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Columbus, OH 43209-1524

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Outline for

 KSU Government Documents 

and Resources OnLine


Day One (9am-4:30pm)

 

9-Noon

Overview of Government Documents

·        History of the Government Printing Office

·        Discussion of the importance of government documents, unique features of documents including the Superintendent of Documents classification system

·        E-Government, what is it and how does it affect libraries and the FDLP

 

Overview and discussion of Popular Government Documents & how they fit together

  • Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations and Unified Agenda
  • Congressional Record
  • Congressional Bills and Public Laws

 

History of Print Indexes

Lunch Noon-1pm

 

1-4:30

Searching and Retrieving Government Documents Efficiently using:

GPO Access  www.gpoaccess.gov

Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov

 & LexisNexis Congressional (through KSU library – requires proxy for access)

 

GPO Access –

·        Overview

·        Searching techniques and review of Boolean logic

·        Search Congressional Record and CFR using sample exercises

·        Review of GPO ACCESS reference tools, law codes and monthly catalog.

 

Day Two

 9-noon

GPO Access continued

  • Reference resources on government
  • More searching exercises

 

Comparison of GPO Access with THOMAS and LexisNexis Congressional (Available through KentLink)

 

 
Background of GPO Access, Government Documents on-line and the development of the databases  : see article from ACADEME January 2002
 
 

Finding Government Information on the Internet

1-4:30

1-4:30 – Government Information on the Web (fee vs free search tools)

  • Reference tools and resources
  • International, Federal, State and Local Government Information
  • List of websites and search engines provided 

http://www.mbkcons.com/wkshp/govdocs/govdocslinks.htm

 Sample exercises

 

Review of Take Home Assignment
 
 

Links to Government Document sites Links to Government Information Sites Government Bibliography 2-day Course Outline
 

 
Workshop Descriptions Workshop Websites & Bibliographies Consulting About MBK
Publications Schedule KSU Students Home
 

MBK Consulting

 

Miriam Kahn 614-239-8977 (voice)
60 North Harding Road 614--239-0599 (Fax)
Columbus, OH 43209-1524 info@mbkcons.com

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