ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES
                Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program
 
 
 
Vol. 18, no. 05 GP 3.16/3-2:18/05       March 15, 1997
 
 Item Lister Now Available on the FDLP Administration Web Site
 
        The Library Programs Service (LPS) is pleased to announce the
release of Item Lister, a new product on the Federal Depository Library
Program (FDLP) Administration Web site, available on the Internet via the
GPO Access World Wide Web site at:
 
        http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/fdlppro.html
        (click on the Tools button, then click on Item Lister)
 
Item Lister offers four options:
 
        Option 1:       Rows and columns of a depository's item number
selections and the library's item selection ratio of items selected
divided by the total number available.
 
        Option 2:       Non-selections - rows and columns listing a
depository's non-selections.
 
        Option 3:       All of a depository's selections (Y for Yes) and
non-selections (N for No), in rows and columns.
 
        Option 4:       The same as number 3 above but in a single column.
This option is for those who want such a format to simplify downloading
and importing of item list data into spreadsheets and databases.
 
        If you find discrepancies for your library's item number selection
and the Item Lister, please contact staff in the Depository Administration
Branch:
 
                Phone:  (202) 512-1071 or
                                (202) 512-1153
 
                Fax:    (202) 512-1636 or
                                (202) 512-0877
 
                E-mail: staf3dab@access.digex.net
                                acqclass@access.digex.net
                                chiefdab@access.digex.net.
 
        Item Lister reflects the latest selection information in DDIS.  It
will be updated monthly.
 
        There is lag time from when a depository submits item number
changes on the Amendment of Selections postal card to when those changes
are reflected in Item Lister.  Depositories should check Item Lister
before submitting selection additions and deletions to LPS.  Item Lister
should also be checked prior to submitting a claim to LPS to verify that a
depository is selecting a specific item number.
 
        LPS thanks those librarians who offered thoughtful comments and
suggestions which were recently incorporated into Item Lister.  To offer
additional comments and suggestions on how to improve Item Lister or any
other aspect of the FDLP Administration Web site, please contact the LPS
Electronic Transition Staff:
 
                E-mail: ets@gpo.gov
                Phone:  (202) 512-1698
                Fax:    (202) 512-1432