Summer 2016
UPDATE
NC State Publications Clearinghouse
The year in review - July 2015 to June 2016
During the recently ended fiscal year the Clearinghouse team was incredibly productive. A total of 2965 (1222 mono-graphs and 1743 serial issues) items were added to the digital collection and approximately 780 new items—1494 if we count second copies—were added to the print collection. In addition, more than 400 items were digitized and add-ed to the collection, including Wildlife in North Carolina. Catalogers created 215 NACO authority records for North Carolina peoples, places or agencies. More than 40 “State doc pick of the week” blog posts were posted to the GHL and social media. In addition, staff created a new digital collection, Biographies and Histories of the North Carolina Supreme Court. We also applied for an NEH preservation grant to obtain funds to bring in an expert to assess our print state publications collection and help us write a preservation plan.
Newly digitized State Documents!
The Clearinghouse has recently added a couple of newly digitized items to the North Carolina State Publications digital collections. Basic Automated Birth Yearbook (BABY) is now available online and provides useful vital statistics for North Carolina. Statistical reports by region (strictly from 1975) are also included. Users will also find pre-1817 North Carolina session laws digitized from microfiche. These items provide important insight into the early acts carried forth by the North Carolina General Assem-bly. Be sure to take a look at these wonderful additions to the North Carolina State Pub-lications digital collections! Notable NC Documents
Three North Carolina agency publications were selected as 2015 Notable Government Documents by the American Library Association’s Government Documents Roundtable. The 2015 publications selected were featured in a Library Journal article in the May 19, 2016 issue.
The Old North State at War: The North Carolina Civil War Atlas, by Mark Anderson Moore – Judges comments included “With more than ten years of research and glori-ous illustrations, this atlas probes the political and demographic route to war while it assays the legacy of that conflict.” This book is available in the collection at the Gov-ernment and Heritage Library and can also be purchased at: http://nc-historical-publications.stores.yahoo.net/4717.html
Blackbeard Reconsidered, by Baylus C. Brooks - Judges comments included that Brooks brings new light to the mysteries of Blackbeard (Edward Thache, 1680-1718). This book is available in the collection at the Government and Heritage Library and can also be purchased at: http://nc-historical-publications.stores.yahoo.net/4793.html
2015 North Carolina suicide prevention plan by North Carolina Injury and Violence Prevention Branch. The first two notable documents are available only in print. This last NC notable document is digital only and you can read it at: http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/ref/collection/p16062coll9/id/166342
State Agency Publication Practices
In May, the Clearinghouse surveyed state agencies about their current publication practices. We wanted to reach agen-cy staff that work with publications to learn about current publication practices in various state agencies. Some of the things we learned:
 Although over 90% of state agencies have their publications as PDFs, over 50% use dynamic web pages for pub-lishing. Currently these web pages cannot be captured for the digital collection.
 45% of those surveyed said that there is no centralized publication and distribution for their agency. (This makes it more difficult for the Clearinghouse to obtain new agency publications.)
 20% of respondents said they were unaware of the Clearinghouse and the requirement to provide agency publica-tions.
 Only 65% said that their agency currently sends new print publications to the Clearinghouse. Yikes, does that mean that 35% are not sending new print publications?
ALA 2016 Conference
Clearinghouse staff member Denise Jones and other State Library staff attended the 2016 ALA conference in late June. This year’s conference was held in warm and (very!) humid Orlando, FL. Sessions attended by State Library staff included digital preserva-tion, digital literacy, government data, collections management, managing change, copy-right and more.  North Carolina Literary Review 2015
 Medicaid Annual Report
 The Great Trails State
 NC Lottery Annual Report
 Imagine Magazine
 2016/17 Governor’s Recommended Budget
Noteworthy New State Publications