Serial Set: Brief Intro

with Valerie Glenn

6.19.06

Full Title: Congressional Serial Set

Have Print Indexes

• on As & Is shelves
• maroon/green (green = after 1970; also: shelved above maroon volumes)
• can search by report (lists volume) or by volume (lists reports)
• electronic version of indexes included in LexisNexis Congressional

To Find Serial Set Volumes

• have to know the volume # to find in our catalog - do a title search on Congressional Serial Set
• not keyword-searchable in our catalog
• not well represented in WorldCat either
• some are on microfiche/microcard

Hosting Serial Set Database

• can search for a volume # and see which libraries have it
• we will be making it live by 6/22 or so
• should take little effort to host
• created by Donna, friend of Cathy
• librarians can contact us for a username/password to enter their holdings
• they can enter any notes they wish
• starts with the 15th Congress (no particular reason)

To Read:

• U.S. Congressional Serial Set: What It Is and Its History

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