Description:
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| Government information is now more accessible than ever via the World Wide Web, but the breadth and volume can be overwhelming. This workshop will help you find facts, statistics, and legislative information about Federal, State, and Local agencies and governments. It will help you access government information resources more efficiently. Learn and evaluate for yourselves the ‘official’ and ‘unofficial’ sites such as GPO Access and Thomas. Surf for legislative information using Legal and Government search engines and indices. Learn how to use other sources of information such as Statistical Abstracts, Business Census, FindLaw and many others. |
Goals:
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Familiarity with the major Internet resources |
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compare access and information from government and unofficial sites |
| Access full text of government documents and legislation. |
Audience:
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| Any library staff providing reference assistance. |
Course Outline:
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one day workshop |
two day workshop |
Sample Course Materials:
In - class exercises
Extra challenging
questions for GPO Access |
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Selected Bibliography |
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Course Links: |
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Links to Government Documents Sites |
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Links to Government Information Sites |
Instructor:
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| Miriam Kahn, MLS - MBK CONSULTING Columbus, OH |
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Course front |
course materials |
course bibliography |
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government resources links |
government documents links |
one
day course outline |
two day course outline |
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