Describes the problems encountered by a depository library in the acquisition of government publications, provides a listing of sources of government publications, and suggests strategies for the acquisition of documents. (CLB)

Summary of problems in acquisition of all types of government documents; inadequacy of the federal depository system; and complexity of systems on state, local, and international levels. (JS)

Discusses the history of regional depository libraries, and the interpretation and implementation of, and problems inherent in the Depository Library Act of 1962. Such problems include the increased volume of documents, lack of resources, and collection management. Also examined is the legislative proposal for a national depository library.…

Discusses collection development for government publications and encourages many libraries to acquire and retain only the more frequently needed source material. (Author)

Describes the depository library program for publications issued by the government of the Province of Quebec. Selection tools and acquisition practices for obtaining Quebec government publications in paper, microform, and nonprint media are discussed, and developments of private sector firms in publishing documents in microform are considered.…

This presentation of the Dutch experience with the international exchange of publications focuses on the acquisition of publications from China and Indonesia to illustrate problems of availability. Lack of depository systems, restrictive export policies, inadequate national bibliographies, exorbitant commercial prices, and time consuming delivery…

Identifies major sources of United Nations documentation on microform, and evaluates materials available from those sources in terms of library requirements and user needs. (Author/CMV)

A manual is presented which describes procedures for processing government documents. A brief overview of government publishing and the depository system is provided in chapter one. Chapter two explains the principles of the Superintendent of Documents classification system and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using it. Bibliographic…

This handbook is designed primarily as a general orientation aid, not an operation manual. It presents the background (mainly regulatory) of Federal procurement work, details, devices and tactics found to be successful, and calls attention to special sources of supply. Although planned as an aid for librarians who are engaged in Federal…

Demonstrates how statistics might be maintained on federal publications acquisitions and holdings to describe trends in the Government Printing Office depository distribution; such data included in annual reports may be graphically displayed for comparison over years to show how distribution trends affect budget and space needs. (Author/AEF)

The problems of acquisition, bibliographic control, and accessibility to official documents, which are more pronounced in developing than developed countries, are reflected by the experience of the University of Zambia library. The library is concerned not only with Zambian official documents, but also with those of other Anglophone Sub-Saharan…

Librarians at 17 New York public and academic libraries designated as depositories for New York State publications were surveyed to obtain information on such depository practices as acquisition, shelf arrangement, bibliographical access, and processing time. Information was sought on estimated document use and value, and various aspects of the…

Addresses issues relating to acquisition of and access to government information. Information being made available in new formats is discussed, including CD-ROM and other electronic formats; Illinois state and federal depository library programs are described; and cataloging government documents is considered. (LRW)

This issue of "Illinois Libraries" contains the papers delivered at a 1974 workshop on government publications in microform. Twelve articles focus on such issues as: 1) reasons to collect microforms; 2) criteria for selecting microform documents; 3) microform hardware and software; 4) procurement procedures; 5) bibliographic control; and…

Sources and selection criteria for maps and charts published by the United States government are outlined in this manual. Since there is still no comprehensive index to U.S. government published maps, several selections tools are recommended. A section is included concerning the map and chart programs of each of the issuing departments, agencies,…