Fall Depository Library Council Meeting Meets in Kansas City, MO
October 18-21, 1999

The Fall 1999 Depository Library Council (DLC) meeting was held at the Hotel Phillips in downtown Kansas City, MO. The meeting began with an update by Public Printer Mike DiMario. In terms of GPO's budget, despite asking for only a $1 million increase for the electronic collection, GPO did not get it. Instead GPO will have to find the money from within their budget. As a result, some services will not be undertaken in the same way. It is DiMario's feeling that GPO's funding is ok, but they did have some personnel cuts. At present, GPO is down to 3200 employees, the lowest since before WWII.

GPO has made strides in the electronic transition and DiMario thinks the number of paper products will continue to diminish. GPO will continue to produce products in the format the agencies ask them to, although DiMario hopes the agencies see wisdom in keeping some paper products.

The GPO Sales program is losing $1million per month - a situation that cannot continue. Therefore, GPO is looking to increase their prices by 15%, as well as cut costs. GPO is also raising their surcharge to the agencies.

As for the future of NTIS - DiMario was testifying on a hearing the following Thursday on it. It was his belief that NTIS materials will be saved in some format, but he wasn't sure what that means.

DiMario was followed by Francis J. Buckley, Jr., Superintendent of Documents. Buckley expressed appreciation of the partnership between GPO and depository libraries as there is more and more talk within the government about the provision of information via the Internet being public access. He relayed that at the ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to inaugurate PubScience, Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson spoke about the unsung hero role of GPO (and by extension, that of depository libraries) in GPO's printing and distribution capacities and recognized us "for doing the Lord's work." A pretty high tribute!

Buckley then touched on a number of general topics affecting the depository library program, starting with concern for permanent public access to electronic resources. This past July, Newsweek had an article titled, "History: We're Losing It," which called attention to the problem. So last month, DiMario convened a meeting of a number of stakeholder organizations to discuss measures that GPO or others are undertaking or might undertake to advance the goal of keeping essential Federal electronic information available to the American people. Represented at this meeting were the Library of Congress, National Agricultural Library, National Library of Medicine, National Library of Education, National Archives and Records Administration, National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Department of Energy/Office of Scientific and Technical Information, and the Council on Library and Information Resources as well as a number of Congressional staff members, representing the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP) and the House Administration Committee. Attendees shared information about their particular organization's activities in the area of permanent public access, which spawned much discussion and ideas about cooperative ventures. GPO will organize and host future meetings of this group.

As you may be aware, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) ended their Local Public Documents Room (LPDR) program as of September 30, 1999. GPO and NRC are working to maintain at least one microfiche collection in a depository library in each state. Twenty-eight depository libraries housing LPDR materials chose to retain the collections. Eighteen libraries that housed an LPDR chose not to retain this collection. Buckley is working to relocate the unwanted collections to 18 regional depository libraries.

In the House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee report for FY 2000, GPO has been directed to undertake an analysis of the future role of the Public Documents Distribution Center in Pueblo, CO. GPO is in the process of getting clarification of the scope of this study and they are organizing the study team. The study and its recommendations are to be provided to Congress no later than February 1, 2000.

In July 1999, the JCP approved GPO's request to enable them to expand their sales procurement to agency publications not printed by GPO but considered of public value. As a result, GPO will be able to work with other federal agencies to procure, purchase and sell government publications under two categories:

• 1) Government information products produced by Federal agencies holding statutory exemptions or JCP waivers that allow them to obtain printing services outside of GPO, and
• 2) Government information products procured by agencies under Cooperative Research Development Agreement (CRDA) or other joint public/private partnership agreements under which products are not printed or procured by GPO.

GPO Sales has the deposition transcripts of the U.S. vs. Microsoft Corporation court case on CD-ROM for $52. The CD-ROM includes indexed, redacted transcripts of depositions taken between July 1998 and January 1999. In addition, printed copies and videotapes of individual depositions are available on demand. So, if you would like to watch 20 hours of interviews with Bill Gates, you can purchase 11 videotapes from GPO for only $341!

GPO's latest cooperative endeavor with DOE/OSTI is PubSCIENCE, an electronic system that provides GPO and the public a distributed searching capability of a large compendium of peer reviewed journal literature with a focus on physical sciences and technology. This web site enables public users to identify journal articles of interest, view bibliographic citations and hyperlink to the publisher's site for full-text, if unrestricted, or via a site license, an electronic subscription or pay-per-view. As with our other partnership with DOE, Information Bridge, depository libraries and the public can enter PubSCIENCE via GPO Access.

GPO will be publishing its version of the 1999 Tax CD-ROM, which will include 1999 IRS tax forms, instructions, and publications for individual and business filers, in addition to sets of previous years' tax forms. One can fill in the forms on the computer screen, save the data, print the completed forms, sign, and mail. GPO's CD-ROM is $20.00, $1.00 less than the NTIS/IRS version. The official CD-ROM edition of this material is the NTIS/IRS product; the one that will be distributed to the selecting depository libraries.

The U.S. Supreme Court has asked GPO to help develop the Court's official web site. GPO is now engaged in the first phase of development, the graphic design, which may be the most challenging part of the project. No specific date has been set for activation of the site, but it will most likely be ready for public access during the current Court term. When activated, the site initially will contain slip opinions for the current term, the current schedule, visitors guides, guides for filing cases, Rules of the Court, biographies of the Justices, a brief history of the Court, the building, and information on the institution. Currently, the plans are to continue releasing Bench Opinions through the Hermes system, in which the Federal Bulletin Board is a partner.

GPO is working to revise a number of its Circular Letters, which are GPO's means of communications with its customers in the Federal community. These letters have to do with paper and web distribution of materials, both in the sales and depository programs; disseminating electronic government information products through the FDLP; guidelines for the provision of government publications for depository library distribution and the use of GPO form 3868, Notification of Intent to Publish.

In terms of outreach, Buckley will be participating in the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) fall meeting - following up on a Spring 1999 DLC recommendation. Other outreach activities Buckley has been involved in include:

• Participation in a pre-conference workshop at the Southern Illinois University's Second Delyte W. Morris Library Symposium on Information Issues, Carbondale, IL. [Yes, that is where the author of this report lives!] Buckley also had a small, but pivotal role in a performance called "A Day in the Life of Documents Librarian" - reciting SuDocs numbers.
• Panel participation at the Association of Information and Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC) fall meeting in Baltimore, MD.
• Presentation and provision of a "virtual tour" of the Library Programs Service to the Government Printing and Information Council of the Printing Industries of America, Washington, DC.

Discussions are continuing with staff from the National Performance Review, General Services Administration, Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Geological Survey about the establishment of Access America, billed as a clearinghouse for accessing electronic government information.

Gil Baldwin, Director, Library Programs Service, began by stating that this is the year that online electronic U.S. Government information became the number one dissemination and public access medium in the FDLP, continuing the trends of the past five years. The distribution of tangible products through the FDLP remained virtually unchanged since FY 1998. The FDLP Electronic Collection is growing rapidly; increasing to some 44% of the titles disseminated this year. While the trend toward online publishing is accelerating, we are seeing CD-ROM publishing dropping off.

For the year the mix of products entering the FDLP is:
Online titles on GPO Access: 25%
Online titles on other agency sites: 19%
Paper, including direct mail & USGS maps: 20%
Microfiche: 35%
CD-ROM: less than 1%

Baldwin addressed the migration of products from microfiche to an online version as a rational next step in carrying out the Congressionally-directed transition to a more electronic FDLP, when an official, reliable electronic version is available from the agency. Migrating tangible products to solely online electronic dissemination occur only in those cases in which LPS has a choice of dissemination media. In many cases the publishing agency has already made the decision to eliminate the tangible medium. Then LPS incorporates the online product into the FDLP Electronic Collection by describing it bibliographically and linking to it.

The distinction between migration and conversion is as follows. Migration refers to choosing between available dissemination media when the agency publishes both online and tangible versions. Conversion refers to changing the agency's published medium to another, as LPS does when they convert paper documents to microfiche. At present LPS has no program to convert print products to electronic media, for example through scanning and digitization.

During routine processing, LPS often identifies new products that agencies issue in both print and online versions. When LPS determines that the content of the online version is substantially equivalent or superior to the print version, LPS selects the online version for the FDLP. These decisions are made in accordance with criteria described in "Migration of Physical Format Products to Online Distribution," published in Administrative Notes in 1999 and in Appendix II of Managing the FDLP Electronic Collection. These titles are described as "EL" in the List of Classes.

Budget constraints and the delays inherent in the processing, conversion, and delivery of microfiche, have resulted in LPS intending to begin actively migrating products currently distributed in microfiche and also available online by eliminating distribution of the microfiche versions. Whenever possible, the cessation of a microfiche serial title will take place at the end of a volume or annual run. Some candidate microfiche titles for this migration include titles with low selection rates, such as the New Publications of the Rocky Mountain Research Station, the Small Business Innovation Research Program annual report, and the annual Report on the Survey of U.S. Shipbuilding and Repair Facilities. Other titles under consideration for migration because they are currently offered in multiple formats with the online version available on GPO Access include the daily Federal Register on microfiche, the daily Congressional Record on microfiche, and the Congressional Bills on microfiche.

LPS appreciates libraries concerns about the length of time between the submission of a depository library self-study and when a reply was received from LPS, but due to the staffing level on the inspection team LPS cannot give a thorough review to each self-study and respond in a timely manner. LPS still has a backlog of 219 self-studies awaiting completion of their evaluations. To reduce the time lag between submission and reply, LPS is changing the self-study process. Next year self-studies will be requested in three stages, with the first batch of requests due to LPS in May. Hopefully, this will give LPS time to catch up with the self-studies they already have.

Baldwin highlighted some staff changes in LPS during 1999. Sheila McGarr was appointed Chief of the Library Division in June. Her new duties include oversight of the Depository Administration Branch, the Cataloging Branch, and the Depository Services Staff. Laurie Beyer Hall was appointed Supervisory Program Analyst in March. Her duties in this new position include supporting all of LPS' developing and legacy automated systems, coordinating the requirements analysis for a future integrated library system (ILS), and managing LPS' budget preparation. George Barnum, a former Electronic Transition Specialist, is now LPS' first Electronic Collection Manager (ECM). In this new librarian position, he will establish, review, maintain and modify comprehensive plans to assure permanent public access to products in the FDLP Electronic Collection. Judy Andrews, an Electronic Transition Specialist, left LPS in August 1999 for Portland (OR) State University. She has been replaced by Steve Kerchoff, a librarian from the Library of Congress' Federal Library and Information Center Committee (FLICC), and one of his first areas of concentration will be on developing additional partnership opportunities with agencies and depository libraries. John Tate was appointed Chief of the Acquisitions and Classification Section of the Depository Administration Branch (DAB) in August. He supervises acquisitions and Superintendent of Documents classification of products in all media for the FDLP.

In PY 1999, LPS staff concentrated on implementing the plans for the FDLP/Electronic Collection. A cross-organizational work group from LPS' Depository Administration and Cataloging Branches, the Office of Electronic Information Dissemination Services (OEIDS) and others has been working to define the possibilities, identify the issues and develop strategies for dealing with the issues. The work group has since been re-configured into an ongoing "Electronic Collection Team," which is examining and evaluating electronic products for inclusion in the Electronic Collection. While looking at these products, the team develops the processing procedures necessary to fully incorporate electronic resources into the FDLP. The Team also maintains the Pathway Locator service tools and the PURLs applications that enable users to access electronic titles.

One critical step in the transition to a more electronic FDLP is to establish a digital archive for the FDLP Electronic Collection (FDLP/EC), especially since a significant portion of the FDLP/EC consists of titles at agency sites to which GPO points. Most of these more than 59,000 titles reside on servers at agencies or institutions with which GPO has formal agreements that provide for permanent public access (PPA), but there are about 2,000 other titles in the FDLP/EC that are not under GPO's control. It is GPO's goal to assure PPA to the electronic products to which they point and link since, by definition, pointing and linking makes those products part of the FDLP/EC and means that GPO has a permanent public access responsibility for them. This requires bringing agency-disseminated Internet resources under GPO's control by incorporating them into a digital archive.

The FDLP/EC digital archive is a cooperative venture within GPO. The next step is the development of an integrated service to bring under GPO control selected individual electronic products that originated on other agency sites, and for which GPO does not have interagency or partnership agreements for PPA. Although GPO can capture agency files from the Internet at a particular point in time, without an agreement or a notification process in place GPO will face difficulties assuring that the publishing agency does not subsequently modify or supersede the product.

A new server and a backup initially configured with two years' projected storage capacity were procured specifically for the digital archiving project. The first of the new servers was delivered in July and has been configured for use as the prototype digital archive. Functionally, the prototype FDLP/EC archive will be populated with electronic source data files by FTP transfers, downloads, file captures, or other means. The initial set of test files consists of source data files captured by LPS staff earlier in FY 1999 in conjunction with processing additions to the Browse Electronic Titles service. The files will be accessible through a persistent naming application and made freely accessible to public users through a Web interface. Users will be able to search cataloging or Pathway locator services record descriptions linked directly to the content described. We plan to open the FDLP/EC archive for public use later in 1999.

In terms paper products, 20% of what is distributed through the FDLP is in paper, but the problems with physical shipments have been taking up 80% of LPS' attention. Recent physical distribution issues include having some "direct mail" titles placed in regular depository shipments thereby producing substantial savings in postage costs, disruption in established pattern of receiving shipping boxes from LPS due to the contractor deciding to subcontract deliveries to Roadway Package Service instead of United Parcel Service, and the batching of shipments deliveries. LPS will solicit for a new contract with requirements designed specifically for depository library distribution, but this new contract will not be in place until well into 2000.

T.C. Evans, Office of Electronic Information Dissemination Services, gave an update on the continuing growth and development of GPO Access. The value user feedback cannot be overstated and work is already underway on collecting user feedback to continue the improvement process. An online user survey is currently available through GPO Access with a deadline for participation of December 15, 1999. Data from this survey will be used as part of GPO's Biennial Report to Congress on the status of GPO Access.

Efforts to continue improving system performance have been very successful. Data indicates that the implementation of the additional bandwidth and server controller array have definitely provided a superior balancing of the user load and effectively distributed the workload throughout GPO's resources.

A comparison of congressional and other legislative resources available on GPO Access and other Government and non-government Web sites has recently been completed and copies of the results were provided to Council. Seven Web sites were selected for in-depth analysis: GPO Access, THOMAS, House.gov, Senate.gov, Lexis-Nexis, Congressional Universe, and CQ.com. The comparison was based on three factors:

• 1) What resources they make available
• 2) The scope of those resources (i.e., the range of years or sessions of Congress they cover)
• 3)The source of those resources (i.e., whether they house their own information content or link to other Web sites for it)

OEIDS has spent lots of time examining usage and the ways in which they measure GPO Access usage. The system changes necessary to improve performance and accommodate the growth of information forced GPO to change the way in which they capture the number of documents downloaded each month. Since the new method was employed in February, an average of over 21 million downloads per month have been recorded. Based on FY 99 data, this impressive figure is growing by almost 400,000 downloads per month.

GPO Access now contains more than 101,000 electronic titles and points to more than 59,000 others - representing a 25% growth rate for the past fiscal year. There are over 1,300 databases available on GPO Access, also a significant increase over last year.

It appears that fewer users are starting at the GPO Access home page, as it has fallen to fourth in popularity. Many users appear to be bookmarking pages for specific applications and returning directly to those pages in the future. The Federal Register application is the most popular starting point, followed by the page that allows multiple databases to be searched at the same time and then the page that allows users to browse that day's table of contents for the Federal Register. GPO's redesigned online bookstore has been rising in popularity as a starting point ever since the new page was released in April, appearing in the top ten initially at number nine, it has subsequently risen to number seven.

GPO was surprising that none of the CFR pages show up in the top ten entry pages. It was determined that browsing appears to be much more popular than searching and many browsers are interested in only a specific area of the CFR. Each of these separate areas can be individually bookmarked so that the user can immediately go to the section that interests them most.

The rising traffic on the redesigned Online Bookstore is translating into increasing electronic sales. Of particular interest is the indication that new users of the Online Bookstore prefer to print out their orders and mail them in rather than submitting them electronically, although users appear to switch to submitting their orders electronically as time goes on.

Recent changes to GPO Access include:

• The addition of a site search application which was released Oct 15, 1999. The index currently includes all of the html pages on GPO Access and the metatags that GPO personnel imbedded in them to aid in searching. In time, the index will hopefully be expanded to include the many PDF files available through GPO Access.
• Browseable links to the Congressional Record sections containing roll-call votes.
• The new Congressional Directory for the 106th Congress.
• Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, beginning with William J. Clinton (1997, Vol. 1).
• The robot exclusion has been removed for the past several weeks in a test to ensure the stability of the system. The test has proven successful and a plan is being implemented to invite the major search engines to index the GPO Access site.
• The 1999 2000 edition of the U.S. Government Manual is now available.

• Deschler's Precedents of the United States House of Representatives is being readied for release.
• A Statutes at Large application is under development.
• A pilot project with Office of the Federal Register is in progress that would lead to a more frequently updated electronic version of the Code of Federal Regulations.
• Adding Electronic Product Development Specialists to work with publishing agencies to bring new products to GPO Access.

Tad Downing, Cataloging Branch Chief, began with an update on cataloging operations. At the end of FY 99, approximately 29,000 works in various media were received for cataloging. Approximately 33,600 were processed leaving a balance of 9,400 pieces of work in the backlog - mostly serial titles. A backlog of approximately 145 Browse Electronic Titles (BET) entries remain to be cataloged. A new serials cataloger has been hired and procedures for processing serials have been changed in hopes of making progress on this backlog.

In response to a Spring 1999 DLC recommendation, catalogers ceased producing availability records on Oct 1, 1999. Catalogers now maintain, update, and create, as appropriate, records that represent serials irrespective of the frequency of issue. This change should eliminate confusion caused by the production of piece level records for serials issued semi-annually and less frequently but not for those issued 3 or more times per year. The Periodicals Supplement will be replace by the Serials Supplement in 2001 and will include only titles issued 3 or more times per year.

As of late September, approximately 3,400 PURLS have been assigned to electronic works available via BET and the Web Catalog applications. Over the years, an estimated 6,000 URLS have been assigned to various resources. Downing encouraged the reporting to GPO of broken or new links. A PURL's search form application is now available on FDLP pages of GPO Access.

Lastly, Downing addressed the delay in Monthly Catalog distribution. It appears that June was the last issue distributed. The delay has been caused by assuring Y2K compliance at GPO. Distribution of the Congressional Serial Set Catalog has also been delayed. But these circumstances have not affected the timeliness of dissemination of the MoCat records to CDS of the Library of Congress (which then makes them available to vendors.) Also, records produced in OCLC are passed to the Web Catalog application within 24 hours after production. As of mid-September, it is estimated that more than 132,000 records are available at the Catalog. Nearly 10,000 of these records provide hot-linked access to electronic works published at GPO and other web sites.

Robin Haun-Mohamed, Depository Administration Branch Chief, began with an update on products. Depository libraries are now able to use Northern Light's usgovsearch at no charge to the library. This program will search across government sites and content that is available without charge.

Census Bureau's American FactFinder (formerly known as DADS) was released in the spring and everything on the database is available to all at no charge. The only applications currently being considered for future charges are big downloads of files and the do-it-yourself tabulations from Census 2000.

• The ECON97 Report Series, Economic Census 1997, Report Series Disc 1A, issued August 1999 in CD-ROM will be distributed to libraries this month.
• Business America will resume publishing in November, under a new name, Export America. There will be an online site for this title as well, but it will only have the feature articles and an updated trade show listing.
• Public Health Reports are now being published under an agreement with HHS and Oxford University Press. Copies will continue to be provided for depository distribution.
• Effective with the Nov. 1999 issue, the National Trade Data Bank will change access software from Autographics to Enigma. Enigma will allow users to extract documents and copy them in their native format of in a format that retains most of the original formatting characteristics. STAT-USA will issue a beta copy of the new NTDB in Oct. FY 2000 will be a transitional year for NTDB. LPS will be moving toward phasing out the NTDB on CD and using the funds to increase access to the STAT-USA Internet service.
• PTO is making some changes in scheduling products to be issued in DVD format. USAPat on DVD is effective with the Jan 2000 issues. Other PTO materials surveyed in May is still planned to be issued in DVD format for the 4th quarter of 1999. PTO has said they will not produce materials in both CD and DVD formats. Once DVDs are ready, that is the only format that will be available.
• Libraries who returned their bound Congressional Records to GPO for rebinding should expect to see the volumes back by the end of 1999.
• To address Year 2000 potential problems, shipping list will now use the full 4-digit year, beginning Oct 1st. Final shipping list numbers for FY 99 are:
  • SL 99-0372-P
  • SL 99-0071-E
  • SL 00-0977-M
  • SL 99-0043-S
  • SL 99-2031-S for NIMA maps.
• The backlog in Acquisitions and Classification is 3200. The number of titles waiting conversion to microfiche is less than 300. Backlog material is mostly Technical Manuals and Flood Insurance Studies. DAB continues to see a decline in the number of tangible products distributed through the FDLP.
• DAB recently asked libraries to check their receipts for a list of specific microfiche shipping lists. It is very important that you claim any missing items soon.
• FY 1998 had 874 new BET entries posted; FY 1999 had 943 entries.
• To improve response time for inquiries, especially askLPS inquiries, one staff member has been assigned full-time to work with askLPS inquiries.
• Haun-Mohamed concluded by review the publication shortage and rain check policies. Shortages can occur for 5 main reasons: deal directs, ordered incorrectly, contractor shortages, errors in processing, and fugitive publications.

As with other DLC meetings, there were a number of informational programs - too many for me to attend, including such things as basic issues concerning digital preservation, using continuing education programs to promote government information, the CORC Project, the ins and outs of LPS processing, consortia initiatives in loading documents catalog records into OPACs, what the Documents Data Miner can do for you, and more.

Recommendations
The following are the draft recommendations, action items, and commendations resulting from this DLC meeting. Council will continue to work on them to get them into final form before presenting them to GPO.

• 1. Technological Capabilities - Council recommends that GPO evaluate and report on the technological capabilities of the depository libraries to provide cost-effective public access to electronic Government information products. This will include using information from the 1997 and 1999 Biennial Surveys about the costs and availability of equipment, software, telecommunications, staff training and other depository library expenses for accessing and utilizing electronic Government information products through the FDLP.
• 2. Disposition of Depository Collection to NARA - Council recommends that GPO report at the Spring 2000 DLC Meeting on the status of records disposition of depository publications cataloged in the Monthly Catalog, including electronic files for publications with no paper copy, microfilm, or microfiche equivalent, and the related file documentation.
• GPO Access Gateways - Council recommends that GPO evaluate and define the future role of GPO Access Gateways.
• 4. Communication Between GPO And Library Directors - Council recommends that GPO establish direct, periodic (minimally on an annual basis), issue-oriented communications with directors of Depository Libraries. Copies of the communications should be supplied to Depository Librarians.
• 5. Digital Storage Facility - Council is pleased at the efforts by GPO to develop a digital storage facility to provide permanent public access to its electronic resource collection. Council urges GPO to develop a plan for the archive and to move its current state from testbed to a publicly accessible electronic repository.
• 6. Silver Halide Masters - Council recommends that GPO verify the presence of silver halide masters for microfiche distributed through the FDLP and stored at NARA and/or LC and to identify cost effective procedures for replacement copies of aging microfiche in our collections.
• 7. Coordinate Government-wide Discussion of PPA - Council recommends that GPO continue to assume a leadership role in bringing together key government officials and other appropriate representatives to hold collaborative discussions regarding the permanent public access of electronic Government information.
• 8. Review Of Online Locator And Finding Aid Tools - Council recommends that GPO conduct a comprehensive review of online locator and finding aid tools to evaluate the need, redundancy, and organization of current tools. The report should also address possible development of new tools. The review process will require Council and depository library input as well as an analysis of available statistics. The Council requests a report prior to the Spring meeting.
• 9. Self Study Process - Council is encouraged by the modifications that GPO is making in the self-study schedule. Council recommends that GPO investigate methods for providing timelier acknowledgment of the submission of self-studies, and information for depositories on the status of self-studies and inspections. A web page with general information on the schedules of the inspection team might serve this purpose.

Action Items

Barbara Risser has announced that she is leaving the Marine Corps Research Center Library effective 14 August 1999. She has accepted a reference position at the Pentagon Library and will start there 23 August1999. The interim contact Government Depository matters at MCRC will be Linda Resler. Her phone is (703) 784-4838/4846. Her e-mail is reslerlm@mcu.usmc.mil.

After ten years at the College of William and Mary Law Library, Emily Shriver is retiring and heading for Arizona. Emily says that although she enjoyed her years at W&M Law, "it is time to start really living!" She offers her good wishes and best regards to the entire Virginia documents community. Emily's last day at W&M Law, is today, August 31.

Krista English has joined UVA's Alderman Library Government Information Resources Section as their new Program Support Technician. Krista relocated to Virginia this year from Kansas City where she worked for GCI Information Services managing publication distribution for the Environmental Protection Agency. A graduate of the University of Missouri, Kansas City, she brings experience in university and public libraries with her as well. You may reach Krista at 924-6259 or kme8t@virginia.edu.

Joy Suh is the new Government Documents/Georgraphy Liaison at George Mason University. Joy will be responsible for reference and instruction services encompassing federal and state documents, as well as maps and GIS. Prior to working at GMU, she held the position of Government Publications/GIS coordinator at Washington State Universty Libraries, Pullman, WA since 1996. While in the Northwest Joy was the Webmaster for the Northwest Government Information Network (http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/govdoc/ngin/ngin.htm). Joy holds her MLS from the University of Iowa where she also doctoral level studies in Geograpy. Joy reports that she remains a loyal fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes. She also holds an MA in Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Joy is originally from Seoul, South Korea. Joy's e-mail address is hsuh1@osf1.gmu.edu. Her telephone number is 703-993-2238.

Louveller Luster will be leaving Virginia Commonwealth University's Cabell Library to assume the position of Head of Collection Development at Virginia State University's Johnston Library. She begins at VSU on January 10. Louveller became Documents Librarian at VCU in 1993 after a dozen or so years in other positions at the Cabell Library. While Louveller is moving away from documents work she isn't moving away from Virginia, so we'll all expect to see her at VLA, VIVA, and other state meeings.

Judy Andrews is on her way to Portland, Oregon. Her new position is Documents Librarian for Portland State University, which is the regional depository for the State. Judy reports that she has "enjoyed my time on the East Coast, both at James Madison Univeristy and at GPO". She "look[s] forward to the challenges of the new position and seeing [her] family in Oregon. She invited us all to stop by when we are in Oregon!

The new Documents Coordinator at Hollins University's Wyndham Robertson Library is Candance Mills. Former Documents Coordinator Dianne Bowman is now the Media Services Coordinator. Candy is a 1995 graduate of Hollins. Before returning to Hollins, she served as Associate Law Librarian at the Roanoke Law Library. Her Hollins e-mail address is cmills@hollins.edu and her telephone number is 540-362-6328. Please welcome Candy to her the world of gov info!