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Durrance, Joan C. – RQ, 1985
Discussion of implications of highly decentralized nature of local government for collection of local documents highlights meaning of access, effect of local government environment on access to local government information, library responses, and tools that can assist libraries in increasing citizen and government access to local government…
Descriptors: Government Publications, Information Needs, Information Retrieval, Library Collections
Hardy, Gayle J.; Robinson, Judith Schiek – 1996
Newly revised, this one-volume guide will help information seekers identify, locate, and use key government reference sources. This book focuses on free information and depository materials--both available through toll-free phone numbers, mail or e-mail requests to agencies, or federal depository library collections. Arranged in four subject…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Depository Libraries, Government Libraries, Government Publications

Horn, Judy – Microform Review, 1986
Proposes the integration of microforms with government publications as a logical administrative home for these two collections because of similarities in format, type of reference service and bibliographic access, and subject content. Staffing, level of service, equipment, and location and arrangement of the area for optimal public service are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Government Publications, Higher Education, Integrated Activities
Lane, Margaret T., Comp. – 1984
This user's guide to the "Documents on Documents Collection," describes some 387 documents gathered in the 1973-1979 time frame. The collection gathers together documents produced by the various state document distribution centers (usually the state library), for use by administrators of depository programs, state employees, documents…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Library Administration, Library Collections
Kahles, William – 1982
This paper reports the results of a circulation study in the government documents departments of a public library and an academic library. Based on a systematic random sample of the records of materials returned in 1981, the study had two purposes: to seek evidence to support the assumption that current documents circulate more than older ones;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Higher Education
Zlatos, Christy – 1986
This report provides an overview of the holdings of the Auburn University Libraries, including the Ralph Brown Draughon Library, the Architecture Library, the Veterinary Medical Library, and the Haley Center collection, with particular emphasis on the holdings in support of the Department of Educational Media. A summary is provided of collections,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Education Courses, Educational Media, Government Publications
Lane, Margaret T., Comp. – 1984
The "Documents on Documents Collection" consists of documents produced by a variety of organizations in the course of administering state document depository programs. This collection, which contains 387 documents gathered between 1973 and 1979, originated as a resource for administrators of such depository programs and for those…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Library Administration, Library Collections

Cook, Kevin L. – RQ, 1985
Describes simple, unobtrusive method of determining who uses government publications by analyzing manual check-out circulation data at Arkansas State University. Per capita circulation and cross-tabulation results, analysis by classification number, document circulation and library circulation statistics, and publications that make up more than…
Descriptors: Classification, College Libraries, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Gorin, Marcia; And Others – 1992
In response to its space limitations, the Robert Manning Strozier Library at Florida State University decided to reduce the size and rate of growth of its federal documents collection. The committee charged with the task decided that the first step was to codify selection/deselection procedures into a written policy. The policy had to be…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Depository Libraries, Federal Government, Government Publications
Roughton, Karen G.; Tyckoson, David A. – 1983
This report describes the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a coordinated staff development program to offer certified, non-degree credit to non-professional librarians from small public libraries. Developed through the cooperation of the Central Iowa Regional Library and the Iowa State University Library, the program resulted in a plan…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Course Descriptions, Government Publications
School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1987
Describes a publication from the U.S. Department of Education that reports the results of a national survey on the status of library media resources and services in elementary and secondary public and private schools in 1985 and compares the findings with statistics gathered in 1975. (CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Publications, Learning Resources Centers
New York State Library, Albany. – 1983
This publication describes the present structure of New York's depository library program and presents a state plan for future federal depository library service through improved bibliographic and physical access at the local level. The purpose of the depository library program and the rationale for a state plan are reviewed, as are the…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Federal Government, Government Publications, Guidelines

Hernon, Peter – Government Information Quarterly, 1987
This examination of the literature that discusses technological applications for the collections and services of depository libraries identifies areas treated in the literature and topics for further writing and research. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Decision Support Systems, Depository Libraries, Government Publications
Introduction to Library Public Services. Sixth Edition. Library and Information Science Text Series.
Evans, G. Edward; Amodeo, Anthony J.; Carter, Thomas L. – 1999
This book covers the role, purpose, and philosophy related to each of the major functional areas of library public service. This sixth edition, on the presumption that most people know the basic facts about computer hardware, does not include the chapter (in the previous edition) on computer basics, and instead integrated specific technological…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Document Delivery, Government Publications, Information Services
Owens, Genevieve S., Ed. – 1996
This book shows librarians the strengths and weaknesses of electronic resources and the implications these resources have on collection management. It helps librarians incorporate electronic resources into their collections. The book examines the history of electronic resources in document collections and analyzes the gains and losses libraries…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Agents, Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries
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