From lpsmail@access.digex.net Sat Oct 19 10:14:05 1996 Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 17:48:57 -0500 From: Shipment Reply-To: Discussion of Government Document Issues To: Multiple recipients of list GOVDOC-L Subject: ADNOTES: INTERAGENCY DEPOSITORY SEMINAR, MAY 1997 THE MESSAGE BELOW IS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES, VOL. 17, #15 (Oct. 25, 1996) 10TH ANNUAL INTERAGENCY DEPOSITORY SEMINAR ANNOUNCED FOR MAY 1997 The 10th Annual Interagency Depository Seminar will be held in Washington, DC from May 28 through June 4, 1997. The week-long seminar will consist of an overview of various agencies' information products and activities as they relate to Federal depository libraries. The seminar is being presented by many Federal agencies, including: * Bureau of the Census * Copyright Office * Library of Congress * Office of the Federal Register * Patent and Trademark Office, * Government Printing Office, * General Accounting Office, * National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, * U.S. Geological Survey, and more to be announced. The Interagency Depository Seminar is the most comprehensive introduction to U.S. Government information now offered (see an attached schedule of events). It is aimed at documents librarians with basic working experience in a depository. In the nine years that it has been offered, the seminar has become extremely popular with the documents library community. As attendance must be limited to sixty librarians, preference will be given to those librarians who have not previously attended the seminar and whose libraries are located outside the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Costs for the seminar are being kept as low as possible. A $10.00 registration fee will be the only charge. Librarians attending the seminar must cover their own travel and subsistence expenses, as no government funds are available for that purpose. Prospective attendees should complete the registration form and mail it, along with a check for $10.00 made out to "GPO Cafeteria Service," to the Library Programs Service by February 28, 1997. Librarians who are officially registered for the seminar will be notified by mail. If you have any questions about the seminar, please contact the Chief, Depository Services, by telephone on (202) 512-1119; by FAX on (202) 512-1432; or by e-mail at . 10TH ANNUAL INTERAGENCY DEPOSITORY SEMINAR PRELIMINARY AGENDA Tuesday, May 27, 1997 There will be an informal get-together of seminar participants in the large meeting room of the St. James Hotel at 6:00 p.m. Librarians will be able to meet some colleagues and Depository Services staff in an informal setting. Those who are interested may enjoy dining together. Wednesday, May 28 Government Printing Office The Library Programs Service (LPS) of the Government Printing Office will host the first day of the seminar. LPS staff will describe the process by which GPO acquires, classifies, catalogs, and distributes depository publications. Staff will also discuss the responsibilities of Federal depositories in the areas of free access, collection development, bibliographic control, depository promotion, and inspections. Staff from the Promotion and Advertising Branch and Documents Sales Service will discuss their products and services. There will be a comprehensive tour of the LPS facility, a question and answer period, and an opportunity to network. Thursday, May 29 Federal Register This one half-day workshop on the Federal regulatory system is presented by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration. The workshop covers the rulemaking process, including the relationship between laws and regulations; the important elements of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); a research problem using the finding aids of the Federal Register/CFR publication system; and an overview of electronic access to certain publications of the OFR. GPO Access In the afternoon, GPO's Office of Electronic Information Dissemination Services will demonstrate the variety of GPO Access on-line services including the Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Congressional Record, U.S. Code, Congressional bills, and other databases. Friday, May 30 Six different Federal agency representatives will discuss their products, services, and electronic initiatives. The confirmed agencies include the General Accounting Office, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and U.S. Geological Survey. Other speakers have not yet been confirmed. Monday, June 2 Intellectual Property A full day workshop will cover the basics of intellectual property: patents, trademarks and copyrights, featuring speakers from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress. Attendees will learn to differentiate between three types of Federal protection for intellectual property and the methods by which this information is accessed by the public. Publications and search methods, where applicable, will also be discussed. Tuesday, June 3 Bureau of the Census Staff of the Census Bureau will present a preliminary product preview of the 2000 Census, American Community Survey, the 1992 Economic Census and 1997 preview, Data Access and Dissemination System, and demonstrate other new products on CD-ROM and the Census home page. Bureau staff will provide a variety of handouts and answer questions about the availability and uses of Census data. Wednesday, June 4 Library of Congress The Serial and Government Publications Division will conduct a tour of its operation, including government publications reference and depository collections. There will be a presentation on the National Digital Library activities. The seminar will conclude at noon. Presentations during the seminar week will be held in the Carl Hayden Room of the main building of the Government Printing Office on May 28-30. Programs on June 2-3 will be held at the Patent and Trademark Office Academy conference room in Crystal City. The final morning, June 4, will be held in the Madison Building of the Library of Congress. Presentations will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m., unless otherwise stated, and will last until 4:00 p.m. All participants are expected to attend all presentations. ACCOMMODATIONS As May is a peak tourist period for Washington, accommodations can be very hard to find. A block of suites has been reserved for seminar participants at the St. James Hotel. The hotel is located at 950 24th Street NW, Washington, DC. This hotel is in a good section of the city, one block from the Foggy Bottom Metro station. Attendees can take the Metro train to Union Station, which is about a block from GPO, and to other non-GPO meeting sites. A suite (bedroom, kitchen, complete with china and cookware, and dining area) is available for the government rate of $124.00 per night for single, double, or triple occupancy. The room rate is subject to additional Washington, DC taxes which are currently 13%, and $3.00 per night occupancy tax. If you wish to reserve a suite at the St. James Hotel, you should call as soon as your seminar reservation is confirmed by GPO. Hotel reservations must be made no later than May 6, 1997. After that date, suites will be subject to availability at the best available rate. If you choose to make other hotel arrangements, be sure the hotel is near a subway stop for ease of transportation to and from seminar sites. The phone number of the reservation desk at the St. James Hotel is (202) 457-0500 or (800) 852-8512. Please tell the reservation clerk that you are attending the GPO seminar and quote the above room rate. If you are interested in sharing a suite with 1 or 2 librarians attending the seminar, you may call John Tate at GPO on (202) 512-1109 who will try to match up roommates. REGISTRATION FORM Mail by: February 28, 1997 Mail to: Chief, Depository Services Library Programs Service (SLLD) U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, DC 20401 __I would like to attend the May 28-June 4, 1997 Interagency Depository Seminar. __I need lodging and will contact the hotel directly. __I have not previously attended this GPO-sponsored seminar. __Enclosed is my check for $10.00 payable to "GPO Cafeteria Service." 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