ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES

            Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program


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                             November 15, 1999
                             GP 3.16/3-2:20/17
                             (Vol. 20, no. 17)

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          George D. Barnum Appointed Electronic Collection Manager

 The Library Programs Service is pleased to announce that George D. Barnum
 has been appointed Electronic Collection Manager, effective September 27,
 1999. In this newly established position he will assume responsibility
 for the creation of the Federal Depository Library Program Electronic
 Collection (FDLP/EC), a comprehensive virtual library of Federal
 Government information. His duties will include collection development
 and management, the establishment and management of external partnerships
 with agencies and FDLP libraries, and advising the Director of LPS on
 FDLP/EC-related matters.

 George came to GPO in July, 1997, as Expert Consultant on a temporary
 appointment to the Electronic Transition Staff. During his two years he
 helped to write and edit "Managing the FDLP Electronic Collection" the
 collection planning document that is guiding the creation of the FDLP/EC,
 and worked on several projects involving Government agency and FDLP
 partners.

 Before joining GPO, George was Head of Government Documents in the
 University Library of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio,
 and was an adjunct faculty member in the School of Library and
 Information Science at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, teaching
 courses in government information and archival administration. He
 received his M.L.S. from Kent State University and a B.A. in English from
 Cleveland State University.