Friday, October 09, 2009
Technical Services in Law Libraries: checking and checking in web pages?
This is just a random thought. But it has occurred to me that if libraries undertake to be good stewards of born digital public information, that our technical services departments will have to establish standard methods and practices for visiting public websites where the information is released, and download it systematically. Is this much different from checking in serials? I think not...
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I know a lot of Federal GovDoc type webpages are given PURLs that appear in OPACs, but I don't know what's happening on the state/local levels. The LOCKSS program has libraries downloading and hosting electronic government materials, but again, I think that's just on the Federal Level as well.
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