Government information essentials / edited by Susanne Caro
- Published
- Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Additional Creators
- Caro, Susanne, 1980-
Access Online
- 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.
- Subject(s)
- Federal Depository Library Program
- 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
- Bibliothèques de publications officielles—États-Unis—Administration
- Publications officielles—États-Unis—Guides, manuels, etc
- Bibliothèques de dépôt—États-Unis—Administration
- Bibliothécaires chargés des publications officielles—États-Unis
- Bibliothèques—États-Unis—Fonds spéciaux—Publications officielles
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES—Library & Information Science—General
- Libraries—Special collections—Government publications
- Government publications
- Documents librarians
- Depository libraries—Administration
- United States
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780838916070 (electronic bk.)
0838916074 (electronic bk.)
9780838915974
0838915973
9780838916087 (epub)
9780838916094 (Kindle) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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