what was lost, now is found: using google books and internet archive to rebuild what hurricane rita...
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This presentation focuses on the discovery, collection, and dissemination of digital government documents using Google Books and Internet Archive to replenish a depository affected by a natural disaster. The focus will be on how to find rare, valuable, and historical state documents in a digital format using Google Books and Internet Archive. Negative and positive aspects of both these tools will be examined. Presented by Rebecca Blakeley at the SLDTF GODORT meeting at ALA 2008.TRANSCRIPT
What Was Lost, Now Is Found:What Was Lost, Now Is Found:
Using Google Books and Internet Archive Using Google Books and Internet Archive to Rebuild What Hurricane Rita Destroyedto Rebuild What Hurricane Rita Destroyed
Rebecca BlakeleyRebecca BlakeleyMcNeese State UniversityMcNeese State University
Hurricane RitaHurricane Rita
Damaged Library Roof - 4Damaged Library Roof - 4thth Floor Floor
The solution…The solution…
Nothing beats reading the print…Nothing beats reading the print…
Digital gov docs
Digital gov docs have their have their benefits too…
benefits too…
Google Books “Gov Doc Library”Google Books “Gov Doc Library”
RSS Feed AlertRSS Feed Alert
Quality is less than perfect…Quality is less than perfect…
Searching for State DocsSearching for State Docs
LA State Doc in Google BooksLA State Doc in Google Books
Modifying the RecordModifying the Record
The Completed Record!The Completed Record!
Don’t have the record in your OPAC? Don’t have the record in your OPAC? Just retrieve it from OCLC and modify Just retrieve it from OCLC and modify accordingly.accordingly.
Internet Archive: www.archive.orgInternet Archive: www.archive.org
American Libraries CollectionAmerican Libraries Collection
Advanced SearchAdvanced Search
Search for Louisiana = 423 Results, Search for Louisiana = 423 Results, 121 considered state documents!121 considered state documents!
Dang right!
Internet Archive “Bookmarks”Internet Archive “Bookmarks”
Government Documents CollectionGovernment Documents Collection
Ctrl + F to browse for a state or topicCtrl + F to browse for a state or topic
IDTF Program – Digital Collections and IDTF Program – Digital Collections and Collaborative Collection DevelopmentCollaborative Collection Development
Saturday June 28, 20064:00pm – 5:30pmMarriott Anaheim – Platinum 5
Discussion:• What are you doing at your library to deal with digital documents?• Do you collect digital documents? How? What tools do you use?
Do you have an agreed upon acq/cat workflow?• Do you have a collection policy for digital documents?• Would you be willing to participate in a collaborative digital
collection project?
Let’s come up with solutions…
And bring ALL types of government documents to the people!
