[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CENTENNIAL OF FEDERAL DEPOSITORY LIBRARY AT CASE WESTERN

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                          HON. MARCIA L. FUDGE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 30, 2013

  Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Kelvin Smith 
Library at Case Western Reserve University, which celebrates this year 
100 years of service as a congressionally-designated Federal Depository 
Library. As one of the Nation's more than 1,200 Federal Depository 
Libraries, Case Western Reserve serves students, faculty, and the 
constituents of Ohio's 11th Congressional District with free access to 
the publications of all three branches of government.
  In its 100 years as a Federal Depository Library, Case Western 
Reserve has made government information available in a variety of 
formats, from ink on paper to the latest digital technologies. In the 
mid-1990s, Case Western Reserve was one of a handful of libraries 
nationally which pioneered making online government information freely 
available through a partnership between the Government Printing Office, 
which administers the Federal Depository Library Program, and the 
Cleveland Free Net. The University Libraries have maintained an 
outstanding retrospective collection of government publications, and 
have provided countless hours of expert assistance to researchers.
  Throughout its 100 year history as a Federal Depository Library, Case 
Western Reserve has been recognized by the Government Printing Office 
for providing outstanding expert service to its primary clientele and 
to the residents of my Congressional district. I would like to 
recognize the library staff and Associate Provost and University 
Librarian Arnold Hirshon as they mark the 100th anniversary of 
depository designation. I wish them much success as they enter their 
second century of Keeping America Informed.

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