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− | The U. S. government is the largest publisher in the world. The GPO (Government | + | The U. S. government is the largest publisher in the world. The GPO (Government Publishing Office) publishes information for all three branches of the federal government. The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) disseminates U.S. Government information to the American public through libraries across the nation, including Middlebury College. The information resources we receive from the federal government are very strong in the social sciences and sciences, especially economics, the environment and statistics. This information is available to anyone who wants to see it, including library patrons not affiliated with the College. All of the tangible information resources we receive as a federal depository library collection are owned by the government, not the college.<br> |
General information about the FDLP and detailed Collection Management procedures can be found here: http://www.fdlp.gov/ | General information about the FDLP and detailed Collection Management procedures can be found here: http://www.fdlp.gov/ |
Latest revision as of 14:47, 2 January 2015
Contents
Introduction
The U. S. government is the largest publisher in the world. The GPO (Government Publishing Office) publishes information for all three branches of the federal government. The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) disseminates U.S. Government information to the American public through libraries across the nation, including Middlebury College. The information resources we receive from the federal government are very strong in the social sciences and sciences, especially economics, the environment and statistics. This information is available to anyone who wants to see it, including library patrons not affiliated with the College. All of the tangible information resources we receive as a federal depository library collection are owned by the government, not the college.
General information about the FDLP and detailed Collection Management procedures can be found here: http://www.fdlp.gov/
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Item Selection
Collection Development Policy Statement
Processing Shipments
Monthly Tape Load
Monthly Classification Update
Keeping Statistics
Student Workers
Weeding
Gov Docs Locked Shelving
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