ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES

            Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program

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                             December 15, 1999
                             GP 3.16/3-2:20/18
                             (Vol. 20, no. 18)

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                        Daily Shipments to Resume December 13

 For the past several months, GPO's mailing contractor has batched the
 Library Programs Service's (LPS) daily shipments and sent them to
 depository libraries on an average of one batch a week. This batching
 created an uneven and unacceptable processing workload in libraries.

 Effective Monday, December 13, 1999, the processing of depository
 shipments in batches will cease. Shortly thereafter, shipments received
 at depository libraries should again reflect the flow of work processed
 at GPO daily. To resolve this matter on a long-term basis, LPS is
 modifying contract specifications for upcoming mailing contracts. LPS
 thanks depository libraries for their patience, and for their promptness
 in notifying LPS of shipment concerns.