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What's Good from Government.
Sechrest, Sandy – Library Journal, 1994
Provides an annotated bibliography of 63 state, local, national, and international government publications chosen as 1993 notable government documents. Issues relating to government documents are discussed, including electronic products, the future of the Depository Library Program, government information dissemination, current pertinent federal…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annotated Bibliographies, Depository Libraries, Federal Legislation
The "U.S. Monthly Catalog" and the "Publications Reference File" as Collection Development Tools.
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Reno, Ramona L. – Journal of Government Information, 1994
Reports on an analysis of the availability of publications contained in the 1991 "Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications" through depository libraries, the Government Printing Office (GPO) Sales Program and its Publications Reference File (PRF), and federal agency distribution centers. Implications for collection…
Descriptors: Costs, Depository Libraries, Federal Programs, Government Publications
Title 44-Is Long Overdue Reform at Hand?
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Hernon, Peter; Dugan, Robert E. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1998
Analyzes aspects of proposed federal legislation which is attempting to reform portions of Title 44, "United States Code". Senate bill S.2288 charges the Government Printing Office (GPO) with responsibility for government printing, procurement, and dissemination. Includes a definition of government publication, GPO's depository-library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Depository Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Federal Government
Government Information in Academic Libraries: New Options for the Electronic Age.
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Shill, Harold B.; Stimatz, Lisa R. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1999
Government agencies are adopting electronic-information-dissemination strategies which both challenge established dissemination structures and offer new access opportunities for all libraries. This article explores the implications of this change and describes the initiative of one medium-sized, non-depository library to become a government…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Change, Document Delivery
U.S. Government Publications in Time of Change.
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Miller, Ann E. – North Carolina Libraries, 1997
Considers challenges facing librarians with federal government document collections, including changing formats and electronic dissemination of information. Highlights include public awareness, collection development, types of electronic materials, remote access, an annotated list of 10 significant government publications, and GPO (Government…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Change, Computer Selection, Computer Software
Depository Libraries in the 1990s: Whither, or Wither Depositories?
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Smith, Diane H. – Government Publications Review, 1990
Discusses the workability of federal depository libraries in dealing with information in electronic format (i.e., optical discs, compact discs, and databases available through mainframe computer access), and presents results of two surveys designed to assess the attitudes and practices of depository libraries toward electronic information. Copies…
Descriptors: Databases, Depository Libraries, Federal Government, Futures (of Society)