Serial Set: Brief Intro

with Valerie Glenn

6.19.06

 

Full Title: Congressional Serial Set

 

Have Print Indexes

  • on As & Is shelves
  • maroon/green (green = after 1970; also: shelved above maroon volumes)
  • can search by report (lists volume) or by volume (lists reports)
  • electronic version of indexes included in LexisNexis Congressional

 

To Find Serial Set Volumes

  • have to know the volume # to find in our catalog - do a title search on Congressional Serial Set
  • not keyword-searchable in our catalog
  • not well represented in WorldCat either
  • some are on microfiche/microcard

 

Hosting Serial Set Database

  • can search for a volume # and see which libraries have it
  • we will be making it live by 6/22 or so
  • should take little effort to host
  • created by Donna, friend of Cathy
  • librarians can contact us for a username/password to enter their holdings
  • they can enter any notes they wish
  • starts with the 15th Congress (no particular reason)

 

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