Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction to Government Information Resources
Access to Government Information
GPO, The Mother Lode
Depository Libraries: Federal Information Safety Net
Bibliographies and Indexes
Scientific Information
Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
Legislative Information Sources
Regulations
Executive Branch Information Sources
Judicial Information Sources
Statistics
Primary and Nonprint Sources
Docs Populi: A Documents Toolkit
Foreign and International Documents
Appendix 1: Publisher's Addresses and Web Sites
Appendix 2: Citation Signposts
Appendix 3: Answers to Exercises
Appendix 4: Abbreviations and Popular Names
Appendix 5: Internet Addresses
Appendix 6: Tips for Seaching Old GRA & I Issues
Index

About the Author

JUDITH SCHIEK ROBINSON is associate professor, School of Information and Library Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo. She is the author of three books on reference librarianship and government sources and has conducted workshops for the Office of the Federal Registrar.

Reviews

?Highly recommended for all reference collections and as a text for graduate library courses on government documents or legal bibliography.?-CHOICE

?Now political science students, and the general public, can learn effective search techniques and end the headaches of finding government documents....techniques and advice on how to locate government information in an efficient and easy manner....an essential acquisition for all academic, governmental, and public library systems.?-Wisconsin Bookwatch

?Researching government publications for legal information is no longer a hassle.?-Lawyer's Weekly USA

?Robinson's second edition is about as comprehensive as it could be, and the user is left to wonder if she could have possibly left anything out!...The organization of the book is well thought out and proceeds in a sensible, logical format from a well-written and useful introductory chapter on access, on through various descriptions and listings for the great variety of governmental entities that provide information....The information contained in Robinson's important work is complete and accessible, and will provide the busy one-person librarian with a wealth of information about governmental information.?-The One-Person Library

?The generous appendices and indices provide excellent quick reference access, and chapter-specific search exercises make this book an excellent self-study for the new, or reborn, government doc's librarian. Whether for the open shelves, the reference collection, the professional collection, or as a training tool, Tapping the Government Grapevine is a must-have for every library, and a must-read for every public librarian.?-Public Library Quarterly

?This book serves as an excellent guide to the information available to us unwitting citizens in print, on computers, in photographs and in audiovisual sources.Tapping the Government Grapevine is an excellent new research tool for the users of the Bastyr Library, as it can assist many different kinds of searches.?-The Library Letter

?This is one of those essential publications that should be available to all teachers.?-Southwest Regional Social Studies Conference Website

"Highly recommended for all reference collections and as a text for graduate library courses on government documents or legal bibliography."-CHOICE

"Now political science students, and the general public, can learn effective search techniques and end the headaches of finding government documents....techniques and advice on how to locate government information in an efficient and easy manner....an essential acquisition for all academic, governmental, and public library systems."-Wisconsin Bookwatch

"Researching government publications for legal information is no longer a hassle."-Lawyer's Weekly USA

"The generous appendices and indices provide excellent quick reference access, and chapter-specific search exercises make this book an excellent self-study for the new, or reborn, government doc's librarian. Whether for the open shelves, the reference collection, the professional collection, or as a training tool, Tapping the Government Grapevine is a must-have for every library, and a must-read for every public librarian."-Public Library Quarterly

"This book serves as an excellent guide to the information available to us unwitting citizens in print, on computers, in photographs and in audiovisual sources.Tapping the Government Grapevine is an excellent new research tool for the users of the Bastyr Library, as it can assist many different kinds of searches."-The Library Letter

"This is one of those essential publications that should be available to all teachers."-Southwest Regional Social Studies Conference Website

"Robinson's second edition is about as comprehensive as it could be, and the user is left to wonder if she could have possibly left anything out!...The organization of the book is well thought out and proceeds in a sensible, logical format from a well-written and useful introductory chapter on access, on through various descriptions and listings for the great variety of governmental entities that provide information....The information contained in Robinson's important work is complete and accessible, and will provide the busy one-person librarian with a wealth of information about governmental information."-The One-Person Library