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Federal Depository Library Handbook individual sections or chapters extracted from the "Complete Version of the Handbook".

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The Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) Business unit of GPO established teams of volunteers from the depository library community to draft chapters of the FDL Handbook. The volunteers included representatives from the Depository Library Council, regional libraries, selective libraries, and LSCM.
Offers an explanation of suggested core collections, describes how suggested core collections fit into the scope of collection development, and provides lists of titles for the core collections in academic, public, and law libraries designated as Federal depository libraries.
These sections have been compiled from the “Important for Library Administrators” section of each chapter to allow for easier access to information of interest to library administrators.
Maps have been a part of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) since its inception. As an integral part of the FDLP, information regarding the treatment of and access to maps of all kinds has been included in several chapters of the Handbook. Those sections have been compiled to allow for easier access to map-related information. A list of resources related to map librarianship has also been included in this appendix.
Sample of a selective housing agreement your depository library may use when a portion of its current or retrospective collection is transferred to another library, institution, or agency through an arrangement called shared or selective housing.
Highlights the changes from the previous version of the Federal Depository Library Handbook.
Describes GPO’s organizational structure and askGPO, explains how to obtain assistance from LSCM, and encourages depository staff to keep current with the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)
Highlights the legal requirements of a Federal depository library as outlined in Chapter 19 of Title 44 USC.
Defines the FDLP and its purpose, identifies the different status types; explains regional and selective for depository libraries, provides the location of depository libraries, and explains the process to designate and terminate depository status
Defines public services in the depository and identifies public service functions, introduces the Principle of Comparable Treatment in Public Services and explains the general concept of access and its requirements, discusses reference and research services for users, referrals, circulation of materials, and the marketing of FDLP services, including the Federal Depository Library of the Year award
Details the scope and purpose of the depository collection, explains the importance of a collection development policy, describes item selection procedures, lists tools for building a depository collection, suggests additional ways to enhance a depository collection, discusses managing a depository collection, and describes the process for discarding depository material
Defines technical services and identifies technical service functions in a Federal depository, provides an explanation of depository shipments, details the procedures for claiming missing publications from depository shipments, includes a cataloging overview, and shares a list of resources that assist with cataloging and processing depository materials
Describes GPO's individual depository library assessment program.
Explains preservation policy and encourages a written preservation policy, recommends establishing preservation priorities, defines and identifies rare and endangered publications, suggests preservation review and preservation processes, and includes additional preservation resources at the end of the chapter
Describes the physical facilities required for tangible depository materials, the equipment needed for accessing the collection, proper handling of the depository materials, and housing arrangements for offsite storage or selective housing agreements
Defines the responsible officials and their roles in the depository library program, staffing level recommendations, staff responsibilities, and training opportunities made available to staff in Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) participant libraries
Discusses partnering with GPO, the types of partnerships, who can form a partnership with GPO, benefits of partnering with GPO, partnership requirements. It also describes collaboration among Federal depository libraries and state plans.
Describes the general responsibilities of regional Federal depository libraries, the specific responsibilities of a regional depository library and coordinator, the legal requirements of regional libraries and coordinators, and how to locate a regional depository library.
Explains the transiton of collections and services in today's Federal depository library, shares tips to effectively transition to a more online Federal depository collection, describes the continuing transition and provides a list of resources that impact the transitions in depository libraries.
Describes disaster preparedness, disaster plans, disaster response, and replacing Federal publications damaged or destroyed in a disaster.
Discusses Federal agency libraries as depositories, public access to depository collections in Federal Libraries, their relationship to regional depository libraries and non-Federal depository libraries, and the discard process for depositories in Federal agencies.
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Cover matter and Preface to the Federal Depository Library Handbook.
Helpful descriptions for understanding the Handbook and how to use it.
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The Handbook was devised to inform depository staff of, and to help them understand, the FDLP requirements are found in Title 44, United States Code, Chapter 19 and those prescribed by the GPO.