MICHGPO Electronic discussion list

MICHGPO is the official discussion list for federal depository libraries in Michigan. Subscribers are the official contact people listed with the U.S. Government Printing Office and in the "Michigan Federal Documents Depository Libraries" directory on the Department of History, Arts, and Libraries web site at http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan. MICHGPO is an unmoderated closed list. Subscription is mandatory for each official contact person. Inquiries about MICHGPO should be sent to the regional library.

MICHGPO's purpose is to serve as an official avenue of communication in administering the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) in Michigan. Topics include instructions, announcements, descriptions of processing techniques and practices, collection development, interpretation of regulations, and discussions of specific procedures, activities, and ideas concerned with the detailed work of the FDLP in the state.

Topics interest to the whole documents community or to a wider range of librarians and government information consumers should be posted to other electronic discussion lists. Examples include GOVDOC-M, GOVDOC-L, and DOCTECH-L.

Other useful links

Instructions to Depository Libraries

Sets forth the requirements for which all depository libraries are obligated

            http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/instructions/index.html

FDLP Desktop

            Collection of information and tools for depository libraries and staff

            http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/index.html

Michigan eLibrary - Government, Politics and Law

The Government, Politics & Law Collection of MEL contains Internet resources of interest to the librarians, government officials and citizens of the state of Michigan. Whenever possible, official government sites are selected as sources for government information. Non-governmental sources are selected based on identifiable content authority such as association sponsorship or research activities. Additional selection criteria include currency of information, ease of navigability and interface and comprehensiveness of resources.

http://web.mel.org/viewtopic.jsp?id=9

Michigan Council of Federal Depository Libraries

            Promotional brochure template (MS-WORD)

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_lm_Michigan GPObrochure_78508_7.doc

            Promotional brochure template (PDF)

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_lm_Michigan GPObrochure_78509_7.pdf

Top 10 List for New Documents Librarians

            GPO's recommended list of resources for new documents librarians

            http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/mgt/top10.html

            http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/mgt/top10.pdf (PDF version)

American Library Association Government Documents Round Table

GODORT Created Resources

Resources created by GODORT Members for use by GODORT and the Documents Community

            http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/GODORT/created.html

University of Michigan Documents Center

Superb collection of government information with special emphasis on tutorials and learning aides for understanding and using government information at all levels.

            http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/

Updated 2/21/2008