FEDERAL
AGENCY:
LIBRARY
OF CONGRESS
AUTHORIZATION:
2
U.S.C. 150.
To
distribute cataloging data files and related technical publications
to government agencies, libraries and other institutions and individuals.
This enables them to utilize Library of Congress cataloging and
national standards to avoid costly cataloging in their own institutions.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Dissemination of Technical Information.
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Any
institution or individual may purchase current awareness catalog
cards, MARC (machine-readable cataloging) data files, and other
technical publications directly from the Cataloging Distribution
Service.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Any institution or individual may
apply.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Any institution or individual
may benefit.
Credentials/Documentation:
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No.
A-87.
APPLICATION
AND AWARD PROCESS:
Pre-application
Coordination: Request for ordering information.
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: By written request. This program
is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award
Procedure: Not applicable.
Deadlines:
None.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
None.
Audits:
None.
Records:
None.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 03-0101-0-1-503.
Obligations:
(Salaries and Expenses) FY 02 $5,305,981; FY 03 est $7,369,000;
and FY 04 est $7,369,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.
PROGRAM
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
In fiscal year 2002, the Cataloging Distribution Service sold 2,914
annual catalog subscriptions, 22,661 technical publications, and
207 annual subscriptions for MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging)
data files, 4,442 CD-ROM subscriptions, and 3,063 subscripsions
for Web-based services.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
Literature describing the procedure for ordering materials is available
from the Cataloging Distribution Service, and is found in the Cataloging
Distribution Service Complete Catalog of products and services.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters
Office: Office of the Chief, Cataloging Distribution
Service, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-4910. Telephone:
(202) 707-6100.
Web
Site Address: http://www.loc.gov/cds
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Not applicable.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Not applicable.
