Final Test

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  1. How are government publications selected by depository libraries?
    By SuDocs number
    By Item number
    By Title
    By Shipping List number
  2. What is the item list?
    All the items available for selection by depository libraries
    A current list of the items received by a depository library
    A guide to the SuDocs classification scheme
    A list of all documents arriving in a current shipment
  3. How quickly should documents processing be completed?
    Within twenty-four hours of receipt
    Within six months of receipt
    Within ten days of receipt
    Before release of the next revised edition of the List of Classes
  4. What formats of government publications are received in depository boxes?
    Paper
    Electronic Library
    CD-ROM
    Paper and CD-ROM
  5. What are "separates"?
    Publications that could not be included in the standard depository boxes
    Multi-volume publications received in several boxes
    Publications that are not listed on shipping lists
    Publications that arrive only one per box
  6. What are direct depository items?
    Publications shipped directly by the agencies
    Publications that are received prior to receipt of the shipping lists
    Pre-processed documents that ship with SuDocs and Item number labels
    All of the above
  7. How should a depository treat material that is received but not selected?
    Like a secondary copy
    Like all other library receipts
    Libraries can throw them away
    Libraries must return the items to GPO immediately
  8. Each item number represents:
    An agency publication number
    One or more series of related publications issued by a specific federal agency
    Date of the publication
    All of the above

  9. Which of the following is NOT a tool used for selection in depository libraries?

    Item cards
    GPO's Core Collection Guidelines
    The Federal Register
    Federal Depository Library Manual
  10. SuDocs Order -- continue to the Next page


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