2013 Interagency Depository Seminar

Overview of the FDLP Forecast Study, forecast results, and learn about what’s next on the forecast agenda.

Information about government publications at the Library, including collections policies, means of acquisition, and services available.  Description of the division's special government collections.  Discussion and demonstration Chronicling America, a free national database of historic newspapers, sponsored jointly by the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Brief overview of technical services activities and new projects of the Technical Services business unit of the LSCM, U.S. Government Printing Office. Learn about the traditional activities of cataloging, acquisitions, classification, processing of publications for shipment to depositories in paper and microfiche, and highlights of new projects and services handled by the Technical Services operation.

A National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program representative at the Library of Congress outlines current digital stewardship issue, highlighting tools, services and beneficial initiatives, whether for librarians, archivists, records managers or museum professionals.

Overview of two flagship Web resources developed by the National Library of Medicine, PubMed and MedlinePlus. Learn about other helpful sites that may be less familiar to the public, such as ClinicalTrials.gov and Genetics Home Reference.