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 October 15, 2001 Vol. 22, no. 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 15TH ANNUAL INTERAGENCY DEPOSITORY SEMINAR ANNOUNCED MAY-JUNE 2002 The 15th Annual Interagency Depository Seminar will be held in Washington, DC from May 28 through June 5, 2002. The weeklong seminar will consist of an overview of various agencies' information products and activities as they relate to Federal depository libraries. The seminar is being presented by many Federal agencies, including: * Bureau of the Census * Copyright Office * Library of Congress * Office of the Federal Register * Patent and Trademark Office * Government Printing Office * and more to be announced. The Interagency Depository Seminar is the most comprehensive introduction to U.S. Government information now offered (see the attached schedule of events). It is aimed at documents staff with basic working experience in a depository. In the 14 years that it has been offered, the seminar has been very popular with the Federal documents community. As attendance must be limited to 60, preference will be given to those who have not previously attended the seminar and whose libraries are located outside the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Costs for the seminar are being kept as low as possible. A $22.00 registration fee will be the only charge; it covers coffee and donuts in the morning and sodas in the afternoon. Librarians attending the seminar must cover their own travel and subsistence expenses, as no government funds are available for that purpose. Prospective attendees should complete the registration form and mail it, along with a check for $22.00 postdated after January 1, 2002 and made out to "GPO Cafeteria Service" to the Library Programs Service by March 15, 2002. Librarians who are officially registered for the seminar will be notified first by e-mail immediately and then receive a packet by mail in mid-April 2002. As there is usually a waiting list, a helpful hint is to submit the registration form to reserve a place first, then try to obtain full or partial funding from your library administration later. If you wait until funding is assured, the limited slots for the seminar may be filled. If you have any questions about the seminar, please contact the Chief, Library Division, by telephone on (202) 512-1119; by fax on (202) 512-1432; or by e-mail at .