ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES

            Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program

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                            September 15, 1999
                             GP 3.16/3-2:20/14
                             (Vol. 20, no. 14)

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           Early Posting of Shipping List Information Eliminated

   Shipping list information is now being entered on U.S. FAX Watch,
   the Federal Bulletin Board, and the Web on or after the shipping
   list date. This change was made to eliminate confusion about
   yet-to-be-issued shipping lists caused when the information was
   posted prior to the shipping list date.

   Copies of the official shipping lists are distributed in the
   shipping boxes and are available from U.S. FAX Watch at (202)
   512-1716. Instructions for accessing the U.S. FAX Watch lists are
   located at <http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/faxwatch.html>.

   Shipping list information in .dbf format is posted on the Federal
   Bulletin Board at <http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov/fdlp01.htm>.

   An enhanced shipping list service, a partnership between the
   University of New York at Buffalo and GPO, is located at
   <http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/acq/gpo/>. This site
   provides access to the shipping list information in electronic
   format. It also provides a link to a program allowing libraries to
   create their individual item selection profile to check against
   shipping lists and to print out labels for those items with the
   SuDocs call number.

   Information on microfiche contractors can be found on the List of
   Contractor-Issued Microfiche Shipping Lists page located at
   <http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/msl.html>. This site
   provides the names of the current GPO microfiche contractors, the
   contract numbers, shipping lists numbers and dates.