Title Government information essentials / edited by Susanne Caro

Published Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2018 ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Part 1. Advice for the new document professional -- Networking and training : essential tools for collaboration and learning / Hayley Johnson -- Experience of a new government documents librarian / Andrew Lopez and Lori Looney -- Middle management : strategies for success / Jill Vassilakos-Long -- Part 2. Collection management -- Visualizing space : your depository library as place / Aimée C. Quinn -- Space planning : weeding, moving and providing access to government information / Julia Stewart -- Streamlining collections : disasters, consolidation, and the digital landscape / Vickie Mix -- Growth and maintenance of digital collections / Susanne Caro -- Part 3. Working with collections -- The hunt for the elusive : finding and utilizing the history in government documents / Paula L. Webb and Leasha E. Martin -- Federal maps and the depository library / Valery King -- Help! I'm new here and I speak Spanish : government information for Spanish speakers / Jane Canfield -- Part 4. Teaching and training -- Teaching with library guides : using collections with government information / Latanya N. Jenkins -- Creating more powerful library guides / David Dillard -- Documents to the students / Susanne Caro -- Navigating government information : working with midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy / Antoinette W. Satterfield -- Part 5. Advocacy and events -- Advocating for transparency and access to information / Shari Laster -- A cupcake, an eagle, and a war : promoting government documents / Lisa Pritchard -- Exhibits and community outreach / Susanne Caro -- Appendix 1. General resources -- Appendix 2. Sample project plan -- Appendix 3. Sources for space planning : best practices -- Appendix 4. Map resources -- Appendix 5. Spanish-language resources -- Appendix 6. Library guide resources Summary Government documents are a rich and varied resource-- but most librarians have little or no experience with them. This collection by experienced librarians addresses many issues that are not dealt with in other sources. They provide real-world insight into the work, collections, and interests of the profession Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 1, 2018) Subject Federal Depository Library Program. SUBJECT Federal Depository Library Program fast Subject Documents libraries -- United States -- Administration Libraries -- Special collections -- United States -- Government publications Government publications -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Depository libraries -- United States -- Administration Documents librarians -- United States LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General. Libraries -- Special collections -- Government publications Government publications Documents librarians Depository libraries -- Administration United States Genre/Form handbooks. Handbooks and manuals Handbooks and manuals. Guides et manuels. Form Electronic book Author Caro, Susanne, 1980- editor. ISBN 9780838916070 0838916074

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