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Since the redesign of New York State Documents Depository Program in 1989, advances in technology have brought about changes that are not yet reflected in the Depository Manual. As a new edition of the Manual is drafted, many elements of 20th Century policy and practice need to be updated. A few of the most obvious are addressed here.
The role of the Research Depository Library needs clarification. The documents microfiche distributed to each Research Depository is still a valuable local resource, but the 1995 cessation of New York State documents microfiching and a present-day reliance on internet access have changed the scope of documents distribution.
The modern trend, for budgetary or practical reasons, is for New York State agencies to publish less in paper and to post more to the internet. The reduced number of paper copies of many titles has made large-scale distribution impossible. The status of the historic list is as follows.
1. A checklist of official publications of the State of New York. CURRENT (no print distribution, online only). OCLC #40963554
2. Dictionary catalog of official publications of the State of New York. CEASED. OCLC #3030679
1. Annual educational summary, New York State. CEASED. OCLC #3676973
2. Annual labor area report, New York State. CEASED. OCLC #11625217
3. Mid-year financial plan update. CURRENT (no print distribution, online only). OCLC #49631336
4. New York State business statistics, annual summary. CEASED. OCLC #22225679
5. Directory of nonpublic schools and administrators, New York State. CURRENT limited print distribution. OCLC #3927846
6. Directory of public schools and administrators, New York State. CURRENT limited print distribution. OCLC #3819135
7. Employment review. CEASED. OCLC #2242225
8. Income tax forms and instructions and selected corporation tax forms [Publication 352]. CURRENT direct full print distribution (also published online). OCLC #9091799
9. Laws of the state of New York passed at the ... session of the Legislature. CURRENT full print distribution. OCLC #1644271
10. Local government handbook. CURRENT limited print distribution (also published online). OCLC #46646984
11. Manual for the use of the Legislature of the State of New York [blue book]. CEASED. OCLC #1299271
12. The New York State register. CURRENT direct full print distribution (also published online). OCLC #4877826
13. New York State statistical yearbook. CURRENT limited print distribution (also published online). OCLC #1923453
14. Governor's remarks, ... budget address. CURRENT (no print distribution, online only). OCLC #58598723
15. New York State government directory. CURRENT limited print distribution (also available as a searchable online database). OCLC #53255421
16. Summary of legislation. CURRENT full print distribution. OCLC #4550564
17. Vehicle and traffic law. CURRENT limited print distribution. OCLC #5300445
18. Vital statistics of New York State. CURRENT (no print distribution, online only).
Permission is granted for depositories to substitute electronic editions for the equivalent paper (i.e. discard). It is expected that proper reference will be maintained to digital documents with bibliographic description and internet hyperlinks.