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U. S. Depository Libraries

U. S. Depository Libraries. Public Service, Democracy, and the Internet. Use of Federal Publications. 1988 167,000 users per week 1999 4,700,000 users of GPO web site per week. Depository Librarians. Collect and Preserve Provide Bibliographic Access Provide Physical Access

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U. S. Depository Libraries

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  1. U. S. Depository Libraries Public Service, Democracy, and the Internet

  2. Use of Federal Publications • 1988 167,000 users per week • 1999 4,700,000 users of GPO web site per week

  3. Depository Librarians • Collect and Preserve • Provide Bibliographic Access • Provide Physical Access • Assist Users • Publicize Services

  4. Depository Profiles53 regionals -1286 selectives • 50% Academic • 20% Public • 30% Remainder • Law and special • Federal agencies and courts • State libraries and courts • Military academies

  5. Collection Development • Written Collection Policy • Weeding Policy • GPO Provides Guidelines

  6. CollectionOrganization • Options • Separate Collection • Integrated with Non-Documents • Success • Enthusiasm of Librarian • Time to Specialize

  7. Bibliographic Records • Commercial Cataloging Tapes • Data Base Management • Catalog Individually • Combination Approach

  8. Physical Access • Required for Congressional District • Automatic for Public Institutions • Private Institutions May Use • Check-In without Identification • Separate Hours for Public • Separate Doors for Documents

  9. Reference Helping real people is the fun part of the job

  10. Publicity • Brochures • Newspaper Articles • Income Tax Forms • Academic Class Lectures • Community Seminars

  11. Electronic Era Tools are Different Goal is the Same PUBLIC ACCESS Public Access

  12. University of MichiganDocuments Center http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/ Documents.center/ • Created in April 1995 • Integrate internet with • Reference Service • Classroom Instruction http://www.lib.umich.edu/ libhome/Documents.center/

  13. Special Electronic Challenges • Preserving electronic formats • Keeping pace with technological change

  14. Electronic Collection Development Worldwide Availability of 40% of all U.S. Documents!

  15. Internet AvailabilitySuggests New Needs • Translation Services • Reference Service Plan • Outreach to People without Internet Connections • Librarian Training Programs

  16. Equipment Needs • Cost of latest equipment • Old buildings difficult to wire for internet • Internet connections in rural areas expensive

  17. Web Site Usability Issues • Files too large • Frames, animation, browser plug-ins • Text alternative essential

  18. Preservation • How long is permanent? • 20 years? 100 years? • Longevity of CD-ROMS • Physical disks • Software too old or too new for equipment

  19. New Roles for Librarians • Serving on Agency Advisory Groups • Preserving Electronic Products Ourselves

  20. Bibliographic Access • GPO catalogs Internet publications • General search engines • Specialized search engines • Google Uncle Sam • http://www.google.com/unclesam • Hot Bot • http://www.hotbot.com/

  21. UniversalSearch Engine Cautions • Agency web sites may block robots for security reasons • PDF publications usually not indexed

  22. Physical Access At least one workstation must be available to public

  23. Decline of In-Person Reference

  24. Rise in Web Access

  25. Web as a Percent of Total Reference

  26. Change in Reference People using internet for initial information Coming to library with harder questions

  27. E-Mail Reference • Numbers increasing slowly • 25 per week • Length of time required • 6 hours per week • Questions from non-clients • 80% from outside the University • Webform questionnaire • Priorities stated

  28. Library Outreach and the Internet • Internet Training Sessions • Library Web Pages • Class Lectures

  29. Class Web Pages • Variety of subjects • Research process format • Finding books and journals • Using the on-line catalog • Relevant web sites • Commercial and public access

  30. Teaching Classes • Hands on training most effective • Demonstration • Class web pages • Teaching the teachers

  31. ALA Government Documents Round Table<http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/GODORT/> • Legislative, training, and computer issues • Web page template • GODORT Handout Exchange

  32. LIST-SERVS • GOVDOC-L <http://docs.lib.duke.edu/govdocs/federal/govdoc-l/ index.html> • INTLDOC-L <http://web.home.idirect.com/~mmccaff/intl-doc/> • DOCWORLD-L <http://www.indiana.edu/~libgpd/idtf/docworld.html>

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