the California State Library, in partnership with the Metropolitan Cooperative Library System has been involved in a project over the past year to evaluate the current California state document depository library program and begin planning for development of a digital repository system for California state government publications and published information. As part of this project, a research study by Judith Cobb and Gayle Palmer of the OCLC Digital Collections and Metadata Services Division was issued last week. This study provides an overview of the current publishing environment in California state government and the depository library program, and presents models and recommends action in several areas, including partnerships, legislative change, copyright considerations, data capture and management, digital preservation, governance, funding and sustainability.
The report is available on the CA State Library’s web site (PDF).
On the plus side, the OCLC study calls for a revamping of the CA depository system with the goal of a digital repository of CA state documents. Surprisingly, though, the study calls for a 9-15 year timeline for implementation.
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