The Depository Library Council to the Public Printer looks at problems and makes recommendations for improvements at the Government Printing Office. At recent meetings, major concerns were bibliographic control and the need for a national depository system. (Author)

This first issue of a quarterly checklist of local government publications provides a comprehensive guide to the government documents resources of the territory. Under the provisions of the new Depository Law, U.S. Virgin Islands Act No. 3955 (a copy of the Act is contained herein), each government agency must deposit at least ten copies of each…

The law now in force provides for a class of libraries in the United States in which certain Government publications are deposited for the use of the public. The libraries are known in the office of Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, where the distribution is made, as designated depository libraries. Title 44 of the United…

The Canadian Library Association submits a brief to the Canadian legislature. History, purpose, and status of government publications and their catalogs and distribution are discussed. Recommendations are provided for an improved government publications program. (LS)

Explains the history and organization of the Community and describes its publishing program. (PF)

Discusses issues relating to the U.S. Government Printing Office Depository Library Program (DLP) to refute claims that the DLP is a costly and ineffective provider of government information. Access to information, costs, benefits, federal information policy, and the role of the private sector are addressed. Suggestions for improving the system…

This selected bibliography lists government publications geared for preschool children through high school students in the areas of American Indians, astronomy, crafts, drug and alcohol abuse, energy, environment, food and nutrition, history, the postal service, safety, space science, and weather. Suggestions for locating and obtaining government…

Provides an annotated bibliography of 104 items on a variety of topics received by federal government depository libraries from midyear 1992 to midyear 1993 that were selected for general interest, lasting value, or timeliness. (LRW)

These profiles of 28 depositories and government documents libraries in the state of Alabama itemize official depository status, subject concentration, and location of the documents within the library for each institution. The profiles also explain the organization and classification scheme of the document collection, circulation parameters, and…

Presents an annotated list of notable government documents published in 2001 and lists agencies and distributors for federal, state and local, and international documents. Discusses changes in U.S. government publications since the September 11 terrorist attacks, including agencies shutting down their Web sites, requests to destroy materials, and…

Discusses professional ethics involved in requests from the U.S. Superintendent of Documents to withdraw and destroy documents in library government document collections. Topics addressed include censorship considerations; classified versus unclassified documents; obligations to the parent organization; and examples of specific cases. (Contains 11…

Addresses the assertion by the Depository Library Council to the Public Printer that James Madison's political writings serve as the ideological underpinning for the Federal Depository Library Program. Reviews the evolution of Anglo-American thought regarding the concept of an informed citizenry and suggests Elbridge Gerry as a more appropriate…

Suggests 41 ways to promote greater library user awareness of a government documents collection. (PF)

To aid all interested persons in the use of Government depository libraries, the Joint Committee on Printing periodically publishes a committee print providing the addresses and telephone numbers of all libraries in the system. The 1984 committee print is divided into six sections: (1) an overview including subsections on authorization, types of…