Librarian-initiated publications discovery: How do digital depository librarians discover and select web-based government publications for state digital depositories?
Journal
Government Information Quarterly
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
3
Pages
292-304
Date Issued
2010
Date
2010
Author(s)
Abstract
This paper reports on a study of librarian initiated publications discovery (LIPD) in U.S. state digital depository programs using the OCLC Digital Archive to preserve web-based government publications for permanent public access. This paper describes a model of LIPD processes based on empirical investigations of four OCLC DA-based digital depositories. The model is composed of stages including site visit, site scan, selection, re-conceptualization, and two bibliographic verification steps; action strategies at each stage and the observed practices at each site are reported. This paper also describes how librarian perceptions of web publications as discrete objects and bibliographic objects influence the selection and retention of government web content. Finally, the paper discusses several problems associated with the observed LIPD methodologies and technologies. © 2010 Elsevier Inc.
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journal article