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Government information essentials /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Caro, Susanne, 1980- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2018.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.