Abstract
United States and United Nations publications were not efficiently proc- essed nor readily available to the reader at Brandeis University Library. Data processing equipment was used to make a list of this material which could be referred to by a computer produced KWIC index. Currency and availability to the user, and time and cost efficiencies for the library were given precedence over detailed subject access. United States and United Nations classification schemes> and existing bibliographies and indexes were used extensively.
Highlights
United States and United Nations publications were not efficiently processed nor readily available to the reader at Brandeis University Library
The index developed at Brandeis University Library was designed to accommodate the varied government publications held by a library which served student, faculty and researcher alike
The KWIC list was designed as a substitute; it was useful only where the subject of a publication had been fairly reflected by its title
Summary
United States and United Nations publications were not efficiently processed nor readily available to the reader at Brandeis University Library. Data processing equipment was used to make a list of this material which could be referred to by a computer produced KWIC index. Currency and availability to the user, and time and cost efficiencies for the library were given precedence over detailed subject access. Collections of publications of the United States government and the United Nations are unwieldy and, often, unused. No similar attempt to control government publications has been reported, at Northeastern University data processing equipment has been used to list United States material. The index developed at Brandeis University Library was designed to accommodate the varied government publications held by a library which served student, faculty and researcher alike
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