scholarly journals Basic Project Management for Weeding Government Documents Collections

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Celina McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Government Documents ◽  
Library Program ◽  
The Government

For as long as academic libraries have participated in the federal depository library program, there has been an inherent conflict between their academic and depository mandates. While state and public libraries are tasked with serving the greater public, academic libraries have an imperative to meet the specific needs of their institutions. As institutional priorities have evolved and new needs emerged, many academic depositories have come to face pressures of staffing and physical space that lead to the desire to downsize their physical government documents holdings in favor of digital surrogates. Because the government documents received through the federal depository library program are not the libraries’ property, withdrawing these materials is a time consuming, labor intensive, costly, and complicated undertaking.

Academic Libraries in Partnership With the Government Publishing Office

2020 ◽  
pp. 1411-1434
Author(s):  
Barbara Costello
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Government Printing ◽  
Government Information ◽  
National Plan ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Information Preservation ◽  
Library Program ◽  
The Government

The implementation of the Government Printing Office Electronic Information Access Enhancement Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-40) brought the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) fully into the digital age. The transition has created expected and unexpected changes to the way the Government Publishing Office (GPO) administers the FDLP and, in particular, to the relationships between the GPO and academic depository libraries. Innovative partnerships, use of emerging technologies to manage and share collections, and greater flexibility on the part of the GPO have given academic depository libraries a prominent and proactive role within the depository program. Newly announced initiatives from the GPO, the National Plan for Access to U.S. Government Information and the Federal Information Preservation Network (FIPNet) potentially could either increase academic depository libraries' collaboration with the FDLP and the likelihood that they will remain in the program, or accelerate the rate at which academic depositories are dropping depository status.

scholarly journals It’s Not Just for Public Libraries: An Academic Library’s Journey to Become a PA Forward Star Library

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-74
Author(s):  
Christina J. Steffy
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Learning Commons ◽  
Library Program

Over 200 libraries across the commonwealth participate in the Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) PA Forward Star Libraries program. Only five of those are academic libraries. While it may seem like PA Forward initiatives and its Star Library program are only for public libraries, academic libraries offer an array of programs related to the literacies. This article describes how the Seraph Foundation Learning Commons at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences supported each of the five basic literacies with current and new programming to earn silver star status.

scholarly journals Cutting through the Fog: Government Information, Librarians, and the Forty-Fifth Presidency

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kian A. Flynn ◽  
Cassandra J. Hartnett
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
First Century ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Educational Programming ◽  
The Public ◽  
Existing Structures ◽  
Turbulent Times ◽  
Library Program ◽  
The Government ◽  
Use Of Social Media

The presidential election of 2016 and the ensuing forty-fifth presidential administration have been marked by an increasingly polarized electorate, concerns about “fake news,” and a greater use of social media. President Trump and his administration have utilized the increased disintermediation of information consumption by communicating directly to the public and going around the “experts.” These phenomena raise issues for government information librarians concerned with the production, distribution, consumption, and preservation of government information, and impact the public’s understanding of—and trust in—government information. The government information issues we see today are not entirely new, as past governmental obfuscation has been well documented, but confronting these issues in the twenty-first century poses unique challenges. Fortunately, individuals, institutions, and libraries across the country are responding to this unique moment with a host of innovative solutions that promise to keep Americans informed in these turbulent times. Current engagement around these issues is reflected in educational programming at universities and public libraries, citizen actions such as the Data Rescue movement, and hybrid projects such as the End of Term Archive. The Government Publishing Office (GPO) is due for modernization, and statutory reform of 44 U.S.C., chapter 19, is being debated by the Committee on House Administration, library associations, and the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) community. To meet the long-term needs of our users, librarians should advocate for the strengthening of existing structures for federal information such as the FDLP, LOCKSS-USDOCS, and the Hathi Trust Digital Library. Future initiatives must ensure that official legal processes remain in place to protect government information, while leaving room for creative nongovernmental collaborations as well.

scholarly journals Preservation of Federal Government Publications in Multiple Formats Proposal

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
GODORT Preservation Working Group
Keyword(s):  
Round Table ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Digital Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
Us Congress ◽  
Government Documents ◽  
National Conversation ◽  
The Us ◽  
Library Program ◽  
The Government

The GODORT Preservation Working Group urges the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) to promote a national conversation about the value of preserving historic Government publications in multiple formats in order to serve a diverse public and to publicize the need for Government publications librarians to help the public access those publications. GODORT should urge ALA to ask the US Congress to appropriate funds for preservation of Federal Depository Library Program government publications. This money should be used for direct support of depository libraries who want to preserve their paper and digital government publications.

Academic Libraries in Partnership with the Government Publishing Office

2016 ◽  
pp. 87-110
Author(s):  
Barbara Costello
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Government Printing ◽  
Government Information ◽  
National Plan ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Information Preservation ◽  
Library Program ◽  
The Government

The implementation of the Government Printing Office Electronic Information Access Enhancement Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-40) brought the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) fully into the digital age. The transition has created expected and unexpected changes to the way the Government Publishing Office (GPO) administers the FDLP and, in particular, to the relationships between the GPO and academic depository libraries. Innovative partnerships, use of emerging technologies to manage and share collections, and greater flexibility on the part of the GPO have given academic depository libraries a prominent and proactive role within the depository program. Newly announced initiatives from the GPO, the National Plan for Access to U.S. Government Information and the Federal Information Preservation Network (FIPNet) potentially could either increase academic depository libraries' collaboration with the FDLP and the likelihood that they will remain in the program, or accelerate the rate at which academic depositories are dropping depository status.

scholarly journals What Did Your Library Do During the War? A Look Back at Depository Libraries and the World War II War Effort, with a Brief Bibliography

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Lou Malcomb
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Fundamental Aspect ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Government Printing ◽  
Government Information ◽  
World War ◽  
Government Documents ◽  
War Effort ◽  
Library Program ◽  
The Government

After some thirty years dealing with the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) as a reference librarian and later as head of Indiana University’s Government Information, Maps, and Microforms Department, I still feel passionate about the role FDLP librarians play in maintaining documents collections and providing easy access to what our governments publish. Throughout my career as a documents librarian, I contended that documents librarians are stuck in the middle: between ensuring access to government information for our researchers and students, and working as an “agent” of the government to protect these collections. I am specifically remembering all the various recalls for specific documents from the Government Printing Office (GPO), a fundamental aspect of FDLP in working with agencies to get depository items. While cleaning up office files in anticipation of retirement a few years ago, I uncovered a few treasures I would like to share with my government documents colleagues.

The Functions of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS): An Assessment of Existing Policy and Practice in Odisha

2021 ◽  
pp. 245513332110251
Author(s):  
Jagatabandhu Mohapatra ◽  
Ranjit Kumar Dehury ◽  
Parthsaratathi Dehury ◽  
Ranjan Pattnaik
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Secondary Literature ◽  
Government Documents ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Lactating Mothers ◽  
Future Improvement ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Masses

The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme is the world’s biggest and unique programme for nutrition and childcare, launched way back on 2 October 1975 by the Government of India. It is a centrally subsidised scheme implemented by states across the country for the benefit of children, especially for vulnerable groups. The scheme’s main objective is to improve the health and nutritional condition of children below six years of age, along with pregnant women and lactating mothers. The objective of the study is to critically analyse functions of the ICDS Scheme in the state of Odisha about implementation and monitoring. The analysis was done with the help of secondary literature and available data from government documents. The opinion and experience of various stakeholders like Anganwadi workers, supervisors and other government staff have been analysed for this purpose. This article describes existing policies and procedures of food procurement, storing, supply, cooking, production and serving cycle under ICDS Scheme in Odisha. The recommendations of the study may help for future improvement of various thrust areas of the ICDS Scheme. The article brings out critical factors accountable for the efficient implementation of the ICDS programme. Further, the study evaluates the ICDS Scheme based on existing government guidelines to reach out to the masses in Odisha.

Project implementation management of the russian federation state programs

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.А. Gavrilova ◽  
◽  
V.I. Filippov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Management System ◽  
Project Implementation ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government ◽  
State Programs ◽  
Implementation Management

The article is devoted to the project management as a modern direction of management. The questions of becoming and development the project management of the Russian Federation state programs are considered, also the reform of management system of the Russian Federation state programs conducted by the Government of the Russian Federation is presented.

CRITICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING IMPLEMENTATION OF ROAD PROJECTS IN KENYA

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Nelly Jebitok ◽  
DR. Joyce Nzulwa
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Water Projects ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Government ◽  
Resource Support

Purpose: The Purpose of the study was to establish Critical factors influencing implementation of road projects.Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population of the study was all the road engineers, middle managers in department of KRB. The sample size was 188 respondents. Data collected was cleaned, pretested, validated, and coded, summarized and analyzed using statistical package of SPSS V23.  The study findings were presented using graphs, histograms, bar charts and pie charts.  Conclusions were derived based on the P.value and the coefficient of determination.  Results: The study found that the key significant determinants of sustainability of water projects in Machakos County were capacity of the project management, government policies, monitoring and resource support. The study concluded that project management capacity had the greatest determinant ofsustainabilityofwater projects in Machakos County, followed by resource support, then monitoring while government policy had the least determinant of sustainability of water projects in Machakos County.Contribution to policy and practice: The study recommends that the government should advocate for proper planning with involvement of the benefiting community and timely implementation with the required results. This can be done through making of a policy by the ministry demanding for the practice of the same by the involved organizations. The project committee should set up financial structures considering both rising of funds and dissemination of the same in relation to operating and maintaining of the project. This can be done through learning and training on the same. The study also recommended that water beneficiaries and management should be sensitized to improve their knowledge on conservation and protection of water facilities.

“Clean and green — That’s the way we like it”

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Teo
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Educational Discourse ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Discursive Strategies ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
The People ◽  
National Campaigns ◽  
The Government ◽  
Management And Conservation

This paper focuses on the discursive strategies used by the Singapore government to construct national identity and solidarity on the basis of a ‘clean and green’ environment. By analysing the slogans used in the Clean and Green Week campaign in terms of the use of pronouns and the pragmatic notion of ‘politeness’, the paper shows that the people of Singapore are not only persuaded to ‘buy’ the idea of environmentalism, but also to buy into the ideology of national identity and unity being derived (in part) from the proper management and conservation of Singapore’s scarce resources and limited physical space. The paper concludes with a discussion on how national campaigns such as the Clean and Green Week constitutes a form of political discourse, where public educational discourse becomes a veiled medium through which socio-political ideologies are produced and propagated. With the government treading the fine line between information and manipulation where ‘greening’ a country becomes a scaffolding for building a nation, a study like this offers interesting insights into the interplay between the language of politics and the politics of language.

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