The Constitution of the United States was sent as a separate to all depository libraries under item 1004-E. It is listed on shipping list 97-0021-S, SuDocs class Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 14152. As in the past, this volume was bound with room at the back for the insertion of "pocket parts." The 3/4" area in the back of the volume that looks as if pages have been cut out was left this way intentionally. When supplements or updates are produced for the Constitution, they can easily be placed in this new volume without causing damage to the binding.

The Electronic Transition Service (ETS) of the Government Printing Office is interested in increasing participation from depository librarians in developing and maintaining our Pathway Services "Browse Topics" page at:

The Government Printing Office (GPO) Library Programs Service (LPS) is interested in talking to persons to fill one-year appointments as Expert Consultants to work on projects pertaining to GPO's transition to a more electronic Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). We are looking for two librarians or other information professionals associated with the depository library community who have a demonstrated interest and expertise in the creation, dissemination, use, or permanent public accessibility of electronic Government information products, and who would like to work with LPS on related issues and projects for the next year.

Work responsibilities of these positions include, but are not limited to:

• Management of projects relating to the implementation of the FDLP's Information Dissemination and Access Strategic Plan;

• Coordinating efforts by GPO's Library Programs Service, Electronic Information Dissemination Service, and Sales Service staff on policies and procedures related to implementation of the Strategic Plan;

• Designing, developing, and enhancing locator services in GPO's suite of Pathway Services;

• Working to coordinate FDLP activities with other Federal agencies, and other Federal units responsible for dissemination of Government information products;
• Analyzing and drafting briefs on issues pertaining to the implementation of the Strategic Plan.

While there is no specific starting date, we would prefer to bring new people on board before those currently filling the positions finish their one-year assignments. Our current Expert Consultants are Duncan Aldrich, who departs in June, and Sandy Morton-Schwalb, who ends her GPO tour in August. Maggie Farrell and Raeann Dossett held these positions in 1995/1996.

GPO is looking for librarians or other information professionals closely associated with the library community to take this opportunity to work with us over the next year. The first opportunity to interview prospective candidates will be during the ALA Midwinter conference that will be held in Washington, DC, on February 14-19, 1997.

If you are interested in one of these positions, whether or not you are planning to attend ALA Midwinter, please contact us to arrange for an interview. Prospective candidates should submit a resume, and contact LPS to set up an interview or to request further information.

The LPS contacts are:

The Library Programs Service has received many inquiries on the Serial Set letter and Survey dated December 30, 1996. The letter advised depository librarians of the action GPO was taking in response to Congressional direction on the bound U.S. Congressional Serial Set, which consists of the numbered Congressional Documents and Reports. GPO was directed by Congress in House Report 104-657 to reduce the number of copies for the Bound Serial Set. This Congressional action overrides the recommendations made by the Serial Set Study Group in October, 1994.

The estimated sales price of $15,400 is for the bound volumes of the Serial Set for an entire Congress, beginning with the 105th Congress. This figure assumes 55 volumes will be produced for the first session and 73 for the second. In 1993, some libraries sent a letter of intent to purchase the bound Serial Set at the price then estimated by the Sales Management Division. These letters are now null and void. Libraries that would still like to purchase the bound Serial Set should send new letters of intent to the Sales Management Division.

The letter of intent should include the library's credit card number or deposit account number against which the Serial Set would be charged. When it is known how many volumes of the Serial Set of the 105th Congress will be produced, the Sales Management Division will contact the library to advise it of the actual price and ask it to commit its resources at that time for the purchase.

Volumes for the 105th Congress will be bound and distributed as soon as possible after all the parts are received. LPS is currently distributing volumes for the 102nd Congress, 2nd session (1992). For those libraries that bind their own slip copies of the Documents and Reports, LPS prints the preliminary Schedule of Serial Set Volumes in Administrative Notes Technical Supplement. The preliminary schedule for the 103rd Congress appeared in vol. 3, no. 10 (10/31/96).

The paper used for the Serial Set can vary. Some of the Documents and Reports are printed on alkaline paper and some are not. The end sheets for the bound volumes are acid free.

April 14 - 17, 1997
Washington National Airport Hilton
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 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		Location
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 with other librarians from similar types of institutions.
Afternoon		Location
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, Acting Team Leader, Public Documents and Maps, Duke University, Facilitator Cynthia Wolff, Acting Head, Government Publications and Maps, Northwestern University, Facilitator	Decatur
2:00-5:00	GPO Access (Demonstration): All Databases Terri Barnes, Management Analyst, EIDS Vicki Ries, Management Analyst, EIDS	BEA
2:00-4:00	STAT-USA/Internet Demonstration (for registration information, see p. 17)	BEA
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 Anna Sylvan, GIS/Government Documents Librarian, St. Charles City-County Library District	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
6:00	Dinner with Council and GPO (Informal groups meet in hotel lobby)

Tuesday, April 15
Morning		Location
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		Location
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, Bureau of the Census STAT-USA Ken Rogers, Director, STAT-USA, Economics and Statistics Administration Small Business Administration John Ward, Writer/Editor, Office of Advocacy	Decatur-Farragut
2:00-5:00	GPO Access (Demonstration): All Databases Terri Barnes, Management Analyst, EIDS Vicki Ries, Management Analyst, EIDS	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	Tell Someone Who Cares: Creating Opportunities to Inform the World (Outside of Libraries) About Government Documents Robert Hinton, Reference/Documents Librarian, Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis	Dewey III
3:30-5:00	Federal Agency Update Session, Part II Federal Information Center Program Warren Snaider, Manager, General Services Administration NASA and Information Dissemination on the Doorstep of the New Millennium Dr. Roger Launius, Chief Historian, NASA National Criminal Justice Service Anne Bolin, NCJRS Librarian	Decatur- Farragut
4:00-5:00	Pathway Services (Demonstration) Lee Morey, ETS	Dewey III

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Wednesday, April 16
Morning		Location
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	Decatur- Farragut
8:30-10:00	Bibliographic Access to Electronic Records: National Standards Jean Hirons, Acting CONSER Coordinator, Library of Congress Thomas Downing, Chief, Cataloging Branch, LPS Wilfred Danielson, Cataloger, LPS Eileen Seremeth, Cataloger, LPS Steven Uthoff, Administrative Librarian, LPS	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 Documents Coordinator, California State University, Fullerton Barbara Selby, Government Documents Librarian, University of Virginia Arlene Weible, Periodicals and Government Documents Librarian, Willamette University	Farragut
10:30-12:00	Digitizing Maps for Preservation Elizabeth Mangan, Head, Technical Services Section, Geography & Map Division, Library of Congress Mary Larsgaard, Assistant Head, Map and Imagery Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara Digital Preservation of Cartographic Materials: Historical Maps and Current Information David Cobb, Head, Harvard Map Collection, Harvard University	Decatur
12:00	Working Lunch In order to foster networking, librarians are requested to lunch with other librarians from the same geographic region
Afternoon		Location
2:00-5:00	Depository Library Council Working Session	Roanoke
2:00-3:00	Regional Program Building Library-Agency Partnerships Stuart Basefsky, Information Specialist, Cornell University Gregory Lawrence, Government Information Librarian, Cornell University James Horsfield, Chief, Research Support and Training Branch, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Decatur
2:00-5:00	GPO Access (Demonstration): All Databases Terri Barnes, Management Analyst, EIDS Vicki Ries, Management Analyst, EIDS	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, Government Documents Assistant, 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	Preservation is Common Sense: Practical Tips for Government Documents Collections Julie Arnott, Manager, Preservation Services, SOLINET Thomas Clareson, AMIGOS Preservation Service Manager	Decatur- Farragut

Thursday, April 17
Morning		Location
8:00	Coffee with Council & GPO Staff	Plaza Level
8:30	Preservation Planning for Permanent Public Access Irene Schubert, Acting Chief, Preservation Reformatting Division, Library of Congress Dr. Kenneth Thibodeau, Director, Center for Electronic Records, National Archives and Records Administration	Admiralty Ballroom
9:15	Permanent Access Partners Colleen Hope, Director, Office of Public Communication, U.S. Department of State John Shuler, Head, Documents Department, University of Illinois at Chicago Duncan Aldrich, ETS
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

Locations
BEA:	1441 L Street, NW, Washington, DC
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

One STAT-USA demonstration session will be held for depository librarians attending the April 1997 Federal Depository Conference. STAT-USA focuses on economic, financial, trade, demographic, and statistical data. This session is an introductory demonstration on how to use the online STAT-USA.

Date: Monday, April 14, 1997
Sponsor: STAT-USA, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Location: Bureau of Economic Analysis
1441 L Street, NW
Washington, DC
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Seating is limited to 50. To reserve a seat, contact Ken Rogers on:

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 meetings will take place at the Washington National Airport Hilton, where 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.

Washington National Airport Hilton - 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: (703) 418-6800 Fax: (703) 418-3762

Select type room desired:

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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):__________________________

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Mail, fax, or e-mail to:

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U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, DC 20401

Revision of Title 44 & H.R. 4280

Council commends the Public Printer and his staff for involving both the Council and the library community in developing its legislative proposals revising Title 44 Chapter 19. We support the changes proposed by the Public Printer that were transmitted to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on August 22, 1996.

Council urges the Public Printer to continue to monitor developments regarding Title 44 and to continue to keep Council and the community informed and involved.

Rationale: Council appreciates the continuing proactive role the Public Printer and the GPO are playing in support of public access to government information. Regarding revision of Title 44, Council has reviewed HR 4280 and finds little benefit within the bill and its proposed revision. Council could not recommend support for this or similar legislation since it runs counter to the principle of enhancing public access to government information. Council offers its assistance in incorporating the previously presented definitions, principles, etc., and any new initiatives into proposed legislation. Members of Council will be monitoring developments through their participation in professional organizations.

Service Policy Statements

Council recommends that GPO require the depository libraries to develop policy statements for service issues. In order to facilitate the development of such policies, Council recommends GPO issue guidelines for the development of the policy statements.

Rationale: Council recognizes the need for depositories to develop policies on such service issues as printing and downloading from electronic products, basic Windows/DOS software instruction, Internet access, microfiche duplication, photocopying fees, and other areas. Council also recognizes the historical precedent for such policy statements (i.e., collection development policies). Given the diverse local environment within depository libraries, GPO should issue general guidelines which will offer a framework for local policy development. A completion date of one year after issuance of guidelines is recommended. Once articulated, these local policy statements should become part of any inspection process. Council will assist in the development of such general guidelines.

Graphic Intensive Publications

Council recommends that GPO further investigate the best presentation of Graphic Intensive Publications and, if unable to resolve the problems identified by Council, that GPO amend the policy so that these publications remain in paper.

Rationale: Council remains concerned with the conversion of graphic intensive publications by GPO. These publications are often intended for general dissemination. Due to the nature of the topics of some of them, patrons may be uncomfortable reading them on public work stations. Some of those publications that have already been converted to PDF or JPG formats, especially the charts and graphics within them, are unreadable. The ability and time necessary to download the information and the poor quality of the resulting print product also inhibit access. While a different level of scanning or other technological options may improve the quality and usability of them, Council is not convinced that this is the best treatment. Since most of these publications will remain widely available in paper from the issuing agency or the Consumer Information Center, Council believes that these materials should remain in paper format in depository libraries.

Bureau of the Census

Council recommends that its members work with GPO and the Bureau of the Census to formulate a model of depository access to Census information.

Rationale: Since FDLP libraries are the largest partners in disseminating Census information after the Census Bureau's own Data Centers, Council is concerned with the direction of certain proposals emanating from Census. Council appreciates the Bureau's willingness to discuss various configurations and arrangements for the provision of Census information to the FDLs. The proposed tiered system of access to the Census Direct Access Data Service presents a unique opportunity to establish a model for providing public access to statistical information. FDLs have historically received all published Census products and no-fee Internet services and provided excellent access to them. This historical precedent should continue in any newly created model. Census needs to continue to disseminate the informational content of its products and services regardless of the packaging of that information. Further, such dissemination must continue in the current no-fee model to the cooperating depository libraries and the users they serve. Any proposal that would limit access to a particular geographic site (i.e., the main library) and restrict remote (i.e., branch) access would greatly impede use of essential Census information. Council believes that any proposal must include provisions for multiple access by concurrent users.

Council Web Page

Council recommends that the official Council Web pages be hosted by GPO and linked from the GPO Web site. Council further recommends that GPO accept updates from Council.

Rationale: As an advisory body to the Public Printer of the United States, Council believes it is appropriate that its Web pages be located at the Government Printing Office's home page, thus lending authenticity to the information.

Partnerships

Council supports GPO's efforts in assigning personnel to address the issues raised in the recommendations from the Spring 1996 meeting of the Depository Library Council to the Public Printer relative to partnerships.

Nevertheless, Council recommends that GPO accept the principle that such partnerships must supplement and not supplant the Federal Government's responsibility to ensure permanent access to and preservation of government information. Council recommends that GPO and the Public Printer facilitate such initiatives.

Council suggests the following issues be considered in the draft Memorandum of Understanding: ownership of electronic source files remains with the Federal Government; all modifications or enhancements to resource files should not permanently alter accessibility and must be fully documented, should reside in an industry standard format and that a backup be maintained; if the partner becomes unable to continue its obligation, it must provide GPO documentation and/or a copy of such modified resources and all enhancements thereto; ADA Compliant formats; and the role of GPO as the coordinating agency.

Rationale: Council also appreciates the opportunity for input and discussion of the issues that are appropriate for a Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Government Printing Office and (FDLP Partner Institution). In addition to the above issues, Council is sensitive to the issue that many supplying agencies are not currently providing GPO with electronic resources that are ADA Compliant and this is an obstacle to providing equitable electronic access. Council, aware of the complexity of partnerships, believes it is essential that GPO and the Public Printer function as the primary coordinating agency. GPO has historically performed this function with tangible products and Council believes it is critical that it continue in this role in the electronic environment.

Fall 1997 Meeting Site

The Depository Library Council recommends the following sites for consideration for its Fall 1997 meeting:

Cincinnati, OH
Pittsburgh, PA
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (on the beach only)

Persistent Uniform Resource Locator (PURL)

Council recommends that the Government Printing Office continue to monitor closely the work on Document Object Identifiers as it relates to persistence in naming.

Rationale: Council is encouraged by the Government Printing Office's interest in PURL as a persistent information location mechanism. However, persistent naming is currently an area of active development with alternatives such as "handles" and URLs (Uniform Resource Names) being advanced on both the technology and policy levels. While experimentation on managing GPO URLs is entirely appropriate, it may be premature to commit to the PURL technology outside of GPO.

GPO and the Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council

Council recommends that GPO pursue a role in the Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council.

Rationale: It is expected that the CIO Council may have a significant influence on government information dissemination. The CIO Council was established under an Executive Order issued on July 17, 1996, titled: "Federal Information Technology." Section 3 of the Executive Order establishes the Chief Information Officers Council "as the principal interagency forum to improve agency practices on such matters as the design, modernization, use, sharing, and performance of agency information resources. The Council shall: (1) develop recommendations for overall Federal information technology management, policy, procedures, and standards...."

Training Issues

Council recommends that GPO continue to take advantage of every opportunity, including both fall and spring Depository Library Council meetings, professional library association meetings, and workshops or other library-related meetings in the Washington area, to provide training for users of its electronic products and services.

Council recommends that the Superintendent of Documents establish a training center within Library Programs Services for providing training for members of the depository community who will be training others in the use of GPO's products and services.

Council recommends that GPO explore the formation of partnerships with other organizations to provide training in the use of new electronic products and services. It might be useful for GPO to undertake this effort, on a trial basis, with one of the four OCLC networks in or near the Washington, D.C. area (e.g., SOLINET, CAPCON, FEDLINK, PALINET).

Rationale: Depository librarians have identified training in the use of electronic resources and services as a very high priority. Train the trainer sessions, which provide depository librarians with the skills necessary to train others, are in especially high demand. In order to meet this demand for training, Council suggests a variety of approaches.

First, Council believes that one of the most effective ways for GPO to train large numbers of library staff is to provide demonstrations of new products and services at meetings of professional associations, both fall and spring Depository Library Council meetings, and workshops or other library-related meetings in the Washington area.

At the same time, we realize that currently, opportunities for hands-on training in the Washington, D.C. area are limited. We believe that a computer lab/training facility located at the Government Printing Office would make a major contribution towards achieving the goal of providing more widespread training opportunities. Library staff trained in this facility can return to their own communities and train others in the use of GPO products and services.

We further believe that all avenues for potential training partnerships should be explored in order to meet the high demand for training. Council would be pleased to work with GPO to identify potential training partners.

Commendations:

1. The Depository Library Council commends Thomas A. Downing and the GPO Cataloging Branch for their proactive efforts in cataloging Internet resources and providing hot links to a significant number of records. Council is aware of the great effort required to do so at a time when there are no clear national standards. Council also appreciates the decrease in the cataloging backlog of physical formats and commends all members of the cataloging staff for their continued success.

2. The Depository Library Council commends the Government Printing Office for adding the Code of Federal Regulations to GPO Access and asks that our appreciation be transmitted to the Office of the Federal Register for their cooperation in this project. We also thank GPO for providing a toll free GPO Access Customer Support telephone number.

3. The Depository Library Council commends Robin Haun-Mohamed and the staff of the Depository Administration Branch for its hard work and success in bringing fugitive government information into the Federal Depository Library Program.

4. The Depository Library Council commends Judith C. Russell, formerly Director, Office of Electronic Information Dissemination Service, for her leadership and hard work on behalf of the depository community. Her tireless efforts in assisting with the development of GPO Access as well as her collaboration in the completion of the Report to Congress: Study to Identify the Measures Necessary for a Successful Transition to a More Electronic Depository Library Program are especially noteworthy.

Action Items:

The Ad Hoc Committee on FDLP Statistical Assessment will continue to work with GPO on service and use statistical issues.