1997 Federal Depository Conference ................................................. 1 

1997 Federal Depository Library Conference and Council Meeting Site Announced ........... 2 

Registration Form (Hotel): 1997 Spring Council and Conference .................................. 3 

Registration Form: 1997 Spring Council and Conference ............................................ 4 

1997 Federal Depository Conference and Council Meeting: Preliminary Agenda ............... 5 

Electronic Version of the Needs & Offers List Is Ready to Go.....................................11 

Plum Book Now Available via GPO Access ............................................................12 

Historical Supreme Court Decisions Now Available via GPO Access .............................13 

USAPat Subscriber Notice .................................................................................15 

SuDocs Letter: Return ULLS-Ground CDs to Dept. of the Army ..................................15 

Library Programs Service Fiscal Year 1996 Report ...................................................17