Texas State Depository libraries are full depositories. This means each receives all publications made available for distribution. There are no "selective" state depositories receiving *some* publications free through the program.
IDENTIFYING STATE
PUBLICATIONS
The
Texas State Library produces two publications to
help in identifying and acquiring new agency
publications. Together they may be referred
to as the Texas State Publications Index. One
is a monthly checklist of available publications.
The other is an annual index which is a cumulation
of indexing information from the checklists for a
year and does not contain the full entry information
from the checklists. The checklists and annual
indexes are available at Texas State Depository
Libraries and selected other libraries by
subscription.
The Texas State Publications Index is a reference source, current-awareness tool, and acquisition aid for the publications produced and distributed by Texas state agencies and institutions of higher education. It includes the monographs, monographic series, annual serials, and new periodical titles that are deposited with and processed by the Texas State Library during a month. Publications excluded from this list are: job announcements, news releases, bills, slip laws, opinions, daily journals, issues of periodicals, and ephemeral materials.
ARRANGEMENT OF MONTHLY CHECKLIST
The
checklist is divided into two sections. Part 1
lists publications by issuing agency,
alphabetically by the key word in the agency's
name. Agencies which contribute to the checklist
include state agencies, departments, state-federal
cooperating agencies, regional governmental bodies,
and state colleges and universities. Publications
issued by state colleges and universities are
grouped together following the agency listing.
Each entry in Part 1 contains the following information when available or applicable: 1) Texas Documents classification number [ 1 ]; 2) title; 3) author; 4) edition; 5) publication date; 6) pagination; 7) frequency; 8) series title and number; 9) title and content notes; 10) microfiche availability symbol; 11) OCLC record number; and 12) entry number. Materials not needing full bibliographic description are listed alphabetically by title under the subheading "LEAFLETS."
Part 2 is a subject index. Each publication is entered under one or more subject terms which reflect its content. Annual reports and other administrative publications are listed under the key word in the name of the issuing agency. The names of Texas cities, counties, private and public colleges and universities, and regional entities also are used as subject terms. Each entry includes the title, classification number, and entry number.
ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY OF TEXAS STATE
PUBLICATIONS INDEX
The annual index for 1994 and the
checklists beginning with January, 1995,
are available electronically by modem and
the Internet via Telnet and World
Wide Web. The URL is link.tsl.texas.gov.
Some methods require a logon. The logon name
to use is link ....you may
telnet to link.tsl.texas.gov and logon as
link,
...you may access the TSEL via
a graphical interface such as Netscape or
Mosaic or via LYNX .
By modem, you may telephone 512/475-4444 (8/0/1), and logon as link .
DISTRIBUTION OF
STATE PUBLICATIONS
The Texas State Library sends copies of
the publications it receives to its depository
libraries, whenever possible. To determine how
a publication has been distributed, note the
distribution symbol given with each entry:
(D) Depository: the publication is
available for loan from the Texas State
Library and all state depository libraries;
(N) Non-depository: the publication is
available for loan from the Texas State
Library.
AVAILABILITY OF STATE
PUBLICATIONS
The
Texas State Library has available for loan
single copies of the publications listed in
the checklists. Publications showing (D)
depository distribution are available from
state depository libraries. All such
publications can be obtained by local
libraries through the state's interlibrary
loan system.There are agency publications available directly from the agency but not distributed through the program. These publications may be for sale or single copies may be provided free of charge upon request. Requests for permanent copies must be directed to the issuing agency. Inclusion of a title in a checklist does not guarantee that the agency has copies available for general distribution.
MICROPUBLISHING PROGRAM
With few
exceptions, (N) Non-depository publications can
be purchased in microfiche format from the State
and Local Records Management Division of the
Texas State Library. The microfiche availability
symbol that is displayed with each entry indicates
the approximate number of fiche that was produced
to represent the entire publication. Microfiche
copies of a publication can be purchased for 50
cents per fiche. To obtain more information
about the Program or to receive the
Micropublishing Sales Order Form, contact the
Publication Clearinghouse, Texas State Library,
1201 Brazos, Austin, TX 78711, 512/463-5435.
1.__For a description of the Texas Documents Classification system see Texas State Depository Classification Class Root Designations, a feature of the Texas Legal Research Index presented by Lydia M.V. Brandt, MLS, JD, LLM. Back to document
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