Judith Schiek Robinson has updated and expanded this popular guide, which offers a thorough and sometimes humorous tour of government information sources. Her highly readable text explains the intricacies of government information and how to find sources that meet specific research needs. New features in the third edition include detailed coverage of Internet resources, directories of World Wide Web addresses, and quick tips on which government Web sites to search for different types of information. Helpful guides to government abbreviations and citations are also included, as are numerous new tables, user guides, exercises, and illustrations.
Preface
Introduction to Government Information Resources
Access to Government Information
GPO, The Mother Lode
Depository Libraries: Federal Information Safety Net
Bibliographies and Indexes
Scientific Information
Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
Legislative Information Sources
Regulations
Executive Branch Information Sources
Judicial Information Sources
Statistics
Primary and Nonprint Sources
Docs Populi: A Documents Toolkit
Foreign and International Documents
Appendix 1: Publisher's Addresses and Web Sites
Appendix 2: Citation Signposts
Appendix 3: Answers to Exercises
Appendix 4: Abbreviations and Popular Names
Appendix 5: Internet Addresses
Appendix 6: Tips for Seaching Old GRA & I Issues
Index
Reviews
Highly recommended for all reference collections and as a text for graduate library courses on government documents or legal bibliography.—Choice
Now political science students, and the general public, can learn effective search techniques and end the headaches of finding government documents....techniques and advice on how to locate government information in an efficient and easy manner....an essential acquisition for all academic, governmental, and public library systems.—Wisconsin Bookwatch
