Creating a 21st Century State Publications Depository

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Author(s): Edith K. Beckett (New Jersey State Library, USA)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 16
Source title: Cases on Electronic Records and Resource Management Implementation in Diverse Environments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Janice Krueger (Clarion University of Pennsylvania, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4466-3.ch023

Keywords: Information Resources Management / Information Science Reference / Library & Information Science

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Abstract

The New Jersey State Library has managed a successful print depository program for the last 55 years. In the mid-1990s, many state government agencies began putting digital versions of their print publications on their Websites. Initially, the agencies continued to send print copies to the State Library, but by 1998, more and more agencies were using their Websites as the primary venue for their publications. State Library staff initially responded to this change by creating a Web page with a browsable list of links to publications. Technological changes resulted in more state government publications being produced in electronic formats and the list of Web page links became unsustainable. This chapter discusses the State Library’s efforts to transition a successful 20th century print depository program into an equally viable electronic documents depository using very limited staff and no additional funding.

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