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Law Library Government Documents Department

Depository #: 0202-A
depository logo and statutory infoCongressional District: 3
Director: Joyce A. McCray Pearson
Depository Coordinator: Pamela M. Tull
Coordinator's Phone Number: 785-864-9264
Coordinator's E-mail: ptull@ku.edu
Documents Fax: 785-864-3680

Normal Hours: Library Hours


Mission Statement

The primary mission of the Government Documents Department is to make available to library users all U.S. government publications obtained by the library through (and/or in support of) the Federal Depository Library Program and to preserve those government publications which have been identified as essential to the development of the Law Library's research collection.

Documents Department Personnel

The Law Library's Documents Department consists of personnel in the following positions:

Head of Public Services
Cataloging Manager
Library Assistant

The Head of Public Services is responsible for setting the overall goals of the department and providing direction so that these goals are achieved. The Cataloging Manager oversees the processing and shelving of all documents and adds item holdings to the KU Libraries catalog. The Library Assistant opens shipments, stamps items, labels and shelves the documents, and types the Needs and Offers lists.

Evaluation of the individual in each position is done on at least an annual basis. The Wheat Law Library Director evaluates the Head of Public Services. Based on policies and procedures established for the State of Kansas Employee Performance Evaluation, the Associate Director evaluates the Cataloging Manager and the Head of Public Services evaluates the Library Assistant.

Collection Development

The Librarian continually monitors and evaluates publications received through the Federal Depository Library Program. Incumbent develops and maintains a documents collection development policy which describes materials received through the depository program, explains their relevance to the Law School curriculum or overall collection development goals, and outlines a de-selection process. Other library staff and Law School faculty are consulted during the collection development process.

For more detailed information please see our collection development policy .


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