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Using Government Information Sources: Electronic and Print Third Edition » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of Using Government Information Sources: Electronic and Print Third Edition by Jean L. Sears

Authors: Jean L. Sears, Marilyn K. Moody
ISBN-13: 9781573562881, ISBN-10: 1573562882
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: February 2001
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Jean L. Sears

JEAN L. SEARS is currently the head of the Government Documents Department at Miami University Libraries in Oxford, Ohio.

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.

Book Synopsis

Updates the bestselling Oryx information guide with many more print and Internet resources.

Booknews

This iteration reflects the proliferation of online government information resources and publications since the 1994 edition. Besides these Web and other sources, the authors provide time- saving specifics on subject, agency, and statistical search strategies. They also cover special techniques for exploring areas of interest such as judicial reports, patents and trademarks, and national archives. Includes source checklists by subject, catalog and screen samples, and a list of selected nongovernment addresses. Sears heads the Government Documents Department at Miami U. Libraries in Oxford, Ohio. Mood recently became an associate university librarian at the U. of California, Santa Barbara. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
Ch. 1Introduction1
Ch. 2Search Strategy and Government Information Sources5
Ch. 3The Basics of Searching10
The Subject Search23
Ch. 4Foreign Policy25
Ch. 5Foreign Countries35
Ch. 6Occupations and Jobs42
Ch. 7Selling to the Government50
Ch. 8Business Aids58
Ch. 9Directories64
Ch. 10Tax Information70
Ch. 11Travel Information77
Ch. 12Audiovisual Information84
Ch. 13Copyright Information88
Ch. 14Climate91
Ch. 15Elections102
Ch. 16Maps111
Ch. 17Genealogy119
Ch. 18Agriculture128
Ch. 19Health141
Ch. 20Education160
Ch. 21Geology174
Ch. 22Environment181
Ch. 23Astronomy and Space195
The Agency Search201
Ch. 24Government Programs and Grants203
Ch. 25Regulations and Administrative Actions215
Ch. 26Administrative Decisions225
Ch. 27The President232
The Statistical Search243
Ch. 28Population Statistics245
Ch. 29Vital Statistics261
Ch. 30Economic Indicators271
Ch. 31Business and Industry Statistics279
Ch. 32Housing and Construction Statistics297
Ch. 33Income308
Ch. 34Earnings318
Ch. 35Employment328
Ch. 36Prices338
Ch. 37Consumer Expenditures345
Ch. 38Foreign Trade Statistics352
Ch. 39Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics364
Ch. 40Defense and Military Statistics373
Ch. 41Energy Statistics380
Ch. 42Projections389
Ch. 43State and Local Government Statistics395
Ch. 44Transportation Statistics403
Special Techniques419
Ch. 45Legislative History421
Ch. 46Judicial Reports433
Ch. 47Budget Analysis439
Ch. 48Treaties446
Ch. 49Technical Reports455
Ch. 50Patents and Trademarks463
Ch. 51Standards and Specifications476
Ch. 52Historical Searches482
Ch. 53National Archives502
App.: Selected Nongovernment Addresses511
Index517

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