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The Alaska State Publications Program

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The Alaska State Publications Program

The goal of the Alaska State Publications Program is to make state publications freely available to Alaskans by distributing them to local depository libraries. This program is mandated by Alaska Statute 14.56, the State Library Distribution and Data Access Center. Publications produced by state government are timely, pertinent, and provide a wide range of data and information to the public.

These publications are usually produced in small numbers by state agencies. Short print runs and scattered publication sites are problems that can be overcome by systematic dissemination through the depository library system. The value of state publications is enhanced by making them widely available to the public.

The benefits of the program to state government are numerous:

  • State publications are cataloged into one global and many local library databases. Each database indicates which libraries own individual titles. The public can request these materials through interlibrary loan at their local library.
  • Agencies can refer public requests for these materials to libraries. This service is especially valuable when the public is seeking an agency publication that is out-of-print.
  • Finally, reference librarians at the depositories are trained to assist the public in finding the publications they need. This assistance can save agencies' staff time.

Submit eight copies of your publications for distribution to six depository libraries and the State Library will:

  • Catalog the title into two major regional and national databases.
  • Distribute it to libraries in Alaska and to the Library of Congress.
  • Provide reference assistance pertaining to the publication.
  • Ensure that future researchers have access to the information.

How to Submit Copies of Publications to the Program

There are three ways that state agencies can send their publications to the Alaska State Publications Program

  1. If you are in Juneau and have access to interoffice mail, please send your eight copies to Mail Stop 0571, Attention Government Publications.
  2. If you do not have access to interoffice mail and your office is located in downtown Juneau, please call 465-2927 to arrange for pickup of your publications.
  3. All other offices should send their copies by regular mail to Alaska State Library, Attn Government Publications, PO Box 110571, Juneau, AK 99811-0571.

If your publication only exists on the Web, please use our Web Publication Notification Service to let us know so we can take steps to preserve and publicize your document.

List of Alaska Depository Libraries (ADL's)

  • Alaska State Library, Juneau (ADL 1 and 5)
  • UAF's Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, Fairbanks (ADL 2 and 7)
  • UAA Consortium Library , Anchorage (ADL 3)
  • Z.J. Loussac Public Library, Anchorage (ADL 6)
  • Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (ADL 4)
  • Alaska Resources Library and Information Service, Anchorage (ADL 8)

Finding State & Local Publications

Helpful Publication Lists

Finding State Publications in Library Catalogs

State publications are cataloged into the national database WorldCat put out by OCLC. Please contact your local library or the Alaska State Library Reference Desk at 907.465.2921 for assistance with this database.

All Alaska Depository Libraries have local electronic card catalogs that include Alaska State Publications.

Contact Information

Please contact your local library or the Alaska State Library Reference Desk at 907.465.2921 for assistance locating Alaska State publications or further information.

Email: asl@eed.state.ak.us

Alaska State Library
Government Publications
PO Box 110571
Juneau, AK 99811-0571

Phone: 907.465.2927
Fax: 907.465.2665

Last updated July 13, 2005