Finding Government Gray Literature

Gray LiteratureNot commercially publishedTechnical reports, working papers, business documents, proceedingsLimited indexing to identifyAvailability uncertain

When I talk about government publications

All Government Publications Look Alike

All Government Agencies Sound AlikeOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: Salem, Ore.

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

Vermont Fish & Wildlife

US Fish and Wildlife Service

All Government Publications Have the Same Title

All Agencies Have the Same NameCorporate name cataloging protocols

Abbreviations for agencies

Agencies change names

Call numbers built from agency

Cataloging PracticesGeological Survey (U S)

U S Dept Of Commerce

Washington (State) State Board For Community College Education

Oregon. Anadromous Fish Section

Washington State University

University Of Washington

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Books

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Internet Finding Aids

Print Finding Aid: Andriots

Finding Aids for WA PublicationsAsk George/Find-it search enginesLaser CatLocal online catalogs for State Library, large collections, local collectionsBibliographies by agenciesIn development: Agency family chartsAsk the State Depository

Title and Agency Search in OCLC

Results

Real Cases

Case 1: The cat sep

McMillan, Bird Coal washing problems of the Pacific Northwest, University of Washington Engineering Experiment Station Bulletin No. 28, 1924

The OCLC recordCoal washing problems of the Pacific Northwest,

Earl Renwick McMillan; Byron Matthew Bird1924

Libraries worldwide that own item: 18Series: Washington (State) University. Engineering Experiment Station. Engineering Experiment Station series.; Bulletin no. 28;

How the Cite and OCLC differed

McMillan, Bird Coal washing problems of the Pacific Northwest, University of Washington Engineering Experiment Station Bulletin No. 28, 1924

Author is different

Series author is different

Author: university of washington engineering experiment

Holdings of Bound Volumes

Case 2: Who has the geoduck?Short, K.S. & R. Walton (1992) The transport and fate of suspended sediment plumes associated with commercial geoduck harvesting. Final Report. Prepared by Ebasco Environmental for the Washington Department of Natural Resources. 92p

Where the search led

What we had in the collection

FOUND!!!

Dear Librarian I am trying to find a copy of an old report written by the Secretary of Social and Health Services and the Commissioner of Employment Security.This report describes the system or systems in effect at that time for employer reportingThis report was due in January of 1989 to the Legislature.Case # 3 Its kinda like

The CluesDept. of Social and Health Services; Dept. of Employment Securities

Report to the Legislature

Date: around 1989 ??

Keywords: employer reporting

First search

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