Date Created
4-12-2012
Abstract
An Oregon State University Libraries (OSUL) study group's review of its current policies, practices, and costs provides an illustrative case study of the challenges in managing government documents during this period of transition from print to digital. In its exploration of more aggressive approaches to greatly increasing access to electronic collections and reducing the size of the print footprint, OSUL learned that the current requirements of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) hamper such efforts. This case study provides background on prior internal studies, OSUL's participation in a shared housing agreement, statistics on size and current usage of its government documents, and the costs to receive, process, and provide access to its document collection. It concludes with the recommendations for OSUL to be as proactive as it can be under the current FDLP rules and regulations while bringing projected costs to manage government documents more in line with higher priorities.
Publication Title
Collection Management
Document Type
Article
Volume
37
Issue
2
First Page
98
Last Page
109
DOI
DOI:10.1080/01462679.2012.656554
Extent
13 pages
Digital Origin
Born digital
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Recommended Citation
Nutefall, Jennifer; Boock, Michael H.; Sowell, Steven L.; and Landis, Lawrence A., "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Managing Government Document Collections in a Digital World" (2012). University Libraries Faculty Publications. 118.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/libfacpub/118
