We decided a link to the exact URL on our Web page could get us directly to the publications. Too many times we find ourselves in the middle of a reference question running around to other staff members to see if they remember where on the Web the dietary guidelines are or where to find a recent copy of Survey of Current Business. Bookmarks were becoming unwieldly. In addition, putting these addresses on a Web page meant that all other depository libraries attempting to trace government publications wouldn't have to duplicate our efforts. It is arranged both alphabetically by title and by Superintendent of Documents classification number.
Links are to the exact location of the publication whenever possible.
If not, the link is to the nearest search screen. Publications identified as electronic only are, in some cases, exactly that. For example, the Census Bureau publishes Current Industrial Reports only on the Internet. Other publications identified as electronic only may exist in paper format, but are not distributed to depository libraries. This project is bigger than one depository can handle so we are hoping to inspire interest and cooperation.