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Gov Docs: Training Resources: Source Materials

The resources listed in this guide are compiled for the assistance of the USA Marx Library staff and students in their daily processing and use of federal government information.

WEB-ONLY MATERIAL FOR GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

The Research Process: Strategies for Undergraduate Students. Chapter 7: Government Sources
By Robert Lopresti
Western Washington University
--An introduction to government information.
"Government Information in the United States"
by Kian Flynn & Cass Hartnett, University of Washington Libraries; Maya Swanes, Gallagher Law Library, & Robert Lopresti, Western Washington University Library
FROM: The Government Information Landscape and Libraries
edited by Kay Cassell, James Church and Kathryn Tallman
(IFLA Professional Report No.137) pg. 130-151
International Federation of Library Association and Institutions, 2021

SOURCE MATERIAL FOR GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

Cataloging Sheet Maps: The Basics by Paige G. Andrew
Call Number: DOCS Workroom -- Z 695.6 .A55 2003
Publication Date: 2003
Finding and Using U.S. Government Information: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Bethany Latham
Call Number: DOCS REF -- Z 688 .G6 L38 2018
Publication Date: 2018
Fundamentals of Government Information: Mining, Finding, Evaluating, and Using Government Resources by Cassandra J. Hartnett, Andrea L. Sevetson, Eric J. Forte.
Call Number: DOCS REF -- ZA 5055 .U6 F67 2016
Publication Date: 2016
Government Documents Librarianship : A Guide for the Neo-Depository Era by by Lisa A. Ennis
Call Number: DOCS REF -- Z 688 .G6 E56 2007
Publication Date: 2007
Government Information Essentials by Susanne Caro (ed.)
Call Number: DOCS Workroom-- Z 675 .D63 G65 2018
Publication Date: 2018
Currently shelved in Docs Librarian's Office.
Government Publications: A Guide to Bibliographic Tools [4th ed.] by Vladimir M. Palic
Call Number: GOV DOCS -- LC 1.6/4:G 74
Publication Date: 1975
Government Publications and Their Use [2nd ed.] by Laurence F. Schmeckebier and Roy B. Eastin
Call Number: DOCS REF -- Z 1223 .Z7 S3 1969
Publication Date: 1969
Government Publications Unmasked: Teaching Government Information Resources in the 21st Century. by Mann, Wendy and McDevitt, Theresa R.
Call Number: DOCS REF -- Z 1223 .G68 2003
Publication Date: 2003
Index to U.S. Government Periodicals by Infordata International
Call Number: DOCS REF -- Z 1223 .Z9
Publication Date: 1970-1987
Holdings: 1970-1983 [1984-1987 vols. missing]
Managing Electronic Government Information in Libraries: Issues and Practices by Andrea M. Morrison (editor)
Call Number: DOCS REF -- Z 688 .G6 M37 2008
Publication Date: 2008
Map Librarianship by Harold Nichols
Call Number: DOCS REF -- Z 692 .M3 N52 1976
Publication Date: 1976
Mastering United States Government Information: Sources and Services by Christopher C. Brown
Call Number: DOCS REF -- ZA 5055 .U6 B76 2020
Publication Date: 2020
Reader in Government Documents by Frederic J. O'Hara (ed.)
Call Number: DOCS REF -- Z 1223 .Z7 O 53
Publication Date: 1973
The Serial Set: Its Make-up and Content by Andrea Sevetson
Call Number: DOCS REF -- Z 1223 .Z7 S48 2013
Publication Date: 2013
Subject Guide to Major United States Government Publications [2nd ed.] by Wiley J. Williams
Call Number: DOCS REF -- Z 1223 .Z7 J32 1987
Publication Date: 1987
Sudden Selector's Guide to Government Publications by Alexandra Simons
Call Number: DOCS REF -- Z 688 .G6 S523 2017
Publication Date: 2017
(ALCTS/CMS Sudden Selector's Series ; #6.)
U.S. Government Periodicals Index by Congressional Information Service
Call Number: DOCS REF -- Z 1223 .Z7 U493
Publication Date: 1995-
Holdings: 1988-1992, 1994-1995
U.S. Government Publication: Ideological Development and Institutional Politics from the Founding to 1970 by John Spencer Walters
Call Number: DOCS REF -- Z 232 .U6 W15 2005
Publication Date: 2005
United States Government Information: Policies and Sources. by Hernon, Peter, et al.
Call Number: DOCS REF -- ZA 5055 .U6 U55 2002
Publication Date: 2002

SOURCE MATERIALS FOR GPO & FDLP

100 GPO Years, 1861-1961: A History of United States Public Printing
by James L. Harrison
1961, reprinted 2010
***Also available in Paper in Documents Bookstacks (2nd Floor South)
GP 1.2:G 74/7/861-961/2010
FDLP Users Speak: The Value and Performance of Libraries Participating in the Federal Depository Library Program
GPO, 2011
[GP 1.2:US 2]
Federal Depository Library Program: Issues for Congress
by R. Eric Petersen, Jennifer e. Manning, & Christina M. Bailey
CRS, 2012
Fulfilling Madison’s Vision: The Federal Depository Library Program
DLC, 1996
***Also available in Paper in Documents Bookstacks (2nd Floor South)
GP 3.2:M 26
Government Publications Authorized for Discard by Regional Depository Libraries
(SOD-PPS-2022-2)
GPO, 2020 [EFFECTIVE: 11/15/2022]
GPO’s Future Direction & Future System
GPO, 2004
[GP 1.2:F 98]
Keeping America Informed: The U.S. Government Printing Office: 150 Years of Service to the Nation
GPO, 2011
***Also available in Paper in Documents Bookstacks (2nd Floor South)
GP 1.2:IN 3/2
Legal Requirements & Program Regulations of the Federal Depository Library Program
GPO, 2011
***Also available in Paper shelved in the Depository Librarian's office (ML 222)
GP 3.26:L 52
Managing the FDLP Electronic Collection: A Policy and Planning Document
GPO, 1998
***Also available in Paper in Documents Bookstacks (2nd Floor South)
GP 3.2:C 68
National Plan for Access to U.S. Government Information: A Framework for a User-centric Service approach to Permanent Public Access NEED NEW PDF LINK
GPO, 2016
New Regional Depository Library Discard Policy
Slides presented by Mary Alice Baish, and Cindy Etkin, DLC meeting, Oct. 20, 2015
Rebooting the Government Printing Office: Keeping America Informed in the Digital Age
National Academy of Public Administration, 2013
[GP 1.2:IN 3/3]
Regional Depository Libraries in the 21st Century: A Preliminary Assessment: Final Report to the Joint Committee on Printing
GPO, 2008
[GP 1.2:R 26/2]
A Strategic Vision for the 21st Century
GPO, 2004
***Also available in Paper shelved in the Depository Librarian's office (ML 222)
GP 1.2:V 82/2
Study to Identify Measures Necessary for a Successful Transition to a More Electronic Federal Depository Library Program
GPO, 1996
***Also available in Paper in Documents Bookstacks (2nd Floor South)
GP 3.2:EL 2/3/FINAL