Government Documents Librarianship : A Guide for the Neo-Depository Era.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781573879408
- United States. -- Government Printing Office
- Federal Depository Library Program
- Documents libraries -- United States -- Administration
- Libraries -- United States -- Special collections -- Government publications
- Government publications -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Depository libraries -- United States -- Administration
- Documents librarians -- United States
- 025.17/34
- Z688.G6 -- E56 2007eb
Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: What's Going On Here? -- Chapter 1: Government Documents Librarianship: The Sky's the Limit -- Boundless Opportunities for the Fearless -- Government Documents Librarian Without a Depository -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: GPO and FDLP History: A Look Back Before Moving Forward -- The Government Printing Office: A Little History -- The Federal Depository Library Program: A Little More History -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: The Modern GPO and FDLP: The Neo-Depository Era -- The GPO and FDLP Today -- Going Digital -- Into the 21st Century -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: FDLP Requirements: Dragons and Beasts -- Slaying Dragons: Criticisms and Requirements -- The Manual(s) -- Virtual Depository -- Relinquishing Status -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Networking and Training: You Are Not Alone -- The Regional Depository -- Peers -- GODORT,MAGERT, and More -- GPO/FDLP Conferences -- Listservs -- RSS Feeds and Blogs -- GPO's "Ask A Question" and Knowledgebase -- The Literature -- Books -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Managing and Administering: The Big Picture -- When Things Go Right with People -- When Things Go Wrong with People -- Paperwork -- Disaster Recovery -- Housing the Collection -- Contacting the FDLP or GPO -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Public Services Issues: Making the Government Documents Collection Sparkle -- It's All About the Access, Silly! -- Tangible Stuff -- Virtual Stuff -- Reference Services -- Promotion -- Instruction -- Signage -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8: Technical Services Issues: The Devil Is In the Details -- Collection Development -- SuDocs -- Cataloging and Bibliographic Control -- Processing -- Preservation -- Authentication and Version Control -- Conclusion -- Afterword: The Burning Question Answered -- Appendix A: Resources and Additional Readings.
Appendix B: Biennial Survey -- Appendix C: Administrative Notes: Technical Supplement (ANTS) -- Appendix D: Self-Study Template -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index.
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