Fall 2008 Depository Library Council

Apologies for the delay in posting. The Fall 2008 Depository Library Council Conference was extremely interesting. The following notes describe Council sessions and various educational programs at the conference:

Fall 2008 DLC notes

Slides, handouts, and transcripts from the meeting can be found on the FDLP.gov File Repository.

Not included in the notes are materials from the presentation I gave at the conference: "Assessing User Preferences for Government Information."

Please let me know if you would like further details about the meeting.

2008 Montana Depository Libraries Meeting

The 2008 Montana Depository Libraries Meeting was held on August 21, 2008, at the University of Montana in Missoula. The librarians discussed activities at their libraries, talked with GPO via a conference call, discussed depository management issues, and heard two presentations on government information topics.

The notes from the meeting have been posted.

The two presentations were:

Digitized Historical Government Documents

Government Resources for Energy Information

Please let Jennie know if you have any additional questions.

2008 Spring DLC Meeting in Kansas City

The Spring 2008 Depository Library Council Meeting was held in Kansas City, MO, from March 31 through April 2. There are some particular highlights of the meeting that are worth noting:

GPO provided more details about the new public access assessments (which take the place of inspections). Public Access assessments begin with a review of a library's Biennial Survey responses and web site (looking in particular for public access policies and hours information). If GPO has questions after the initial review, follow-ups may include calling the depository coordinator, asking for policies or other library surveys, or a regional librarian visit. Assessment checklist and regional librarian visit forms are forthcoming. GPO is also working on mechanisms for public feedback on depository services and reminds depositories that they may request GPO assistance at any time (http://www.fdlp.gov/events/rfp.html).

The Kansas-Nebraska shared regional proposal was rejected by the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP), and the JCP has asked GPO for a study of regional depositories with a deadline of June 1, 2008.

GPO has a new contract for retrospective cataloging of depository materials (creating brief records), and Z39.50 access to the Catalog of Government Publications is now available.

The Government Information in the 21st Century project is looking to expand beyond the Southwest. Please let me know if you are interested in joining this project and providing training to non-depository librarians.

More details on sessions are included in my minutes from the meeting.

All handouts and slides from presentation have been posted on the FDLP Desktop in the file repository area. Here are a few key handouts:

Library Services and Content Management Update (GPO Update)

Public Access Assessments

CGP via Z39.50 Configuration and FAQ's Handout

2007 Fall Depository Library Conference

The 2007 Fall Depository Library Conference was held in Arlington, Virginia, October 15-17. GPO has posted transcripts from the meeting and various files of presentations and handouts for the meeting.

Here are some items not found on the GPO site:

My notes from the 2007 fall meeting

Handouts on Public Access Assessments: handout 1 and a draft SOD

Handouts on the FDSys: Techline, slides, and a FAQ

A handout from the E-gov session

A handout from the CRS session

Handouts from the problem patrons session

A handout on the benefits of tribal libraries becoming FDLs

A statement from the Association of Reporters of Judicial Decisions

2007 Montana Depository Libraries Meeting

The 2007 meeting was held on August 20th at the Montana State Library in Helena. Here are the notes for the meeting, a scan of Susan Ockert's CEIC presentation, and a copy of the Meebo Rooms handout:

2007 Montana Depository Libraries Meeting notes

CEIC presentation

Montana Depository Libraries MeeboRoom handout

The link to the MeeboRoom itself is here.

Montana State Plan 2006

When the revised Montana State Plan for Federal Depository Library Services was approved, I created a PDF file and posted it on the UM Library web server. When the new Mansfield Library website is launched, there should be a space for federal depository administration, which will include a link to the state plan. In the meantime, here's the current link:

http://weblib.lib.umt.edu/faculty/burroughs/MontanaStatePlan2006.pdf

2007 Spring Depository Library Council Meeting

The Spring 2007 DLC meeting in Denver was interesting and educational as always. Below are links to my notes from the meeting and scans from the various handouts I picked up.

Notes from the 2007 Spring DLC Meeting

Council Track:

Browse Topics Beta 2.0

Digital Distribution

Digitization and the FDLP

FDLP Desktop Beta 2.0

FDSYS Overview

FDSys Update

Government Information in the 21st Century: Training Librarians to be Government Information Specialists

GWLA Federal Technical Reports Digitization Project

Managing Harvested Web Content

New Federal Depository Library Directory

Public Access Assessments

Education Track:

Getting A Straight Answer from the Government (Federal Citizen Information Center overview)

NPS Focus (National Park Service Overview)

Running the Rapids: The Challenges and Opportunities of Changing Workflows in Documents Departments

You Don't Have to Be Rich: Practical Ways Depositories Can Mine the Intangible Wealth of Community