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Genre/Form: | Electronic books Problems and exercises Problems, exercises, etc |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Brown, Christopher C., 1953- Mastering United States government information Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, [2020] (DLC) 2019059474 (OCoLC)1128195657 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Christopher C Brown |
ISBN: | 9781440872518 1440872511 |
OCLC Number: | 1143827185 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 419 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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. |
Responsibility: | Christopher C. Brown. |
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"Whether new to govdocs or a veteran, all reference and govdocs librarians should put this solid, functional handbook on their professional shelf." - Online Searcher "Mastering United States Government Information is filled with practical, clear, concise information about government resources. The book is well-written and readable and provides sensible advice about finding and using government information. While written for government document librarians, it is a great resource for any librarian who has occasion to work with government information. I highly recommend it for all public and academic librarians." - Alabama Library Association Government Documents Roundtable "Brown's discussion of both print and digital government documents has paid off in an invaluable reference for all readers-professionals, academic, public and secondary school students." - Library Journal "Well-written and extremely thorough, this guide will be indispensable to any public or academic library." - Booklist Read more...


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- Government information -- United States.
- Electronic government information -- United States.
- Government Web sites -- United States.
- Government information agencies -- United States.
- Government publications -- Bibliography -- Methodology.
- Government information -- United States -- Problems, exercises, etc.
- Electronic government information.
- Government information.
- Government information agencies.
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