Mastering United States government information : sources and services / Christopher C. Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Christopher C., 1953- author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government information--United States.

Government information.

Government information agencies.

Government Web sites.

United States.

Electronic government information--United States.

Electronic government information.

Government Web sites--United States.

Government information agencies--United States.

Government publications--Bibliography--Methodology.

Government publications.

Government information--United States--Problems, exercises, etc.

Genre:

Problems and exercises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 419 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This up-to-date guide provides informational professionals and their clients with much-needed assistance in navigating the immense field of government information. When information professionals are asked questions involving government information, they often experience that "deer in the headlights" feeling. Mastering United States Government Information helps them overcome any trepidation about finding and using government documents. Written by Christopher C. Brown, coordinator of government documents at the University of Denver, this approachable book provides an introduction to all major areas of U.S. government information. It references resources in all formats, including print and online. Examples are provided so users will feel comfortable solving government information questions on their own, while exercises at the end of chapters enable users to practice answering questions for themselves. Additionally, several appendixes serve as quick reference sources for such topics as congressional sessions, the most popular government publications, federal statistical databases, and citation of government publications. It serves as a practical and current guide for practitioners as well as a text or supplementary reading for students of library information studies and for in-service trainings. Acts as a training book for public and academic librarians who provide reference services Includes background, with exercises, for professors needing a text to teach government information Provides coverage of the newest electronic resources, with references to print resources Offers exercises to assist in the learning process for these challenging topics

Contents:

The shape of United States government information

Federal information dissemination

Legislative branch information sources

Legislative history research

Documents of the presidency

Executive branch information sources

The regulatory process

Judicial branch information sources

Statistical sources (not including census)

Census basics and background

Census data for people and housing

Economic census and related business data

Mapping and geographic information systems

Federal STEM information

Intellectual property, secrets, and declassifed information

State and local government information

Citing government publications

Appendix A: Superintendent of documents classification system

Appendix B: Congress/Year table

Appendix C: Foreign government Internet domains

Appendix D: Acronyms

Appendix E: Correspondences between U.S. Code and Code and Federal Regulations

Appendix F: Selected major federal databases.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 27, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version: Brown, Christopher C., 1953- Mastering United States government information

ISBN:

9781440872518

1440872511

Publisher Number:

99984702552

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.