Duncan M. Aldrich

Depository Libraries, the Internet, and the 21st Century?.

Abstract The convergence of Internet technology and federal information policy are encouraging federal information producers and users to adopt a new direct model of information dissemination of federal information from producing agency to end user. On the surface, this trend would appear to remove the traditional middlemen—the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and depository libraries—from the dissemination model. To assess the impact of the Internet model on the future viability of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), the traditional GPO/depository library model of information dissemination is examined in four areas, keeping in mind the underlying intent of the FDLP to assure access to federal information in all congressional districts.

Problems and Issues Affecting the U.S. Depository Library Program and the GPO: The Librarians' Manifesto.

Abstract Decreasing federal funds, potentially conflicting legislative initiatives, and the introduction of electronic products and services as primary mediums for dissemination of government information have intensified many longstanding problems with the U.S. Depository Library Program (DLP). In addition, virtually every aspect of the DLP, from the definition of a government document to the role of the private sector in the production and distribution of government information. is being reexamined. In this paper, a group of practicing documents librarians explore these issues and offer a variety of options for their resolution. They also take a critical look at the U.S. Government Printing Office and suggest how, in an ideal environment, it might be reorganized to better meet the needs of libraries as well as the producers and users of government information.

The @One service environment: information services for and by the millennial generation

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss an academic librarys need to engage all available resources to provide the services required by the changing uses, formats, and production of information.Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses the @One service environment as a case study. The service and staffing model employed a sample of 20 students and professionals who work at the @One desk. Attitudes toward the @One space were assessed through one‐on‐one interviews using two different interview protocols. Participants were asked open‐ended questions that allowed them to talk at length in response.Findings – It is found that the University of Nevada, Renos Mathewson‐IGT Knowledge Center has implemented a highly interactive service environment in support of production‐intensive information technologies. Professionals from numerous information disciplines participate in staffing the department, but student staff constitute the core of service delivery.Originality/value – This paper provides infor...

Europe 1992 in print: Propaganda and guidance

Abstract The Single European Act (1986) will transform the fragmented economy of the European Communities (EC) into the Wests largest consumer market. The target date for completion of this single, integrated market is 1992. Two publishers producing considerable information on the background, implementation, and implications of the Single Act are the Commission of the European Communities and the United States federal government. The information these sources produce reflects their specific interests in and concerns regarding the Single Act. EC publications are propagandistic, focusing almost exclusively on the benefits of 1992. U.S. government publications tend to favor the concept of EC market integration, but advise American government and business in terests that forceful lobbying is needed to guarantee an American presence in the post 1992 European economy. This article describes the EC and the Single European Act, and, in the form of a selective bibliographic essay, describes EC and U.S. publications on 1992. Discussion of U.S. publications delineates U.S. policy responses to the Single Act.