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Title The changing face of government information : providing access in the twenty-first century / Suhasini L. Kumar, guest editor
Published New York, NY : Haworth Information Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (276 pages)
Series The reference librarian ; no. 94
Reference librarian ; no. 94
Contents A virtual depository : the Arizona Project / Atifa Rawan, Cheryl Knott Malone -- The depository library community and collaborative participation in e-government : AskUS (FDLP librarians) and we will answer! / Melody Specht Kelly, Cathy Nelson Hartman -- Elusive no longer? : increasing accessibility to the federally funded technical report literature / Lisa S. Nickum -- Government statistical data : changes impacting access and service / Jocelyn T. Tipton -- The way we work now : a survey of reference service arrangement in federal depository libraries / Joseph A. Salem, Jr -- Mapping new horizons in government documents reference service : a unique collaboration / Andrew Nicholson, Tom Stave, Kaiping Zhang -- Libraries in the aftermath of 9/11 / Georgina Martorella -- The online government information movement : retracing the route to digigov through the federal documents collection / Jan Jorgensen -- Documents data miner : creating a paradigm shift in government documents collection development and management / Nan Myers -- Catalogs, indexes, and full text databases : an integrative approach to accessing government literature / John D. Kawula, Arlene Weible -- Preserving electronic government information : looking back and looking forward / Susan Lyons -- Providing perpetual access to government information / Suhasini L. Kumar -- Information on Native Americans in U.S. government publications / Allison A. Cowgill -- Going local : environmental information on the Internet / Margaret M. Jobe
Summary Learn what innovative changes lie in the future of government information The Changing Face of Government Information comprehensively examines the way government documents' librarians acquire, provide access, and provide reference services in the new electronic environment. Noted experts discuss the impact electronic materials have had on the Government Printing Office (GPO), the reference services within the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), and the new opportunities in the transition from paper-based information policy to an electronic e-government. This source reveals the latest changes in the field of government documents librarianship and the knowledge and expertise needed to teach users how to access what they need from this enormous wealth of government information. Major changes have taken place in the way government information is created, disseminated, accessed, and preserved. The Changing Face of Government Information explains in detail the tremendous change taking place in libraries and government documents librarianship. Topics include the increasing accessibility to the federally funded technical report literature, information on the Patriot Act's effect on the status of libraries in the aftermath of 9/11, the uses of Documents Data MinerĀ©, and information about catalogs, indexes, and full text databases. This book also provides a selective bibliography of print and electronic sources about Native Americans and the Federal Government, as well as specific sources for information about the environment, such as EPA air data, DOE energy information, information on flora and fauna, hazardous waste, land use, and water. Each chapter is extensively referenced and several chapters use appendixes, tables, and charts to ensure understanding of data. This useful book gives readers the opportunity to learn: how the University of
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes English
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Subject United States. Government Printing Office.
Federal Depository Library Program
SUBJECT Federal Depository Library Program fast
United States. Government Printing Office fast
Subject Libraries -- Special collections -- Electronic government publications
Electronic government information -- United States
Depository libraries -- Reference services -- United States
Information policy -- United States
Libraries.
Freedom of information.
Libraries -- Special collections -- Electronic government information.
Libraries
Government Publications
Access to Information
libraries (buildings)
Libraries -- Special collections -- Electronic government information
Libraries
Freedom of information
Depository libraries -- Reference services
Electronic government information
Information policy
SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
Author Kumar, Suhasini L
ISBN 9780203051535
020305153X
1136444033
9781136444036
1136443967
9781136443961