Catalogue standard information products according to a common reference system. Archive old documents online. Post materials on state listserves. Catalogue all documents approved for publishing before they are released. Libraries establish small information repositories for community groups.
Libraries offer real-time reference service to users of their web pages and databases.
Community groups budget cost of mailing materials to libraries. Highlight hot topics using web sites and local news stories. Printed materials can be hard to find in a timely manner. Not everything sent to a depository library stays available at that library. Electronic formatting issues and the Americans with Disabilities Act raise real problems for libraries and their patrons.