Government information at Lied Library

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2005

Publication Title

Library Hi Tech

Volume

23

Issue

3

First page number:

323

Last page number:

333

Abstract

Purpose – To provide a case study focusing on efforts Lied Library has undertaken in collection development and management, space utilization, electronic access, web site revisions, and staff training in government publications.

Design/methodology/approach – The construction of and move into Lied Library have coincided with major developments in the production and dissemination of federal, state and local government publications and other information products. Among them is a trend away from print publications and toward “born-digital”, electronic-only publications. At the same time, space utilization issues have become even more critical in the new building. This article will explore the ways in which these developments and the new technologies available both within Lied Library and elsewhere are shaping the management and use of the print collections, collection development practices and bibliographic control of government information and public access.

Findings – This article highlights activities that have been undertaken over the past two years in Lied Library to make the government information collection more user-friendly.

Research limitations/implications – The article only highlights activities that have been undertaken at UNLV Libraries regarding government information resources, not on developments and challenges in other parts of the UNLV Libraries.

Practical implications – This article provides a useful case study focusing on one academic library's attempt to make government information resources more accessible to both library staff and users.

Originality/value – This article highlights and identifies Lied Library's experiences in making government information more accessible to both staff and patrons and discusses issues such as storage, evaluating the collection, cataloging, training staff and users, and revising the government information web site. Libraries may be able to use similar techniques in making their government resources more accessible to clientele.

Keywords

Depository libraries; Government publications; Space (Architecture); University of Nevada; Las Vegas. Lied Library

Disciplines

Collection Development and Management | Library and Information Science | Other Political Science | Scholarly Publishing

Language

English

Permissions

Use Find in Your Library, contact the author, or use interlibrary loan to garner a copy of the article. Publisher copyright policy allows author to archive post-print (author’s final manuscript). When post-print is available or publisher policy changes, the article will be deposited

Publisher Citation

Skarl, S., Yunkin, M., & Skeers, T. (2005). Government information at Lied Library. Library Hi Tech, 23, 323-334. doi:10.1108/07378830510621748

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