ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES

               Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program



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                                 March 15, 2000
                                GP 3.16/3-2:21/05
                                (Vol. 21, no. 05)

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                                 Readers Exchange

                   Web Page Template for Government Information

Are you interested in providing your library users with convenient access to
government information on the web, but find yourself too busy to search for the
perfect sites, and design a web page? Check out the ALA GODORT Government
Information Technology Committee's (GITCO) web page *template,* created by Cathy
Hartman, University of North Texas Libraries, and Larry Schankman, Mansfield
University. To view the Template and Help pages, connect to:

                http://www.library.unt.edu/gpo/template/index.html

The web page template has sections for:

   * Federal Government: General Information
   * Federal Government: Legislative and Regulatory Information
   * State Information
   * International and Foreign Information
   * Statistical Resources
   * Additional Resources

This web page template has been developed to help the librarian at a small- or
medium-sized library add a government information component to its web page with
ease. With minimal alterations, this template can be added to a library's web
page to provide access to publications of all levels of government. Links to key
sources of government information have been selected, and only stable sites were
chosen in order to reduce the amount of maintenance required to keep the page
current. The accompanying Help/Readme page offers hints and tips for the novice
that allow easy alteration of the Template.

Help sections included are:

   * Getting Started
   * Adding Local Information
   * Downloading/Adding New Links and Adding Graphics
   * Removing Template Sections
   * ADA Requirements
   * Adding Requests for Comments (mailto)

For comments or questions, contact Cathy Hartman (e-mail:
chartman@library.unt.edu or phone: (940) 565-2870)