Overview
Launched in 2021, LSCM Pilot Projects are focused initiatives designed to benefit the FDLP community and enhance the National Collection of U.S. Government Public Information. These projects are jointly-conducted with Federal depository libraries. Learn more by visiting the LSCM Pilot Projects page.
Pilot Project 1 was open for submissions in the fall of 2021 and involves cataloging, item-level inventory, condition assessment, and digitization of between 200-300 documents from either the U.S. war years of WWI (1914-1918) or WWII (1941-1945).
The Merrill Cazier Library (MCL) at Utah State University was selected to participate in this pilot. An inventory and collection assessment will be conducted on a small collection of an Executive Branch War-time Agency documents. Then, the documents will be cataloged, digitized, and ingested into GovInfo.
Updates
- February 7, 2022- Letter of Agreement signed by GPO and Utah State University.
- May 17, 2022 – Condition Assessment of PR 32.4 Documents at Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University, Pilot Project 1
- June 5, 2023 - Print records for 667 titles related to FDR-era Civil Defense (PR 32) have been added to the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).
Promotional Coverage
- National Information Standards Organization (NISO), April 2022
- USU Today, April 18, 2022
- For the People Radio Interview (KVNU), April 19, 2022
- Cache Valley Daily News, April 26, 2022
Resources and Background Information
- LSCM Pilot Projects Project page
- FDLP News Alert announcing the selection of Utah State University’s Merrill Cazier Library as the first Pilot Project participant.
- FDLP News Alert announcing the official kickoff of Pilot 1.
GPO staff visited Utah State University’s Merrill Cazier Library in March 2022 for the official kickoff of the Pilot. Here you see some snapshots from their visit.
