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                               ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES

               Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program

                         
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                                September 15, 2001
                                 Vol. 22, no. 14
                                (Vol. 22, no. 14)

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         CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING REQUIRES UPDATE TO LIBRARY DIRECTORY

Libraries are reminded to update their Library Directory Record when their
Congressional District is changed. After each decennial Census, apportionment of
the 435 House of Representatives seats is done based on the results of the
Census. Redistricting, or revision of Congressional district boundaries, is done
when population in the state has shifted. Thus, while not every state is gaining
or losing Congressional seats, new district boundaries will be drawn in almost
every state to account for the population shifts.

According to 44 U.S.C. §1905, there may be up to two depositories in each
Congressional district to be designated by Representatives, and not more than
two others within the state designated by each Senator.

When the library changes Congressional districts, new vacancies may occur and
additional depository libraries may be designated. When redistricting boundaries
change and more than two established depository libraries are located in one
Congressional district, there is no action taken to reduce the number of
depository libraries in that district.

It appears that two states, New York and Pennsylvania, are losing two seats.
Eight states, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio,
Oklahoma and Wisconsin, are losing one seat. Four states, California, Colorado,
Nevada and North Carolina, are gaining one seat, and four states, Arizona,
Florida, Georgia and Texas, are gaining two seats.

To update your library's directory information and to advise GPO of changes in a
Congressional district, fill out the online form located at
<www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/tools/ldirect.html>. LPS uses this information
frequently, often in response to Congressional requests and inquiries.