Government documents in the public card catalog: The iceberg surfaces

At the University of Houston Libraries, selected United States documents are entered into the public catalog. The Superintendent of Documents classification number and the documents location are shown in the call number space. The authors contend that the growing availability of cataloging copy for...

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Published in:Government Publications Review 1978, Vol.5 (3), p.311-314
Main Authors: Myers, Judy E., Britton, Helen H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Card catalogues
Cataloguing
Form of catalogue
Government publications
Houston University (USA) Libraries
Information storage and retrieval
Information work
Technical services
University libraries
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Summary:At the University of Houston Libraries, selected United States documents are entered into the public catalog. The Superintendent of Documents classification number and the documents location are shown in the call number space. The authors contend that the growing availability of cataloging copy for documents warrants a new look at the question of document entries in public catalogs. Arguments are given for and against use of the SuDoc number in the catalog, and criteria are suggested for selecting documents for inclusion in the public catalog.
ISSN:0093-061X
0277-9390
1352-0237
DOI:10.1016/0093-061X(78)90077-1