Fundamentals of government information : mining, finding, evaluating, and using government resources / Cassandra J. Hartnett, Andrea L. Sevetson, Eric J. Forte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forte, Eric J., 1967- author.

Hartnett, Cassandra J., 1964- author.

Sevetson, Andrea, author.

Contributor:

John Penman Wood Library Fund.

ProQuest ebook central.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government information--United States.

Government information.

United States.

Government publications--United States.

Government publications.

Electronic government information--United States.

Electronic government information.

Libraries--Special collections--Government publications.

Libraries.

Government publications--Bibliography--Methodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 424 pages.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Preface / Cassandra Hartnett and Andrea Sevetson

pt. I. Overview of key government information resources

1. The people's information / Eric Forte

Issues in government information

History of government information

Depository libraries and 20th-century government information before the Web

State depository libraries and international government information

Classification of government documents

Government information in the Web era

2, How to think like a government documents librarian / Andrea Sevetson

Reference interview strategies

Research strategies

Search engines

Catalogs and collections

Agency websites and publication lists

Depository library programs

Other help

Citation and style manuals

3. Congressional publications / Cassandra Hartnett

Congress and its structure

Legislative process and publications

Bills and resolutions

Records of committee meetings : hearings

Research reports

Committee reports

The US Congressional Serial Set : reports, documents, etc.

The Congressional Record

C-SPAN and video proceedings

Calendars, journals, and statistics

Guides and indexes

4. Introduction to law / Eric Forte and Peggy Roebuck Jarrett

The kinds of law

Law of states and other jurisdictions

Primary versus secondary legal resources

Law libraries

5. Public laws and the U.S. code / Peggy Roebuck Jarrett

Public laws

Compilation of statutory law : United States statutes at large

Codification of statutory law : The United States Code

State laws and codes

Digital authentication

6. Regulations / Cassandra Hartnett

Unified Regulatory Agenda and Reginfo.gov

The regulatory process

The Federal Register and Regulations.gov

The Code of Federal Regulations

e-CFR

The List of CFR Sections Affected, or LSA

E-rulemaking : the perennial hope for efficiency and transparency

Exploring agency websites for regulatory content

State and local codes

Recommended sources of additional information

Regulatory awareness projects

7. Case law and the Judicial Branch / Peggy Roebuck Jarrett

The court system

Publication of opinions

Print reporters

Case citations

Elements of a case

Updating

Finding case law

Free Case Law Online

USCOURTS on FDsys

The United States Supreme Court online

Finding case law by subject

Briefs, oral arguments, and PACER

Statistics, sentencing and more

8. The President / Andrea Sevetson

Presidential documents

Public papers and speeches

Executively controlled documents

Official papers

Personal papers

Controversies

Ownership of presidential documents

(Weekly) Compilation of presidential documents

Immigration

Presidential libraries

Sources for speeches and publications from the Executive Office

State of the Union, Inaugural Address, vetoes, and more

Treaties

pt. II. Government information in focus

9. The Executive Branch / Cassandra Hartnett

Publications of Executive Branch agencies

How to find Executive Branch documents

CIS Index to U.s. Executive Branch documents and other resources

Spotlight on selected federal agencies and departments

Executive Office of the President, OMB, and the budget

Commerce Department

Defense Department

State Department

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) and the Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS)

10. Statistical information / Amy West and Eric Forte

Who collects data?

How statistics are gathered

How statistical data is compiled : microdata

Statistical programs of the United States Government

The 13 primary statistical agencies

Bureau of Justice Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Census Bureau

Economic Research Service

National Agricultural Statistic Service

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Energy Information Administration

National Center for Education Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

Internal Revenue Service

Office of Research, Evaluation and Statistics

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

Recommended strategies for finding US Government statistical information

11. Health information / Ann Glusker

The National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine : centuries of progress

Where does health information come from?

Federal resources and organizations

State, local tribal, and international resources

Indicator websites and additional sources

A word on consumer health and health literacy

Health information case study : The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

12. Education information / Susan Edwards

Government involvement in education

State sources

Federal collection and dissemination of information

Congress and higher education

The Supreme Court and education

Federal education legislation

Education resources

ED.gov

ERIC

Statistics

Statistical sources

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Digest of Education Statistics

American FactFinder

Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE)

Public School system finances

National Assessment of Educational Progress

State Education Date Profiles

Common Core of Data (CCD)

State Contacts and Information

IPEDS : Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

Historical Statistics

Emerging trends in education research

Open Access

13. Scientific and technical information / Kathryn Tallman

Open government initiatives and scientific and technical information

Access to scientific and technical information

Standards

Patents

14. Environment and energy information / Jesse Silva and Lucia Orlando

Energy information sources

Brief history of the Department of Energy (DOE)

Energy.gov

Renewable energy / energy efficiency / consumer information

Environmental information sources

EPA and NOAA

Weather, climate, and climate change

Public lands

Recreation

15. Business, economic, and consumer information / Jessica Jerrit and Eric Forte

Types of business and economic information

Economic indicators

Business and industry data

Market research

Labor

Support for business

Laws and regulations

Support for consumers

Exports and international and foreign business information

State and local business and economic information

16. Census / Eric Forte, Kelly Smith, and Annelise Sklar

The census in the Constitution

Census privacy

Conducting the census

Census content

Statistical sampling

Census controversies

Census geography

Census publications

17. Patents, trademarks, and intellectual property / Martin Wallace

Granted patents and pending patent applications

Patent families

Trademark registration certificates and applications

18. Historical and archival information / Cassandra Hartnett

Archives, museums, libraries : distinctions are fading

Historical biographical information

Genealogy

Directories

Requesting government records using FOIA and the Privacy Act

More FOIA agencies, projects, and products.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Penman Wood Library Fund.

ISBN:

9780838914182

0838914187

Publisher Number:

99979686562

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Restricted for use by site license.