Date:Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:07:34 -0400
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From:"Russell, Judith C. (SuDoc)" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:Final Depository Library Council Vision Document Now Available
Comments:cc: "Bill Sudduth ([log in to unmask])" <[log in to unmask]>
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Posted on behalf of Bill Sudduth, Chair, Depository Library Council
"Knowledge Will Forever Govern: A Vision Statement for Federal Depository
Libraries in the 21st Century" is now available at:
<http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/council/dlcvision092906.pdf>
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/council/dlcvision092906.pdf.
The Depository Library Council has finalized it vision document, -
"Knowledge Will Forever Govern: A Vision Statement for Federal Depository
Libraries in the 21st Century". The document represents the collaborative
efforts and talents of four Council classes (2006 through 2009) and the many
volunteers that helped with the draft statement issued in April 2006.
It is the Council's hope that this vision statement will act as a catalyst
to move the program into a 21st century information service that links the
people of this country with the information resources available from and
produced by its federal government. The public's need to access government
information in an open, free, and easily accessible form must continue to be
guaranteed. In addition, information from our government must also remain
accurate, unmodified, official and authentic.
To these ends, the Council has identified eleven issues related to a more
electronic depository library program and seven goals that the depository
community, national library associations and federal information providers,
including the Government Printing Office, can use to more effectively
transition this key public program into the future.
These are exciting and challenging times in the information environment and
when these challenges intersect with the public's ability to govern these
issues become key to our democracy's ability to function.
This document should not be read alone but in conjunction with Public
Printer Bruce James statement on the future of GPO issued in December 2004
(http://www.gpo.gov/congressional/pdfs/04strategicplan.pdf
<http://www.gpo.gov/congressional/pdfs/04strategicplan.pdf> ). The Council
would like to thank Mr. James for challenging both the Council and the
community to step-up and face the issues of an FDLP in the electronic
environment. The Council also wants to thank Judy Russell, Superintendent
of Documents, for time and staff support not only during Council meetings
but throughout the process of producing this document.
Finally, the Council again challenges its colleagues, in both the Federal
Depository Library Community and non-depository libraries to work with the
federal community, including Congress, to incorporate this vision into a
future of no-fee, permanent access to our nation's government information. .
We urge all of our colleagues to work with Council, their respective
institutions and the library associations in which they participate to come
up with action plans to help make the vision real!
Bill Sudduth
Chair, 2006-2007
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Posted by: Judy Russell
Judith C. Russell ([log in to unmask])
Managing Director, Information Dissemination (Superintendent of Documents)
U.S. Government Printing Office
Phone: 202-512-0571
Fax: 202-512-1434
