Increasing public awareness, and therefore usage, of the depository should also provide additional justification for increasing the funding, resources and support provided by your library administration. A. Promotion in the Library Initial depository public awareness must begin with the library's staff. All levels of the staff, from director to clerical worker, should be made aware of the unique resources of the documents collection. Staff awareness of depository resources is becoming especially important as changes in technology increasingly allow documents records to be included in the library's general reference search strategy. This means that the public service staff in other areas of the library must have some familiarity with the documents collection.
Most libraries can no longer afford to have just one center of documents expertise.
Cross-training on depository operations should not be limited to the public service staff. Many technical service librarians would benefit from instruction on the many unique aspects of depository operations. Depositories function best as an integral part of the larger library. While specific times for cross-training staff should be developed, many activities in this area can be done on an ongoing basis. For instance, the documents librarian should always be on the alert for Government publications that other staffers would find useful for reference or personal interest.