10TH ANNUAL INTERAGENCY DEPOSITORY SEMINAR ANNOUNCED FOR MAY 1997

The 10th Annual Interagency Depository Seminar will be held in Washington, DC from May 28 through June 4, 1997. The week-long seminar will consist of an overview of various agencies' information products and activities as they relate to Federal depository libraries. The seminar is being presented by many Federal agencies, including:

Bureau of the Census

Copyright Office

Library of Congress

Office of the Federal Register

Patent and Trademark Office,

Government Printing Office,

General Accounting Office,

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,

U.S. Geological Survey, and more to be announced.

Prospective attendees should complete the registration form and mail it, along with a check for $10.00 made out to "GPO Cafeteria Service," to the Library Programs Service by February 28, 1997. Librarians who are officially registered for the seminar will be notified by mail. If you have any questions about the seminar, please contact the Chief, Depository Services, by telephone on (202) 512-1119; by FAX on (202) 512-1432; or by e-mail at inspect@access.digex.net .

10TH ANNUAL INTERAGENCY DEPOSITORY SEMINAR PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Tuesday, May 27, 1997

There will be an informal get-together of seminar participants in the large meeting room of the St. James Hotel at 6:00 p.m. Librarians will be able to meet some colleagues and Depository Services staff in an informal setting. Those who are interested may enjoy dining together.

Wednesday, May 28 Government Printing Office

The Library Programs Service (LPS) of the Government Printing Office will host the first day of the seminar. LPS staff will describe the process by which GPO acquires, classifies, catalogs, and distributes depository publications. Staff will also discuss the responsibilities of Federal depositories in the areas of free access, collection development, bibliographic control, depository promotion, and inspections. Staff from the Promotion and Advertising Branch and Documents Sales Service will discuss their products and services. There will be a comprehensive tour of the LPS facility, a question and answer period, and an opportunity to network.

Thursday, May 29 Federal Register

This one half-day workshop on the Federal regulatory system is presented by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration. The workshop covers the rulemaking process, including the relationship between laws and regulations; the important elements of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); a research problem using the finding aids of the Federal Register/CFR publication system; and an overview of electronic access to certain publications of the OFR.

GPO Access

In the afternoon, GPO's Office of Electronic Information Dissemination Services will demonstrate the variety of GPO Access on-line services including the Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Congressional Record, U.S. Code, Congressional bills, and other databases.

Friday, May 30

Six different Federal agency representatives will discuss their products, services, and electronic initiatives. The confirmed agencies include the General Accounting Office, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and U.S. Geological Survey. Other speakers have not yet been confirmed.

Monday, June 2 Intellectual Property

A full day workshop will cover the basics of intellectual property: patents, trademarks and copyrights, featuring speakers from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress. Attendees will learn to differentiate between three types of Federal protection for intellectual property and the methods by which this information is accessed by the public. Publications and search methods, where applicable, will also be discussed.

Tuesday, June 3 Bureau of the Census

Staff of the Census Bureau will present a preliminary product preview of the 2000 Census, American Community Survey, the 1992 Economic Census and 1997 preview, Data Access and Dissemination System, and demonstrate other new products on CD-ROM and the Census home page. Bureau staff will provide a variety of handouts and answer questions about the availability and uses of Census data.

Wednesday, June 4 Library of Congress

The Serial and Government Publications Division will conduct a tour of its operation, including government publications reference and depository collections. There will be a presentation on the National Digital Library activities.

The seminar will conclude at noon.

Presentations during the seminar week will be held in the Carl Hayden Room of the main building of the Government Printing Office on May 28-30. Programs on June 2-3 will be held at the Patent and Trademark Office Academy conference room in Crystal City. The final morning, June 4, will be held in the Madison Building of the Library of Congress. Presentations will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m., unless otherwise stated, and will last until 4:00 p.m. All participants are expected to attend all presentations.

ACCOMMODATIONS

As May is a peak tourist period for Washington, accommodations can be very hard to find. A block of suites has been reserved for seminar participants at the St. James Hotel. The hotel is located at 950 24th Street NW, Washington, DC. This hotel is in a good section of the city, one block from the Foggy Bottom Metro station. Attendees can take the Metro train to Union Station, which is about a block from GPO, and to other non-GPO meeting sites.

A suite (bedroom, kitchen, complete with china and cookware, and dining area) is available for the government rate of $124.00 per night for single, double, or triple occupancy. The room rate is subject to additional Washington, DC taxes which are currently 13%, and $3.00 per night occupancy tax. If you wish to reserve a suite at the St. James Hotel, you should call as soon as your seminar reservation is confirmed by GPO. Hotel reservations must be made no later than May 6, 1997. After that date, suites will be subject to availability at the best available rate. If you choose to make other hotel arrangements, be sure the hotel is near a subway stop for ease of transportation to and from seminar sites.

The phone number of the reservation desk at the St. James Hotel is (202) 457-0500 or (800) 852-8512. Please tell the reservation clerk that you are attending the GPO seminar and quote the above room rate. If you are interested in sharing a suite with 1 or 2 librarians attending the seminar, you may call John Tate at GPO on (202) 512-1109 who will try to match up roommates.

REGISTRATION FORM

Mail by: February 28, 1997
Mail to: Chief, Depository Services
Library Programs Service (SLLD)
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, DC 20401

__I would like to attend the May 28-June 4, 1997 Interagency Depository Seminar.

__I need lodging and will contact the hotel directly.

__I have not previously attended this GPO-sponsored seminar.

__Enclosed is my check for $10.00 payable to "GPO Cafeteria Service."

Please type or print clearly:

Depository #

Name

Institution Name

Library Name

Street Address City/State/Zip Code+4

Telephone (include area code)

Internet E-mail Address

AMENDMENTS TO ITEM SELECTIONS DISCONTINUED

Due to programming changes implemented in DDIS (Depository Distribution Information System), LPS will not send the "Amendments to Item Selections" printouts usually distributed to depository libraries during the annual update cycle. Instead, LPS is distributing the complete "List of Item Selections" printout to each library. Libraries should have received their printouts in early October. Each library's printout includes all additions and deletions submitted by that library from October 2, 1995 through September 30, 1996. If you note any discrepancies with your records, please contact the Shipment Control and Administration Group by fax at (202) 512-0877 or by e-mail to: Laurie Beyer Hall at staf3dab@access.digex.net .

SELF-STUDY DOCUMENT PUBLISHED: MAY REPLACE ON-SITE INSPECTION

TEMPLATE AVAILABLE ON WEB AND FEDERAL BULLETIN BOARD

The Self-Study of a Federal Depository Library, issued as Federal Depository Library Manual Supplement 3, was published in September. It was shipped to all depository libraries on shipping list 97-0004-P, dated 10/3/96, under SuDocs class GP 3.29:D 44/993/Supp.3, item 0556-C. The self-study was developed as a component of GPO s inspection of each depository library s Federal documents operation where need is indicated under 44 U.S.C. 1909. Using the self-study, depositories will perform a mandatory self-evaluation that, in some cases, may replace an on-site inspection.

Each calendar quarter, the Library Programs Service (LPS) depository library inspectors will request self-studies from a group of libraries in chronological order from the date of last inspection. During the next three months, depository librarians whose Federal documents operation was last examined in 1989 and 1990 will receive a letter requesting that a self-study be supplied by the due date in the notification letter. Libraries in the following states will be informed:

http: //www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/selfstud.html.

This form is also available in ASCII text via the Federal Bulletin Board by:

Other subsets of this data are available via U.S. Fax Watch by dialing (202) 512-1716. On this database, depository library locations are selected by the 3-digit telephone area code. The Locate Libraries function on the SuDocs Web page, is broken down by 2-letter U.S. Postal Service state abbreviation codes or by the 3-digit telephone area codes.

To keep the database and future editions of the library directory up to date, please send any changes for your library's entry to LPS.

UPDATE YOUR DEPOSITORY LIBRARY RECORD

The Library Programs Service (LPS) needs your help to keep depository library records current on mailing labels, GPO s Web site, the Federal Bulletin Board, U.S. Fax Watch, and in printed directories. For these and other purposes, LPS maintains the Depository Library Profiles database in administering the Federal Depository Library Program. Changes are taking place constantly: for example, recent Federal court cases in Georgia, Texas, and Louisiana have affected congressional district boundaries, and the tremendous increase in fax and modem use has caused new area codes to be assigned in many states.

Please complete the form below to report changes which have occurred in 1996.

DEPOSITORY LIBRARY UPDATE FORM

Depository Library Number:

Congressional District:

Institution Name:

Library Name:

Street Address:

City:

State: Zip+4:

Library Director's Name:

Documents Librarian's Name:

Documents Librarian's Phone Number ( )

Public Service Phone Number: ( )

Fax Machine Phone Number: ( )

E-mail address:

Mail, fax, or e-mail this form to:

SUDOCS LETTER: HOLD AIDS APPENDICES

[The following letter was sent to all depositories in shipment boxes.]

October 9, 1996

Dear Depository Librarian:

The Library Programs Service (LPS) distributed the title, The National AIDS Strategy (NAS) Appendices - 1997, from the White House Office of National AIDS Policy. LPS was unaware that this document was meant to be distributed with the companion text for NAS. For this reason, I am requesting that you immediately remove this publication from your shelves and place it temporarily on hold in your office. Once the issuing agency distributes the companion text I will notify you by letter to release the Appendices for public use and circulation.

Descriptive information on this publication:

Title: The National AIDS Strategy (NAS) Appendices - 1997
SuDocs Number: PR 42.2:AC 7/997/APP.
Shipping List: 96-0373-P
Shipping List Date: 9/26/96
Item Number: 0850

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

WAYNE P. KELLEY
Superintendent of Documents

NEW ENERGY INFODISC CONNECTS WITH WORLD WIDE WEB

[This message was supplied by the Energy Information Administration.]

"Energy InfoDisc," the Energy Information Administration's new CD-ROM, has added a new feature. In its second quarterly update since its introduction in March, the "Energy InfoDisc" includes both an updated standard version and an "Internet aware" Beta test version that provides Internet connectivity capability for MS Windows users.

The Beta version includes software that links each topic on the disc to its corresponding area on EIA's World Wide Web site: . If you're a Windows user and have an active Internet connection, the Beta version's Web browser links you not only to the files on the disc, but right to EIA's Web site for the latest updates. You can switch back and forth, with an online library of EIA's most current data and reports conveniently at your fingertips. What's more, it's easy--and it's quick!

For users who are not on the Web, the Beta provides greater visual appeal than the standard version. And, whichever version you use, the "Energy InfoDisc" offers a rolling bookshelf, continually updated to provide the latest 12 months' collection of EIA's data and analysis publications, as well as a wide range of national energy databases and special analysis applications. Its powerful search engine lets you find the information you need with ease from nearly 200 documents. The disc includes both MS Windows and Macintosh versions of the Adobe Acrobat viewer that allow you to access documents. Databases are applications which can only be accessed from Microsoft Windows, however, and are not available in Macintosh versions.

The "Energy InfoDisc" is available through STAT-USA. Single issues ($45) and annual subscriptions ($100 for 4 quarterly issues) may be ordered by calling (800) STAT-USA or (202) 482-1986. You may also fax (202) 482-2164 or mail your order to:

STAT-USA
Room H-4885
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Washington, DC 20230

For more information contact:

National Energy Information Center
Energy Information Administration
U.S. Dept. of Energy
Washington, DC 20585

Phone: 202/586-8800
Fax: 202/586-0727
TTY: 202/586-1181
E-mail: infoctr@eia.doe.gov< br>

[Energy InfoDisc CD-ROM is distributed to selecting depositories under item 0429-K-08, SuDocs E 3.60:.]

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS TITLES NOW AVAILABLE ON-LINE VIA GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE'S GPO ACCESS SERVICE

TOLL-FREE CUSTOMER SUPPORT ALSO DEBUTS AT GPO ACCESS

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) books pertaining to Social Security benefits, Food and Drug, and Environmental Protection programs are now available online via the Government Printing Office's popular GPO Access service. This first group of online CFR books is consistently in high demand as printed editions.

Within weeks, additional CFR books will be available online via GPO Access. The effort to significantly increase public access to the CFR is a joint project of the CFR's publisher, the National Archives and Records Administration's Office of the Federal Register, and the Government Printing Office (GPO), which continues to sell paper CFR volumes through its Superintendent of Documents sales service.

The CFR and Federal Register on GPO Access are the official online editions authorized by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register. The pages of the online CFR and Federal Register can be viewed and printed exactly as they appear in paper editions, an important feature for people who require official versions in the workplace.

The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The Federal Register has been available via GPO Access since June of 1994 and is sold in print format by the Superintendent of Documents as a subscription service.

Each CFR book is revised annually during a designated quarter. When a revised CFR book is printed, an online edition will also be released, joining those currently offered through GPO Access. Users may obtain an online status report to track progress in converting the CFR to electronic form at .

[That site contains the revision schedule, as follows:

                Title 1 through Title 16        as of January 1
                Title 17 through Title 27       as of April 1
                Title 28 through Title 41       as of July 1
                Title 42 through Title 50       as of October 1]
 

Titles now available via GPO Access are:

* Title 20 (Parts 400-499) Employees' Benefits (Social Security Administration)

* Title 21 (all parts) Food and Drugs (Food and Drug Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency and Office of National Drug Control Policy)

* Title 40 (Parts 87-135) Protection of Environment (Environmental Protection Agency)

The new toll-free number for immediate GPO Access user support is (888) 293-6498. Support is available 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays).

To go directly to the CFR search page, World Wide Web users should enter:

http://www.access.gpo.g ov/nara/cfr

Launched in June 1994, GPO Access also features free access to a number of other key, daily updated Federal databases including the Federal Register, Congressional Bills, Congressional Record, GAO Reports, the United States Code and an expanding list of others--a total of nearly 70. The Commerce Business Daily will be added to this list in January 1997.

Users who have Internet and dial-in options can access these databases and other information on GPO products and services:

* World Wide Web via the Superintendent of Documents' home page: http://www.access.gpo.go v/su_docs

* telnet: swais.access.gpo.gov (login as guest)

* dial-in: (202) 512-1661 (type swais, login as guest)

The GPO Access User Support Team may also be reached via:

e-mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov phone: toll-free (888) 293-6498 (GPO Access support only) local (202) 512-1530 fax: (202) 512-1262

The Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Information sales service offers more than 12,000 information products published by various Federal entities. Products are available in various print and electronic formats. For information on products available and how to order, dial U.S. Fax Watch at (202) 512-1716.

ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES AND ITS TECHNICAL SUPPLEMENT NOW ON WEB

The complete texts of Administrative Notes and the Administrative Notes Technical Supplement are available on GPO's FDLP Administration Web page [correct current Web page name: FDLP Program Administration ]. The direct link is http:/ /www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/fdlppro.html. These texts have also been available as separate files on the listserv GOVDOC-L for the last several years.

Beginning in January 1997, LPS will upload the text of these two newsletters to the Web site only. We will list the Table of Contents for each issue of Administrative Notes and the Technical Supplement on GOVDOC-L.

Printed copies of both these publications will continue to be distributed to all depository libraries in the shipment boxes.

FDLP ADMINISTRATION WEB PAGE: SEE NEWEST ADDITIONS, SEND US YOUR COMMENTS

The Library Programs Service has added several new items to the FDLP Administration Web page [correct current Web page name: FDLP Program Administration]. One of these items is the new Superseded List. This page is located at the following URL: http:/ /www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/fdlppro.html .

This will be a dynamic page, with new and revised material continually added. If you have suggestions for improving this page as we continue development, please let us know.

To send comments on FDLP Administration Web page [correct current Web page name: FDLP Program Administration] contact:

U.S. Government Printing Office
Library Programs Service
Electronic Transition Staff
e-mail: ets@gpo.gov
phone: (202) 512-1698
fax: (202) 512-1432

For assistance using this service, contact:

U.S. Government Printing Office
Access User Support Team
e-mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov
phone: (202) 512-1530
fax: (202) 512-1262

GATEWAY CONNECTIONS TO GPO ACCESS

September 1996

The depository libraries listed on the next pages offer local gateway connections to GPO Access, the Government Printing Office's electronic dissemination service. GPO Access provides online access to the Congressional Record, the Federal Register, the full text of all published versions of bills introduced in Congress, the U.S. Code, and many other government information sources.

Through these gateways, the Federal Depository Library Program offers 24-hour free online access to Government information via the Internet.

WAIS Client Access via World Wide Web (WWW)

Alabama - Auburn University Library Gateway Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.lib.auburn.edu/gpo or http://auburn.edu/gpo/index.html User Support: Faculty of Microforms and Documents Department (334) 884-1702 Tech. Contact: Beth Nicol (334) 844-1731 or bnicol@lib.auburn.edu

California - University of California Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.gpo.ucop.edu User Support: Trisha Cruse (619) 534-4175 or pcruse@ucsd.edu

Indiana - Purdue University Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/gpo User Support: Bert Chapman (317) 494-2837 or chapmanb@omni.cc.purdue.edu Tech. Contact: Carl Snow (317) 494-2764, at csnow@purdue.edu

Kansas - Washburn University Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://lawlib.wuacc.edu/washlaw/doclaw/gpoacc. html. User Support: Paul Arrigo (913) 231-1010, ext. 1785 or zzarri@acc.wuacc.edu

Kentucky - University of Kentucky Libraries Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://govinfo.uky.edu. Telnet to uknet.uky.edu; or dial (606) 323-1996; hit enter a few times until you see >>; at the >> prompt, type: c (spacebar) gw; at the gateway menu type: GOVINFO; login; gpoguest, password: gpo123; then follow directions on the screen. User Support: Kandace Rogers (606) 257-8397 or kandace@pop.uky.edu

Louisiana - Louisiana State University Libraries Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gpo. Telnet to indigo.lib.lsu.edu: login as gpo or dial (504) 334-1096; press enter; type "dtigerla"; press enter 3 times at the 'connected' message; at the username prompt press ctrl z; at the Xyplex prompt type "telnet indigo.lib.lsu.edu; login as gpo User Support: Kiran Prasana (504) 388-4236 or kprasa@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu

Maryland - SAILOR - Maryland's Online Public Information Network Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://sailor.lib.md.us/ forms/gpo.html User Support: Arleen Talley (410) 396-5426 or atalley@epfl1.epflbalto. org Tech Support: Agnes Tatarka (410) 396-5551 or admin@sailor.lib.md.us

Michigan - Library of Michigan, University of Michigan/MLink & Michigan Libraries Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://mel.lib.mi.us/gpo/ User Support: Ann Marie Sanders or Mary Karpinski (517) 373-1300 or govdoc@libofmich.lib.mi.us

Montana - Renne Library, Montana University - Bozeman Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.lib.montana.edu:80/GOVVDOC/gpo.html User Support: Patrick Ragains (406) 994-5294 or alipr@gemini.oscs. montana.edu Tech. Support: Bruce Albert (406) 994-5306 or aliba@gemini.oscs. montana.edu

New Mexico - University of New Mexico Zimmerman Library Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.unm.edu/~cmclean/gpo.html User Support: Maria Teresa Marquez or Clark McLean (505) 277-5441 or govref@unm.edu

North Carolina - North Carolina State University Libraries Gateway Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/gpo/ Telnet to library.ncsu.edu and login as LIBRARY. From the NCSU Libraries Information System Main Menu, choose #2, Journal Article Indexes, then #2, GPO Access. User Support: Mary Ellen Spencer (919) 515-4221 or mary_ellen_spencerl@library.lib.ncsu.edu

Ohio - WINSLO - (World Wide Web Information Network, State Library of Ohio) Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://winslo.ohio.gov/gpo User Support: State Library of Ohio Help Desk (614) 728-8627 or nberends@mail.slonet. ohio.gov

Oklahoma - Oklahoma State University Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.okstate.edu.gpolink.htm User Support: Suzann Holcombe (405) 744-6546 or slatour@okway.okstate.edu

Tennessee - University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.lib.utk.edu/gpo/govdoc.html User Support: Bill Britten (615) 974-4304 or bill@aztec.lib.utk.edu

Texas - University of North Texas Libraries Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.library.unt.edu/gpo User Support: Cathy Hartman (817) 565-2870 or chartman@library.unt.edu

WAIS Client Access via Lynx World Wide Web Browser

North Carolina - University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Instructions: Telnet to library.unc.edu, or dial (919) 962-9911, at 300-14.4 baud. Login as library. There is no password. Select Government Databases (#2) and option 2 again for GPO Access. User Support: Ridley Kessler (919) 962-1151 or kessler.davis@mhs.unc.edu Tech. Contact: Derek Rodriguez (919) 962-1288 or Derek_Rodriguez@unc.edu

Via SWAIS Interface

Alaska - SLED - Alaska's Statewide Library Electronic Doorway Instructions: Telnet to sled.alaska.edu. Within Alaska dial into via the AlaskaNet node nearest you or, for questions, dial (800) 478-4667. Once connected with SLED, press the return key to continue; at the SLED Main Menu, choose Government Information (#5); then choose Federal Government Information (#2); choose GPO Access under Federal Government Information (#4). User Support: Walt Herried

Arizona - Aztec (Arizona Telecommunication Community) Instructions: Telnet to aztec.asu.edu or dial in (602) 965-4151; or, at 9.6, 14.4 or 28.8 baud, dial in (602) 965-6699. Login as guest: password is visitor. From the Main Menu, select option #2, Government Databases, then option #2 Federal Government, and finally option #3 for GPO Access Online Services. User Support: Joe Askins (602) 965-5985 or joe.askins@asu.edu

Arkansas - University of Arkansas at Little Rock Pulaski County Law Library Instructions: Telnet to themis.law.ualr.edu or dial in (501) 324-9432. Choose option G (GPO Access from the menu. User Support: Susan Goldner (501) 324-9980 or sdgoldner@ualr.edu

Colorado - CARL Colorado Association of Research Libraries, with University of Colorado Denver Instructions: Telnet to csn.carl.org. Dial in (2400 baud or higher) at (303) 758-1551. No login or password is required. From Groups of Databases, select option #1, Library Catalogs. Then select #22, Government Publications, then #75 for GPO Access. User Support: George Machovec (303) 759-3399 ext. 101 or gmachove@coalliance.org .

Colorado - Pueblo Library District Instructions: Telnet to pldvax.pueblo.lib.co.us or use the IP address of 198.247.6.1) Dial (719) 542-7629 (up to 9600 baud). Press to obtain a prompt. Login as library. Then select (#6) from the Main Menu. User Support: Robert Farries (719) 543-9600 or bob@pueblo.lib.co.us

District of Columbia - Georgetown University Instructions: Telnet to library.georgetown.edu. Login as gpo. Follow the prompts. For a modem connection up to 9600 baud, dial (202) 687-3052. To obtain the prompt, press twice. When prompted for a login password, type access, all lower case. Press to continue, then select GPO Access (#1). When prompted for the next login, type gpo User Support: Joan Cheverie (202) 687-7467 or jcheverie@guvax. georgetown.edu Tech. Contact: Steve Jackson sjackson@guvax. georgetown.edu

Georgia - Georgia Southern University Instructions: Telnet to gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu, or dial into GSnet at (912) 681-0005 (9600 baud). To obtain the GSnet prompt, press twice. From the GSnet prompt, enter the following commands: connect gsvms2. Users with slower modems (1200 baud) may dial PeachNet at (912) 681-0500. From the PeachNet prompt, enter: connect gsvm2.cc.gasou.edu. (All four periods in the command are significant, including the final one.) Once connected with gsvms2, users should enter INFO as their username; no password required. From the Public Information Services menu select GPO Access. User Support: Lynn Walshak (912) 681-5032 or soliblw@gsvms2.cc.gasou. edu Tech. Contact: David Ewing (912) 681-5364 or dewing@gasou.edu

Idaho - University of Idaho Library Instructions: Using lynx, through a telnet session connect to ida.lib.uidaho.edu; hit "enter" at the "destination" prompt, then follow the instructions to log on. Using a modem, dial (208) 885-7721. Select "Ida and Idalaw Library Systems" from the menu, hit "enter" at the "destination ?" prompt, then follow instructions to log on. User Support: Ron Force (208) 885-6534 or rforce@belle.lib.uidaho. edu

Kentucky - Morehead State University Camden-Carroll Library Instructions: Telnet unicorn.morehead-st.edu: login as "library", Pin no. is "library." Choose "Internet Gateway," then choose "Government Resources" and "GPO Access" from the final menus. To exit the system, choose "END" from the top of the screen, then type "yes". Connect via modem by dialing (606) 783-3282 (9600bps+) or (606) 703-4881 (2400bps). At the Morehead prompt, type "telnet unicorn" and Login as indicated above. User Support: Government Documents Department (606) 783-2160

Louisiana - Louisiana State University Libraries Instructions: Telnet to indigo.lib.lsu.edu; Login as gpo, no password. Dial (504) 334-1096; press enter; type "dtigerla", press enter three times at the 'connected' message; at the username> prompt, press z; at the Xyplex> prompt type "telnet indigo.lib.lsu.edu"; login "gpo". User Support: Kiran Prasana (504) 388-4236 or kprasa@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu

Missouri - COIN - Columbia (Mo.) Online Information Network Instructions: Telnet to telnet.coin.missouri.edu, or dial (314) 884-7000. Login as guest; no password. From the Main Menu select "Government Center; then #6, United States of America and #14, GPO Access. User Support: Marilyn McLeod (314) 443-3161 or mmcleod@mail.coin. missouri.edu

Ohio - Case Western Reserve University Instructions: Telnet to catalog.cwru.edu. Once connected with EuclidPLUS, select "GPO Access." Dial into Cleveland Free-Net at (216) 368-3888 at 300-14.4 baud. In order to use Cleveland Free-Net, users must be registered, which can be done online free of charge. Once registered, select "The Library", then "CWRU Libraries", then "University Library", then "EuclidPLUS." Within EuclidPLUS, select "GPO Access." User Support: George Barnum (216) 368-6512 or gdb2@po.cwru.edu

Oregon - Portals Oregon Instructions: Gopher to portals.pdx.edu. No login is required. From the Portals Main Menu, select option #1, Databases: then option #6, Federal Government Documents. From there, options 1-6 will connect to GPO Access. Users can dial (503) 227-3962 up to 9600 baud. From the Multnamah County Library Dialup Information System Main Menu, select option 36 Portals: then follow the instructions above. User Support: Karen J. Starr (503) 725-5049 or webmaster@portals.pdx.edu

Pennsylvania - Penn State University's Library Information Access System Instructions: Telnet to LIAS.psu.edu, or dial (814) 865-5427, at 300-14.4 baud. Once connected with LIAS, press and respond to the prompts for terminal emulation. When prompted for a "Penn State ID Number," press . No password is required. The LIAS Welcome Screen will appear. From there type SELECT to go to the selection menu, and then choose "GPO Access." An extensive help message is available by typing "help gpo" at the LIAS prompt. User Support: Debora Cheney (814) 863-1345 or dlc@psulias.psu.edu

Pennsylvania - Ursinus College Instructions: Telnet to lib.ursinus.edu. Login as library. GPO Access is choice #7 on the gateway menu. Modem users dial (610) 409-3616. Once connected, press the return key once or twice. Choose the library option; GPO Access should be choice #7 on the menu. User Support: Bebbie Malone (610) 489-4111 ext. 2460 or dmalone@lib.ursinus.edu Tech. Contact: David Mill (610) 489-4111 ext. 2283 or udmill@lib.ursinus.edu

Rhode Island - Ocean State Free Net - (in cooperation with RI Federal Depository Libraries) Instructions: Telnet to osfn.rhilinet.gov, or dial (401) 658-3995. Login as guest. Password is guest. From the Main Menu, choose Gov't Cntr. (#8); then Federal information; then select GPO Access. Please note: If all simultaneous connections are being used, you'll be told to "try again later." User Support: Dan O'Mahony (410) 863-2522 or ap201159@brownvm.brown. edu

Tennessee Technological University Instructions: Telnet to atlas.tntech.edu, or dial (615) 372-6160. Username is PAC. Choose Find from the menu bar, then choose Database, and select GPO Access (Federal Info). User Support: Joel Noel (615) 372-3841 or jhn5012@tntech.edu

Tennessee - University of Memphis Instructions: Telnet to msuvx1.memphis.edu; login as library or dial (901) 678-3600 (19,200 baud) and login as guest. Connect to University Library. From the Main Menu select Find; choose Database; select GPO Access. User Support: Saundra Williams (901) 678-2206 or willias@cc.memphis.edu Tech. Contact: Phil Smith (901) 678-4399 or smithp@cc.memphis.edu

Texas - Texas State Library Instructions: Telnet to link.tsl.texas.gov, or dial (512) 475-4444. Login as link, all lower case. Once connected to the Texas State Electronic Library, select choice (#15), Find a Menu Item in the Electronic Library by Keyword. Enter gpo as the word to search. You will then see a gopher client listing of GPO Access databases. User Support: Diana Houston (512) 463-5426 or diana_houston@tsl.texas. gov Tech. Support: Christine Masleid (512) 463-5528

Virginia - University of Virginia Instructions: Telnet to gwis.virginia.edu. Login as gwis. Choose Library Services: Social Sciences Data Center; Government Printing Office; GPO Access. For a modem connection, dial (804) 982-5966. At the "Connect" prompt, type telnet gwis; login and password are both gwis. User Support: Walter Newsome (804) 924-4963 or wln@virginia.edu

Washington - Seattle Public Library Instructions: Telnet to spl.lib.wa.us (198.137.188.2), or dial (206) 386-4140. Login as library (all lower case) and answer the terminal emulation questions. Select "Internet" off both the first and second menus. From the Gateways menu, select GPO Access. User Support: Patrick Grace (206) 386-4139 Tech. Contact: Jim Taylor (206) 386-4169 or jtaylor@spl.lib.wa.us

NOTE: Modem settings are 8 data bits, full duplex, no parity, 1 stop bit; terminal emulation is VT100. Unless otherwise specified, modem connections are at 2400 baud.

Interested in becoming a gateway? Contact William Thompson at (202) 512-1125, fax (202) 512-1432, or e-mail .

Contact the GPO Access User Support Team for additional information: gpoaccess@gpo.gov or (202) 512-1530

Upcoming Events

1997

Federal Depository Conference and Spring Depository Library Council Meeting April 14-17 Washington, DC

Interagency Depository Seminar May 28-June 4 Washington, DC