Sunday, April 6, 2003 |
4:00 - 5:00 |
New Attendees Orientation |
6:00 |
Informal pre-dinner get-together to network by food preference |
7:00 - 10:00 |
Council Working Session (open to all) |
Monday, April 7, 2003 |
8:00 |
Coffee with Council & GPO staff |
8:30 |
Plenary Session: Welcome and Remarks
- Robin Haun-Mohamed, Chief, Depository Services, LPS
- Cathy Nelson Hartman, Council Chair
- Honorable Bruce R. James, Public Printer
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9:30 |
Break |
10:00 |
Visualizing the Depository Library of the Future
Depository Library Council Session (open to all) |
10:00 |
GPO Table Talks
- George Barnum, Electronic Collection Manager, LPS
- Thomas A. Downing, Chief, Cataloging Branch, LPS
- Robin Haun-Mohamed, Chief, Depository Services, LPS
- Betty Jones, Chief, Depository Administration Branch, LPS
- James Mauldin, Chief, Depository Distribution Division, LPS
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12:00 |
Lunch |
2:00 |
Depository Library Council Working Session (open to all) |
2:00 |
Northern Arizona University’s Model of Serving Distance Patrons
- Sean Evans, Northern Arizona University
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2:00 |
GPO Access Open Forum
- T.C. Evans, Director, Office of Electronic Information Dissemination Services (EIDS)
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3:15 |
Break |
3:30 |
Depository Library Council Working Session (open to all) |
3:30 |
GPO Access Open Forum |
5:00 |
Adjourn |
Tuesday, April 8 |
8:00 |
Coffee with Council & GPO staff |
8:30
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Council Plenary Session: GPO Update
- Judith C. Russell, Superintendent of Documents
- Gil Baldwin, Director, Library Programs Service
- T.C. Evans, Director, Office of Electronic Information Dissemination Services
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10:00 |
Break |
10:30 |
Council Plenary Session: Reasons to Stay in the Program—Case Example of a Library That Has Reconsidered Designation
- Lisa Ennis, Georgia College & State University
- Lorene Flanders, Georgia College & State University
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11:00 |
Profile of a Successful Depository Library—A Regional Perspective
- Ann Marie Sanders, Library of Michigan
- Janet Fisher, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
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11:30 |
GPO Information Exchange
Council and Audience Question & Answer Session
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12:00 |
Lunch |
2:00 |
Depository Library Council Working Session (open to all) |
2:00 |
Digital Opportunity: Strategies for Increasing the Use of Government Documents in an Electronic Environment
- Elizabeth Henry, Mansfield University
- Matthew Syrett, Mansfield University
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3:15 |
Break |
3:30 |
Depository Library Council Working Session (open to all) |
3:30 |
University of Arizona and GPO Pilot Project to Develop a Virtual Depository Library Collection: Update and Challenges
- Atifa Rawan, University of Arizona
- George Barnum, LPS
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5:00 |
Adjourn |
7:00 |
Council Working Session (open to all) |
Wednesday, April 9 |
8:00 |
Coffee with Council & GPO staff |
8:30 |
Depository Library Council Working Session (open to all) |
8:30 |
Regional Librarians Meeting
- Kathy Hale, Pennsylvania State Library
- Maureen Olle, Louisiana State University
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8:30 |
Tribal Colleges: Opportunities and Resources
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10:00 |
Break |
10:30 |
Depository Library Council Working Session (open to all) |
10:30 |
Regional Librarians Meeting |
10:30 |
REFORMA: Latino and Spanish Language Resources
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12:00 |
Lunch |
2:00 |
Council Plenary Session
Wrap-Up & Recommendations
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3:30 |
Council Adjourns |
For over 150 years the United States Government has distributed informative publications to the American people through a system of depository libraries operated by the Government Printing Office (GPO). There are 45 of these libraries located throughout Michigan. For a depository near you check the back of this brochure or see a complete list at: <http://www.libofmich.lib.mi.us/services/feddoclibs.html>. While most depository libraries do not receive all the information published by the federal government, you will find important and useful material in each of their collections.
Examples of Material Found in a Depository Library
The federal government produces a wide range of publications from cookbooks and child care information to scientific and economic reports. Some examples of material found in a depository collection include:
Census Information
The population counts that result from the decennial census are just one example of numerous statistical resources produced by the government.
Laws and Regulations
Laws are the end result of the legislative process and are fundamental to the running of the country. Depository collections not only contain the official text of these laws but frequently the reasoning of the legislators who passed them. Regulations are promulgated by the executive branch of government in order to enforce the laws passed by the legislative branch.
Tax Forms
Staff at depository libraries can help patrons locate unusual tax forms, although they cannot give advice on completing them.
Availability of Material
Some of the libraries in the depository program select to receive a lot of the material available and some select a small portion. Individual libraries determine what they will receive based on the needs of patrons in their communities. Two libraries in the state receive everything that is available: The Detroit Public Library and The Library of Michigan.
All depository libraries make the majority of their collections available through interlibrary loan, and the collections are open to patrons who come to a depository library in person. Some depository libraries keep their government documents forever and some choose to keep only current materials. It is good to check with the library before visiting.
GPO Access
The Government Printing Office (GPO) is distributing more official government information via the Internet each year through a free service called GPO Access. GPO access is available at <http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/index.html>. A list of the databases contained within GPO Access is at: <http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/alphabet.html>.
Web Resources
There are a number of ways to locate government documents. The two primary methods are indexes/catalogs of the material and specialized Internet search engines.
Indexes
The Government Printing Office provides a catalog of government publications from 1994 to the present at: <http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/locators/cgp/index.html>. Many of the records appearing in this catalog have links to full text material available on the web.
Residents of Michigan can access the GPO database on FirstSearch at: <http://www.mel.org/accessmich/>. The GPO database is a catalog of government documents published from 1976 to the present.
If you are looking for government documents published before 1976 please contact one of the depository libraries in the state.
If you choose to visit a depository library to find a copy of any documents you identified in one of the indexes, it is best to print out the entire entry for the document you are interested in before you go. Remember, because of the selection and retention patterns of the various libraries, finding a publication in an index does not mean that an individual library will have that document. Always check with the library to make sure what you are interested in is available.
Search Engines
Google Uncle Sam searches only government and military sites on the web. Google Uncle Sam is available at: <http://www.google.com/unclesam>.
FirstGov is a gateway to government information sources. You can use a search engine to find things but FirstGov has attempted to direct users to the most often requested material from its home page. FirstGov is located at: <www.FirstGov.org>.
If you hear a government agency has issued a report you can begin your search by going directly to the agency’s page. You can search for agency pages at: <http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/locators/agency/index.html>.
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A Depository Library Near You Is:
For additional copies of this brochure, contact the library listed above.