-------- Original Message -------- Subject: USGS Topographic Map Shipments Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 10:11:03 -0500 From: "Zellmer, Linda R" <[log in to unmask]> To: Hello All, Please excuse the duplication, but I wanted to get the widest possible coverage on this information. Recently on Maps-L, there were several comments about the USGS Topographic map shipments that had a "new" type of shipping list that was not easy to read. As the Cartographic User's Advisory Council Liaison to the U.S. Geological Survey, I contacted USGS with the Map Library community's concerns about these shipping lists. When we finally received our shipment of these maps here at IU, I found the same type of list as those mentioned by Ken and Chris, without the familiar shipping list. Recently, I received a telephone call from USGS Denver explaining that the shipments should have included the familiar shipping list, but someone forgot to include them with the shipments. He told me to check the web site for the shipping lists. Today, I received the following memo from USGS, which I have been asked to share. The familiar shipping lists will continue to come with the shipments, although we may also receive a green-bar pick sheet as well. If you have any additional comments or questions, please feel free to contact me. Linda Zellmer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Linda Zellmer Head, Geology Library Geology Building, Room 601 1001 E. 10th Street Bloomington, Indiana 47405-1405 Phone: (812) 855-7170 Fax: (812) 855-6614 [log in to unmask] Changes in U.S. Geological Survey sendings to Federal Depository Libraries --Effective June 2003-- The Branch of Information Services (BIS) supports the dissemination of products and information for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). BIS receives shipments monthly, and distributes the new and revised map products to depository libraries in compliance with an Interagency Agreement between the USGS and the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). In June 2003, BIS implemented a new order processing system specifically developed for depository library sendings. The previous system, although effective, was a tedious and complicated manual process. The new system creates a custom Pick Sheet consisting of products specific to the recipient’s ordering criteria. The Pick Sheet is a new feature providing the following benefits: · Helps USGS pull the correct products for each recipient in a more timely manner · Informs recipients what materials should be contained in their order · Greatly improves USGS’s ability to efficiently resolve and process claims · Enables USGS to better handle package returns as a result of shipment problems Recipients will continue to receive the familiar Federal Depository Library Ship List, which lists all the new and revised GPO items for that specific shipment. This ship list is also sent to GPO in softcopy to be posted on their website: http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov/fdlp01.htm. Customers receiving multiple series products may receive multiple packages of various sizes. Questions or comments on these new processes, as well as claims related to sendings should be directed to the following: U. S. Geological Survey Branch of Information Services Federal Center, Box 25286, MS 306, Attn: Receiving Denver, Colorado 80225 Phone (303) 202-4703 Fax (303) 202-4694 Email: GS-N-RMMC Inventory Management [log in to unmask]