Cataloging Government Publications Online

Here is an informative guide to the online cataloging of government publications. Cataloging Government Publications Online surveys current approaches to the automation of bibliographic access to government publications at the federal, state, and international level. To help readers understand the intricacies of such a task, chapters present descriptive analysis of specific library situations from the practitioner perspective. Readers contemplating similar programs will benefit from the prior examples and experiences of their colleagues. Chapters focus on issues and concerns involved in tapeloading U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) cataloging records into online library catalogs, specific types of government publications such as serials and CD-ROMs, and the interactions between public and technical services in library organizations. The book describes, in detail:

planning involved in tapeloading GPO records, and analyses of workflows and post-load cleanup issues
serials check-in for government documents
the availability of cataloging records for government information in electronic formats
issues in the provision of access to state publications on CD-ROM
the relationships between public and technical services, including cooperation and integration of documents and catalog librarians
government publications automation activities in Australia and South AfricaCataloging Government Publications Online informs documents librarians and catalogers of current developments in cataloging government publications and inspires further investigations into improving access to this material.