----------------------------Original message---------------------------- THE FOLLOWING IS BEING POSTED ON GOVDOC-L, MAPS-L, AND LAW-LIB. ----------------------------------------------------------------- | T H E D U P O N T C I R C L E R E P O R T E R | | | | An Informal Newsletter for the Federal | | Depository Library Community | | October 13, 1993 No. 13 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: * 157 REGISTERED FOR THE CHICAGO CONFERENCE * FTP/GOPHER ACCESS TO CONFERENCE DOCUMENTS * REMINDER: CONFERENCE HOTEL INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. **************************************************************** 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) **************************************************************** 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 ################################################################