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John Stevenson

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Institution
University of Delaware
DPOS#
0087
Library Type
Academic
Address
181 S. College Ave.
City
Newark
State
Delaware
Zip Code
19717-5267
Country
United States
Phone #
302 831-8671
Fax #
302 831-6996
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Biography
MLS, University at Buffalo
B.A., History, Binghamton University
Interests
Cataloging, scuba diving
Occupation
Librarian
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ALA
GODORT

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Classed Y 3.T 25:2 EL 2/12, [i]Electricity[/i] is a handsome publication edited by Bill Sims ; designed and illustrated by David Macaulay for Tennessee Valley Authority and published in 1983. For anyone who likes David Macaulay's pen and ink illustra .....
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University of Delaware has cataloged many of the environmental impact statements/reports received on deposit, using GPO's records. As drafts often include data or other information not contained in the final version, it's important to weigh that in .....

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  • Re: 2011 Biennial Survey Discussion
    Tuesday, 27 September 2011 10:56
    In [b:153onv8x]Question 26. Which training formats does your library expect to utilize in the next two years for staff training?[/b:153onv8x] it is not clear whether the responses are intended to be hosted/conducted by the library, or whether the lib .....
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  • Re: 2011 Biennial Survey Discussion
    Tuesday, 27 September 2011 10:46
    [b:2ym5ozpd]Question 25. How are library staff (depository and non-depository personnel) regularly made aware of FDLP information, including public access requirements and new Federal Government information products, services, and resources, in order .....
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  • Re: 2011 Biennial Survey Discussion
    Tuesday, 27 September 2011 10:31
    In [b:2b29lvfw]Question 21. Does your library perform the following related to your integrated library system?[/b:2b29lvfw] two of the responses are open to interpretation. Is the second response, [b:2b29lvfw]Import GPO's catalog records into your i .....
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  • Re: 2011 Biennial Survey Discussion
    Tuesday, 27 September 2011 10:22
    In [b:1m8l3u8i]Question 20. How does your library manage online depository publications. Select all that apply.[/b:1m8l3u8i] one option is "Develops guides or pathfinders about online only publications." This wording seems designed to exclu .....
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  • Re: 2011 Biennial Survey Discussion
    Thursday, 22 September 2011 07:04
    The setting of holdings in OCLC is related to loading records in library catalogs and has broad implications for providing services, including discovery of online resources and ILL. How should this be recorded in Question 20?
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  • Re: ISO Feedback on FDLP Desktop Subpage Comps
    Monday, 13 June 2011 11:14
    Regarding the News Archive page, it's stated that "Every news article we publish can be accessed from this page via the search." In addition to searching, will it be possible for users to browse news items by date?
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  • Re: ISO: Feedback on Proposed Template
    Friday, 22 April 2011 11:44
    The design of this template is attractive and including new colors is a refreshing change from the red, white, and blue dominating older GPO pages. The real test will be whether users can locate needed content within two categories. Improved search c .....
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  • Re: Disappearing PURL for Army History
    Wednesday, 01 December 2010 06:25
    For those seeking to make Army History available as an electronic resource, GPO has adapted OCLC record #608222159 for CGP, including the PURL Beverly mentioned. Title Army history [electronic resource] : the professional bulletin of Army history .....
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  • Re: Problems with recent SuDocs
    Tuesday, 23 November 2010 11:38
    GPO classifiers have assigned multiple item numbers to a single publication in the past, allowing nautical charts which cover waters of two regions to be selected by libraries selecting either or both regions. I share the frustration mentioned here .....
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  • Re: Automated Tool
    Friday, 21 August 2009 13:00
    I like the idea of an automated tool that would interface with the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications to draw data from it. Recognizing that the data in CGP could be used to support generation of customized lists and that the database should bec .....
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