[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 3802-3803]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATIONS TO NEWEST APPOINTEES TO THE DEPOSITORY LIBRARY COUNCIL

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 10, 2011

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I wish to congratulate the 
five newest members appointed to the Depository Library Council by 
Public Printer William Boarman. The Council is composed of 15 members, 
each of whom serves a 3-year term. Its purpose is to advise the Public 
Printer on policy matters relating to the Federal Depository Library 
Program (FDLP), which is administered by the Government Printing 
Office.
  The FDLP provides public access across the United States to the 
published information of all three branches of the Federal Government 
through partnerships with more than

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1,220 libraries nationwide--public libraries, university and college 
libraries, law libraries, research libraries, libraries of state 
appellate courts, Federal libraries, and others--about 3 per 
congressional district. Federal depository libraries serve as vital 
links between ``We the People'' and our Government. Anyone can visit 
Federal depository libraries and use the Federal documents collections, 
which are filled with information on careers, business opportunities, 
health and nutrition, laws and regulations, statistical data, 
demographics, consumer information, and numerous other subjects. Today, 
this partnership is predominately electronic, but tangible formats are 
distributed where online equivalents are not available.
  The five new DLC members for the June 1, 2011-June 1, 2014, term are:
  Stephanie Braunstein, Assistant Librarian at the Troy H. Middleton 
Library at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, one of 
Louisiana's two regional depository libraries. Braunstein's outreach 
with the library community includes presenting at conferences, 
partnering with GPO to host an online list of Federal agency web sites, 
and contributing to Browse Topics, an online subject-based portal for 
government information. She currently serves as Coordinator of the 
Federal Documents Task Force (FDTF) of the American Library Association 
(ALA) and is the Louisiana Library Association Councilor to ALA.
  Donna Lauffer, County Librarian for the Johnson County (KS) Library 
system's 13 branches. Lauffer has a strong track record in delivering 
government information to the public and in promoting civic engagement. 
Her leadership in support of government information and relevant 
programming in her library system led to the Johnson County Library 
being honored as the 2010 Federal Depository Library of the Year.
  Susan Lyons, Reference and Government Documents Librarian at the 
Rutgers University Law School Library in Newark, New Jersey. Lyons' 
professional interests include digital preservation, authentication, 
and permanent public access to government information. She has served 
as Chair of the Government Documents Special Interest Section of the 
American Association of Law Librarians (AALL), President of the New 
Jersey Law Librarians Association, and President of the Documents 
Association of New Jersey.
  Mark Phillips, Assistant Dean for Digital Libraries at the University 
of North Texas in Denton. Phillips specializes in digital collections, 
knowledge of infrastructure for digital collections, preservation 
techniques, and web harvesting. He currently serves on the Access 
Committee in the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) 
and the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative's, Dublin Core Library Profile 
Workgroup.
  Arlene Weible, Government Documents and Technical Services Librarian 
at the Oregon State Library in Salem. Weible has a broad background in 
technical services and public services, and experience working in state 
and academic libraries. She currently serves on the National Digital 
Stewardship Alliance and as the regional coordinator for Oregon's 
intrastate shared regional, a successful shared housing arrangement 
that serves the depository libraries in Oregon.
  In making these five appointments, Public Printer Boarman noted the 
talent and expertise these outstanding individuals bring to the 
Depository Library Council. Nearly all of us have depository libraries 
in our districts providing our constituents with public access to 
Government information. I trust all Members will join me in 
congratulating the appointees to the Council, and wishing them well as 
they embark upon their mission to strengthen and improve the Depository 
Library Program for the benefit of all Americans.

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