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Finding and Using U.S. Government Information

eBook - A Practical Guide for Librarians, Practical Guides for Librarians
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
ISBN/EAN: 9781538107164
Umbreit-Nr.: 2224789

Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 252 S.
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Erschienen am 18.05.2018
Auflage: 1/2018


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  • Zusatztext
    • <p><span>The United States Federal Government produces a massive trove of valuable information but these resources are often difficult to locate and utilize, requiring the addition of another layer of cognizance and expertise to the librarians traditional skill set.</span><span>Finding and Using</span><span>U.S. Government Information: A Practical Guide</span><span> will:</span></p><ul><li><span>Serve as a guide to the vast universe of government information, with a special focus on digital methods of delivery</span></li><li><span>Provide librarians with the tools they need to understand how government information is produced, organized, located, and accessed for most effectual use</span></li><li><span>For those new to the government information landscape and government information specialists alike, this volume will also offer an annotated listing by subject which can serve as a ready-reference tool for some of the most widely-useful government information resources</span></li><li><span>While geared primarily towards reference and instruction librarians, acquisitions and collection development librarians may also find this book useful in making purchasing decisions in light of resources freely available from the US Federal Government</span></li></ul>
  • Kurztext
    • <span><span>This work covers both tangible and digital information produced by the US Federal Government in order to offer an overview of the subject and provide a subject-based ready-reference for the types of government information sources that can answer many questions commonly encountered by reference librarians.</span></span>
  • Autorenportrait
    • <span><span>Bethany Latham</span><span> is a professor at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama with certification through the Government Publishing Office through its FDLP Coordinator Certificate Program. She has fifteen years of experience in the field of government information and electronic resources. In her capacity as electronic resources/documents librarian and federal depository coordinator at the Houston Cole Library, she manages a Federal Government information collection and performs government information reference, amongst other duties.</span></span>