Visit the Cataloging Record Distribution Pilot Web page for more information on the project. An informational FAQ page about the details of the project and a list of all participating libraries is also available.

The response deadline is February 23, 2010 at noon.

View the RFI.

For detailed information about the positions, including major duties, qualifications, and instructions on applying, see the posting on USAJOBS.

The deadline for applying is February 11, 2010.

By spotlighting the expert services and contributions of our depositories, we share in the strengths and innovations of our partners and help promote the essential American service that is the Federal Depository Library Program.

The online PDF versions of the FY 2011 Budget on GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) are digitally signed. GPO has signed and certified the PDF files to assure users of the authenticity of the documents. These signatures not only establish GPO as the trusted information disseminator, but also provide the assurance that the electronic PDF documents have not been altered since GPO disseminated them. More information on authentication.

The President's budget documents for FY 2011 were distributed to Federal depository libraries in paper format under:

• Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011
  Class: PREX 2.8:2011
  Item Number: 0853
• Appendix, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011
  Class: PREX 2.8:2011/APP
  Item Number: 0853
• Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011
  Class: PREX 2.8/5:2011
  Item Number: 0855-B
• Historical Tables, Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year 2011
  Class: PREX 2.8/8:2011
  Item Number: 0853

The FY11 Budget was also distributed to Federal depository libraries on CD-ROM, under:

• Budget of the U.S. Government Fiscal Year 2011 (CD-ROM)
  Class: PREX 2.8/1:2011
  Item Number: 0853-C

The FY11 Budget is also being shipped as House Document 111-82.

• Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011
  Class: Y 1.1/7:111-82/V.1
  Item Number: 0996-A
• Appendix, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011
  Class: Y 1.1/7:111-82/V.2
  Item Number: 0996-A
• Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 2011
  Class: Y 1.1/7:111-82/V.3
  Item Number: 0996-A
• Historical Tables, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011
  Class: Y 1.1/7:111-82/V.4
  Item Number: 0996-A

Additionally, copies of the FY 2011 Budget are available for purchase from the U.S. Government Online Bookstore.

Read GPO's press release about the President's FY 2011 budget.

AdNotes began in 1980 to inform the depository library community of policies, procedures, and news relating to the Federal Depository Library Program. It was first published in paper and and distributed to all libraries in regular depository shipments, along with an annual microfiche cumulation.

The final issue of AdNotes, which covers from September-December 2009, is available on the FDLP Desktop.

Historical editions of AdNotes (1996 through 2009), including the searchable cumulative table of contents, are archived in PDF format in the FDLP Desktop’s file repository.

GPO would like to commend Marian MacGilvray (an Administrative Librarian from GPO's Office of Education and Outreach and recent retiree) for her meticulous work as the editor of AdNotes during the past 30 years. GPO applauds Marian for her extraordinary efforts in making AdNotes such a success and an essential resource for all Federal Depository librarians.

Mr. Tapella was in Iowa to give the keynote address at the “Printing Royale – 25th Anniversary Gallery of Printing Excellence Banquet”, hosted by the Printing Industries of the Midlands and the Midwest Printing and Graphics Association. The event was part of a nationwide celebration of International Printing Week, which is an annual celebration to develop public awareness of the printing/graphic arts industry. The week long celebration coincided with Benjamin Franklin’s birthday, January 17th.

tapella-desmoines 0|img1.png| |(from left to right) Public Printer Bob Tapella with John Edwards, Associate Dean for Information Resources and Technology; Director Law Library and Professor of Law; Julie Thomas, Technical Service Librarian and Associate Professor of Law Librarians; and Kathy Bowen, Technical Administration Assistant. They are pictured with the bronze statue of Dwight D. Opperman, distinguished alumni and the Law Library's founder.| 0|img2.png| |(from left to right) Rod Henshaw, Dean of Cowles Library; Liga Briedis, Depository Coordinator; and Bob Tapella, Public Printer, U.S. Government Printing Office. They are pictured in front of the traveling Abraham Lincoln exhibit, in Cowles Library's newly renovated reading room. ||

• Identify the URL at the time of cataloging and PURL assignment record the original URL for historical purposes. This URL is not maintained over time. The PURL should be used as the linking URL.
• Be suppressed from the standard view and the brief results list in the CGP and so will not be a linkable field in the CGP.
• Only appear in the MARC view in the CGP.
• Appear in records in the OCLC database.

The following is an example of a possible MARC view in the CGP (where BL=blank indicator value):

856 with no indicators: <Locate in a Library link>
856 4BL: URL of original document (Proposed additional field)
856 40: PURL
856 41: PURL
856 42: URL to a related resource

Unless the community identifies an issue that would prevent this modification, GPO will implement this change to its cataloging practice on February 23, 2010. Comments must be received by February 12, 2010. Submit comments using the Provider-Neutral E-Monograph Record Practice Modification Comment Form.

• Bucks Lane Snowmobile Trails/Plumas National Forest (Item 187-A);
• Lakes Basin Snowmobile Trails/Plumas National Forest (Item 187-B); and
• La Porte Snowmobile Trails/Plumas National Forest (Item 187-C).

GPO has contacted the agency to obtain additional copies of each map for future claims. Upon receipt of the stock, a follow-up message will be posted. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

An in-depth review of all records within WTN was performed to remove duplicate entries and correct miscellaneous errors. In addition, a final bulk batch of records (totaling 175) was uploaded on January 7, 2010. All updates will now be made to the Web-based system. Subscribe to the WTN RSS feed and be notified as changes occur.

Training videos are being developed that supplement the information on the WTN help page. Moreover, community suggestions and feedback received during the beta period have been reviewed and are currently under development.

As these features are activated, announcements will be made through the FDLP Desktop.

After examining the log files, GPO has determined that its PURL referral statistical reporting process was indeed correct based on the definition of a referral. A referral is the URL of a previous item which led to this request; however, after examining the log files and talking with members of the depository library community, a new solution has evolved to report PURL referrals.

As we investigated the PURL system log files, it was determined that a majority of our traffic had no referrer. The referrer field is an optional part of the HTTP request that is sent by a browser to a Web server. There are many reasons why our traffic logs would not contain referral information, including:

• Requests originate from a proxy server that filters referrals
• Browsers are not passing referrers or set not to pass referrers by users
• PURLs are being accessed from browser bookmarks
• PURLs are being accessed from links within email

Based on our examination of the logs and understanding of the evolution of Internet technologies, GPO has modified its PURL referral parsing script to examine statistics based on the remotehost in order to determine if the request contains either a referrer and/or user-agent. If neither is detected, these requests are considered to be a link validator and ignored. GPO recognizes that there will be ro(bots) that have a referrer and remotehost and will, therefore, be included in our statistical output. We are asking libraries to identify their bots when totaling figures for their institution.

GPO will use the modified PURL referral method for future reporting. Files will be disseminated in comma separated value (csv) format in the file repository. Libraries will be responsible for extracting their institution’s click-throughs from the domain/IP list contained in the csv.

More information on PURLs can be found in Linking to Federal Resources Using Persistent Uniform Resource Locators (PURLs).

Currently, the CFR is available from 2007 to present, and volumes dating back to 2000 will be added over the next few months.

The CFR in XML is also available from the Government’s new site for Government data: DATA.gov.

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By spotlighting the expert services and contributions of our depositories, we share in the strengths and innovations of our partners and help promote the essential American service that is the Federal Depository Library Program.

• Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (1991 to 2005)
• Code of Federal Regulations (2007 to 2009)
• Precedents of the United States House of Representatives (as part of the GPO Federal Publications collection)

Visit FDsys.

There are major revisions to Chapter 7 (Public Access Assessments) and Chapter 11 (Collaborative Efforts). Chapter 7 was revised and renamed to reflect an emphasis on depository cooperation and Public Access Assessments. Chapter 11 was revised and renamed to bring greater focus on partnerships.

All depository coordinators are advised to review these chapters for changes that may affect their depository operations.

The Handbook is integrated into the FDLP Desktop and will be updated as necessary based on changes in the Program and community input. Users will need to consult the change log in Appendix F to determine all the revisions made to the Handbook.

The Handbook can now be viewed as HTML pages, or users can create a PDF copy of individual chapters by simply clicking the PDF icon at the top of each page.

The date that each chapter was created and last revised is also now readily available to users. These dates appear on the top of each HTML page and are included in any PDF versions created by the user. Since the Handbook is now an integrating resource, users should take note of the revision dates on each chapter and compare them to any PDF copies that may have previously been printed to be sure the most current version is being consulted.