From lpsmail@access.digex.netFri Oct 13 10:41:35 1995 Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 08:21:56 CDT From: Shipment Reply to: Discussion of Government Document Issues To: Multiple recipients of list GOVDOC-L Subject: ADNOTES: STUDY TO IDENTIFY MEASURES FOR TRANSITION ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- THE MESSAGE BELOW IS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES, VOL. 16, #13 (Oct. 15, 1995). STUDY TO IDENTIFY MEASURES NECESSARY FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO A MORE ELECTRONIC FEDERAL DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM INITIAL TASKS FOR IMPLEMENTATION (Revised 9/20/95) 1. Technical analysis by a Federally-funded research and development center (FFRDC) to determine the most cost effective way to provide electronic access to Federal government publications to the American public through the Federal Depository Library Program [Task Leader: Jay Young] 2. Identification of relevant laws, regulations and policies regarding Government information dissemination and evaluation of agency compliance in so far as it affects the Federal Depository Library Program [Task Leaders: Jane Griffith (identification) and Judy Russell (compliance)] 3. Identify, acquire and evaluate already available information, both published and unpublished, relevant to the study [Task Leader: Julia Wallace] 4. Identification of current and ongoing electronic information dissemination activities for the Federal Depository Library Program [Task Leader: Judy Russell] 5. Evaluation of incentives for publishing agencies to migrate from print-on-paper products to electronic format, for inclusion in the FY 1997 Federal Depository Library budget submission [Task Leader: Roy Francis] 6. Evaluation of current laws governing the Federal Depository Library Program and recommendation of legislative changes, if any, necessary for a successful transition to a more electronic program [Task Leader: Jay Young] 7. Survey Federal agencies to identify CD-ROM titles that are not currently included in the Federal Depository Library Program [Task Leader: Gil Baldwin] 8. Individual case studies of specific Federal electronic information dissemination initiatives with respect to their costs, and impact on public access to information through the Federal Depository Library Program in comparison with present methods of dissemination. Case studies include Congressional Bills, the Congressional Serial Set, Department of Energy (DOE) research reports and Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) reports [Task Leaders: Charles Cook (Congressional information), Gil Baldwin (DOE), Fynnette Eaton and Tom Brown (OTA)] 9. Evaluation of issues surrounding inclusion in electronic formats of materials not traditionally included in the FDLP in either paper or microfiche, including case studies on Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR data and Federal District and Circuit Court opinions. [Task Leaders: Julia Wallace (overview and SEC) and Gary Bowden (Federal courts)] 10. Review of Federal programs permitting or requiring the sale of information to recover costs, and the effects on efforts to assure free public access through the FDLP, including case studies on STAT-USA and the National Library of Medicine MEDLINE Service. [Task Leader: Ken Rogers (overview and STAT-USA) and Gil Baldwin (MEDLINE)] Individuals and organizations wishing to provide comments or suggestions about the study or specific study tasks can send Internet e-mail to study@gpo.gov or send a fax to the attention of FDLP Study at 202-512- 1262. Correspondence can be addressed to FDLP Study, Mail Stop SDE, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20401. Individual task leaders can be contacted directly as follows: Gil Baldwin, Chief, Library Division, Library Programs Service U.S. Government Printing Office Telephone: 202/512-1002; Fax: 202/512-1432 E-mail: manage@access.digex.net Gary Bowden, Regional Administrator Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Telephone: 202/273-1574; Fax: 202/273-1555 Tom Brown, Chief, Archival Services, Center for Electronic Records National Archives and Records Administration Telephone: 301/713-6630; Fax: 301/713-6911 E-mail: thomas.brown@arch2.nara.gov Charles Cook, Superintendent, Congressional Printing Management U.S. Government Printing Office Telephone: 202/512-0224; Fax: 202/512-1101 E-mail: ccook@gpo.gov Fynnette Eaton, Acting Director, Center for Electronic Records and Chief, Technical Services National Archives and Records Administration Telephone: 301/713-6640; Fax: 301/713-6911 E-mail: fynnette.eaton@arch2.nara.gov Roy Francis, Chief, Branch of Policy and Printing Management Department of the Interior Telephone: 202/208-7247; Fax: 202/208-7984 E-mail: rfrancis@ios.doi.gov Jane Griffith, Acting Chief, Science Policy Research Division Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress Telephone: 202/707-9547; Fax: 202/707-7000 E-mail: jbgriffith@crs.loc.gov Ken Rogers, Director, STAT-USA Department of Commerce Telephone: 202/482-0434; Fax: 202/482-2164 E-mail: krogers@doc.gov Judy Russell, Director, Electronic Information Dissemination Services U.S. Government Printing Office Telephone: 202/512-1622; Fax: 202/512-1262 E-mail: jrussell@gpo.gov Julia Wallace, Head, Government Publications Library University of Minnesota Telephone: 202/512-1691; Fax: 202/512-1262 E-mail: jwallace@eids22.eids.gpo.gov Jay Young, Director, Library Programs Service U.S. Government Printing Office Telephone: 202/512-1114; Fax: 202/512-1432 E-mail: direclps@access.digex.net