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The RBMS/GODORT/MAGERT Joint Committee on Government Documents as Rare Books
compiled, published, and distributed the preservation packet, RARE AND VALUABLE
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS: A RESOURCE PACKET ON IDENTIFICATION, PRESERVATION, AND
SECURITY ISSUES FOR GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS COLLECTIONS.
 
One copy of the preservation packet was distributed to each of the 1,400+ U.S.
Government Printing Office Federal Depository Libraries in May 1993.  Since
the distribution of the packet, two additional processes have taken place that
improve access and increase dissemination of the packet.
 
The first item concerns the cataloging and classification of RARE AND VALUABLE
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS in the OCLC database.  This was done on June 5, 1993, by
the staff of the North Dakota State Library.  The OCLC # is:  28224706.  A
special thanks the Catalog Department at the North Dakota State Library.  The
Joint Committee appreciates you work.
 
The second item concerns the availability of RARE AND VALUABLE GOVERNMENT
DOCUMENTS through the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS).  The
preservation packet was submitted to EDRS and was accepted for inclusion
in the ERIC database.  That took place last spring.  It has now been indexed
and abstracted.  It appears in the October 1993 issue of RESOURCES IN
EDUCATION
 and can be found under the following ERIC abstract number"
 
                        ED 357 746
 
Unlike the copy that was distributed to depository libraries (which was in
a reduced format--2 8 1/2 x 11 inch pages reduced to one 8 1/2 x 11 inch page),
the ERIC version is full size edition.  People wishing to purchase copies, can
contact ERIC directly (ERDS, 7420 Fullerton Rd., Suite 110, Springfield, VA
22153-2852; 1-800-443-3742).
 
Any comments, questions, etc. regarding the preservation packet can be
directed to:
 
Jim Walsh, O'Neill Library, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA  02167
617-552-3354 (voice)            617-552-8828 (fax)
walshop@bcvms (bitent)          [log in to unmask] (internet)