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State and Local Publications in Microform

The decision to produce or reproduce state and local government documents in microformat is one which will take the decision-maker down an obstacle-laden path. To carry the microformat decision one step further and attempt to provide a high-quality index to these microforms requires a dedication to excellence not always found in the field of micropublishing. The elusive nature of state and local government documentation, the unpredictable quality of the original format, and the overwhelming volume of materials produced from diverse sources are all barriers to the success of such a project. Nevertheless, two major commercial publishers have committed themselves to significant state and local government microformat projects. They are Information Handling Services for documents of the state governments of all fifty states and Greenwood Press for the documents of over three hundred cities and counties. Information Handling Service's Checklist of State Publications got off to a faltering start with the production of the first volume in 1977 covering 1975-76, and a still shakier microfilm program that was grasping for a financial base to match its potential customers and vice/versa. A monumental task was chosen for the Checklist in its attempt to list every known state document, but an even more difficult task appeared to be choosing documents for filming which would be in demand and make the project economically feasible. When a good idea for a product in demand and a determined staff meet, however, the seemingly insurmountable problems become challenges to be met and conquered, thus leading to the achievement this year of the Information Industry Product of the Year Award to the IHS Checklist. The State Publications Microfiche Program currently offers documents in four subject categories: socio-economic statistics, criminal justice, socio-medical issues and land use and management. It is anticipated that more categories will be added as user interest and document availability dictate. Because a relatively small number of the documents