L628 Government Information Instructor: Lou Malcomb LIST OF RESOURCES: Depository and basic federal (Covers Modules/exercises 1a and 1b) WEB DIRECTORIES FirstGov GPO Access Federal Web Locator Fed World World Wide Web Virtual Library: US Government Information Sources FirstGov for KIDS Google Uncle Sam GovSpot Citation Manuals Brightbill, George D. and Wayne C. Maxson. Citation Manual for United States Government Publications. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1974. IUB GIMSS Reference Desk (2 copies) (Z1223.A12 B85) Garner, Diane L. and Diane H. Smith. The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: a manual for social science & business research. 3 rd edition. Bethesda, MD: CIS, 2002. IUB GIMSS Reference Desk and B-Law. (Z7164.G7 G37 2002) U.S. Government Printing Office. Style Manual. 2000. IUB GIMSS (GP 1.23/4: ST 9/2000) and Online edition. U.S. Government Printing Office and History Zwirn, Jerrold. "Federal Printing Policies 1789-1861" Government Publications Review, 7A, (1980) 177-187. GIMSS LC Reference JF1521.G7212 Kessler, Ridley R., Jr. "A Brief History of the Federal Depository Library Program: a personal perspective." Journal of Government Information. Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 393-401. 1996. GIMSS LC Reference JF1521.G7212 Stathis, Stephen W. "The Evolution of Government Printing and Publishing in America," Government Publications Review, 7A (1980), 377-391. GIMSS LC Reference JF1521.G7212 100 GPO Years 1861-1961: A history of United States Public Printing, Washington, GPO. 1961. GIMSS SuDocs Stacks GP 1.2:G74/7 1861-1961 B-MAIN RC (2 Copies), I-UNIVLIB, NORTHWEST, SBEND. (Z232.U6 A5)
Students are encouraged to review the resource publications of the U.S. Government Printing Office (SuDoc Class: GP#) including the GPO Annual Report, Instructions to Depository Libraries, Administrative Notes, and Transcripts of Proceedings of the Depository Council to the Public Printer. Excerpts will be reviewed in class. Most of these materials are available on the GPO website http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/index.html Collection Development, Cataloging, and Technical Processing Dale, Doris Cruger, "The Development of Classification Systems for Government Publications," Library Resources and Technical Services, 13 (Fall 1969) 471-483. B- SLIS (Z671.L662 v.13 1969), I-UNIVLIB FDLP Desktop or Basic Depository Library Documents. Designed by Thomas G. Tyler. Denver: University of Denver Library. Includes the following which all students must explore. Guidelines for the Federal Depository Library Program. Washington GPO. 1996. Also in print in GIMSS Reference (SuDocs) Appendix C of Federal Depository Library Manual (and Supplements) http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/fdlm/index.html Explanation of the Superintendent of Documents Classification System. Washington: GPO. 1985. Also in print in GIMSS Reference (SuDocs) GP3.2:C56/8/990-filed in notebook with List of Classes, see below. http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/explain.html GPO Classification Manual: A Practical Guide to the Superintendent of Documents Classification System. Washington: GPO. Rev. Jan. 1993. GP3.29: P88/993 (IUB GIMSS Office). http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/classman/index.html List of Classes of U.S. Government Publications Available for Selection by Depository Libraries. Washington: GPO. (IUB GIMSS GP3.24: latest at GIMSS Reference Desk. http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/loc/index.html Guide to U.S. Government Publications. (Andriot). (IUB GIMSS Z1223.Z7 A54, latest edition by Reference Desk.) VERY IMPORTANT RESOURCE BUT NO ONLINE! General U.S. Reference and Information Services McClure, Charles R. and Hernon, Peter. Improving the Quality of Reference Service for Government Publications. Chicago: ALA. 1983. IUB SLIS and GIMSS Ref LC (Z675.D4H43 1983)
Farrell, Maggie. Quality management and building government information services. Government Information Quarterly v 15 no1 1998. p. 89-91. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0740624x SLIS Z688.G6 G66 Depository library use of technology: a practitioner's perspective. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Pub., 1993. IUB RC Z675.D4 D45 1993. INDEXES TO U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS Monthly Catalog of US Government Publications. Washington: GPO, 1895 - (IUBGIMSS in SuDocs Docs Ref (GP 3.8/8:) ; IUB Law Ref GP3.8:978; IUPUI Univ in Ref; IUPUI Law in Gov Docs Ref on Index Tables; IUSB in Gov Docs Index area Z1223.A18.) [NOTE: Selected items were loaded into IUCAT in August 1993] Also on web at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cgp/index.html Also on Marcive Web Doc. Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog, 1900-1971. Washington, Carrollton Press. (IUB GIMSS Reference SuDocs (GP 3.8/2x:); also available at IUPUI and IUSB Cumulative Title Index to U.S. Government Publications, 1789-1976. (IUB GIMSS Reference SuDocs (GP 3.8/1x:); also available at IUPUI and IUPUI Law.) CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1909: Guide to Documents Listed in the Checklist of U.S. Public Documents, 1789-1909, Not Printed in the U.S. Serial Set. IUB-GIMSS Reference (LC) Z1223.Z7C2 See also 1909-1932 supplements. Ames, John G. Comprehensive Index to the Publications of the United States Government, 1881-1893. (House Document 754, 58th Congress, 2nd Session.)(IUB-GIMSS Reference SuDocs (Y1.1/2: 4746) Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909. (1909 Checklist). Washington: GPO. IUB GIMSS Reference SuDocs (GP3.2:C41/2) Greely, A.W. Public Documents of the Fourteen Congresses: Paper relating to Early Congressional Documents. Washington, GPO. 1900. (Senate Document 428, Y1.1/2: Serial Set 3879. In Fragile Condition. IUB GIMSS Reference SuDocs Poore, B.P. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Government Publications of the United States: September 5, 1774-Mar. 4, 1881. Washington: GPO. 1885. (IUB GIMSS Reference SuDocs in Y1.1/2: 2268. Z1223.A12 1885; also available at IUPUI, IUPUI Law, and IUSB.)
Tables of and Annotated Index to the Congressional Series of U.S. Public Documents. Waltham, MA: Mark Press, Inc. 1963. Reprint. GP3.2: P96 GIMSS Reference SuDocs Catalogue of the Public Documents. Washington, D.C.: GPO. 1893-1940. GIMSS Reference SuDocs GP3.6: Numerical Lists and Schedules of Volumes. Washington: GPO. 1933-1980. (IUB GIMSS Reference SuDocs (G3.7/2) [Earlier title: Index to the reports and documents of the... Congress, with numerical lists and schedules of volumes. 1897-1933. [Later see GP3.34: ] U.S. National Archives. Guide to the National Archives of the United States. Washington: Archives. 1995. AE1.108:G94/v1-3 See also Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. (AE1.102:M58/1x 1996 IUB GIMSS at Reference Desk.) U.S. Department of Commerce. National Technical Information Service. Government Reports Announcements and Index. Washington: NTIS. (IUB GIMSS in Storage. Available at Indiana State Library). Some current indexing available on the NTIS website. Sales Products Catalog available at http://bookstore.gpo.gov/ Formerly Publications Reference File. (PRF). Washington: GIMSS. Subject Bibliographies and Subject Bibliography Index. Washington: GPO. (IUB GIMSS Reference SuDocs GP3.22/2: no.) http://bookstore.gpo.gov/sb/sale180.html Lexis-Nexis Statistical: Web version of the following. American Statistics Index. Bethesda, MD: CIS, 1973- (IUB GIMSS Reference (LC) Z7554. U5 A46) Lexis-Nexis Congressional. Includes: CIS Index to Publications of the United States Congress. Bethesda, MD: CIS, 1970- as well as other CIS Index/Abstract services that index Congressional Hearings, Committee Prints, and the U.S. Congressional Serial Set. Review and read introductions to print resources as well as web version. All shelve IUB-GIMSS Reference (LC) Z.1223.AZ. 1970- Lexis-Nexis Government Periodicals. Bethesda, MD: CIS. 1993- (previously published by Infodata. 1970-1987.) IUBGIMSS Reference (LC). Z1223.Z9 I38 or online with Lexis Nexis.
SELECTED U.S. READY REFERENCE RESOURCES Almost all now available online in some fashion. See GIMSS Federal Website for list of CORE reference items received from GPO. http://www.indiana.edu/~libgpd/federal.html A couple that are not produced by GPO include: Almanac of American Politics. Washington: Barone & Co., 1972-(IUB RC Ref JK1051.A44; IUBGIMSS same no. with latest ed. on Reserve at Ref. Desk; IUPUI Ref JK1012.A44; IUPUI Law Reserves JK1012.A44; IUSB Ref JK271.B343; URL: http://nationaljournal.com/members/almanac ) Washington Information Directory. (IUBGIMSS latest ed. on Res at Ref Desk; JK 1012.W317; IUB Law Ref F192.3.W33; IUPUI Ref JK404.W375; IUPUI Law, IUSB Ref.) Popular Names of U.S. Government Reports: A Catalog. 4th edition. Washington, LC. 1984. (IUB GIMSS on reserve at Reference Desk LC6.2: G74 1984; also available at IUPUI, IUPUI Law, IUSB and IPFW). Major Periodicals Latest issues of many of these titles shelved at GIMSS Reference Desk; older issues are in the stacks by SuDocs call number. For a more complete list of U.S. Government Periodicals see the List of Links on Lexis-Nexis Government Periodicals. Remember these also for Statistical resources Survey of Current Business. Economic Indicators. EPA Journal. FDA Consumer. Federal Probation. Federal Reserve Bulletin. Monthly Labor Review. Employment and Earnings. Dispatch. Prologue. http://www.indiana.edu/~libgpd/l628/listofresourcesdep.doc