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Government Documents

Government Documents. Lecture # 10 p.92-94 of text. Government Documents. Material published by: Local (city, county) State (California, etc.) Federal (U.S. Govt.: depts. and branches) International governments (UN, NATO, specific countries, etc.). Government Documents. FORMATS:

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Government Documents

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  1. Government Documents Lecture # 10 p.92-94 of text Library 100

  2. Government Documents Material published by: • Local (city, county) • State (California, etc.) • Federal (U.S. Govt.: depts. and branches) • International governments (UN, NATO, specific countries, etc.) Library 100

  3. Government Documents FORMATS: • Can be in any format • Print • Electronic (CD, Web) • Microform (microfiche, microfilm) Library 100

  4. Government Documents EXAMPLES • Congressional reports • Hearings • Debates Library 100

  5. Government Documents U.S. FEDERALDOCUMENTS IN LIBRARIES • Federal Depository Libraries: UCR, Riverside Public Library • Libraries may or may not have a gov. docs. section. ASK the librarian if in doubt. Library 100

  6. Government Documents U.S. FEDERALDOCUMENTS IN LIBRARIES • Docs. may be reference or circulating. • Docs. may be in the online library catalog • Libraries may not have ALL docs. (partial depository) • Libraries required to keep docs. a certain number of years. Library 100

  7. Government Documents Identifying Federal Docs. (citations) • GPO Monthly Catalog (Catalog of United States govt. publications • Available through OCLC FirstSearch (1976-present) • Available on the Web for free! http://www.access.gpo.gov/ (1994-present) Library 100

  8. Government Documents GPO Acccess (Web) • Is also a gateway to Federal Govt. information • http://www.access.gpo.gov/ Identifying Federal Docs. (citations) • Use print indexes for docs. before 1976. • After you identify a doc. determine if a library owns it. (WorldCat, Melvyl) or is it is available online? Library 100

  9. Government Documents • Many “gateways” exist on the Internet for access to government information, agencies, etc.) • See MVC Library Website - Internet Resources - Government Library 100

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