The U.S. Federal Depository Library Program disseminates information products from all three branches 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 view the Overview of the Collaborative Federal Depository Program and the Leadership grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
New! FDLP State Focused Action Plans
ASERL’s CFDP Receives Award for Innovation in Federal Documents
Additional information on the ProQuest/GODORT/ALA “Documents to the People” award can be found on the ALA website.
More Information
- List of Current and Pending Centers of Excellence - Sorted by SuDoc stem (pdf)
- List of Current and Pending Centers of Excellence – Sorted by Institution (pdf)
- List of Agencies Yet to be Chosen – Sorted by SuDoc stem (pdf). Please note: This is not a comprehensive listing. Additional agencies/SuDoc stems can be added should a library elect to serve as a COE for an agency or subject area not currently represented.
- List of 909 Agency Filters
- Becoming a Center of Excellence – Best Practices (revised 01/09/13)
- 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
- Communication with GPO regarding the CFDP Program
Guidelines for Management and Disposition of Federal Depository Library Collections in the Southeast — Implementation Plan (Revised July 2012).
In April 2012, the plan was revised to incorporate suggested changes to the disposition process at the request of GPO. Executive Summary, July 2012.
This Implementation Plan is the product of more than 3 years 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. For previous versions of the plan, please visit the Archives page.
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 Summertime Summit 2010 – Managing FDLP Collections Across the Region
- 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.
ASERL’s Documents Disposition Database
The University of Florida has developed software to facilitate the disposition of federal documents within the Southeast as a means of supporting the ASERL Guidelines for Managing FDLP Collections in the Southeast Region. See the UF LibGuide that describes how the software works and a videorecording of the September 1, 2011 database demo for more information.
Login to the Disposition Database at http://apps.uflib.ufl.edu/GovDocs/ using a Google ID. Either a Gmail account or a non-Gmail account may be used (to sign up for a non-Gmail account go to https://accounts.google.com/NewAccount)
To activate your GoogleID with the Disposition Database, send a request to dispositiondb@uflib.ufl.edu.
Disposition database email notifications which your library receives will be sent from DistributionNotifications@uflib.ufl.edu.
The Disposition database uses contact information from the Federal Depository Library Directory (please keep info current).
ASERL COE Database
The ASERL COE database is the primary gap analysis tool for the CFDP program. The database is comprised of brief cataloging records that indicate holdings for COE libraries (and other contributing depository libraries) in the Southeast and serves as a tool for analyzing the completeness of COE collection(s) and to identify gaps.
- Sign-in Page for the ASERL COE database
- LibGuide - describes the program and how the software works
- Shared Documents - supporting documentation for the CFDP program
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.