Addresses the legal obligations of designated Federal depository libraries.
 fdlp-legal-reqs-jun2009.pdf
Testimony discusses the library community's comments on the draft "Government Printing Office Act of 1997." Including the key changes to Title 44 that the library community considers necessary in order for the public to be ensured access to federal government information. ford-statement-title44-apr1997.pdf
Comments on the key provisions of S. 803 that enhance public access to government information. hogan-testimony-11july01.pdf
Letter written on behalf of the members of the Inter-Association Working Group on Government Information Policy (IAWG), expressing appreciation for the willingness of John Warner's staff to meet to discuss revisions to Title 44 of the United States Code to enhance public access to government information. lt-warner-gov-info-policy-17oct97.pdf
These comments on the GPO Summary Report: Digitization Demonstration Project are submitted on behalf of the Association of Research Libraries to commend the GPO for engaging in the pilot digitization project. lt-david-gpo-digdemo-02nov07.pdf
Opinion concerning the sections of Title 44 of the United States Code that would require legislative modifications in order to allow for the sharing of resources and responsibilities among the nation's federal regional depository libraries.
memo-zagami-title44-07jul08.pdf
Outlines the legal obligations of designated Federal depository libraries.
fdlp-legal-requirements-101509.pdf
ACRL letter expressing concern about recent rulings that have rejected new multi-state partnerships within the Federal Depository Library Program. ltfdlp_acrl02nov11.pdf
Committee on Institutional Cooperation letter expressing need for multi-state partnerships within the Federal Depository Library Program. ltfdlp_cicsupport20oct11.pdf
Letter providing details about the services the University of Minnesota Libraries will provide to the Michigan selective federal depository libraries if Minnesota assumes regional responsibilities for Michigan. ltfdlp_michmou14apr11.pdf
Letter from Nancy R. Robertson, State Librarian of Michigan, concerning the multi-state arrangement proposed by the University of Minnesota libraries (UMN) and the library of Michigan/Michigan Department of Education (lM) on behalf of the selective depository libraries of Michigan. ltfdlp_michresponse28sept11.pdf
Letter from Nancy R. Robertson, State Librarian of Michigan, concerning the multi-state arrangement proposed by the University of Minnesota libraries (UMN) and the library of Michigan/Michigan Department of Education (lM) on behalf of the selective depository libraries of Michigan, and specifically discussing a timeline for the process. ltfdlp_michresponse30june11.pdf
Letter from seven regional depository libraries serving states or territories other than those in which they are located, expressing concern about the future of multi-state agreements. ltfdlp_umdresponse29aug11.pdf
Letter from Wendy Pradt Lougee. ltfdlp_umnresponse28sept11.pdf
Letter from GPO describing concerns with ASERL implementation plan and disposition tool. ltgpo_aserl_23sept11.pdf
Letter from GPO regarding the proposal for the University of Minnesota to serve as the regional depository library for Michigan. The GPO concluded "that this particular proposal is not necessary for the economical or practical implementation of the FDLP for the reasons articulated" in the letter. ltgpo_michfdlp_15sept11.pdf
Letter from GPO regarding relinquishing Regional Designation. ltgpo_michstatelib10june11.pdf
Letter from ARL in support of the addition of $2 million in the FY 2008 Senate, State, Foreign Operations and Related Program appropriations bill. ltgpo-rreg-05jun07.pdf
Letter from public interest organizations expressing support for holding a public proceeding on the future of the open Internet. ltjcp-5may09.pdf
This letter provides comments by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) on the Proposed Digitization Agreement between the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU). nara-gsu-29aug07.pdf
This letter provides comments by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) on the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) agreement with iArchives. Under terms of the agreement, iArchives will digitize selected NARA records. While ARL appreciates that the agreement will result in more public domain federal resources becoming accessible, the manner in which NARA entered into the agreement and some provisions in the agreement raise a number of concerns. nara-iarchives-10sep07.pdf
Letter from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in response to ARL's comment on the NARA/iArchives agreement. nara-iarchives-27april07.pdf
Letter from cultural heritage organizations in response to the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) request for input (RFI) into the development of alternative models for Presidential libraries.
nara-rfi-preslibraries-final.pdf
Summary of Group Worksheet Responses fdlp-mtg-summary-sheet-09sep05.pdf
As called for by Section 1009 of the America COMPETES Act, the attached Principles provide guidance and direction to agencies regarding the release of scientific research results. ostp-scientific-research-28may08.pdf
Summary of group worksheet responses from workshop on changing roles of government information librarians. our-new-work_changing-realities-and-directions.pdf
This survey was sent to all ARL Selective Depository Libraries and to all Regional Depository Libraries (the majority of which are also ARL Libraries). It was designed to enable ARL to study the current problems, successes, and future of the Federal Depository Library Program with a total concentration on research libraries. The Likert scale discussed here provides us with a current snapshot of both types of Depository Libraries.
speckit-fdlpsurvey-likert.pdf
Use of the Likert scale in the ARL Survey of Regional and ARL Selective Federal Depository Libraries provides a current snapshot of Regional Depository Libraries. Regional respondents were asked to respond to 21 statements. fdlp-likert-regional-results.pdf
Use of the Likert scale in the ARL Survey of ARL Selective Federal Depository Libraries provides a current snapshot of Selecive Depository Libraries. Selectives respondents were asked to respond to 19 statements. fdlp-selective-depository-libraries-survey.pdf
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