Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access

We the People’s Collection: The National Collection of U.S Government Public Information

On Demand

ALA Unit/Subunit: RUSA

Moderator(s)

Lee Lipscomb

Assistant Librarian
Federal Judicial Center
Washington, District of Columbia

Speaker(s)

Mary S. Clark

Director, Acquisitions and Access Management
The Library of Virginia

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Cynthia Etkin

Sr. Program Planning Specialist (Librarian)
Office of the Superintendent of Documents, Government Publishing Office
Washington, District of Columbia

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George Franchois

Director
U.S. Dept. of the Interior Library
Washington, District of Columbia

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Alicia Kubas

Government Publications & Data Librarian
University of Minnesota, Minnesota
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David Walls

Preservation Librarian
Library Services and Content Management, Government Publishing Office
Washington, District of Columbia

The depository collections in Federal Depository Library Program libraries and the digital content in govinfo.gov provide the foundation of The National Collection of U.S Government Public Information. Presenters from the Government Publishing Office will describe a paradigm shift and a new service model to support Federal depository libraries. The development, management, and preservation of the National Collection through a customer-centric approach and collaborations with federal agencies, and depository libraries will be discussed. Partners will share how they are contributing to and benefitting locally from their National Collection efforts. After the presentations, questions will be asked of the panelists.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe the National Collection of U.S Government Public Information.
Upon completion, the participant will be able to identify ways in which they, and their library users, can access the National Collection of U.S Government Public Information.
Upon completion, the participant will be able to identify ways in which they might actively participate in the development of and access to this unique collection.