ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES

            Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program

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                               May 15, 1999
                             GP 3.16/3-2:20/09
                             (Vol. 20, no. 09)
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              Technical Supplement To Be Discontinued in Paper

   In October 1998, the Depository Library Council to the Public
   Printer made a recommendation to discontinue or consolidate
   "traditional" LPS products in tangible formats. As the Council
   noted, frequently updated online tools are more useful than print
   editions that are often dated by the time they are printed and
   distributed. LPS has begun implementing this recommendation by
   changing the List of Classes from quarterly to semiannual and
   reducing the number of copies distributed free of charge to each
   depository from two to one.

   Effective December 31, 1999, LPS will discontinue the paper edition
   of Administrative Notes Technical Supplement. The Technical
   Supplement (item 0556-C, GP 3.16:3/3:) will continue to be available
   for download from the Federal Bulletin Board at
   http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov/libs/webtechn.htm or as a searchable
   database at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/webtech.html.

   This change does not apply to Administrative Notes (item 0556-C, GP
   3.16/3:3-2:), which will continue to be distributed in paper format
   to all libraries. Please make any comments to Robin Haun-Mohamed,
   Chief, Depository Administration Branch, by phone at (202) 512-1071
   or by e-mail at rhaun-mohamed@gpo.gov.