How to Inventory Your Collection: Using SuDoc as a Starting Point

  • Duration: 55 minutes
  • Date Recorded: November 17, 2020

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Title: How to Inventory Your Collection: Using SuDoc as a Starting Point

Speaker:

  • Jen Kirk, Government Information Librarian, Utah State University, Merrill Cazier Library

Description:

Need to get a grasp on your physical collection and wondering where to start? Get some tips on reviewing physical materials according to the Superintendent of Documents classification system (SuDoc). This webinar discusses efficient methods for inventorying partially-cataloged Government documents collections. It covers the purpose, methodology, resources, implementation, limitations, and outcomes of a stacks inventory at an academic library. Come learn about how to apply inventory outcomes to outreach, shifting projects, and collection development.

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