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The Florida State Libraries Resource Sharing Initiative: Did The Predications Pan Out?, Leetta Schmidt, Dennis Smith Jan 2015

The Florida State Libraries Resource Sharing Initiative: Did The Predications Pan Out?, Leetta Schmidt, Dennis Smith

Dennis J Smith

This article revisits discussion from “The Florida State Libraries Resource Sharing Initiative: Unity Among a Disparate Group” (Schmidt & Smith, 2012) on the implementation of a new resource sharing program within the Florida State University Libraries called UBorrow. The program and its effects are assessed after 2 years with comparison to the project launch's original predictions.

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Government Publications And Primary Resources For Historical Research: A Selective Bibliography, Vickie Mix Dec 2011

Government Publications And Primary Resources For Historical Research: A Selective Bibliography, Vickie Mix

Vickie Mix

Purpose – ‐‐ The purpose of this paper is to identify, describe and locate primary resources using government publications and non‐government publications.This paper examines primary resources for historical research particularly in federal government publications distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program.The paper finds that government publications provide a rich source of primary research materials for post‐secondary research in disciplines such as history, geography, ethnography, education and agriculture. Searching for primary historical resources in small‐ to medium‐sized academic libraries can often yield a limited field of resources. Federal government publications distributed through the Government Printing Office are freely available via selective …

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