Updates the bestselling Oryx information guide with many more print and Internet resources.
Preface
Introduction
Search Strategy and Government Information Sources
The Basics of Searching
The Subject Search
Foreign Policy
Foreign Countries
Occupations and Jobs
Selling to the Government
Business Aids
Directories
Tax Information
Travel Information
Audiovisual Information
Copyright Information
Climate
Elections
Maps
Genealogy
Agriculture
Health
Education
Geology
Environment
Astronomy and Space
The Agency Search
Government Programs and Grants
Regulations and Administrative Actions
Administrative Decisions
The President
The Statistical Search
Population Statistics
Vital Statistics
Economic Indicators
Business and Industry Statistics
Housing and Construction Statistics
Income
Earnings
Employment
Prices
Consumer Expenditures
Foreign Trade Statistics
Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics
Defense and Military Statistics
Energy Statistics
Projections
State and Local Government Statistcs
Transportation Statistics
Special Techniques
Legislative History
Judical Reports
Budget Analysis
Treaties
Technical Reports
Patents and Trademarks
Standards and Specifications
Historical Searches
National Archives
Appendix: Selected Nongovernment Addresses
Index
JEAN L. SEARS is currently the head of the Government Documents
Department at Miami University Libraries in Oxford, Ohio. She has
worked in the government information field for more than 25 years,
and previously she was the president of the Ohio Government
Documents Round Table as well as a recipient of their Clyde award
for outstanding achievement or service in the field of government
information. Ms. Sears holds a master of science in librarianship
from Western Michigan University.
MARILYN K. MOODY is presently director of the Science and
Engineering Library at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) and will
soon take over as the Associate University Librarian for
Information and Research Services at the University of California,
Santa Barbara. Ms. Moody has written numerous articles for a
variety of library and information science journals and is the
editor of Internet Reference Services Quarterly. A popular speaker,
Ms. Moody has given many workshops and presentations on electronic
government information, using the Internet and the Web, and the
digital library. Ms. Moody holds a masters degree in library
science from the University of Illinois.
.,."this book is an excellent resource and would provide a valuable
addition to a research library."-The Vermont Bar Journal
?...this book is an excellent resource and would provide a valuable
addition to a research library.?-The Vermont Bar Journal
?The new edition of this popular and useful reference has been
extensively revised, with a major emphasis on electronic resources.
Designed for beginning and experienced researchers, it will guide
users to the best government information sources.?-Business
Horizons
?This excellent, now-standard guide covers U.S. government
information sources plus commercial services that focus on these
sources....this is a most valuable and helpful resource for all
users of U.S. government information sources and for the librarians
who help them.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
?Using Government Information Sources continues to be a work of
outstanding reference value as both a refresher for those who need
to keep up with the ever-changing environment as well as an
introduction for the government documents novice.?-Amererican
Reference Books Annual
..."this book is an excellent resource and would provide a valuable
addition to a research library."-The Vermont Bar Journal
"The new edition of this popular and useful reference has been
extensively revised, with a major emphasis on electronic resources.
Designed for beginning and experienced researchers, it will guide
users to the best government information sources."-Business
Horizons
"Using Government Information Sources continues to be a work of
outstanding reference value as both a refresher for those who need
to keep up with the ever-changing environment as well as an
introduction for the government documents novice."-Amererican
Reference Books Annual
"This excellent, now-standard guide covers U.S. government
information sources plus commercial services that focus on these
sources....this is a most valuable and helpful resource for all
users of U.S. government information sources and for the librarians
who help them."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
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