14 Dec
2000
14 Dec
'00
2:36 p.m.
On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Chuck Purvis (MTC) wrote:
My issue (Census Bureau folks may want to respond) is, will the "PL
94-171 Reapportionment Files" (due out next March); and the "SF1
Short Form Files" (due out next spring/summer) be issued on CD
*and* DVD, or just CD, or other media? IF the answer is immediate
release on DVD, then I would be more encouraged to go out and update
our computers (before the end of our fiscal year this coming June.)
IF, like Elaine suggests, the DVDs are basically a "reissue" of a
full set of CDs, then possibly we could wait....
My understanding, based on what the Bureau has told the State Data
Centers, is the "one-off" CDs and ftp will be the initial access to
PL94-171 and SFs. The governor of each state will get the PL CD, then once
he/she acknowledges, the state specific CD will be sent to SDC lead and an
ftp site will be available (I think news media can order CDs also, but
maybe they have to use the ftp site). However, the production product for
PL and SFs will be DVD only--I think that is what will go to depository
libraries, be available for sale, etc.
The Bureau has said different things over time, but I think this is what
they were saying last month :-)
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