[Libs-Or] Government shutdown

[Arlene Weible]

Hi Buzzy and all:
The Library of Congress has definitely indicated that they anticipate their web services to be shut down. http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2013/13-A06.html

It is unclear at this point whether this will be true of GPO's systems, since it all has to do about whether the services is determined to be "essential".  My understanding is that the staff that support the Depository Library Program are definitely not considered essential and will not be available. Their FDSys system directly supports some Congressional functions, however, and may be deemed essential.  I will update everyone if I hear definitively one way or another.


Arlene Weible
Electronic Services Consultant
Oregon Federal Regional Depository Coordinator
Library Development Services
Oregon State Library
250 Winter St NE
Salem OR, 97301
503-378-5020
arlene.weible at state.or.us<mailto:arlene.weible at state.or.us>
http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/technology/sdlp/index.aspx


Thanks,

From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Buzzy Nielsen
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 11:58 AM
To: Libs-or
Subject: [Libs-Or] Government shutdown

Hi everyone,

This is probably a question for the government documents folks out there. It seems that the Library of Congress catalog (and presumably their z39.50 connections) will be shutting down tomorrow morning barring some last minute Congressional deal. Does anyone know if the download of documents through the Federal Despository Library Program will be as well?

Cheers!
Buzzy

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