F e d e r a l D e p o s i t o r y L i b r a r y P r o g r a m ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ July 15, 2001 GP 3.16/3-2:22/11 (Vol. 22, no. 11) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FDLP Basic Collection Revised The list of titles constituting the Basic Collection was developed in 1977 to identify the most basic Federal documents for inclusion in depository collections. These documents are vital sources of information that support the public's right to know about the workings and essential activities of their Federal Government. Good collection development and maintenance practices dictate that the list of titles must be kept current. Changes in the publications, including format, must be recognized, and new titles should be added as the user community and agency publication practices change. Library Programs Service (LPS) presented a proposed revision of the Basic Collection to the Depository Library Council for its consideration at its spring 2001 meeting. Following Council action, the Collection was revised, and replaces the Basic Collection found in the Federal Depository Library Manual, Appendix C, pp. 173-174 (1993). The revised list of titles in the Collection shown below is also available via the FDLP Desktop at . All depositories are expected to have the titles in the Basic Collection accessible to their patrons (see Instructions to Depository Libraries, page 5, and the Guidelines for the Federal Depository Library Program, 3-1). How this is accomplished is a local decision; however, merely linking to GPO Access or the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) does not provide sufficient access to all of these titles. While access is best accomplished by cataloging the titles and including active hyperlinks in the bibliographic record, other alternatives are available to depositories: * Link to all the titles in the Basic Collection from the library's Web site * Catalog the Basic Collection using a collection level record and including a hyperlink * Link to the revised Basic Collection Web page from the library's Web site * Purchase and make available commercial equivalents (tangible or electronic) of the Basic Collection titles * Incorporate Basic Collection titles into topical bibliographies or guides Basic Collection Title SuDoc Number Item Number American Factfinder C 3.300: 0154-B-16 (online) Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for GP 3.39: 0556-C (online) Kids Budget of the United States PREX 2.8: 0853 or 0853-C Government Catalog of Federal Domestic PREX 2.20: 0853-A-01 Assistance Catalog of U.S. Government GP 3.88-9: 0557-F (online) Publications Census of Population and Housing C 3.223/(nos.) 0156-M-(nos.) 0159-B-(nos.) 0159-C-(nos.) Code of Federal Regulations AE 2.106/3: 0572-B or 0572-C Congressional Directory Y 4.P 93/1:1 0992 Congressional Record (daily) X 1.1/A: 0994-B or 0994-C Constitution of the United States Y 1.1/3: 1004-E-01 of America: Analysis and Interpretation County and City Data Book C 3.134/2:C 0151 or 0151-D-01 82/2/date Economic Indicators Y 4.EC 7:EC 7 0997 Economic Report of the President PR 43.9: 0848 Federal Register (daily) AE 2.106: 0573-C or 0573-D GPO Access (online) Historical Statistics of the C 3.134/2:H 0151 United States* 62/970 Occupational Outlook Handbook L 2.3/4: 0768-C-02 Public Papers of the President AE 2.114: 0574-A Sales Product Catalog GP 3.22/3: 0552-B-01 (online) Slip Laws (public) AE 2.110: 0575 Social Security Handbook SSA 1.8/3: 0516-C-01 STAT-USA (ask librarian for C 1.91: 0128-P (online) password) Statistical Abstract of the United C 3.134: 0150 or 0150-B States** Statutes at Large AE 2.111: 0576 Subject Bibliographies GP 3.22/2: 0552-A (online) United States Code Y 1.2/5: 0991-A or 0991-B United States Government Manual AE 2.108/2: 0577 United States Reports JU 6.8: 0741 USA Counties** C 3.134/6: 0150-B-01 (cd-rom) Weekly Compilation of Presidential AE 2.109: 0577-A (online) Documents * Title may not be available at all depository libraries as it was distributed in 1976. It can be purchased through the GPO Online Bookstore . ** Copyright restrictions prevent the inclusion of some tables in the electronic versions.