200510191030 – Depository Library Council – Plenary Session with Public Printer of US part 2
Download an audio file of this session A helpful list of abbreviations for personal names used in this posting 0:00:15 MP: Law libraries want paper because the issuing agencies recognize paper as the only official version. 0:00:50 DA: Horse and buggy, paper and electronic. 0:02:25 MS: Publishers anguish over the loss of control of content as libraries seek to customize it. We want platform-neutral content. 0:05:10 BJ: responds. Carnegie-Mellon is developing automated language translation. We need to work with big agencies to help them prepare documents in a fashion that will produce accurate automated translations. 0:07:00 CM: asks for an update on the mass digitization of the legacy collection. BJ: … 70% of the FDLP collection will be online by the end of 2007. We need to determine what other documents need to go into the collection. E.g, the Federalist Papers are not FDLP, but are undeniably important. Continue reading
200510190830 – Depository Library Council – Plenary Session with Public Printer of US
Download an audio file of this session A helpful list of abbreviations for personal names used in this posting 0:00:00 BS: Council Aerobics 0:03:45 BJ: The GPO troops reported that they felt this was the best meeting so far. 0:05:10 This is the best job I've ever had. 0:06:45 Tales of Thomas Benedict, a previous Public Printer. In 1895 he moved from steam to electric power. A few years later, he purchased electric trucks and got rid of the horses. GPO still has the stables in the basement. 0:09:05 We fear that letting go of the past will lead to worse constituent service. BJ describes the physical GPO building and its antiquated-ness. 0:11:00 Describes the plan to move GPO facilities 0:11:40 "a marvelous scheme" [referring to the plan to deal with the GPO building] 0:12:20 The GPO $35 million budget is mostly devoted to overhead costs associated with the building Continue reading
200510171930 – Depository Library Council – GODORT Meeting
200510171930 FDLP DLC GODORT Secrecy, Privacy, and FOIA: Conflicts and Consistencies Speakers: Bob Gellman (BG), Meredith Fuchs (MF), and Patrice McDermott (PM). Download an audio file of this session 0:00:00 Arlene Weible introduces program 0:01:30 Vicki Phillips, Chair Nominating Committee: Call to service 0:05:00 John Phillips, Chair Awards Committee: All nominations due in December 0:08:30 Aimee Quinn introduces speakers 0:13:45 Bob Gelman (BG) "Conflicts" between privacy and FOIA Enumerates "Principles of fair information practices" and notes how each is not in conflict with privacy concerns, except for "finality" which is only partly in conflict 0:22:30 2. Libraries adamant about protecting use records, but demand openness in other agency arenas. Bookstores also demonstrate cognitive dissonance toward commercial ends. 0:30:00 Meredith Fuchs (MF), National Security Archives Continue reading
200510160830 – Depository Library Council – New Attendees Orientation
download audio file of this session 0:00:00 Barbie Selby introduces GPO staff. Audience introductions follow. 0:12:00 Arlene Weible talks about GODORT. 0:22:00 Barbie Selby talks about DLC and the Visioning statement, logistics of the schedule. Questions follow. Continue reading
Fall 2005 Depository Library Council audio and notes on the way [update]
I'm getting audio files and their descriptions from the Fall 2005 DLC up and running. You can download the following PRETTY ROUGH (i.e., wear headphones, turn up the volume a little, and be prepared to block out some background noise), PRETTY LARGE (3-11 meg), VERY UNOFFICIAL mp3 files:
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