New Electronic Depository Manual

This PowerPoint presentation by Janet Scheitle explains how the Government Printing Office (GPO) with input/help from the depository community is planning to revamp its documentation.

GPO is consolidating and updating its various FDLP instructions and manuals into a single online publication that will continue to be updated as necessary. The Electronic Depository Manual will be a living policy document written by and for the FDLP community. Within the manual will be best practices, tips, and hot links to additional information of interest to government documents librarians.

This will be a real boon for the depository community to have all of these documents available in one place online. I've been in the documents biz since 1993, so I think I know the ropes pretty well, but I am looking forward especially to information on best practices and hope they include good information for seasoned documents librarians as well as new ones.

The idea of a living growing document as a knowledge base for documents librarians is an exciting one. As a community, unity is increasingly important to us with the shift away from traditional structures to a more electronic depository. I hope this document will provide a unifying platform for documents librarians.