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| T H E D U P O N T C I R C L E R E P O R T E R |
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| An Informal Newsletter for the Federal |
| Depository Library Community |
| October 13, 1993 No. 13 |
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CONTENTS: * 157 REGISTERED FOR THE CHICAGO CONFERENCE
* FTP/GOPHER ACCESS TO CONFERENCE DOCUMENTS
* REMINDER: CONFERENCE HOTEL INFORMATION
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157 REGISTERED FOR THE CHICAGO CONFERENCE
At last count, 157 people from at least 39 different states
are registered for the Conference on the Future of Federal
Government Information to be held October 29-31, 1993, in
Chicago.
The conference participants come from a wide diversity of
depository libraries. One hundred registrants are from
university libraries in 34 different states; 18 people are from
law libraries in 13 different states (including one court
library); 13 registrants are from public libraries in 9 different
states; 9 people from college libraries in 8 different states are
registered; and 6 state libraries are represented (including one
historical society library). In addition, representatives from
the American Library Association, Special Libraries Association,
American Association of Law Libraries, Association of Research
Libraries, Government Printing Office, and Joint Committee on
Printing are all registered to attend. The host state of
Illinois has the most number of people registered with 24.
The Conference on the Future of Federal Government Information
is being organized by the Dupont Circle Group and the American
Library Association Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT).
These 157 representatives of the depository library community
will meet in Chicago to develop a plan for future access to
federal government information.
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FTP/GOPHER ACCESS TO CONFERENCE DOCUMENTS
The files listed below were sent to all registrants of the
Chicago Conference and represent background information to assist
registrants in preparing for the Chicago Conference on the Future
of Federal Government Information. These files are available via
FTP/Gopher from the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI).
Many thanks to Craig Summerhill at CNI for his work in making
these files available at the CNI FTP/Gopher site.
Instructions for accessing these files:
1. via FTP
ftp ftp.cni.org
login: anonymous [send email address as password]
cd /ARL/dupont.circle.group/chicago
ascii
mget ./*
2. via Gopher
gopher gopher.cni.org 70
[Note: CNI does not have a public access Gopher client. If you
do not have one, you can access the CNI Gopher server by
selecting the menu item "Coalition for Networked Information"
from the "All the Gopher Servers of the World" menu on your
favorite public access gopher.]
At the CNI Gopher, follow these menu items:
--> Association of Research Libraries FTP Archives
--> The Dupont Circle Group
--> Chicago Conf on the Future of Fed Gov't Info
FILE NAMES AND CONTENTS:
aall.txt American Association of Law Libraries, Government
Relations Committee and Government Documents
Special Interest Section. Depository Library
Program Restructuring: The Law Library
Perspective, September 14, 1993.
(Approx. 47.6 KB)
apip.txt Coalition for Networked Information, Access to
Public Information Program, March 11, 1993.
(Approx. 19 KB)
bibliog.txt Includes:
(1) Bibliography of other suggested readings and
resource materials not included on this disk.
(2) List of names of the Chicago Conference
Coordinating Committee (includes Dupont Circle
Group and the ALA/GODORT Ad hoc Committee on
Restructuring the FDLP). (Approx. 6.6 KB)
preface.txt Depository Library Council to the Public Printer.
dlcrpt.txt Alternatives for Restructuring the Depository
Library Program, (Preface and Report), June 1993.
states.txt Includes:
(1) Summary report of meeting of Colorado
depository librarians, August 15, 1993.
(2) Summary report of the Connecticut Library
Association GODORT meeting on Restructuring the
FDLP, June 4, 1993.
(3) Summary report of the Government Publications
Librarians of New England meeting on Restructuring
the FDLP, August 27, 1993.
(4) Summary report of the Illinois Library
Association GODORT meeting on Restructuring the
FDLP, September 23, 1993.
(5) Summary report of the Indiana Networking for
Documents and Information of Government
Organizations meeting on Restructuring the FDLP,
June 11, 1993.
(6) Summary report from the Quint-state GODORT
seminar (Mississippi GODORT), September 17, 1993.
(7) Summary report of the Northeast Regional
Conference of Federal Depository Libraries,
September 9-10, 1993.
(8) Summary report of the Ohio GODORT meeting on
Restructuring the FDLP, May 21, 1993.
(Approx. 71.5 KB total)
(9) "The Future of the Depository Library in a
Time of Change," Remarks by Wayne P. Kelley at the
Minneapolis Public Library Federal Depository
Centennial Celebration, September 16, 1993.
dupont.txt Dupont Circle Group Discussion Draft Documents,
April 28, 1993. (Approx. 32 KB)
godort.txt Report of the American Library Association
Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT) Ad hoc
Committee on Restructuring the Federal Depository
Library Program, September 15, 1993.
(Approx. 74 KB)
niiagenda.txt Executive Order establishing the Advisory Council
execord.txt on the National Information Infrastructure, and
the National Information Infrastructure Agenda for
Action, September 15, 1993. (2 files, approx.
105 KB total).
npr01.txt Report of the National Performance Review,
npr02.txt Vice President Al Gore, September 7, 1993
npr03.txt (4 files, approx. 380 KB total).
npr04.txt
title44.txt Includes:
(1) Text of Title 44 U.S. Code, and Public Law
103-40 (GPO Electronic Information Access
Enhancement Act of 1993).
(2) Historical Perspective on Restructuring the
Government Printing Office and the Depository
Library Program, by John Shuler, University of
Illinois at Chicago, April 1993.
(Approx. 55 KB)
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REMINDER: CONFERENCE HOTEL INFORMATION
The Chicago Conference on the Future of Federal Government
Information will be held October 29-31, 1993, in the Allerton
Hotel, located at 701 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
(phone: 800-621-8311). Conference registrants are responsible
for making their own hotel arrangements. A block of 100 rooms
has been reserved at the Allerton Hotel under the name "DUPONT
CIRCLE GROUP."
All meetings of the Chicago Conference will be held in the
Allerton Hotel. This is also the location of the Fall Meeting of
the Depository Library Council, which will take place November 1-
3, 1993.
Conference room rates are: $79 single/double; $89 suite (2
persons, additional for 3-4 in suite). Add 14.9% tax. Confirm
with credit card.
Parking is not provided by the hotel; parking lots may charge
$10-20 per day.
The Allerton is a 26-story Italian Renaissance-style hotel
located in the heart of the Magnificent Mile's shopping,
business, and entertainment areas, two blocks from Water Tower
Place and the Hancock Building, and 10 minutes from the Loop. It
is a 40 minute drive from O'Hare International Airport, 10
minutes from Midway Airport, 1 mile from Northwestern Railroad
Station, and 1.2 miles from Union Railroad Station.
Dupont Circle Reporter/Number 13/October 13, 1993
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