Tapping the government grapevine : the user friendly guide to U.S. Government information sources

Robinson, Judith Schiek 1947- (Author).

Summary: More than 90 percent of this edition contains new material. The focus on government Web sites is interwoven into the traditional documents knowledge base: genres of government documentation, access options, and agency concentrations. It includes electronic resources, publications, maps, audiovisuals, archival collections and museums, as well as some of the personalities, events, and ironies behind them. Chapters feature search and access tips, quick-reference tables, information boxes, and illustrations.

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ISBN: 9781573560245
ISBN: 1573560243
ISBN: 9786612419867
ISBN: 9781282419865
ISBN: 9780313097621
ISBN: 6612419865
ISBN: 1282419862
ISBN: 0313097623
Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 286 pages)
remote
Computer data.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Phoenix, Ariz : Oryx Press, 1998.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:september.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Preface -- Chap. 1. Introduction to government information resources -- Chap. 2. Access to government information -- Chap. 3. GPO, the mother lode -- Chap. 4. Depository libraries : federal information safety net -- Chap. 5. Bibliographies and indexes -- Chap. 6. Scientific information -- Chap. 7. Patents, trademarks, and copyrights -- Chap. 8. Legislative information services -- Chap. 9. Regulations -- Chap. 10. Executive branch information sources -- Chap. 11. Judicial information sources -- Chap. 12. Statistics -- Chap. 13. Primary and nonprint sources -- Chap. 14. Docs populi : a documents toolkit -- Chap. 15. Foreign and international documents / Karen F. Smith -- Appendix 1. Publishers' 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 searching old GRA & I issues -- Index.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
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Language Note:	English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
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Source of Description Note:	Print version record.