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Improve the NIBIN System by Providing Examiners a Capability to Match Infrared Images of Firing Pin Impressions and Deformed Bullets as well as Accurate Large Database Searches

Publication Title: Improve the NIBIN System by Providing Examiners a Capability to Match Infrared Images of Firing Pin Impressions and Deformed Bullets as well as Accurate Large Database Searches
Format: online
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URL: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/237967.pdf

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Thunderbolts and eggshells

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Sent: Mon, July 12, 2010 4:14:16 PM
Subject: LostDocs Submission Form

Thank you for your submission. Here is a copy of your submission for reporting fugitive documents.
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Name: Vicki Tate
Depository Library Number: 0007B
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Fugitive Document Information
Publication Title: Thunderbolts and eggshells: Composite Air Pperations during Desert Storm and Implications for USAF Doctrine and Force Structure. 1994 (ocm31308434)
Format: online, paper
Other (please describe): by J. Scott Norwood, Major, USAF. Air University Press
SuDoc Number: D 301.26/6-9:T 42
Item Number: 0422-K-02
Sub/Series Title: School of Advanced Airpower Studies
URL: http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA285156&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf
Surrogate Information: No file was uploaded

Editor’s Note: GPO provided the following response to this report on July 13, 2010:

From: “Ash, Steven F.”
To: “katlade@att.net”
Sent: Tue, July 13, 2010 2:09:40 PM
Subject: Papers Required to Graduate:

Hello Vicki Tate:

Both of these papers are required to graduate from the Air University College . The depository program does not class thesis papers. Thank you for bring these to our attention.

Publication Title: Of Carrots and Sticks or Air Power as a Nonproliferation Tool. 1994. (ocm31309045)

Format: online, paper

Other (please describe): by Franklin R. Wolf, Major, USAF. Air University Press

SuDoc Number: D 301.26/6-9:CA 3

Item Number: 0422-K-02

Sub/Series Title: School of Advanced Airpower Studies

URL: http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA285251&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf

Surrogate Information: No file was uploaded

Publication Title: Thunderbolts and eggshells: Composite Air Operations during Desert Storm and Implications for USAF Doctrine and Force Structure. 1994 (ocm31308434)

Format: online, paper

Other (please describe): by J. Scott Norwood, Major, USAF. Air University Press

SuDoc Number: D 301.26/6-9:T 42

Item Number: 0422-K-02

Sub/Series Title: School of Advanced Airpower Studies

URL: http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA285156&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf

Surrogate Information: No file was uploaded

While we can understand these items being out of scope of the depository program, we are unsure why they are not cataloged into the broader Catalog of Government Publications, which is charged with being a national bibliography as these thesis documents are coming from a government run institution.

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Of Carrots and Sticks or Air Power as a Nonproliferation Tool

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Sent: Mon, July 12, 2010 3:54:18 PM
Subject: LostDocs Submission Form

Thank you for your submission. Here is a copy of your submission for reporting fugitive documents.
Contact Information
Name: Vicki Tate
Depository Library Number: 0007B
Phone:
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Fugitive Document Information
Publication Title: Of Carrots and Sticks or Air Power as a Nonproliferation Tool. 1994. (ocm31309045)
Format: online, paper
Other (please describe): by Franklin R. Wolf, Major, USAF. Air University Press
SuDoc Number: D 301.26/6-9:CA 3
Item Number: 0422-K-02
Sub/Series Title: School of Advanced Airpower Studies
URL: http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA285251&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf
Surrogate Information: No file was uploaded

Editor’s Note: GPO Provided the following reply on July 13, 2010

From: “Ash, Steven F.”
To: “katlade@att.net”
Sent: Tue, July 13, 2010 2:09:40 PM
Subject: Papers Required to Graduate:

Hello Vicki Tate:

Both of these papers are required to graduate from the Air University College . The depository program does not class thesis papers. Thank you for bring these to our attention.

Publication Title: Of Carrots and Sticks or Air Power as a Nonproliferation Tool. 1994. (ocm31309045)

Format: online, paper

Other (please describe): by Franklin R. Wolf, Major, USAF. Air University Press

SuDoc Number: D 301.26/6-9:CA 3

Item Number: 0422-K-02

Sub/Series Title: School of Advanced Airpower Studies

URL: http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA285251&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf

Surrogate Information: No file was uploaded

Publication Title: Thunderbolts and eggshells: Composite Air Operations during Desert Storm and Implications for USAF Doctrine and Force Structure. 1994 (ocm31308434)

Format: online, paper

Other (please describe): by J. Scott Norwood, Major, USAF. Air University Press

SuDoc Number: D 301.26/6-9:T 42

Item Number: 0422-K-02

Sub/Series Title: School of Advanced Airpower Studies

URL: http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA285156&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf

Surrogate Information: No file was uploaded

While we can understand these items being out of scope of the depository program, we are unsure why they are not cataloged into the broader Catalog of Government Publications, which is charged with being a national bibliography as these thesis documents are coming from a government run institution.

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North Korea : a country study

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Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 3:33 PM
To: Klockenga, Gary
Subject: LostDocs Submission Form

Thank you for your submission. Here is a copy of your submission for reporting fugitive documents.
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Name: Gary Klockenga
Depository Library Number: 0066
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Fugitive Document Information
Publication Title: North Korea : a country study
Format: paper
Other (please describe): For sale by GPO: s/n: 030-000-00298-9; Note: List of Classes says this item is E only but I thought paper copies would be distributed when available.
SuDoc Number: LC 1.60:
Item Number: 0786-A-18
Sub/Series Title:
URL: http://
Surrogate Information: No file was uploaded

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Understanding marine debris : games and activities for kids of all ages

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Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 3:23 PM
To: Klockenga, Gary
Subject: LostDocs Submission Form

Thank you for your submission. Here is a copy of your submission for reporting fugitive documents.
Contact Information
Name: Gary Klockenga
Depository Library Number: 0066
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Fugitive Document Information
Publication Title: Understanding marine debris : games and activities for kids of all ages, marine debris 101
Format: paper
Other (please describe): For sale by GPO: s/n 003-017-00558-5
SuDoc Number: C 55.302:
Item Number: 0609-C-01
Sub/Series Title:
URL: http://
Surrogate Information: No file was uploaded

Editor’s Note: This is a very odd case. There are preexisting records in the Catalog of Government Publications for both the electronic and print versions. But the default display for the “electronic” item shows no means of web access. Only when you view the record in MARC format do you see a weblink for http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/marinedebris101/ActivBk_pop.html. There is no PURL.

So, we’re going to count this both as a “false positive” (i.e. GPO cataloged this) AND as an “explanation needed” because we don’t understand why GPO would hide the URL for a record clearly labeled “online resource.” Any ideas?

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Better coordination of transportation and housing programs

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Subject: LostDocs Submission Form
From: donotreply@fdlp.gov
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:35:17 -0500

Thank you for your submission. Here is a copy of your submission for reporting fugitive documents.
   
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Name: John Stevenson
Depository Library Number: 0087
Phone:  
E-mail:  
   
Fugitive Document Information
Publication Title: Better coordination of transportation and housing programs : to promote affordable housing near transit
Format: online
Other (please describe): Online version of printed title lacking item number in CGP SYS=000626693 which apparently won\’t be distributed to FDLP libraries.
SuDoc Number: TD 7.2:H 81
Item Number: 0982-H-02
Sub/Series Title:  
URL: http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/FTA-HUD_Action_Plan_–__Report_to_Congress_2008.pdf
Surrogate Information: No file was uploaded

Editor’s Note: This entry is good fodder for a discussion of what exactly is a fugitive document. Normally we’d call this a false positive because 1) an item for the electronic record exists in the Catalog of Government Publications (CGP) and 2) Under most circumstances we don’t know whether a physical copy was produced and 3) An entry in the CGP is usually our only way of knowing whether GPO has heard of a given item.

In this instance, a corresponding record for the print item sans an item number makes it appear that GPO did acquire at least one print copy but for whatever reason did not distribute to regionals and selecting libraries. As this item was produced tangibly and appears to be solidly in the scope of the FDLP, this seems odd. Additionally, the published date is August 2008 and the date in the 008 field of the tangible record is October 2008, so it seems unlikely the title had gone out of print at the time GPO acquired it.

We at FGI don’t insist that GPO distribute a tangible item when that item is solely available in an online format, but when a tangible item is available and fits the program, it should be distributed.  GPO’s policy on dissemination, SOD 301, states (emphasis mine), “When the product is available both online and in a tangible format, GPO will disseminate the online version to depository libraries. Tangible versions will be offered as well, budget permitting.” Hopefully this means that most of the time the budget will permit this. If an item wasn’t distributed for budget reasons, GPO should note this in the print record.

To reflect the ambiguity this report represents, we’re going to tag it as a “false positive” in honor of the preexisting print and online records and  “explanation needed” to reflect the fact that it’s not obvious why this report was not distributed in paper format.

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National CARES Mentoring Movement : Mentoring & Literacy Guide

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Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:36:26 -0500

Thank you for your submission. Here is a copy of your submission for reporting fugitive documents.
   
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Name: John Stevenson
Depository Library Number: 0087
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Publication Title: National CARES Mentoring Movement : Mentoring & Literacy Guide
Format: online
Other (please describe): Link labeled: ESSENCE CARES Mentoring & Literacy Guide; paper copy not distributed to depository libraries per CGP record.
SuDoc Number: Y 3 L 71:8 M 52
Item Number: 1089-V
Sub/Series Title:  
URL: http://www.nifl.gov/publications/pdf/mentorguide.pdf
Surrogate Information: No file was uploaded

Editor’s Note: This entry is good fodder for a discussion of what exactly is a fugitive document. Normally we’d call this a false positive because 1) an item for the electronic record exists in the Catalog of Government Publications (CGP) and 2) Under most circumstances we don’t know whether a physical copy was produced and 3) An entry in the CGP is usually our only way of knowing whether GPO has heard of a given item.

In this instance, a corresponding record for the print item sans an item number makes it appear that GPO did acquire at least one print copy but for whatever reason did not distribute to regionals and selecting libraries. As this item was produced tangibly and appears to be solidly in the scope of the FDLP, this seems odd. Additionally, the published date is 2008 and the date in the 008 field of the tangible record is December 2008, so it seems unlikely the title had gone out of print at the time GPO acquired it.

We at FGI don’t insist that GPO distribute a tangible item when that item is solely available in an online format, but when a tangible item is available and fits the program, it should be distributed.  GPO’s policy on dissemination, SOD 301, states (emphasis mine), “When the product is available both online and in a tangible format, GPO will disseminate the online version to depository libraries. Tangible versions will be offered as well, budget permitting.” Hopefully this means that most of the time the budget will permit this. If an item wasn’t distributed for budget reasons, GPO should note this in the print record.

To reflect the ambiguity this report represents, we’re going to tag it as a “false positive” in honor of the preexisting print and online records and  “explanation needed” to reflect the fact that it’s not obvious why this report was not distributed in paper format.

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Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:26:19 -0500

Thank you for your submission. Here is a copy of your submission for reporting fugitive documents.
   
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Name: John Stevenson
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Fugitive Document Information
Publication Title: Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children: Bureau of Justice statistics, special report.
Format: online
Other (please describe): \”Revised 1/8/09\” this PDF apparently replaces the undistributed report described in CGP record SYS=000643308.
SuDoc Number: J 29.13:P 21/2009
Item Number:  
Sub/Series Title:  
URL: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/pptmc.pdf
Surrogate Information: No file was uploaded

Editor’s Note: This entry is good fodder for a discussion of what exactly is a fugitive document. Normally we’d call this a false positive because 1) an item for the electronic record exists in the Catalog of Government Publications (CGP) and 2) Under most circumstances we don’t know whether a physical copy was produced and 3) An entry in the CGP is usually our only way of knowing whether GPO has heard of a given item.

In this instance, a corresponding record for the print item sans an item number makes it appear that GPO did acquire at least one print copy but for whatever reason did not distribute to regionals and selecting libraries. As this item was produced tangibly and appears to be solidly in the scope of the FDLP, this seems odd. Additionally, the published date is August 2008 and the date in the 008 field of the tangible record is late July 2008, so it seems unlikely the title had gone out of print at the time GPO acquired it.

We at FGI don’t insist that GPO distribute a tangible item when that item is solely available in an online format, but when a tangible item is available and fits the program, it should be distributed.  GPO’s policy on dissemination, SOD 301, states (emphasis mine), “When the product is available both online and in a tangible format, GPO will disseminate the online version to depository libraries. Tangible versions will be offered as well, budget permitting.” Hopefully this means that most of the time the budget will permit this. If an item wasn’t distributed for budget reasons, GPO should note this in the print record.

To reflect the ambiguity this report represents, we’re going to tag it as a “false positive” in honor of the preexisting print and online records and  “explanation needed” to reflect the fact that it’s not obvious why this report was not distributed in paper format.

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