ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


C&RL News ■ M ay 2001 1487

Web clearinghouse promotes displays 
of government information

M innesota State U niversity's (MSU) M em orial 
Library h as created a W eb-based clearinghouse 
o f  g o v e r n m e n t  d o c u m e n t s  d i s p l a y s  a t 
h t t p : / / w w w . l i b . m a n k a t o . m s u s . e d u / l i b /  
g o v d o c/p ro j/tu to rials/fin alfro n t2  .htm l.

T he clearinghouse w as d eveloped by MSU’s 
Mark McCullough, govern­
m ent d o c u m e n ts /m a p s  li­
brarian; M ary N ere, g o v ­
e rn m e n t d o c u m e n ts tech ­
nician; a n d  P am  Schmutz, 
re fe re n ce  librarian.

T h e c le a rin g h o u se  is 
p a n  o f a larger tutorial o n  
g o v e rn m e n t d o c u m e n ts  
d isp la y s, w h ic h  is s u p ­
p o rte d  b y  a n  a w ard  from
th e ALA GODORT Continuing E ducation Com ­
mittee. T h e clearin g h o u se features im ages, d e ­
scriptions, a n d  biblio g rap h ies o f g o v e rn m e n t 
d o c u m e n ts  d is p la y s  c r e a te d  b y  lib ra rie s  
th ro u g h o u t th e  U nited States. Since its un v eil­
ing in April 2000, th e  c learin g h o u se h as re­
ceiv ed  m o re  th a n  40 su bm issions from  18 li­
braries, in clu d in g  several virtual displays.

T h e  c le a rin g h o u s e  d isp lay s v a ry  from  th e  
sim p le  ta b le to p  variety  to  e la b o ra te  e x h ib ­
its. D isp la y  titles inclu d e: “T en  Years o f  Im ­
ages: T h e  H u b b le  S p ace T e le s c o p e ,” “N a­
tional Library W eek ,” “H istory o f th e  In te rn e t,” 
a n d  “B io tech n o lo g y : T h e G en etics R evolu­
tio n .” T h e  im ag es a n d  b ib lio g ra p h ie s are 
in te n d e d  to  m a k e  it e a sie r a n d  less tim e -c o n ­
su m in g  fo r lib rary  staff as th e y  a sse m b le  d is­
play s in th e ir o w n  libraries.

In ste a d  o f traveling to  o th e r libraries, li­
brary staff c a n  visit th e  o n lin e clearin g h o u se 
to  g a th e r creative ideas.

W hile m o st su b m issio n s h a v e  c o m e  from  
U.S. federal d ep o sito ry  libraries, th e  clearing­
h o u s e  c re a to rs  w o u ld  lik e  to  e x p a n d  th e  

project b y  w elcom ing p ro ­
m o tio n al displays th at e x ­
hibit state, local, a n d  in­
te r n a tio n a l g o v e r n m e n t 
d o cu m en ts. T h ey  are e s­
pecially in te re ste d  in re ­
ceiv in g  d isp lay s from  li­
braries o u tsid e  th e  U nited 
States.

A ny lib ra ry  th a t h a s  
c re a te d  p ro m o tio n a l dis­

plays in co rp o ratin g  g o v e rn m e n t inform ation 
(tax form s, to p o g ra p h ic  m ap s, etc.) is invited 
to  subm it its display to  th e  clearin g h o u se. T h e 
displays d o  n o t n e e d  to  in clu d e on ly  g o v e rn ­
m e n t d o c u m e n ts, b u t th e y  s h o u ld  in c lu d e  
som e. D isplays are typically p o s te d  o n  th e  
c learin g h o u se W eb site w ith in  tw o  w e e k s  o f 
subm ission, an d  contributors’ nam es are ad d e d  
to  th e  clearinghouse.

To su b m it y o u r disp lay  to  th e  clearin g ­
h o u se, s e n d  electronic im ages a n d  bibliogra­
p h ie s  to  m a rk .m ccu llo u g h @ m an k ato .m su s. 
ed u . P h o to g ra p h s a n d  disks c a n  b e  m ailed  to 
Mark McCullough, M emorial Library, P.O. B ox 
8419, M innesota State U niversity, M ankato, 
Mankato, MN 56001— M ark M cCullough, M in ­
n e s o ta  S ta te  U n iv e rsity , M a n k a to , m a r k . 
m c c u llo u g h @ m a n ka to .m su s.ed u

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A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e :

•  “N a v i g a t i n g  t h e  L ic e n s in g  L a n d ­
s c a p e ”

•  “H o w  to  K e e p  F ro m  G la z in g  O v e r 
W h e n  Y ou H e a r  th e  W o rd  A sse ssm e n t: Re­

a listic  S tra te g ie s  fo r t h e  L ib ra ry  I n s tr u c ­
t io n  C o m m u n ity ” ( I n s tr u c tio n  S e c tio n )

•  “R e a c h in g  S tu d e n ts  a n d  F aculty: P u t­
tin g  th e  I n fo rm a tio n  L iteracy C o m p e te n c y  
S ta n d a r d s  to  W o rk ”

•  RBMS P r e c o n f e r e n c e : “T h e  T w e n ti­
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• “C re a tin g  S u c c e s s fu l L ib ra ria n -F a c ­
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