ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program --------------------------------------------------------------------- July 15, 2000 GP 3.16/3-2:21/10 (Vol. 21, no. 10) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Two NLM Titles Added To Substitution List: Official FDLP Permanent Full-Text Databases In May, the Government Printing Office (GPO) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) signed an agreement that assures permanent public access to a number of NLM electronic titles that had previously been in the Federal Depository Library Program in paper and/or microfiche format. As a result of this agreement, new item numbers and SuDocs classifications have been established for two titles (see below) and those items are now being added to the "Substitution List: Official FDLP Permanent Full-Text Databases" (see revised list, p. 4). Those two electronic publications, which are familiar sources to many librarians, are Pub Med (tm) and NLM LocatorPlus. They replace eight titles that were previously in paper or microfiche. A complete listing of the NLM printed publications covered by the agreement and their electronic replacements follows. Users should be aware that in nearly all cases, the electronic publications that supersede the earlier publications are entirely new in form. All the content from the earlier publication is included, but the presentation is completely changed. PRINTED PUBLICATION ONLINE LOCATION Item 508-E Internet Pub Med http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4708 HE 20.2612: Item 508-F-04 Cumulated Index Medicus, 1966 - HE 20.3627:INTERNET Item 508-E http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4708 HE 20.2612/2: Item 508-F-04 Cumulated Abridged Index HE 20.3627:INTERNET Medicus, 1970 - Item 508-E-3 http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4708 HE 20.3612/4: Item 508-F-04 List of Journals Indexed in HE 20.3627:INTERNET Index Medicus Item 508-J NLM LOCATORplus HE 20.3609/3: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4582 National Library of Medicine Item 508-F-04 Current Catalog (1966-1993) HE 20.3626: Item 508-J http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4582 FS 2.216/3: Item 508-F-04 NLM Catalog (1955-1965) HE 20.3626: NLM Catalog Supplement http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4582 (microfiche) Item 508-F-04 (1985-1993) HE 20.3626: National Library of Medicine http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4582 Audiovisuals Catalog (1978-1993) Item 508-F-04 HE 20.3626: National Library of Medicine http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4582 AVLINE Catalog (1977) Item 508-F-04 HE 20.3626: Because these titles are now listed on the "Substitution List: Official FDLP Permanent Full-Text Databases," selective depositories are free to withdraw tangible copies of the publications from their collections, using standard discard procedures. Regionals may also discard their holdings of these titles, provided that at least one copy remains in tangible format (paper or microfiche) in the state(s) served. See Administrative Notes, v. 20 no. 9, May 15, 1999, p. 2, or for guidelines on substituting electronic for tangible versions. The URL for the substitution list is . Please note that only issues of Cumulated Index Medicus and Abridged Cumulated Index Medicus from 1966 forward may be substituted. NLM has advised us that certain elements of earlier issues are not represented in the online version. In signing the agreement, NLM has acknowledged the FDLP as one of its dissemination partners and has agreed to keep the online publications available indefinitely. In the event of some unforeseen circumstance that would alter their ongoing availability, NLM will turn the electronic files over to GPO for continuing access. Provision of permanent public access to Government information has been a mandated part of the FDLP for nearly half a century. This agreement helps to bring the FDLP another step into the online age while retaining access that is vital to the American public. GPO is grateful for the leadership that NLM has provided in seeking and concluding this agreement.