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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 252 217 IR 050 956 TITLE Government Depository Libraries. The Present Law Governing Designated Depository Libraries. 98th Congress, 2nd Session. INSTITUTION Joint Committee on Printing, Washington, D.C. REPORT NO Senate-Prt-98-228 PUB DATE Sep 84 NOTE 153p. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) Reference Materials - Directories/Catalogs (132) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Depository Libraries; *Federal Legislation; Government (Administrative Body); *Government Publications; Laws IDENTIFIERS Congress 98th ABSTRACT To aid all interested persons in the use of Government depository libraries, the Joint Committee onPrinting periodically publishes a committee print providing the addresses and telephone numbers of all libraries in the system. The 1984 committee print is divided into six sections: (1) an overview including subsections on authorization, types of libraries designated, regional depositories, discontinuance of despository designation, Government publications selection procedures, disposal of Government publications by depositories, and history of early depository library legislation; (2) sections of title 44 of the U.S. Code and the U.S. Statutes at Large relating to government depositorylibraries and the distribution, binding, and indexing of public documents, and a U.S. map sh. ng the number of depositorylibraries in each state; (3) a list of depository libraries by state and city; (4) a list of regional depository libraries by state and city; (5) a list of depository libraries by state and congressional district; and (6) a list of Government Printing Office bookstores and distribution centers by state. 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Points of view or opinions stated in this docu- ment do not necessarily represent official NIE position or polio, GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES THE PRESENT LAW GOVERNING DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES SEPTEMBER 1984 Printed for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 7:ill 0 WASHINGTON :1984 OC 1.4 2 JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING CONDEMNS OE' THE UNITED STATES 5 FRANK ANNUNZIO, REemo:NTATIvE FROM!minims. Chairniall CIIARLFS We. MATHIAS, JR.,SENATOR FROM MARYLAND, Wee Chairman JOSEPH M. (LAYDOS, REPREZENTATIVE FROM PENNSYLVANIA ED JONES,REPRESENTATIVE FROM TENNESSEE BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH,REPRESENTATIVE FROMNF:vADA PAT ROBERTS,REPRESENTATIVE FROM KANSAS MARK 0. HATFIELD, SENATOR FROM OamoN HOWARD H. BAKER,JR., SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE: WENDELL H. FORD,SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY CLAIBORNE PELL,SENA'FOR FROM RHODE IISI AND THOMASJ. Is,Staff Director ANTHONYJ.&UAW, General Counsel RICK OLP.SZEWSKI, Deputy Staff Director 14:armomp: Annum' Ihmusai,Professional Staff Member for Library and Distribution Services CommitteeRoom: SH -K18, U,S. Senate Phone (202) 224-5241 :3 A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN The laws establishing the depositorylibrary system are among the oldest right to know statutespassed by the U.S. Congress. In nearly 1,400 congressionally designatedlibraries throughout the United States, the public has access toinformation about its Gov- ernment. The depositorylibraries in accepting thisdesignation pledge themselves to provide freepublic access to all Government documents entrusted to them. The members of the Joint Committee onPrinting enthusiastical- ly support this program and encourageall citizens to avail them- selves of the wealth of information madeavailable through the de- pository libraries. To aid all interested personsin the use of deposi- tory libraries, the Joint Committeeperiodically publishes a com- mittee print providing the addressesand telephone numbers of all libraries in the system. It is hoped thatthis year's committee print will help you in your search forinformation on the activities of the Federal Government. FRANK ANNUNZIO, Chairman, Joint Comntittec on Printing uui CONTENTS Page Section IOverview: 1 Authorization 1 Types of libraries designated 2 Regional depositories Discontinuance of depository designation 2 Government publications selection procedures 2 Disposal of Government publications by depositories 3 History of early depository library legislation 3 Section !I: Laws in force relating to Governmentdepository libraries and distribution, binding, and indexing of publicdocuments 6 U.S. map showing number of depository libraries ineach State 12 Section III: List of depository libraries by State andcity 13 Section IV: Regional depository libraries by State andcity 94 Section V: List of depository libraries by Stateand congressional district 100 Section VI: Government Printing Office bookstores anddistribution center 147 (V) GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES Section I.Overview AUTHORIZATION To help fulfill its responsibility to inform the public on the policies and programs of the Federal Government, Congress es- tablished the Depository Library Program. This programis based upon three principles: 1) with certain specified exceptions, all government publications shall be made available to deposito- ry libraries; 2) depository libraries shall be located in each State and congressional district in order to make government publica- tions widely available; and 3) these government publications shall be available for the free use of the general public. Chapter 19 of title 44 of the U.S. Code is the authority for the establishment and operation of the depository program. Per- tinent sections of t: .le 44 and the U.S. Statutes at Large affect- ing this program are reprinted in Section II of this publication. TYPES OF LIBRARIES DESIGNATED The provisions of title 44 provide authorization for the follow- ing libraries to be designated as depositories: 2 libraries for each congressional district to be designated by the Repre- sentative from that district (or at largein the case of undistricted States) 870 2 libraries to be designated in any part of the State by each Senator 200 2 libraries to be designated by the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico 2 2 libraries to be designated by the Mayor of the District of Columbia 2 1 library to be designated by the Governor of American Samoa 1 1 library to be desig.iated by the Governor of Guam 1 2 libraries to be designated by the Governor of the Virgin Islands (1 on the island of St. Thomas and 1 on the island of St. Croix) 2 Highest State Appellate Court Libraries 52 State Libraries 50 Libraries of the land-grant colleges 72 Libraries of the executive departments in Washington 13 Libraries of the independent agencies and of major bureaus and divisions of departments and agencies 12b Libraries of the U.E. Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, Military, and Naval Academies 5 Law School Libraries 194 In addition, the following libraries were designated by special legislation: American Antiquarian Society Library, Worcester, Mass 1 The Public Library of the District of Columbia 1 1 In several instances, there are three or more depository li- braries in the same congressional district, all designated by Rep- resentatives, due to redistricting after each decennial census. As of June 1984,1,385 libraries have accepted designation as de, positories. Before an additional depository may be designated ina con- gressional district or Puerto Rico by a Representative or the Resident Commissioner, a certified statement justifying the need for an additional depository must be provided by the head of the library to be designated. This justification must be signed by the head of every existing depository within the congression- al district or Puerto Rico, or by the head of the library author- ity of the State or Puerto Rico. A similar justificationisre- quired in the case of a senatorial designation when the Senator or his predecessor has already designated an existing depository. REGIONAL DEPOSITORIES The 1962 amendments to the law provided for the designation of not more than two libraries in each State and the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico to be regional depositories. Such designa- tions may be made by the Senators fromhe States and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. Libraries designated to be regional depositories must already be designated depositories. Designation as a regional depository requires prior approval of the head of the library authority of the State or the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico. Regionals assume the responsibility of retaining depository material permanently and of providing inter-library loan and reference service in the region served. Regionals also provideas- sistance to selective depositories in the disposal of unwanted material. Regionals are encouraged to add the unwanted materi- al to their own collections so citizens will be able toaccess a copy of all Federal publications in the libraries in their own region. DISCONTINUANCE OF DEPOSITORY DESIGNATION Once a library has been designated a depository, it cannot be dropped from the program and another library designated in its place upon the election of a new Member of Congress. It re- mains a depository until it ceases to exist or vacates the