General. The United States Congressional Serial Set : A Rich Primary Resource of American History / Claudene Sproles and Amy Laub -- Department of State and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services / Elisabeth Pearson Garner -- Discovering Crime and Justice Data on Government Websites / Ariana Baker and Allison Faix -- What's in a Policy? : Government Information Resources to Help Inform Policy Analysis and Research / Amanda McLeod -- Finding and Contextualizing Government Images / Jennifer Castle -- Education. A Guide to the U.S. Census for History Teachers / Nicole Wood -- Back to School : Education and Teaching Resources from the U.S. Government / Emily Rogers and Laurie Aycock -- Financial Literacy 101 : Combating Misinformation and Debt with Freely Available Government Resources / Caterina M. Reed -- Genealogy. Using Federal Government Documents for Genealogy Research / Jennifer Crowder Daugherty and Andrew Grace -- Geography and Genealogy : Using Maps and Aerial Imagery from Government Agencies for Genealogical Research / Kelly Bilz -- Health and Social Programs. Learning the Basics of Social Programs and Services Through Federal Government Sources / Angela L. Bonnell -- Public Resources for Public Health / Emily Alford -- Finding and Using Federal Information: Relevant to People with Disabilities / Isabella Folmar and Blake Robinson -- Military. From Service Records to Special Collections : General and Specialized Military Resources / Heather Seminelli and Lauren B. Dodd -- Using Government Sources to Support Military Queries in Academic Libraries / Michelle Shea -- Native Americans and the Federal Government. Native American History from Government Documents and Maps / Brandon R. Burnette -- Researching Indian Treaties and Other Related Documents : An Annotated Bibliography / Connie Strittmatter -- Science. Finding Current and Historical Weather Data / Claudene Sproles and Angel Clemons -- National Park Service : The Importance of Place / Connie Hamner Williams -- Government Information Resources from the U.S. Department of Energy / Mark Love -- Science Images and Where to Find Them / Nathan A. Smith.
Summary:
"The United States government is one of the world's largest publishers, printing and distributing a wealth of information including resources on American history, crime and justice data, contextualized government images, census data, genealogy research and much more. To serve patrons, library personnel must remain knowledgeable about U.S. government resources, agencies, departments, and websites. Aimed at librarians and library personnel from all types of libraries, and at researchers, this practical, hands-on volume is a useful resource for learning how to find and apply information from the wealth of U.S. government resources. It aids in answering various types of patron questions, performing community outreach, engaging in civic activities, serving business patrons, and providing classroom instruction. Readers will learn to discover the government's "hidden" information treasures and how to implement and adapt these resources in any library environment"--Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.