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                              ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES

              Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program

                    
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                                November 15, 2002
                                GP 3.16/3-2:23/14
                                (Vol. 23, no. 14)

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 JCP Chairman Mark Dayton Addresses Delegates At 11th Annual Depository Library
                                   Conference

Joint Committee on Printing Chairman Mark Dayton addressed the audience of more
than 400 Federal depository librarians and Federal agency representatives to
open the 11th annual Federal Depository Library Conference, held October 21-23
at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn. The conference is sponsored by GPO and was held
concurrently with the 61st meeting of the Depository Library Council to the
Public Printer.

In opening the conference, Sen. Dayton commended Public Printer Michael F.
DiMario for his "long, steadfast service" to the Nation, and said that the
Federal Depository Library Program "speaks about what Government service means"
and that "the business of providing Government information is one of the
cornerstones of democracy." Senator Dayton also spoke about the OMB memorandum
that seeks to authorize printing outside of the GPO. He said that Congress had
placed language prohibiting OMB from promulgating any rule counter to Title 44
in the 4 Continuing Resolutions that allowed the Government to temporarily
operate without signed appropriations bills. Remarking on the fact that
virtually no other qualifying language was incorporated into the Continuing
Resolutions, he said the language "is very unusual and shows the consensus of
Democrats and Republicans that the law is the law."

Other highlights of the 3-day conference included discussions on electronic
reference, genealogy resources in depository libraries, development of
electronic competencies standards, Government sites for kids, and partnerships
between academic and public libraries to improve service and public access to
Federal information. The Census Bureau, Patent & Trademark Office, Centers for
Disease Control, and the Food and Drug Administration were just a few of the
many agencies that presented updates on their public information activities and
products.

Simultaneous technical and information sessions reviewed important historical
resources available on the Web, remote storage options, and creation of training
models for library staff. Attendees were also offered tours of the Department of
Justice Library, Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology,
National Air & Space Museum Library, the U.S. Senate Library, and Library
Programs Service at the Government Printing Office. Prior to the formal
conference, librarians from the Nation's regional depositories attended an
all-day session on Sunday, October 20.