ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES 
        Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program 
 
 
 
Vol. 18, no. 10	GP 3.16/3-2:18/10	July 15, 1997 
 
 
Update Your Item Selections Online

	For the 1998 Annual Update Cycle, libraries should use the online 
"Amendment to Item Selections" form found at 
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/amendment.html.

	LPS continues to receive green cards (GPO Form 3495) from many 
libraries.  We are contacting the libraries by telephone to remind them that 
they should be using the online form.  By far the most common response has 
been, "I didn't know I could make the changes online."  Please be sure the 
Update Cycle packet is shared with all staff members who might be making 
changes.  Libraries that are unable to make the online changes should contact 
Laurie Hall by fax at (202) 512-0877, telephone (202) 512-1062, or e-mail: 
lhall@gpo.gov.

	This is also a good time to review your timeline for making the 
online changes.  The Annual Update Cycle closes July 31, 1997.  As of July 2, 
1997, only 286 libraries have utilized this service.  Please don't wait until 
the end of July to make your changes if you have already done your zero-based 
item number review.

	LPS appreciates the depository community's participation in making 
the transition from the old labor intensive system to the online system.  
Thanks to all who joined in previewing, testing, and giving us feedback on 
the new system.  Because of the combined efforts of all the testers, 
programmers, and previewers, 12,643 changes have already been made to the 
library item selections profile database.