Government Documents Librarianship

Government Documents Librarianship

Author: Lisa A. Ennis

Publisher: Information Today, Inc.

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781573872706

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book begins by looking at career opportunities in both Federal Depository Libraries (FDLs) and non-depository libraries with government documents collections. It then discusses skills and traits; networking and training options; managing and administering people, paperwork, and collections; and both public services and technical services issues.


Using Government Documents

Using Government Documents

Author: Melody S. Kelly

Publisher: New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This guide introduces elementary and secondary school librarians to the wealth of information available from the US government and affordable to librarians on a budget. Federal government documents on history, government and politics, art, health, criminal justice and science are routinely available, at prices ranging from free to $10. The formats vary, and include monographs, posters, charts, maps, software, and multimedia. The manual includes samples of government selection tools, discusses commercial vendors of government documents, and review sourcees for new documents. Appendices list the GPO Book Stores and Federal Depository Libraries.