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From Monday, October 15, 2012
To Thursday, October 18, 2012

The 2012 Depository Library Council Meeting & Federal Depository Library Conference: Celebrating the Past, Building the Future Together

The Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference was held in Arlington, VA from October 15-18, 2012. During this time; the Depository Library Council, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) staff, Federal agency representatives, and members of the depository library community participated in over 40 educational sessions that discussed GPO's state forecasting project, progress with various GPO projects, and other topics of importance to the FDLP community.

Final Schedule.Final Agenda.Conference Proceedings.Transcripts from the 2012 DLC Meeting and Conference.Forecast Sessions Webinars.

In addition, this year's Meeting and Conference commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Depository Library Council to the Public Printer, the 80th Meeting of the Depository Library Council, the 50th anniversary of the establishment of regional depository libraries, and the 20th Federal Depository Library Conference.

Other highlights from the Meeting and Conference include:

  • Newark Public Library in Newark, NJ, the Olin Library at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and the University at Buffalo Libraries in Buffalo, NY, were recognized as the 2012 Federal Depository Libraries of the Year.
  • GPO released its Strategic Plan for FY2013-2017, showing how GPO will continue to meet the information needs of Congress, Federal agencies, and the public with an emphasis on being Official, Digital, and Secure.
  • A new video that emphasizes GPO’s services and commitment to embracing new technologies was debuted to attendees.
  • Attendees toured the GPO history exhibit, which was reopened with a new display that explores machine typesetting and its impact on the printing industry and worldwide communication from the early 1900s to the 1980s, and view a screening of the newly-released documentary Linotype: The Film. The documentatary prominently features GPO and its employees with a focus on the linotype machine and the way it revolutionized printing, communication, and society.

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2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: Victoria Trotta, Arizona State University, and Rosemary LaSalla, St. John's University Law School participate in the Poster session. 2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: Tim Byrne, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, presents on scientific search tools that his office produces. 2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: From left to right; Dan O'Mahoney, Brown University; Mary Alice Baish, Superintendent of Documents; and Atifa Rawan, University of Arizona, Tucson. 2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: Linda McGuire and David Suiter, DoD Pentagon Library, taking a break in between sessions.
2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: Past and present members of the Federal Depository Library Council and GPO staff. 2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: Council member Blane Dessy recaps discussions from the State Forecast. 2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: Jane Canfield, from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, asks a question. 2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: Conference attendees examine some state forecasting posters in the lobby.
2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: Greg Pewett, U.S. Census Bureau, provides an overview of American FactFinder. 2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: Posters showing the new designs for Ben's Guide and FDLP Web sites. 2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: Cate Kellett, Yale University's Lillian Goldman Law Library, and Arlene Weible, Oregon State Library, pose for the camera. 2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: Networking in between sessions.
2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: Attendees  purchasing items at the conference reception held at the U.S. Government Bookstore. 2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: Conference attendees enjoying a special screening of Linotype, the Film at GPO. 2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: Hallie Pritchett receives a plaque commending the Ilah Dunlap Little Memorial Library, University of Georgia for outstanding service and commitment as a regional Federal Depository Library from Acting Public Printer, Davita Vance-Cooks. 2012 Fall Depository Library Council Meeting and Conference :: A cake in appreciation for the dedication, leadership, and services of regional depository libraries. The conference attendees and GPO allso celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Depository Library Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-579).

 

 

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