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The 10 Minute Hero: Quick Wins For Govinfo Librarians, Laura Baker

Library Research and Publications

Librarians wear many hats these days. Whether you are an accidental government information librarian or a seasoned professional, it is good to have several projects in mind that can show your impact. This poster suggests several low effort but high impact projects that highlight both the value of government information and your skills as a govinfo librarian. As a bonus, the poster will also suggest ways to take each quick win to the next level by expanding on what you’ve already done.

Poster originally presented at the Federal Depository Library conference Octover 16, 2023. Archived at https://www.fdlp.gov/2023-poster-presentation (url as of …

Docs For Digital Humanities: An Example That Could Launch New Possibilities, Laura Baker

Library Research and Publications

As part of a class on Europe after WWI, the library helped create an interactive assignment in which students looked at geographic and political changes in European countries as a key to understanding the effects of WWI. Based on government publications, students created and annotated digital maps to show how the Treaty of Versailles redrew country boundaries and changed governmental alliances. The library’s government documents collection made the assignment possible.

We describe the project, the outcomes it produced, and most importantly, what it suggests about a burgeoning role for govdocs that could cast the collection in a new light. The …

Databases A To Free: Open Access Databases' Presence On The Databases A To Z Page, Vickie Montigaud-Green, Taylor Baugher

Presentations

Starting with the premise that most academic libraries have a Libguides Database A-Z, our poster explains the metacognitive exercise in evaluating our Database A-Z list and adding open-source/ government databases. We realized that after graduation, our students would no longer have access to expensive journals and databases; and, our goal was to provide students with free academic standard options that they would continue to use in their post-graduation lives.

The Machiavellian Govpub Librarian: The Value Of Internal Promotion Aka How A Politically Unsavvy Librarian Learned The Necessity Of Promoting To Colleagues, Laura Baker

Library Research and Publications

This poster communicates ways and reasons for promoting the government documents collections WITHIN the library and influencing decision makers. Librarians go to great lengths to promote our collections to patrons, but what about to our directors and co-workers? When our library had a change of leadership, our status as a depository was questioned. In the book The Machiavellian Librarian by Aho and Bennet, the editors contend that librarians need to boost their ability to influence decision makers. They suggest that, minus his misanthropic extremes, Machiavelli – a master at politics—has many things to teach others about the fine art of …

The Collaborative Federal Depository Program: Managing Federal Depository Library Program Collections In The Southeast, Renee Bosman, Cheryle Cole-Bennett, Abigail Desoto, Amy Laub-Carroll

Library Faculty and Staff Publications

The Collaborative Federal Depository Program (CFDP) is an endeavor by the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) libraries in the Southeast to create collaborative “Centers of Excellence” (COE) collections of tangible U.S. Government information.

The CFDP was created to provide workable solutions to address the increasing cost of managing, preserving, and providing access to large collections of federal government publications in the Southeast. From its beginning, the program sought to not only relieve collection management pressures among Regional and Selective depository libraries but to provide a model for future development of innovative shared collections …

No Ir? No Problem: The Resourceful Librarian’S Guide To Archiving Digitized Government Publications With The Internet Archive, Laura Baker

Library Research and Publications

This poster illustrates our practice and process of using the Internet Archive (IA) as a repository for digitized government publications. It shows how libraries without an institutional repository, or those that have an IR but lack support for uploading depository content, can still participate in digitization and preservation programs. By doing so, the library can highlight the value of its depository collection.

University Libraries News, Georgia Southern University

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• New Exhibit: WWII Propaganda

What Is In Those Compact Shelves? Auditing And Quantifying A Government Documents Collection, Jen P. Kirk

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

• Background & Purpose
• Methodology
• Planning & Resources
• Survey Instrument & Implementation
• Limitations
• Outcomes & Lessons Learned

002 Collection Development Newsletter Feb. 2018, Samantha Reardon

Library Newsletters

In this issue, we welcome our new E-Resources Librarian, announce a DDA training session, highlight government documents, and much more!

Collaborating To Engage In Focused Collection Development At A Federal Regional Depository, Sandra Mcaninch

Library Presentations

The University of Kentucky (UK) is participating as a Center of Excellence (COE) for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Smithsonian Institution, and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) in the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries‘ (ASERL) Collaborative Federal Depository Program (CFDP). This collaborative effort is designed to distribute collection development for all Federal agencies across the entire Southeast.

The presenter will describe how UK has focused its depository collection development efforts on non-COE agencies, and reduced its retrospective collection development for other institutions’ COE agencies.

Authenticity Key To Success In Life And In Legal Information, Susan Drisko Zago

Law Faculty Scholarship

[Excerpt] "Authenticity is defined as something that is not false or an imitation. Savvy consumers pay a premium for an authentic product and treat with suspicion a product that does not ring true.

We have a system of trademark and copyright protections that protect a company’s intellectual property rights and brands and consumer protections to protect the consumer from counterfeit and unsafe products. Now, there is model legislation that will provide a systematic way to protect, preserve and provide better electronic access to the bread and butter of our legal profession: our official state legal documents."

Uploading Records To The Coe Database: Easy As 1,2,3!, Sandra Mcaninch, Julene L. Jones, Mary Clark

Library Presentations

As part of the Collaborative Federal Depository Program (CFDP), two pieces of software were developed to support the collection development activities of FDLP libraries in the Southeast. Most are very familiar with the ASERL Disposition Database, but some may have forgotten its quiet counter-part, the ASERL COE Database. This database is comprised of brief cataloging records that indicate holdings for all Center of Excellence (COE) libraries (and other contributing depository libraries) in the Southeast and serves as a tool for analyzing the completeness of COE collection(s) and to identify gaps.

To create a database that is as comprehensive as possible, …

Exploring Collaborative Stewardship Of Government Information In The Southeast: The Aserl Collaborative Federal Depository Program, Cheryle Cole-Bennett, Sandra Mcaninch, Heath Martin

Library Faculty and Staff Publications

There has long been great interest in the “collaborative stewardship” of federal government information among library deans and directors and documents librarians in the southeastern United States, who seek a new vision for managing federal depository collections that focuses on local needs and interests while also supporting these collections as a regional asset. In 2006 the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) took steps toward realizing a collaborative model of stewardship by establishing its first program to explore options for cooperative services and collection management of tangible federal government publications. This initiative was fueled both by concerns about diminished public …

The Transformation Of The U.S. Government Publishing Office: A Strategic Analysis From An Intergovernmental Perspective, Glenn Mcguigan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

An intergovernmental relations perspective is important to understand challenges facing the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). National library related programs exist as intergovernmental networks tasked with gathering, preserving, and disseminating government information produced at the national level. This paper begins with an overview of the work of the GPO and a discussion of what is meant by an intergovernmental perspective. In reviewing the scholarly literature that has been produced within the last twenty years regarding the work of the GPO, focusing upon organizational dimensions of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), the author addresses intergovernmental trends that are impacting these …

Meeting The Challenge Of Focused Collection Development At A Federal Regional Depository, Sandra Mcaninch, Heath Martin

Library Presentations

The University of Kentucky (UK) is participating as a Center of Excellence (COE) for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) in the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries‘ (ASERL) Collaborative Federal Depository Program (CFDP). This collaborative effort is designed to distribute collection development for all Federal agencies across the entire Southeast.

We will describe how all depositories are working together to ensure that there are at least two complete collections for each federal agency somewhere in the Southeast, and how UK has focused its depository collection development efforts on non-COE agencies.

Government Documents In A Nextgen Catalog, James T. Shaw

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

This presentation, defines the NextGen Catalog, the Knowledge Base in the OCLC WMS Catalog, and managing individual records.

Collaborating To Engage In Focused Collection Development At A Federal Regional Depository, Sandra Mcaninch, Heath Martin

Library Presentations

UK is participating as a Center of Excellence (COE) for the WPA in the Assoc. of SE Research Libraries’ Collaborative Federal Depository Program designed to distribute collection development for all Federal agencies across the entire SE. We will describe how all depositories are working together to ensure that there are two complete collections for each federal agency somewhere in the SE, and how UK has focused its depository collection development efforts on non-COE agencies.

The Use Of Digital Strategies To Manage Print Collections More Efficiently, And Provide Global Access To Less-Used Research Collections: A Case Study At A Small U.S. Research University., Gillian M. Mccombs

Fondren Library Research

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document the use of digital strategies in managing print collections more efficiently in a small research institution.

Design/methodology/approach – This is a case study which documents a four prong strategy that was used to manage collections as diverse as nineteenth century photographs, early twentieth century regional art, faculty conference papers, church history and student engaged learning initiatives.

Findings – It takes several years to build critical mass. Patience, partnerships and creativity are essential. Timing is often crucial. Changing the culture is necessary. A university mandate is required.

Originality/value – Sharing best …

Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Managing Government Document Collections In A Digital World, Steven L. Sowell, Michael H. Boock, Lawrence A. Landis, Jennifer E. Nutefall

Staff publications, research, and presentations

An Oregon State University Libraries (OSUL) study group's review of its current policies, practices, and costs provides an illustrative case study of the challenges in managing government documents during this period of transition from print to digital. In its exploration of more aggressive approaches to greatly increasing access to electronic collections and reducing the size of the print footprint, OSUL learned that the current requirements of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) hamper such efforts. This case study provides background on prior internal studies, OSUL's participation in a shared housing agreement, statistics on size and current usage of its government …

Learning To Live Without A Statistical Abstract: Thinking About Future Access To Government Information, James T. Shaw

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

Twenty-four years ago, in 1987, I made a presentation called “Basic Ready Reference: Documents that a Reference Librarian Cannot Live Without” at a meeting of the Iowa Library Association Government Documents Round Table. My top recommendation was the Statistical Abstract of the United States, that annual compendium of data so familiar and indispensible to American librarians everywhere. Twelve years ago, in 1999, I made a similar presentation at the NLA/NEMA Annual Conference, and again the Statistical Abstract took its place as the preeminent resource.

The title of my presentation today, “Learning to Live Without a Statistical Abstract,” signals …

Friends Of Henderson Library Newsletter, Lori Gwinett, W. Bede Mitchell, Sonya S. Shepherd, Jessica Minihan, Margaret Mary Jones, Lisa Smith, Marvin Goss, Jonathan H. Harwell, Jennifer Gerrald, Bob Fernekes, Rebekah Cole, Janet Burns, Julie Harwell, Richard Leo Johnson

Henderson Library Newsletters (2010-2019)

In This Issue: "Save the Date"; "Volunteer Opportunities"; "Social Networking & Henderson Library"; "Ebooks-More than just Kindle or NOOK"; "Attention all Eagles Fans"; "Online Tutorials Using Adobe® Captivate®"; "Henderson Heroes: Spotlight on Employees"; "Blogging and Tagging with the Library"; "Streamlining Workflow Using Wikis & Google Docs"; "Password Now Required for Library Computers"; "EagleScholar: Georgia Southern University's Institutional Repository"; "BYOM: Bring Your Own Mat...to the Library?"; "Center for Research Libraries Membership"; "The USA PATRIOT Act vs. the Constitution"

Library Annual Report

Library Annual Reports

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The Status And Future Of Government Documents, James T. Shaw

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

Depository libraries have traditionally enjoyed a pretty sweet deal—we receive free copies of documents in return for space, processing, and staff to help people use them. Depository libraries have served as key players in two areas of public policy: 1) public access to government information for the needs of today; and 2) widespread distribution of documents helps them survive to form a historical record.

Library Annual Report

Library Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Federal Government Documents: Dead Or Alive, Charles D. Bernholz

UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications

Marcel Proust wrote “What we call our future is the shadow that our past projects in front of us.” For the federal documents universe, this is only partially correct. We should attend more to how it has felt to be documents librarians, instead of trying to reconcile the past with all those wishful digital delivery monologues. A lack of courage on our part now—or relying solely upon that handy silhouette—will jeopardize the prospect of tomorrow's federal documents and their use. That absence of daring, or the use of that crutch, will guarantee that whatever results we are handed in our …

How To Be A Depository Library Without Being A Depository Library: Adding Records For Electronic Government Documents To The Library Catalog, James T. Shaw

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

Judith Russell, the Superintendent of Documents of the U.S. Government Printing Office, remarked at the ACRL National Conference in March 2005:

"With 95% of the new titles added to the Federal Depository Library Program available online, every library now has the ability to access a wide array of government information for its patrons at no charge. Understanding what is already available--and what is coming soon--can help each library plan for the integration of electronic government information into its reference and public services" (Assuring Access).

Electronic distribution of government documents has opened more avenues for access to government information, but libraries …

Where Is The Proper Balance? Public Access To Government Information In An Era Of Concern Over National Security, James T. Shaw

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

My goal today is not to tell you precisely where the proper balance is, because that can only be worked out in democratic interplay among the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of our governments. That process is awkward, halting, and sometimes maddening; but I continue to have great faith in the wisdom of our Founders, who perceived that checks and balances would over time prove a guarantor of our liberties. We must always remember that the Founders deliberately structured the Federal government so that it could never be too efficient. Recall that Benito Mussolini made great progress in making the …

Effective Workflows For Processing Electronic Government Documents, Debra G. Skinner, Guy Frost

Library Faculty Presentations

Learn how two libraries are handling the workload and workflow issues related to cataloging and processing electronic government documents.

Access To Federal Documents: An Information Age Approach., Marthea J. Turnage, Kayce Halstead

Librarian and Staff Publications

Government documents are often underutilized primary source of information. However, with the widespread availability of computers in libraries and the virtual explosion of electronic products and information, there are now other choices to access government documents in libraries.