----------------------------Original message---------------------------- note directing users to "tangible" copies of gov pubs. LC _______________________________________________________________________________ >Subject: ALAWON, Vol. 5, No.55 (126 lines) >From: [log in to unmask] at @UCSD >Date: 9/6/96 4:15 PM ------------------- ALAWN555.DOS follows -------------------- ================================================================= ALAWON Volume 5, Number 55 ISSN 1069-7799 September 6, 1996 American Library Association Washington Office Newsline In this issue: (126 lines) GPO PROPOSES CHANGES TO DEPOSITORY LIBRARY LAW DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM WORLD WIDE WEB PAGE AVAILABLE DONALD L. SCOTT APPOINTED DEPUTY LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS _________________________________________________________________ GPO PROPOSES CHANGES TO DEPOSITORY LIBRARY LAW On August 22 the Government Printing Office (GPO) sent proposed changes in the law governing the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) to Senator John Warner (R-VA), chair of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. Public Printer Michael DiMario said the proposed changes would "facilitate the transition to a more electronic FDLP." The full text of the proposed changes to Chapters 17 and 19 of Title 44, United States Code can be found on GPO's Web site: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/aspecial.html Highlights of the proposed changes include: o Rename the Federal Depository Library Program the Federal Information Dissemination and Access Program. Participating libraries would be known as Federal Information Access Libraries. o Establish that access to government information products available through government electronic information services would be provided at no charge to program libraries and that all information products received or accessed through the program would be made available free to the public. o Establish that the Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) would ensure access to government information products on federal Web sites and online services. Government agencies would notify the SuDoc when providing electronic source data files and when initiating, modifying, or terminating an electronic product. o Establish that the cost responsibility for providing access to products through electronic information services be analogous to that for tangible products. However, as statue requires some government agencies to charge for access to electronic products, a minimum level of service would be provided at no cost to the program. The SuDoc would also be able to requisition additional access at a reasonable cost to ensure information is in the program. o Charge the SuDoc with providing cataloging and locator services which would direct program libraries and the general public to government information products in tangible formats and those available via electronic information services. The Locator Service defined in the GPO Access Act would be used. o Charge the SuDoc with establishing a system whereby government information products available through government electronic information services would be maintained permanently for program library and general public access. The Storage Facility defined in the GPO Access Act would be one resource used for this purpose. o Provide new mechanisms for flexibility in the designation and functions of regional program libraries and improve the process of a library becoming a program library. _________________________________________________________________ DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM WORLD WIDE WEB PAGE AVAILABLE The Library Programs Service (LPS) Electronic Transition Staff of GPO recently announced the release of the Federal Depository Library Program Administration Web page, available on the Internet via the GPO Access Web site: http://www.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/fdlppro.html Electronic versions of Administrative Notes, Administrative Notes Technical Supplement, Library Programs Service (LPS) Contacts, and FDLP instructions, manuals and guides are available. For assistance contact the GPO Access user support team: E-mail: [log in to unmask]; Phone: (202) 512-1530; Fax: (202) 512-1262. _________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------- Moderator removed remainder of newsletter to shorten message. -----------------------------------------------