Documents Administration Resources

• Federal Depository Library Program
  http://www.fdlp.gov/
  The FDLP Desktop is targeted to documents librarians and staff of the more than 1,300 libraries that compromise the Federal Depository Library Program. Although the site is open to the public, it is really an "Intranet on the Web" and offers a limited amount of material that might be of general interest.
  
  
• Item Lister
  http://www.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/tools/itemlist.html
  Item Lister currently reflects the selection information in the GPO Depository Distribution Information System (DDIS). Item Lister is updated weekly.
  
  
• FDLP Basic Collection
  http://www.fdlp.gov/basicollection
  The list of titles constituting the Basic Collection was developed in 1977 to identify the most basic Federal Documents for inclusion in depository collections. These documents are vital sources of information that support the public's right to know about the workings and essential activities of their Federal Government. All depositories are expected to have the titles in the Basic Collections accessible to their patrons.
  
  
• Documents Data Miner 2
  (a site created and maintained by Wichita State University Libraries)
  http://govdoc.wichita.edu/ddm2/gdocframes.asp
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  Documents Data Miner 2 is a library management system for U.S. government documents. A web-based data warehousing and data mining tool, DDM2 assists depository libraries in processing, cataloging, and bibliographic control of federal documents. In addition, DDM2 contains a pilot module for a public access catalog which can be set to a depository's name and profile.
  
  
• Documents Center
  (a site created and maintained by University of Michigan Government Documents Staff)
  http://www.lib.umich.edu/government-documents-center/explore/
  The Documents Center is a central reference and referral point for government information, whether local, state, federal, foreign or international. Its web pages are a reference and instructional tool for government, political science, statistical data, and news.
  

• GODORT Toolbox
  (a site created and maintained by ALA's Government Documents Roundtable)
  http://www2.lib.udel.edu/godort/cataloging/toolbox.htm
  These tools are of use to personnel who process and catalog materials distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) which is administered by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Many are available at no charge via the Internet. GPO Staff members catalog and index United States federal government publications, creating or adapting most of the USMARC records used by FDLP library participants. This Toolbox brings together tools and guides for both new and experienced library staff who process and catalog depository materials.
  
  
• GODORT Handout Exchange
  (a site created and maintained by ALA's Government Documents Roundtable)
  http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/Exchange
  The Handout Exchange is project of the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) of the American Library Association (ALA). The exchange is a collection of guides to government information sources written by library staff across the country and distributed by the GODORT'S Education Committee. The guides are arranged by broad subject classification. Each is identified with a brief title, author, library affiliation, and date of GODORT distribution (rather than date of publication).
  
  
• CHCBL Documents Offers
  for FDLP libraries only - Page will open in a new window

Last updated: 4/18/2011

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