Providing Reference Service Using State Documents

Abstract

State publications are sometimes regarded as under utilized resources, the neglected orphans of the library. Yet they contain essential, pertinent information. Publications from various states are often the only source of information for the following types of questions: biographical data on state officials; agency addresses; statistics covering crimes, revenue, state aid and election returns; and information about social issues, such as health, race, the aged, and women's issues.

Citation

Johnson, N.P. (1981), "Providing Reference Service Using State Documents", Reference Services Review, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 89-91. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb048702