Private academe and public depositories: Access and promotion

Journal of Government Information

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 285-311

  Blazek, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Depository Access; Depository Administration; Depository Policies; Depository Promotion; Private Colleges and Universities; U.S. Government Depositories

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031185195     PISSN: 13520237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-0237(97)00027-0     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. 1. "Free Use of Government Publications in Depositories; Disposal of Unwanted Publications," Title 44 U.S. Code, Sect. 1911, 1994 ed.
2. 2. "Physical Facilities," Instructions to Depository Libraries (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1992), 23 (GP 3.26:D 44/992).
3. 3. "Reference Service and Policies for Electronic Publications," Federal Depository Library Manual (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1993), 55 (GP 3.26:D 44/993).
4. 4. David Heisser, "Marketing U.S. Government Depository Libraries: Preliminary Report on a Public Awareness Campaign in New England," Government Publications Review 13, no. 1 (January-February 1986):58.
5. 5. Charles R. McClure and Peter Hernon, Users of Academic and Public GPO Depositary Libraries (Washington: GPO, 1989), 42-43 (GP 3.2:Us 2).
6. 6. Federal Depository Library Manual, 112.
7. 7. American Library Association, Government Documents Round Table, Directory of Government Document Collections and Librarians, 6th ed. (Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Service, Inc., 1991).
8. 8. U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, 1987-88 Directory of Postsecondary Institutions, v.1, 4-year and 2-year. (Washington: Department of Education, 1988) (ED 1.111/4:987-88/v.1).
9. 9. Special thanks to Sheila McGarr, Chief, Depository Services at GPO.
10. 10. Special thanks to Susan Ryan and Sarah Tabor, documents librarians at Stetson University and Nova Southeastern University, respectively, for their suggestions. The late Iris Caldwell, former documents librarian at Nova Southeastern University also contributed helpful advice.
11. 11. Special thanks to Carlos Pedemonte, Librarian at Coral Gables Public Library, Miami, for the translation.
12. 12. Joanne Schneider Hill, William E. Hannaford, Jr. and Ronald H. Epp, ed., Collection Development in College Libraries (Chicago: American Library Association, 1991): v.
13. 13. C. Roger Davis, "No Difference but Dollars: Collection Development in College Versus University Libraries," in Collection Development in College Libraries, ed, Joanne Schneider Hill, William E. Hannaford, Jr. and Ronald H. Epp. (Chicago: American Library Association, 1991):24-34.
14. 14. "Depository Libraries by State" (Internet address: gopher://gopher.umsl.edu:70/11/library/govdocs/gdep).
15. 15. Carolyn C. Sherayko, "Bibliographic Processing," in Management of Government Information Resources in Libraries, ed. Diane H. Smith (Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1993), 62-63.
16. 16. For an examination of cataloging documents and the issue of cost, see: Peter S. Graham, "Government Documents and Cataloging in Research Libraries." Government Publications Review 10, no. 1 (January-February 1983):117-25.
17. 17. U.S. Government Printing Office, Electronic Capabilities of Federal Depository Libraries, Summer 1994 (Washington: GPO, 1995) 29 (GP 3.2:E1 2/2).
18. 18. "Private College Network in Indiana," Wilson Library Bulletin 61 (December 1982):11.
19. 19. Marilyn Martin, Ray Granade and Robert Yehl, "Bridging the Ravine: Or the Joint Library Project of Henderson State and Ouachita Baptist Universities," Arkansas Libraries 47 (June 1990):6-11.
20. 20. A few libraries have "sub-basements."
21. 21. Fred Heath, "Conflict of Mission: The Midsize Private University in an Urban Environment" in Academic Libraries in Urban And Metropolitan Areas: A Management Handbook, ed. Gerard B. McCabe (New York: Greenwood Press, 1992):15-23.
22. 22. Alan Jay Lincoln, "Patterns and Costs of Crime," Library Trends 33, no. 1 (Summer 1984):69-76.
23. 23. Evan St. Lifer, "How Safe Are Our Libraries?" Library Journals 119 (August 1994):36.
24. 24. Judy Schneider (sz5@cu.nih.gov). Private e-mail message to Daniel Blazek (dblazek@umiami.ir.miami. edu), March 15, 1995.
25. 25. Kathleen Webb, Message and summary of request for information on Govdoc-L, March 14, 1995.
26. 26. Courtesy of Daniel O'Mahony, Head Documents Librarian at Brown University.
27. 27. Philip A. Yannarella and Rao Aluri, "Circulation of Federal Documents in Academic Depository Libraries," Government Publications Review 3, no. 1 (Spring 1976):43-49.
28. 28. Yannarella and Aluri, 45.
29. 29. Kathleen Tiller, "Cooperation: Private Academic and High School Libraries," in Academic Libraries in Urban and Metropolitan Areas: A Management Handbook, ed. Gerard B. McCabe (New York: Greenwood Press, 1992, 68).
30. 30. Loretta Caren and Arleen Somerville, "Issues Facing Private Academic Libraries Considering Fee-Based Programs," Reference Librarian 22 (1988):49.
31. 31. Data derived from "Colleges at a Glance," Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, 19th Edition (Woodbury NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1994), 206-28.
32. 32. Derived from Peterson's Guide to Four Year Colleges, 24th ed. (Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, 1994), and Peterson's Guide to Two Year Colleges (Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, 1994).
33. 32. Derived from Peterson's Guide to Four Year Colleges, 24th ed. (Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, 1994), and Peterson's Guide to Two Year Colleges (Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, 1994).
34. 33. Derived from Peterson's Guide to Four Year Colleges, 49.
35. 34. Statistics derived from GPO computer printout: U.S. Government Printing Office, List of Depository Libraries, (Washington: GPO, August 29, 1994)
36. 35. Derived from Jean Evangelauf, "Tuition Rises Again: Cost of Attending an Average Four Year College Went up 6% This Year," Chronicle of Higher Education 5 October 1994, A41-A49 (Source: College Board).
37. 36. Heath, "Conflict of Mission," 15-23.
38. 37. Charles R. McClure and Peter Hernon, Users of Academic and Public GPO Depository Libraries (Washington: GPO, 1989):42-43 (GP 3.2:Us 2).
39. 38. Benjamin Shearer, "Federal Depository Libraries on the Campus: Practices and Prospects," Government Publications Review 4, no. 3 (1977):211.
40. 39. Shearer, 210.
41. 40. Kevin Cook, "Resource Allocation to Government Documents Departments in Academic Libraries," Government Information Quarterly 2 (May 1985):143.
42. 41. John S. Whitehead, The Origins of the Public-Private Distinction in American Higher Education: A Story of Accidental Development (New Haven, CT: Yale University, 1977) (ERIC Document ED 152127).
43. 42. Federal Depository Library Manual, 112.
44. 43. Federal Depository Library Manual, 110.
45. 44. Carol Watts, "The Depository Library Program," Reference Services Review 10 (Summer 1982):61.
46. 45. Courtesy of David Jones, Documents Librarian at Jacksonville University.
47. 46. For additional access policy suggestions see: Lisa A, Rosenblatt, Federal Depository Library Manual Supplement: Collection Development Guidelines for Selective Federal Depositories (Washington; GPO. 1994), 12 (GP 3.29:D 44/994).
48. 47. Andrea Macadam, "The Public University Goes a Little Less Public," Governing, Incorporating City and State, November 1994), 27-28.