This message is from the Library Programs Service of the U.S. Government Printing Office. They are responsible for, among other things, the U.S. Government maps that are sent to libraries as part of the GPO depository program. I have added this note for those non-U.S. subscribers who may not know what LPS is about, so please do not hold LPS responsible for any of the above information.---------------------Johnnie ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Internet E-Mail Communications with LPS Limited Internet capabilities are now available to the Library Programs Service (LPS). LPS has contracted with a commercial network service provider for Internet access. LPS staff are now monitoring messages on various listservs, including GOVDOCS-L, LAW-LIB, MAPS-L, and others. An immediate benefit is that depository librarians are able to send electronic mail (E-mail) directly to specific LPS personnel. A Few Words About Corresponding with LPS Internet E-mail augments our existing communications channels; mail, telephone, and fax. However, depository librarians are reminded that E-mail does not replace established procedures for addressing certain specific problems. Depository libraries are encouraged to utilize a local or regional depository library, when one is available, to provide such services as copies of missing shipping lists. Claims must still be sent via mail or fax using the Daily Depository Shipping List or the Depository Library Inquiry Form. However, followup inquiries about the status of claims may be E-mailed. Other inquiries, however, may be addressed via E-Mail to the relevant LPS persons as outlined below. If messages are sent erroneously, they will be forwarded to the correct LPS personnel. Please do not telephone to notify LPS that an E- Mail message is waiting. Please do not send fax messages or Depository Library Inquiry forms addressing the same concerns as your previously sent E-Mail message. Since three of the LPS addresses are in effect "party lines," you will need to preface your messages with the name of the LPS person you want to reach. The E-mail message topic or subject line should concisely identify the issue raised in the message. It is a good idea to send a separate message with its own topic line, rather than to change topics within a message. If the message is in response to a previous message, the topic line should be the same as that of the message to which you are responding. By observing these conventions, you will help LPS correctly route your message internally, leading to improved responsiveness. All messages from depository librarians should conclude with a "signature line," which should include your name, institution, depository library number, mailing address, and voice and fax phone numbers. With cooperation, we can foster effective response to matters of concern to the depository community as we enter the Internet era. Correct addressing of the message will ensure that it gets to the proper destination. Please refer to the following list of standard topics of concern to depository librarians and the LPS staff to whom they should be addressed. LPS Internet addresses, with their general areas of responsibility: Address: [log in to unmask] Names: Gil Baldwin, Program Analyst Tad Downing, Chief, Cataloging Branch Mike Clark, Program Analyst - Ombudsman Contact for: - Cataloging policies or practices - Copies of or questions about the Monthly Catalog, GPO Cataloging Guidelines, or the U.S. Congressional Serial Set Catalog - GPO cataloging tapes - General LPS policies - Messages for J.D. Young, LPS Director - Unresolved service problems or inquiries Address: [log in to unmask] Names: Mike Clark (pinch hitting for Laurie B. Hall until September) Robin Haun-Mohamed, Chief, Depository Administration Branch Earl Lewter, Chief, Acquisitions and Classification Section Contact for: - Acquisitions - Classification inquiries (all formats) - Copies of or questions about An Explanation of the Superintendent of Documents Classification System, GPO Classification Manual, Inactive List, or the List of Classes - Fugitive publications - Item number inquiries - Item surveys and item selection update - Selection inquiries - Shipping list content inquiries (all formats) Address: [log in to unmask] LPS name: Sheila McGarr, Chief, Depository Services Contact for: - Biennial Survey - Copies of or questions about the Federal Depository Library Manual, Instructions to Depository Libraries, or the Superseded List - Depository operations and responsibilities - Designations - Federal Depository Conference - Inspections - Interagency Depository Seminar Address: [log in to unmask] LPS names: Marian MacGilvray, editor, Administrative Notes Carl Redd, Chief, Depository Distribution Division Steve Gray, Chief, Micrographics Control Section Colleen Davis, Chief, Depository Mailing Branch Contact for: - Claims (all formats) - Claims for Automatic/Direct Mail - Copies of or submissions to Administrative Notes or Administrative Notes Technical Supplement - Delivery problems - Microfiche shipping lists - Missing or delayed shipments - Shipping lists missed - Unusual claim problems (all formats) Address: [log in to unmask] LPS name: Lee Morey, Serials Cataloger Contact for: - CONSER communications - Serials cataloging issues