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Federal Depository Basics

Susanne CaroGovernment Document Librarian

University of Montana

Flora ShrodeUtah State UniversityWednesday, August 6

http://apps.azlibrary.gov/eventreg/session_registration.cfm?event=944

2014 Western States Government Information Virtual Conference

What we will cover

• What is a Federal Depository Library• Types of Depositories• Selecting, Weeding• The GPO• Types of Publications• Online resources• Print Resources


What is a federal depository?


Types of depositories

Regional• Collects most gov. pubs.• Comprehensive

collection• Supports selectives• Do not weed• 45 regionals as of Aug

2014

Selective• Collects some gov. pubs.• Tend to be smaller• Can weed collections


Selecting•FDLP Basic Collection (http://www.fdlp.gov/requirements-guidance/collections-and-databases/1442-basic-collection)

•Selection by Classes

•Documents Data Miner 2 (DDM2)• Legal Requirements & Program Regulations of the Federal Depository Library Program

http://www.fdlp.gov/requirements-guidance/collections-and-databases/1442-basic-collection

http://www.fdlp.gov/requirements-guidance/collections-and-databases/1442-basic-collection

http://govdoc.wichita.edu/ddm2/gdocframes.asp

http://www.fdlp.gov/file-repository/depository-administration/1984-legal-requirements-and-program-regulations-of-the-federal-depository-library-program/file

http://www.fdlp.gov/file-repository/depository-administration/1984-legal-requirements-and-program-regulations-of-the-federal-depository-library-program/file


Weeding

• 5 year rule• Superseeding• Substitution• Permission of the regional library• No financial benefit


Selective Regional

Other State Depositories

Depositories -national

Other libraries, institutions


The FDLP is under the Government Printing Office –GPO


By law (44 U.S. Code Chapter 19),the GPO is responsible for the production and distribution of information products and services for all three branches of the Federal Government….

and provides access to…


Wonderful things


FDSys: the Federal Digital System


FDSys: Federal Digital System

• Official website of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/)

• Formerly known as GPO Access

• Official, Digital, Secure

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/


USA.gov


USA.gov

• Interagency initiative intended to be a government-wide portal

• USA.gov went online on September 22, 2000 under the name FirstGov.gov. The GSA and 22 federal agencies funded the initiative in 2001 and 2002.


Catalog of Government Publicationscatalog.gpo.gov


MetaLib Multi-Source Search from GPO


Metalib.gpo.gov

Source databases that MetaLib searches:


Census.gov – population & economic info


Available from Census.gov:

• Data about population & software • Geographic information—software,

maps, definitions• Economic indicators & census• Demographic details—age, sex,

births, deaths, migration• Employment data• Income & poverty• Families• Housing • Health• International trade


Census QuickFacts


American FactFinder


Advanced Search


MedlinePlus(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/)


Additional Resources• Bureau of Labor Statistics www.bls.gov

Contains information on: employment, occupations, consumers, economy• Kids.gov

Contains information on: Just about everything, but geared towards children. Has games and videos.

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids http://beta.fdlp.gov/ Contains information on: U.S. government and history• Notable Documents List: History and Bibliography http://

wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/Notable_Documents_Bibliography A historic list (back to 1983) of some of the best government resources. Current editions published in Library Journal

• Statistical Abstract http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/Contains statistical information on: everything. This resource was produced by the Census Bureau, but ceased in 2013. The 2012 edition still has great information and can lead you to the agency responsible for generating the information.

http://www.bls.gov/

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/





http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/Notable_Documents_Bibliography

http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/Notable_Documents_Bibliography


Print ResourcesBureau of Labor Statistics Information Guide, U.S. Department of Labor. 2014. 56pg. SuDoc: L 2. 46/3:in 3/5

Learn about the United States: quick civics lessons for the naturalization test. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 29 pages, includes CD. SuDoc: HS 8.2:L 47/2013.

The U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War. Center of Military History, United States Army, Washington DC. SuDoc: D 114.2:C 49/2. Forest Pest Insects in North America: A Photographic Guide, FHTET-2012-02, September 2013. 172pg. SuDoc: A13.110/18:2012-02.

Cultural Landscape Reports, National Park Service and Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation. SuDoc: I29.86.

Manning, Jennifer, Brudnick, Ida. Women in the United States Congress, 1917-2014. Biographical and Committee Assignment Information, and Listings by State and Congress. Congressional Research Service. February 18, 2014. 107 pg. SuDoc: LC 14.2:W 841.

The CIA world Factbook. CIA. 486 pg. SuDoc: PREX 3.15:2012-13.

Health, United States, 2012: With Special Feature on Emergency Care. National Center for Health Statistics. Hyattsville, MD. 2013. 505 pg. SuDoc: HE 20.7042/6:2012.

http://catalog.lib.umt.edu/vwebv/search?searchArg=forest+pest+insects+in+north+america&searchCode=GKEY%5E*&limitTo=LOCA=All+Libraries&recCount=20&searchType=1&page.search.search.button=Search


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