The West National Collection Service Area (NCSA) is the western geographic district established by the Superintendent of Documents to meet the requirement, set by the Joint Committee on Printing in 2015, that the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) maintain no fewer than four geographically-dispersed tangible copies of a publication. Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) acknowledges this congressional mandate for distributed print retention and focuses National Collection management services to promote permanent public access in these four NCSAs.
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| Directory of West NCSA depositories | Directory of West NCSA regional depositories |
Titles Eligible for Regional Online Selections in the West NCSA
The following titles are eligible for Regional Online Selections in the West NCSA under Superintendent of Documents Public Policy Statement, Regional Depository Libraries Online Selections (SOD-PPS-2021-1). These titles have a Print Selector or Preservation Steward (day forward), and the availability of the digital equivalent of that title from GovInfo, from the digital repository of a Digital Preservation Steward, or from trusted digital repositories of Federal agencies. Regional depository coordinators wishing to implement Regional Online Selection may do so at any time. Consult the West NCSA Regional Online Selections Authorized Titles spreadsheet for full SuDoc classification and item number details.
| Title | SuDoc Stem | Agreement in Place | Signatory Library Name | Regional Online Selection Authorization (ROSA) |
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| Federal Register | AE 2.106: | Print Selector | University of Colorado Law School, William A. Wise Law Library (0074C) | SOD-ROSA-1 |
| Congressional Record (Daily) | X 1.1/A: | Print Selector | University of Colorado Law School, William A. Wise Law Library (0074C) | SOD-ROSA-1 |
| Code of Federal Regulations, and CFR Index and Finding Aids | AE 2.106/3: | Print Selector and Preservation Steward | Alaska State Library (0016A) & University of Colorado Law School, William A. Wise Law Library (0074C) | W-1 |
Titles Eligible for Regional Discard in the West NCSA
The following titles are eligible for Regional Discard in the West NCSA under Superintendent of Documents Public Policy Statement, Government Publications Authorized for Discard by Regional Depository Libraries SOD-PPS 2020-1. Permission to discard must be received from the Superintendent of Documents prior to removing publications from a regional depository’s collection. See the Regional Discard page for more information and instructions to submit a discard request.
| Title | SuDoc Stem | Regional Discard Eligibility (SOD-RDE) | Eligible Items | Preservation Steward(s) |
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| Statutes at Large | GS 4.111: | 2020-1 | See Spreadsheet | University of Colorado Law School, William A. Wise Law Library University of Washington Gallagher Law Library |
| Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States | GS 4.113: AE 2.114: |
2019-1 2020-2 |
See Spreadsheet |
Law Library for San Bernardino County |
Related Resources
Webinar Recordings
- National Collection Service Area Meetings (held February, 2022)
Handouts
- National Collection Service Areas and the Number of Depository Libraries
- FDLP Definitions and Acronyms
Related web pages
- Partnerships page for information on Preservation Stewards
- Regional Depository Libraries (guidance article)
- Regional Discards
- Regional Online Selection
- Selective Housing Agreements (SHAs) (guidance article)
Questions or comments?
- Contact LSCM via askGPO. Use the category, ‘Other depository library question or issue.’