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Category Archives: govdocs
Government information: the elephant in the academic library
(This was also sitting in my drafts folder, and became a post on Free Government Information. I’m reposting it here, because I think it’s important.) I find it interesting that John Schuler recently referred back to his January blog post … Continue reading
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A passing thought…
I’ve just started reading the Federal Depository Library Program Strategic Plan, 2009-2014, and I paused in the introductory paragraph, which states “…the Government has an obligation to preserve its information and assure permanent public access.” (This document is not unique … Continue reading
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Ceci n’est pas une blogroll: two other blogs you might like to check out
Hi there! I may not be posting here very much this month – not that I am usually very loquacious – because I am the blogger of the month at Free Government Information. If you’re interested in reading my posts … Continue reading
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Lessons from government documents item selection
A few weeks ago, I was doing item selection for the first time. I think I mentioned item selection awhile back, but allow me to refresh your memory. Item selection is an important part of collection development in government documents … Continue reading
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Ms. Harris Goes To Washington: The Useful, Part 3
This is hopefully my last entry in a series of entries I’ve written about my recent trip to Washington, D.C. for the Interagency Depository Seminar. I’ve tried to highlight things I think would be of general interest in green and … Continue reading
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Ms. Harris Goes To Washington: The Useful, Part 2
This is another post in a series of entries I’ve written about my recent trip to Washington, D.C. for the Interagency Depository Seminar. I’ve tried to highlight things I think would be of general interest in green and things of … Continue reading
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Ms. Harris Goes To Washington: The Useful, Part 1
Again, this entry is part of a series of entries I’ve written about my recent trip to Washington, D.C. for the Interagency Depository Seminar. I’ve tried to highlight things I think would be of general interest in green and things … Continue reading
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Ms. Harris Goes To Washington: The Good & The Bad
As mentioned in my previous entry, I recently attended the Interagency Depository Seminar in Washington, D.C. This entry is a reflection on what I considered to be good and bad about the seminar. I’m focusing mostly on generalities. I’ve also … Continue reading
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Ms. Harris Goes To Washington: The Introduction
I spent most of last week in Washington, D.C. attending the Interagency Depository Seminar. Those of you unfamiliar with government documents are no doubt staring blankly, so I’ll explain. The Interagency Depository Seminar is a 5-day seminar during which people … Continue reading
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Weeding CD-ROMs
It’s March, which means that it’s time for me to weed government documents classified under C. For those of you completely ignorant of government documents classification: government documents use a classification system named after the Superintendent of Documents – we … Continue reading
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