Effective April 19, 2012, the Administrative Support Manual (ASM) is revised to clarify that the Postal Service™ Corporate Library no longer serves as a cost control center in the acquisition of specialized print publications and electronically formatted commercial information for individual departments.
In addition to the other services specified in ASM 67 (printed below in full), the Corporate Library continues to provide access to commonly used business and legal reference materials as well as access to select subscription databases to employees nationwide via its website at http://blue.usps.gov/grweb/corplib_home.htm.
Administrative Support Manual (ASM)
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6 Support Services
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67 Postal Service Corporate Library
The Postal Service Corporate Library is responsible for providing commonly used business and legal reference materials and information services required to assist Postal Service managers with decision making. Corporate library services include the following:
a. Providing research and reference services to support Postal Service business needs through in-house and commercial databases, networks, and print materials.
b. Providing library loan services for Postal Service personnel and user access to commercial electronic subscription services for Postal Service personnel.
c. Providing orientation and training to Postal Service staff on effective search and retrieval of content from the Internet, Postal Service Intranet, and commercial electronic subscription services that the Corporate Library manages.
d. Providing support for content management, information monitoring, intelligence gathering, and the integration of commercial business information to meet customer information needs.
[Delete item e.]
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We will incorporate this revision into the next printed version of the ASM and also into the online update, available on the Postal Service™ PolicyNet website:
n Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
n In the left-hand column under “Essential Links”, click PolicyNet.
n Click Manuals.
(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
— Legislative Policy and Strategy Development, Government Relations and Public Policy, 4-19-12
