Keeping America Informed: GPO, the Federal Depository Library Program,

and the Cataloging & Indexing Program

Laurie B. HallDirector, Library Technical Information Services

Library Services and Content ManagementSeptember 23, 2011

GPO’s Mission…“Keeping America Informed”

Expert publishing and printing services for all three branches of the Federal Government

Perpetual, free and ready public access to printed and electronic Federal Government information in partnership with over 1,200 Federal Depository Libraries since 1813

Mandated by: 44 USC 1710-1711, 1901-1916

GPO: Not your traditional library!National-level program with no library collection!

De Facto national cataloging authority for U.S. Government Documents in 44 USC 1710-1711

Cataloging and Indexing Program

Monthly Catalog the Catalog of U.S.

Government Publications (CGP)

GPO: Not your traditional library!

Technical services work for all U.S. Government information products

Distribution of tangible materials to FDL’s Outreach, consulting, training, tools and

services for FDL’s Participate in national policy forums and

initiatives related to our mission Free access initiatives – GPO Access/FDSYS Digitization standards, metadata policy, etc. National Cooperative Cataloging

organizations – CONSER, NACO, SACO, PCC

Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)

The NCCU School of Law Library has been a

Federal Depository Library since 1979. The Law

Library qualifies for depository status “by law”.

Ms. Wadad Giles is the cataloging librarian and the

Federal Depository coordinator in the Law Library.

Library Services and Content Management oversees

the Federal Depository Library Program andthe Cataloging and Indexing Program

Director, LSCM Superintendent of Documents

Library Planning & Development, Library Services

•Planning & Development

•Content Management

•Web Content Management

Collection Management &

Preservation

•Depository Distribution

•Education & Outreach

•Archival Management

Library Technical

Information Services

•Library Tech Svc Support

•Content Acquisitions

•Bibliographic Control

LSCM Staffing

120 FTE Staff at GPO Headquarters, Washington DC

Professional librarians (45) – technical services work, ILS work, education and outreach, training, policy development, planning, contracting, etc. Support positions- technical services, marketing, project

management, analysis, distribution (warehousing), etc. Supplemented by contract workers (25) (professional

librarians and para-professionals) – temporary positions, currently supporting technical services work (historic shelflist transcription project, serials management, etc.)

What LSCM Does! Acquire, catalog all information products of the U.S.

Government – Traditional library services Distribute tangible US Govt. publications to Federal

depository libraries Provide educational opportunities through developing &

conducting conferences Assist FDL’s to organize and manage their physical

collections and run their depositories Organize and manage the GPO electronic collections of

Federal depository library material Serves as experts in library and information-related services

for all of GPO (information policy – PII, Access, etc.) Develops plans, processes, projects and studies that support

the operational units within LSCM Manages Web site content, design, and maintenance

Federal Librarianship at GPO

Management: Director or Manager

Librarian by profession, but actually a lawyer, psychologist, counselor, diplomat, teacher, mentor

Working with all kinds of people Working on all kinds of projects – budget,

writing, systems, analysis, project management, contracting, strategic planning, staffing and human resources, etc.

BTW – We sometimes do library work!

Federal Librarianship at GPO (cont.) Working Professional –

Technical Services librarians - hands on library work, automation, ILS, cataloging, serials management, archiving/harvesting, projects with depositories, collaboration with federal agencies for government-wide initiatives.

Education and Outreach Librarians – consulting with FDL’s, training, developing tools and services for FDL collection management, track of trends and changes in the information community, collaborating with FDL’s

Planning and Project Librarians – project and contract management, system implementation, workflow analysis

Preparing for a Career in Federal Librarianship

Coursework:

Cataloging Government Documents Digital Libraries Abstracting and

Indexing Digital Preservation Metadata

Preparing for a Career in Federal Librarianship

Skills: project management, analytical skills, workflow analysis, be detailed oriented, experience working in a library setting a must!

Reference or technical services! Good writing skills Be a change agent , embrace change, learn new

technologies, etc.

Career Choices

Technical Services Reference/Research Non-traditional library science career choices –

systems design and tool development, policy/planning, marketing, project management for library and information programs

Library Science Career Opportunities at GPO

Practicum opportunities (virtual and onsite) Summer Interns Full-time positions

Retirement eligible workforce, succession planning initiatives underway

Changing workflow from predominately tangible to electronic

Major shift in services and deliverables. Requires staff with new skills, ability to change,

energy

GPO Staffing: Projections for the Future

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