GPO Director Names New Members To The Depository Library Council
WASHINGTON —U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial
Halpern has appointed five new members to the Depository Library Council (DLC). DLC
members advise the GPO Director on policy matters relating to the Federal Depository
Library Program (FDLP) and access to U.S. Government information. In addition to
experience working in various types of libraries, the new DLC members have experience
with and knowledge of current developments in the fields of library science and U.S.
Government information. These new members will help position the DLC and the FDLP for
the GPO’s vision of an America Informed.
“We are thrilled to welcome these council members whose roles are vital to educating the
public on how to access and use Government information,” said Director Halpern. “As
council members, their expertise will be fundamental in helping GPO continue to deliver
on its vision of an America Informed.”
These five new DLC members will serve from June 1, 2025 – May 31, 2028.
Melanie Sims is the Head of Access Services and Government Information at Louisiana
State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center. She serves as the Depository Coordinator for
both Federal and state documents. Sims is an active member of the profession, and she
currently serves on committees in the American Association of Law Libraries Government
Documents Special Interest Section (GD-SIS) and the American Library Association’s
Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT). Sims is a former President of the
Louisiana Library Association.
Michael Cerbo is the Head of Government Publications & Metadata and Content
Management and Chair of the Technical Services Department at the University of Rhode
Island. With more than twenty-five years of experience in an academic library setting,
Cerbo’s responsibilities include Government publications, metadata management,
electronic resource control, and technical and public services.
Malwina Bardoni Cross is the Head Librarian at the United States Census Bureau and a
member of the American Library Association’s Government Documents Round Table
(GODORT). She has also worked at various Government agencies, such as the Smithsonian
African American History and Culture Museum, the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, and the
National Archives and Records Administration.
Ariella Mason is the Special Collections Coordinator for the Fresno County Public Library.
This department includes a Federal and State Government Document Repository, a
subregional Talking Book Library with the National Library Service, and a Heritage and
Genealogy Center housing the California State Collection for the Daughters of the
American Revolution, among many other resources.
Jonathan Underwood is an Assistant Professor and the Database Management and
Government Documents/Reference Librarian at Tuskegee University. In this role, he
assists students, faculty, and staff in locating and utilizing Government information.
Previously, he served as the Information Literacy, Reference, and Distance Education
Librarian, developing and preparing information literacy classes for students while
providing reference and research assistance to students, faculty, and staff.
About GPO
GPO is the Federal Government’s resource for publishing trusted information for the Federal Government to the American people. The GPO is responsible for the production
and distribution of information products and services for all three branches of the Federal
Government, including U.S. passports for the Department of State as well as the official
publications of Congress, the White House, and other Federal agencies in digital and print
formats. GPO provides for permanent public access to Federal Government information at no charge through
www.GovInfo.gov and partnerships with approximately 1,100 libraries nationwide participating in the Federal Depository Library Program. For more information, please visit
www.gpo.gov.
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