The U.S. Federal Depository Library Program disseminates information products from all threebranches of the Government to over 1,250 libraries nationwide, including more than 250 libraries in the Southeast. In this effort, the Regional Depository Libraries within ASERL are exploring ways to enhance cooperative training, outreach, service and collection analysis and development activities to improve access to Federal government information for the citizens in the region. This collaborative effort would further the Government Printing Office’s (GPO) objective of increasing cooperation among Regional Depositories. Any programs developed by ASERL in this regard will ensure that Regionals continue to fulfill their legal responsibilities to Selective Depositories as described in Title 44 of the U.S. Code. For a more detailed description of the program, please see the Overview of the ASERL CFDP Program.
ASERL joins the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and others in advocating for the reversal of several recent decisions regarding the future of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
Charleston Conference, November 4, 2011
“ASERL Collaborative Federal Depository Program: Innovating within a Regulatory Framework” - presentation is available for viewing on the 2011 Charleston Conference ShareSlide Group.
More Information
- Recent Communication with GPO regarding the CFDP Program
- List of Current and Pending Centers of Excellence - Sorted by SuDoc stem
- Directory of Southeast FDLP Libraries with associated Center of Excellence
- Becoming a Center of Excellence – Best Practices (revised 1/25/12)
- Sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for SE Libraries Ready to Become a Center of Excellence
- Sample Proposal to Become a Center of Excellence – East Carolina University
- Centers of Excellence – LibGuides
- CFDP Program Updates
Guidelines for Management and Disposition of Federal Depository Library Collections in the Southeast — Implementation Plan
On April 27, 2011, ASERL members unanimously approved the Southeast Region Guidelines for Management and Disposition of Federal Depository Library Collections. ASERL has also published an Executive Summary of the plan.
This Implementation Plan is the product of more than 18+ months’ discussion among ASERL library deans/directors, documents librarians, and review by GPO counsel. ASERL solicited public comments on a draft proposal during the Summer of 2010. The results of the feedback can be found here.
The ASERL Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Steering Committee is comprised of library deans and directors from Regional and Selective Depository Libraries in the Southeast Region. The Committee provides long-term oversight and governance for this initiative, as well as to lead the effort to identify Centers of Excellence necessary to establish, at minimum, two comprehensive FDLP collections in the region. In this regard, the Committee works closely with the ASERL Collaborative Federal Depository Program (CFDP) Steering Committee.
All ASERL members who are FDLP libraries agreed to identify at least one agency / topic / format within their collections as a Center of Excellence by September 1, 2011.
More Information
- ASERL Disposition Database – Developed and hosted by the University of Florida
- ASERL Summertime Summit 2010 – Managing FDLP Collections Across the Region
Program ListServs:
- ASERL Regionals Listserv – to subscribe, unsubscribe, or change the preferences on your subscription.
- ASERL Selectives Listserv – to subscribe, unsubscribe, or change the preferences on your subscription.
Program Contacts
For questions about this effort, please contact Cheryle Cole-Bennett, Coordinator, Collaborative Federal Depository Program or John Burger, ASERL’s Executive Director.