2014 Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference

This guide offers onsite attendees tips about hotels, getting to GPO, lunch options and more.

The presenter examines best practices for implementing a formal mentoring program in response to FDLP forecast study data.

Karen Russ and Daniel Littlefield presentation slide of A New Home for Our Serial Set.

The Administration for Community Living was designed to increase access to community supports for older Americans and people with disabilities, as well as for their families and caregivers. Get an overview of the services offered by ACL and details of how the ACL website provides information on resources that engage, educate, and empower the community.

The presenters discuss art works and maps in the serial set, their approach to the material, and book chapters from their book The Serial Set: It’s Make-up and Content.

Flyer providing information on the beta version of the Ben's Guide Web site.

Federal agencies create, change, and remove Web content without notice. Federal agency Web masters also increasingly develop more and more complex Web sites using dynamic Web technology which makes archiving these sites a challenge. Members of LSCM’s Web Archiving team will share how they are addressing the “messy” issues of the Federal Web and increasing the discoverability and access to Web content through Web harvesting and archiving.

This bilingual presentation explores available government information on harassment in a variety of formats and from both legal and mental health perspectives. Information presented covers both school and workplace bullying.

This presentation discusses ramifications of census data inclusion of college students at their college residence, and considerations when working with census data that includes a substantial number of college students.

Presentation slides for the Council session that explores how to make discarding easier under current Title 44 regulations and how to change those regulations in order to expedite discarding documents from the perspectives of both regional and selective depositories. The wide variety of interpretations and misconceptions people have about what is and isn't allowed are covered.

Presentation slides for the Council session on GPO's education-related activities, including reviewing the prototypes of the new Training Resource Registry, Training Calendar, and Subject Matter Expert Locator.

Presentation slides for the Council session that looks at GPO’s development of a comprehensive plan to preserve the collection of Federal Government documents. Some of the elements that go into such a plan and the partnerships that will help make it happen are presented.

The Libraries at Texas A&M University developed a workshop that addresses student needs for understanding Census geography and data, and how to prepare data for use in GIS software.

Images of the current FDsys homepage.

Overview of a multi-year project of the Texas Tech Regional to handle strict physical constraints while improving access to their collection and keeping within Title 44 requirements and minimal staffing. Some techniques include de-duping, continuous retro cataloging, and inclusion of government information in all library instruction sessions including the 1 hour LIBR1100 Introduction to Library Research, etc.

DTIC aggregates information and data from multiple Defense sources and makes this available to the public with expanded options for eligible users. New tools and data are now available as traditional collections continue to grow. Learn more about resources and methodologies for locating and providing Defense information on science, technology, research, engineering, military, and increasingly in social science areas, for your needs.

This presentation gives an overview of the HathiTrust metadata registry for US Government Information project, including discussions about scope, metadata sources, registry functionality and potential uses, as well as activities to-date.

The final schedule for the Depository Library Council Meeting & Federal Depository Library Conference.

Library and Conference Final Agenda.

Keynote presentations and 2013 and 2014 Library of the Year awards.

A recap of the presentations held at the University of Florida as part of the State Action Plan to create a digital collection of Federal documents of interest to residents in the region.

Presentation about the collaborative digitization model.

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), Director of Content, Emily Gore, provides a glimpse of the overarching DPLA service model and provide insight on some of the ways that it is directly benefiting the public. Anthony D. Smith, GPO Director of Projects and Systems, shares with the audience some of the early work that is taking place to bring government information directly to DPLA’s large audience of public users.

Discusses how librarians can work with a variety of discovery system products to ensure government documents are not hidden by the systems.

Agenda for the virtual sessions for the Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference

This supplemental paper examines the effect of off-campus college students on poverty rates.

Fact sheet produced by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Review and discuss the recommendations, goals, and objectives resulting from analysis of the input you provided GPO through the library and state questionnaires and the State Focused Action Plans.

This session reviews the results of a 2011 survey conducted at 11 different academic depository libraries and focus on the methods patrons reported using to find and access government information.

Presenters discuss how to raise interest in government documents among students by highlighting how information sources can help them navigate real life.

Discusses how to use Google effectively for searching for government information.

This presentation highlights some historically-significant documents that have been digitized and how they can be marketed to college students.

Discusses the importance of dedicated government documents staff for reference services, document access, visibility, and management of government document collections.

Discusses search strategies, how libraries are using the content, and researchers are building information research capacities using HathiTrust’s 450,000+ document repository.

Overview of the wealth of intellectual property information available on the USPTO website. Familiarize yourself with ways to help library users.  The presenter highlights the Patent and Trademark Resource Center program, a go-to referral for questions you and your users have on patent and trademark searching.

This presentation describes multi-year project of the Texas Tech Regional to handle strict physical constraints while improving access to their collection and keeping within Title 44 requirements and minimal staffing.

This presentation discusses Indiana's Government Information Day and how others can do the same in their libraries/regions.

This session discusses the importance of electronic government portals, and demonstrates easy and innovated approaches for introducing USA.gov to colleagues and users.

Letter from Charles E. Schumer, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Printing

Meet LSCM staff and learn more about this GPO unit that manages the Federal Depository Library Program and the Cataloging and Indexing Program.

Update about current projects and other activities in Library Services and Content Management.

This presentation focuses on the works of selected Army artists and the political and social contexts of the expeditions they supported after the Mexican War through expeditions with the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers.

Learn how Mansfield Library is using a series of lectures and workshops to highlight their collection to students, faculty and the community.

The strategic direction for the Program will be presented at this session. Guided by your Forecast responses and focused discussion, learn about the vision of the Program for the digital age and join the discussion of how we will achieve it.

Preliminary Agenda for the New Depository Librarian's Institute

Book containing important information about managing a Federal Depository Library. Written for new depository coordinators.

Slides used in the New Depository Librarians Institute.

Sneak peek at an early prototype of the next generation of FDsys. Planned next generation features include a responsive user interface, new search engine, easy access to related content, and improved usability.

Images of the prototype FDsys Homepage.

This session gives a brief history of the U.S. Consular Services and reports with an emphasis on the 19th and early 20th centuries, and discussed strategies for assisting researchers in identifying and discovering these documents.

Jim Hemphill, of the Office of the Federal Register, takes you on a tour of the mechanics of the Federal regulatory process.  The workshop covers the Federal Regulatory process as embodied in the public laws, the Federal Register, and the Code of Federal Regulations, and focuses on the documentation of Federal regulatory actions.

Describes the Oyez project, assembling a consortium to maintain an archive of appellate court documents to make them publicly available.

This document has information regarding the Poster Presentation at the Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference.

The Suggested Core Collections Lists consist of recommended core titles in all subject areas for academic, public, and law libraries acting as depository libraries. The lists were last reviewed and updated in 2007. Agency publication practices have changed over the years, with new titles created and older ones having ceased. Additionally, FDLP regulations and guidance have been updated. It is time for the community to review these lists again and make any necessary changes that will keep them relevant and useful in the current FDLP environment.

Libraries are a critical link in the community for providing health information. Learn about resources and tools available to librarians to assist customer seeking information on the various CMS programs such as the Affordable Care Act and Medicare program.

Introduction to planning and implementing virtual collaborative meetings of documents librarians and staff, and other librarians interested in government information.

A sample planning checklist from virtual collaborative meetings of documents librarians and staff, and other librarians interested in government information.

A sample survey from virtual collaborative meetings of documents librarians and staff, and other librarians interested in government information.

This presentation explores useful government information apps and discusses strategies for integrating this technology into daily professional use.

Anthony D. Smith provides an overview of the current work underway to develop a comprehensive technology plan for GPO and the FDLP community. This session seeks audience participation and suggestions for creating improved FDLP service functionality that will ultimately help improve meeting the needs of the FDLP community.

The Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) refocused and rebalanced its products to be more in line with its primary mission of acquisition and distribution of DOE sponsored research. As a result, several products have been discontinued. This session focuses on which OSTI products are no longer available and which products you need to be using in the future.

Discusses government resources that focus on mental health and emotional well-being.

Overview of ways the U.S. Census Bureau is transforming how data and information are disseminated online. Highlights of a redesigned Web site with new and improved navigation and presentation of new and upcoming data tools and mobile applications.

An overview of some Department of the Interior bureaus and how to find and access their Web resources, with a focus on the National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service.

This presentation highlights occurrences of the number 13 in American history, and compares and contrasts noteworthy issues of 2013 with what was going on a century ago.

Brochure on elder care from the Administration for Community Living.