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Subject: Re: EPA Pilot Project comment period extended - Please respond
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:43:07 -0900
From: Cornwall, Daniel D (EED) <[log in to unmask]>
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Fellow govdocs enthusiasts:
I really strongly urge you to respond to GPO's plea expressed below and
have a look at the EPA publications they have made available through web
harvesting. Then comment. I commented last week and it is a very short
form. The form itself takes less than ten minutes and if you are already
somewhat familiar with EPA documents it shouldn't take very long to skim
a dozen or so of GPO's sample and make comments.
Last time GPO asked for comments on a proposal of theirs regarding
depository assessments they got 23 responses out of the nation's 1200+
depositories. Given they've extended the comment time to February 8th,
I'm somewhat concerned they've received similar dismal numbers this time
as well. This isn't acceptable if we want GPO to treat us as the
partners we claim we want to be at any of the DLC meetings I have been
to. Web harvesting is going to a big part of any future government
information program. As document specialists past and present we owe it
to our users to pay attention to this issue and make comments. Otherwise
we are as precisely irrelevant as some make us out to be.
I'm not telling you how to comment, but I am pleading with you to read
and comment. It is our responsibility as information partners with the
GPO. Thanks, Daniel
-----Original Message-----
From: Announcements from the Federal Depository Library Program
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of FDLP Listserv
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 5:01 AM
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Subject: EPA Pilot Project comment period extended
If you haven't already provided comments, GPO encourages you to review a
sample of 300 publications harvested during the EPA Pilot Project. The
purpose of working through this sample is to determine workflow and
staffing implications as well as to estimate the amount of time that
would be required to process all the publications acquired during the
EPA Pilot Project. Complete information about the sample, as well as a
comment form, is available at
<http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/harvesting/index.html>. The
deadline for comments has been extended to Friday, February 8, 2008.
GPO appreciates the input from those who have already submitted
comments.
If you have questions, please use the GPO online help service at
<http://www.gpoaccess.gov/help>.
To ensure that your question is routed to the correct area, please
choose the category "Federal Depository Libraries" and the Web
harvesting subcategory.
You may also contact the GPO Customer Contact Center at 866-512-1800
(toll-free), or at 202-512-1800 (DC Metropolitan Area), Monday through
Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., EST.
GPO Customer Contact Center
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Daniel Cornwall
Head of Information Services
Alaska State Library
PO Box 110571
Juneau, AK 99811-0571
(907) 465-1315 ph
(907) 465-2665 fax
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Learn what the Alaska State Library can do for you by visiting
http://library.state.ak.us.
Learn about the Alaska State Publications Program, a system that works
to make state information available to Alaskans now and in the 22nd
Century. See our web page at <http://library.state.ak.us/asp/asp.html>.
Any opinions expressed in this e-mail are mine alone and not those of my
employer unless explicitly stated.
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