Fall/Winter 2017 UPDATE
NC State Publica􀆟􉽯ons Clearinghouse
Welcome Krista!
Krista Sorenson joined the State Library as Digital
Projects Librarian in July 2017. In this capacity, she
checks in new digital state publications; digitizes
publications suggested by state agencies, the public,
and Clearinghouse staff; and participates on the web
archiving team. She also assists with the state
library’s digital documents workflow review and
formation of new file naming conventions.
Krista’s previous position was in the Local
Government Records Office at the Mississippi
Department of Archives & History. There she helped
inventory local government records, provided training
in records management, and assisted with outreach
events around the state of Mississippi. Krista received
her M.S. in Library and Information Science from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May
2014, her M.A. in Public History from North Carolina
State University in May 2013, and her B.A. in History
from Butler University in May 2011.
Re-imagining digital serials
The Government & Heritage Library has created a working
group to look at how we work with digital serials. This
group will investigate a new approach for digital serials.
The team will explore:
1. Moving away from the current approach to organizing
serials, where there may be more than 200 issues
(children) attached to a descriptive record (parent). For
an example see the record for NC Weather & Crops -
https://goo.gl/QJ38az
2. Making serials manageable for the long-term, which
includes planning for a move to a new content
management system in the future.
3. Optimizing the usability and functionality of the current
content management system.
4. Satisfying standards and guidelines, including
preservation standards like OAIS.
The work group has two goals:
 Short term goal: Figure out the best way to present
serials for easy access by users, and streamline the
behind the scenes processing of serials.
 Long term goal: By January 2018 recommend a new
approach to serial processing and management in
CONTENTdm and provide next steps for
implementation of the proposal.
In conjunction with an NCLA presentation, GHL staff
created a new LibGuide featuring government and
legal information, as well as other topics.
http://statelibrary.ncdcr.libguides.com/EverythingNC
#EverythingNC LibGuide
DMVA resource guide: for veterans, active military
and their families
From the NC Department of Military and Veterans
Affairs, this resource contains information on
VA benefits, healthcare, education, housing and more.
Tobacco checkbox: a potential tool for measuring
tobacco-related mortality
In 2014 North Carolina implemented the revised U.S.
Standard Death Certificate, which indicates whether
tobacco use contributed to a death. The report examines
the data from the tobacco checkbox for adult resident
deaths occurring during 2014-2015.
Trial judge’s perceptions of North Carolina’s Office of
Indigent Defense Services: a report on survey results
UNC School of Government surveyed Superior Court
and District Court judges about their view of the legal
services provided to defendants who cannot afford to
hire a lawyer. The report discusses the results of the survey.
How beneficial is agritourism? : North Carolina farmers
and residents respond
Agritourism has been growing in the last decade and a half.
Some of the state’s working farms now offer entertainment
and education. How do North Carolina farmers and resi-dents
perceive the benefits of agritourism?
Noteworthy New State Publications
Get a card!
Library cards are now available for North Carolina residents! Cards allow access to circulating materials throughout
the library, as well as off-site access to several databases. Since circulation began in September, we have seen an
uptick in State Publications use. A few titles that have circulated are the North Carolina Child Support Statutes
(2003) and the North Carolina Notary Public Manual (2016), both produced by UNC’s School of Government. For
more information, and the registration form, go to https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ghl/library-card.