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GovDocs Training 6-14-06

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GovDocs Training (first session)

Training: Valerie Glenn

Notes: Starr Hoffman

6.14.06

published weekly
Texas Code published annually (in reference section & online)
TexReg: includes all TX agencies
publishes:
- proposed rules (regular basis)
- gubernatorial appointments
- proclamations
- executive orders
- attorney general opinions
UNT has June 1991 – current
Cathy receives them
Daniel process them (online)
pdf / html file for each issue
some 1990’s are txt, some txt / html
excluded from the web site search (too many results)
back issues (1976-ish – 1991) = DPU experiment
back issues not pdfs
3 issues on TX Portal (see example)
Secretary of State runs TexReg
UNT has official partnership with Sec. State
no longer publish home addresses of judges (removed some past instances when requested by the individual)

UNT partnership with Sec. State
legislative sessions (bills up)
mostly pdfs
not searchable; just browseable
bills proposed have signatures
passed bills remain on TX Leg. website (1995/6 earliest)
late 1800’s – early 1900’s = UNT collection sketchy
Austin’s Legislative Reference Library provides older bills than UNT has access to
(also some we might have in remote storage)

Reference Question: “I’m looking for a bill…”

Important to ask: “Did this bill become law / was it passed?”

UNT online: volumes 1-20 (through 1920-21)
DigiLab project: finish through volume 30
DigiLab expects to finish by end of summer 2006
realistically, should finish by year-end of 2006
re-name “Historic Laws of Texas” (no longer merely “Nineteenth-Century Laws of Texas”)
includes records when a republic, state, etc.
State Law Library also contains the constitution, statues, etc.
link included in “related resources” on several pages
(often, these related resources are law libraries which have completed digitization projects)
Valerie recently changed the search engine; it now uses the TX Portal engine / interface
use this search engine and evaluate
desire added functionality? (present relevant passage, not entire file—have to perform search again)
the Gammel’s project has led to other projects, such as the Laws & Resolutions archive
UT’s Utopia
Utopia = “digital gateway” (not bound by content type – includes GovDocs and non-GovDocs)

currently: older projects in state of cleanup (CRS, posters, soil surveys, Gammel’s, etc.)
ACIR should be in digital library system by end of summer 2006
Gammel’s by end of 2006
newsmaps uncertain timetable (if borrow the 40-50 SMU has, could complete in 3rd or 4th week of July)
newsmaps / soil surveys completely scanned, but not yet processed (need metadata)
not all posters have metadata; this project is likely now under Rare Books (since they now house the originals)
posters will go in the WWII collection online (also have WWI—these are more unique)
another good WWII poster collection
our uniqueness lies in reproductions (Mark will know if this is operational)
ongoing: (CC, CRS, TXReg)
future: in fall 2006, will come up with some new projects