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Director of Technical Services Jill Thomas welcomes attendees to the Mudd and gives some background on the FDLP.
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Anthony Smith, Chief, Projects and Systems of the U. S. Government Publishing Office, was on hand to talk about the historical significance of our participation in the program.
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Beth Harper is the Regional Coordinator for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and we're so grateful she shared her thoughts about its importance.
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Of course Professor of Government Arnold Shober had interesting insight to share regarding our involvement with the FDLP.
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Smiles all around as the Seeley G. Mudd Library is presented with a plaque commemorating our 150 years of participation with the FDLP. Library Director Pete Gilbert and Head of Technical Services Jill Thomas were thrilled.
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Jill Thomas oversees the preservation and management of our government documents, so of course she was really happy about this honor.
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Thanks for being here Anthony!
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President Burstein was among our wonderful attendees.
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Congressman Mike Gallagher recognized the Mudd Library in the Congressional Record!
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The U.S. Government Publishing Office presented us with a plaque to commemorate the occasion.
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Here's some of our cool swag.
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Thank you so much to our speakers and presenters for helping us celebrate this honor!
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So many interesting goverment documents, and so much to say about them!
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Many of the government documents in the Mudd's collections are beautiful as well as significant.
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Ain't it grand?
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We have a lot of cool maps and cartographic information.
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A map from 1853!
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The beautiful Fox River winds through LU's campus, and a map of it winds through our government document collections!
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Attendees marvelled at some of our rare and unique government documents.
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The Lincoln Reading Room was the perfect setting to display our historical treasures.
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It was a real treat to have so many folks appreciating these fine documents.
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A lovely day to view some cool stuff!
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You know how we feel about coffee and treats!
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The historical documents inspired a lot of great discussion among attendees.
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Celebrating 150 years with the FDLP!