Linna Agne's List: FDLP Information

• separate item numbers for the online only (EL) format of U.S. Congressional Committee publications known as “Y 4s”,
• create separate cataloging records for each individual format of a publication. The single record approach is no longer being used.
• If a library wishes to have PURLs in their catalog records, they will likely need to modify their tangible format records by adding an 856/PURL field to the record.
• If your library currently selects either a P or MF format (or both P and MF if a regional depository library), a new item number for the EL format will automatically be added to your item selection profile.
• dds will take effect on October 1, 2009.
• e electronic only access to Hearings, Prints, & Miscellaneous publications should plan on promoting the electronic collection through their catalogs and/or Web pages.
• Some Hearings, Prints, & Miscellaneous Publications are incomplete online.

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• DARTS: Depository Access to Reports, Technical & Scientific (NTIS)
• no-fee access to online technical reports from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
• A DARTS Validation Form must be signed by your library director and faxed to GPO at 202-512-2300 before you receive access to DARTS.
• Terms of Agreement:
• Login information is for library staff only and should not be given to patrons
• Access by simultaneous users is supported but limited to a maximum of 30 workstations
• You may not allow organizations outside your library to connect to DARTS using your account and password
• accessed from outside the library through an institution’s network if limited to library’s primary clientele and login is scripted so it remains unknown to the user
• ser session will be terminated if more than 10 publications are downloaded in one minute
• National Climatic Data Center Online Document Library
• Libraries .with edu, .gov, or .mil extensions may access the Database without a user ID or password. There is no limitation on the number of concurrent users able to access the database.
• Libraries may not share the user ID and password with library users.
• STAT-USA/Internet and USA Trade Online
• may access the resources through password access or IP authentication and are limited to two designated computer workstations located within the depository library.

• Homeland Security Digital Library

   
• containing non-classified Presidential directives and policy and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources related to Homeland Security.
• IP authentication may include the IP addresses attached to all of their publicly accessible computers regardless of whether a log in is required
• access to HSDL should add item number 0520-B-24 to its item selection profile.

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• Additional Information
• 0556-C and 1004-E are distributed to all depository libraries whether your library selects these items or not.
• congressional publication item numbers. As a result, libraries should carefully review which formats of congressional publications their users need and select the appropriate corresponding item numbers
• Suggestions for Changing Formats

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• Item numbers are associated with Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) classification numbers. An item number may be affiliated with a specific title and its own SuDocs number. Alternatively, an item number may encompass more than one publication title and class number.
• (EL) or Online Only Item Numbers
• Item numbers have been the basis of most distribution and bibliographic control processes.
• This enabled depository personnel and users to relate online products to the tangible products in their depository collections.
• e Locate in Library feature found in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) is based off of an individual library's item selection profile.
• Users of the CGP will also be able to locate libraries that provide access to free, but passworded databases, which require on-site library usage, e.g., STAT-USA.
• Additionally, a future GPO plan is have the capability to "push" catalog records to depository libraries, and this process may be driven by a library's item selection profile.
• Some publications currently designated as an (EL) publication may revert to a tangible publication designation at the request of the issuing agency
• In other cases, if the agency discontinues posting the complete publication online, GPO will issue the publication in a tangible format
• selective libraries may only choose one tangible format in addition to providing access to any online only version.
• Libraries should retain historical files of their item selection profile as they may contain information about when an item was selected, dropped, or discontinued;
• useful for retrospective cataloging projects as well as disposal projects.

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