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Government Information Resources Chelsea Dinsmore, International Documents Librarian, Joe Aufmuth, GIS Librarian. Outline. Overview of UF’s Government Documents Department Federal Government Information Resources International Documents Resources. UF Documents Department.

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  1. Government Information ResourcesChelsea Dinsmore, International Documents Librarian, Joe Aufmuth, GIS Librarian

  2. Outline • Overview of UF’s Government Documents Department • Federal Government Information Resources • International Documents Resources

  3. UF Documents Department The United States Government operates on the established principle of the citizens’ right to know about its activities. The Government Printing Office (or GPO)exists to distribute government information to the public and does so through the Federal Depository Library program that includes 1,250 libraries. UF is a Regional Federal Depository Libraryand, provides access to all documents published through the GPO, as well as UF purchased databases. The Documents Department is also a European UnionDepository Libraryand also has international documents such as the British Parliamentary Papers and United Nations Documents.

  4. UF Documents Website The Documents Department website contains hundreds of pathfinders to government information sources:www.uflib.ufl.edu/docs/The Documents site is an excellent starting point for any research into local, state, federal, or international government.

  5. Federal Government The U.S. Government is the world's largest publisher producing information on practically every subject. Here’s a look at the three branches:Executive (Federal agencies: regulations) Legislative (Congress: Committees, Bills, Hearings, Reports) Judicial (Federal Courts, U.S. Supreme Court) **Not all documents produced by the US government are distributed through the GPO program.

  6. Links to Federal Resources • www.uflib.ufl.edu/docs/ • Quick Reference (Supreme Court) http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/docs/qreference.html • Databases (gpo.gov/Fdsys, USA.gov, Lexis NexisAcademic) http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/docs/govdb.html • Federal Government http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/docs/fedinfo.html • Library Catalogue www.uflib.ufl.edu/ (limit search by location to “UF SCIENCE LIBRARY, Documents”, or by format, Author, topic, etc…)

  7. Hearings, Bills, And Laws • ProQuest Congressional (UF Only Access) www.uflib.ufl.edu (Find: ProQuest Congressional) Serial Set = Hearings (Titles in UF Catalogue, Paper Collection) • Library Of Congress Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php • HeinOnline http://www.heinonline.org/HOL/Welcome

  8. Agencies • USA.GOV www.usa.gov • Library Of Congress Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php • HeinOnline http://www.heinonline.org/HOL/Welcome

  9. Statistical Information • ProQuest Statistical Datasets (UF Only) http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ (Databases Tab: ProQuest Statistical) • US Census Bureau: AmericanFactFinderhttp://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml

  10. Additional Links • http://www.nclaonline.org/government-resources/help-im-accidental-government-information-librarian-webinars • http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/resources/index.html • http://wiu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=431949&sid=3536870

  11. An Example Search Mapping a Patron’s Question:In which Florida Counties do Individuals Born in Cuba Live?

  12. American Community Survey Guidancehttp://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/guidance_main Which one to use What areas are covered Census Geography Review 3yrs, 20,000+ 5yrs, All Areas, Most Precise 1yr, 65,000+, Current

  13. Alternative DatabaseProQuest Datasets, Cuban Ancestry

  14. International Documents Resources

  15. International Documents are: The documentation about and the information produced by IGOs – Inter-Governmental Organizations NGOs – Non-Governmental Organizations International Documents are not: The government publications of other countries. Those are referred to as Foreign Government Documents Some resources are available at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/docs/foreign/index.html

  16. International Documents Resources European Union Libguide at http://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/euguide United Nations Homepage: http://www.un.org/en/index.shtml Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Additional access for UF community) : http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/

  17. Government Information ResourcesChelsea Dinsmore, International Documents Librarian, Joe Aufmuth, GIS Librarian Located on the ground floor of Marston Science Library next to the Map Library (352) 273-0367 Or visit: Monday – Friday 9:00-4:00 This slide show is available at: www.uflib.ufl.edu/docs/govdocs.pptx

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