Minutes: Government Publications Interest Group 
Friday, July 27, 2001
Meeting at US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO

Present: Tim Byrne (CU Boulder); Chris Brown (University of Denver), recorder; Linda 
Gruenthal (CO Supreme Court Library); Cheryl German (Broomfield Public); Susan Simmons 
(Broomfield ); Louise Treff-Gangler (Auraria); Julie Jones-Eddy (Colorado College); 
Monica Davis (Colorado College); Dianne Koshak (Adams State College); Kathy Marshall (
CU-Springs); Judith Rice-Jones (CU-Springs); Annette Pope (USAFA); Sharon Johnson (USAFA); 
Megan Fitgibbons (USAFA); Leanne Walther (CU Boulder); Mark Anderson (UNC); Rob Richards 
(CU Law); Elfriede Jopp (USAFA); Gary Morell (Front Range CC)

1. Tour of Library. An extensive tour of the library, its history, and special collections 
from 10:15 until 11:30.
2. Introductions and Announcements
3. Minutes - approved
4. Upcoming Meetings: Sept. 7 at CU Law; October [open - looking for volunteer]; Nov. 9 at 
Broomfield. CU-Springs will host sometime in 2002.
5. Legislative Update. Discussed issues around the E-Government Act of 2001 (S.803).
6. Electronic Frustration. How to find out if a pub. has gone electronic. GPO often doesn't 
know. Suggestions: Docs Data Miner; GPO PURL Alert.
7. ALA Update. Tim reported on the ALA conference. GODORT was boring; DiMario have GPO 
update; Fran Buckley still depressed; T.C. Evans: GPO Access states getting lots of use; 
E-CFR; GPO Training Manual; RIE hasn't been printed in 8 months.
8. CLA Future. Chris discussed decision which will have to be made: whether CLA GODART 
becomes a division within CAL (requiring by-laws and officers), or an interest group.
9. Item Selection Update
10. Unfinished Business - none
11. New Business:
Rob: AALL fugitive documents project: 35 docs have been discovered within the scope of 
the project; Gil Baldwin will design Web form for reporting fugitive docs; Discussed 
cataloging of fugitive docs (Marcive or cooperative cataloging initiatives)
12. Library Significant events:
Auraria: Admin position still open. Louise discussed the purchase of new domain name: 
auraria.edu   But the domain "gods" want to take away this domain from them, since 
Auraria itself is not a degree-granting institution.  But their Web pages are full of 
links to the new domain.
Colorado College (Julie): Staff members want to come back and work.

--meeting ended before other could report on library events, so that we could watch 
the falcons fly.
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