French official publications

Abstract

The proliferation of administrative publications presents an acute problem to public authorities as well as to librarians whose job it is to keep records of them. The widening of the fields covered or controlled by government departments is a phenomenon common to all countries. They are producing an ever‐increasing number of publications for their own needs as well as to keep the public informed, which is of primary importance in a democracy. However, the Government and Parliament have been trying for a long time to avoid an excessive and disorganized proliferation of publications which are a drain on the state budget. As for the librarian, he has to keep on top of this rising tide. He has to trace, record, file, store and place at the disposal of the public documents which represent a privileged source of information, particularly in the field of social sciences, but which are often difficult to obtain.

Citation

Honoré, S. (1974), "French official publications", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 26 No. 7, pp. 287-295. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb050463