State Documents: Basic Selection Sources Available to Purchase

There are very few state document selection tools. Most states publish some type of state document checklist, but the quality of checklists varies widely. Some are little more than agency and title listings of documents; others are extremely useful and complete bibliographic and selection tools. Beyond the state checklists, selection sources are few in number and lacking in both depth and currency. This article reviews the sources that are available, and suggests strategies for the selection of state documents.