FDLP Connection, Volume 2, Issue 5 Released

The May 2012 issue of FDLP Connection has been released. This month's theme is "Service".

In her column, Superintendent of Documents, Mary Alice Baish provides updates on FDsys training and the FDLP Forecast Study, and shares some GPO news. Meanwhile, your colleagues, Lori Smith (Southeastern Louisiana University) and Rachael Elrod (The Citadel) write about social media to spread awareness of Government information and the unique environment of a military library.

May features include:

*  Depository Selection Information Management System (DSIMS) benefits to depositories;
*  Preliminary data from the 2011 Biennial Survey of Depository Libraries;
*  Identifying new FDLP content through GPO’s Document Discovery program;
*  Depository Library Council members reach out to public libraries;
*  Library Spotlight;
*  And more!

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Cynthia Etkin & Kelly Seifert
Co-Editors, FDLP Connection
U.S. Government Printing Office