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76 -- DISCONTINUED CATALOGING DISTRIBUTION SERVICES (CDS) PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DUE 060796 POC Tyrone J. Mason, Acting Chief, CDS, (202) 707-6120. During 1996-1997, the Library of Congress is planning to discontinue several products and services offered through its Cataloging Distribution Services (CDS). As the Library withdraws from the products and services listed below, it intends to provide customers with the names of as many firms as possible who can provide the same or similar services. The Library will convey to customers the firm's name and address and other contact information. No advertising of any kind will be conveyed. The Library will not endorse the firms listed but will provide the specified information without evaluation. Firms interested in being placed on the list should provide their company name, contact person (optional), phone and fax numbers, mailing address, e-mail address, (optional), Web address (optional), and the specific name of the CDS product for which they wish to be considered as an alternative source. The CDS product and services to be discontinued are: * CDMARC product line wil cease publication at the end of the 1996 subscription year. Titles are: CDMARC Bibliographic and its subsets (English, English Current Years, Serials, Music, and Spanish/Portuguese), and the authority-record products CDMARC Subjects and CDMARC Names. The last issue of the 1996 subscription year (Issue 4, 1996 for the quarterly products) will be delivered to subscription customers during the second quarter of 1997 and will continue to be sold at the single issue price for as long as supplies last. No new orders for full-year subscriptions or renewals will be accepted after July 1996. * MARC card sets. No new orders will be accepted after February 28, 1997. * Alert Service (MARC card-based current awareness service). No new orders will be accepted after February 28, 1997. * Select MARC Retrospective Conversion Service. No new orders will be accepted after February 28, 1997. * MARC Diagnostic Service. No new orders will be accepted after February 28, 1997. In support of its core bibliographic mission and services, the Library of Congress's Cataloging Distribution Service will retain its source-file MARC Distribution Services, along with other print and electronic products required by the Library. Responses and questions should be sent to: Tyrone J. Mason, Acting Chief, Cataloging Distribution Service, Adams Building (LA 230), Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20541-5017; FAX: (202) 707-3959, Interested parties should submit their data not later than June 7, 1996. (0129)

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