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Government Information for All
Tri-State Region
MaineNew Hampshire
Vermont
Objectives of presentation
o Types of government information that is available for all citizenso How to access government produced information both electronic
and in tangible formatso Where to turn for further assistance
James Madison
A popular Government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy, or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
August 4, 1822
Tenants of Government Information Access• The public has the right of access to government
information;• Government has the obligation to disseminate and provide
broad public access to its information;• Government has an obligation to guarantee the authenticity
and integrity of its information;• Government has an obligation to preserve its information;
and• Government information created and compiled by
government employees or at government expense should remain in the public domain.
Government Printing Office History
• GPO officially established in 1813 with contract printers• Began in house printing during the 1860’s • Public Printer Bill Boarman on GPO• Government one of largest publishers • 1,250 depository libraries• Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) was
established, 1895, by Congress to ensure that the American public had access to its Government's information
• Free access to any citizen at any depository library
FDLP Logo
Displayed at all library entrances participating in program
http://catalog.gpo.gov/fdlpdir/FDLPdir.jsp
Resources
Every library has:• Budget of the United States• Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance• Census Bureau Catalog• Census of Housing• Census of Population• Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR)• Congressional Directory• County-City Data Book
• Crime in the United States• Economic Report of the
President• Federal Register• Franchise Opportunities
Handbook• Historical Statistics of the U.S.• Monthly Catalog of Gov
Publications• Occupational Outlook
Handbook
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Resources continued• Publications Reference File• Slip Laws• Statistical Abstract• Statutes at Large• Subject Bibliographies• Supreme Court Reports• United States Code• United States Government Manual• United States Industrial Outlook• Weekly Compilation of Presidential
Documents
History of Univ of Maine and Tri-State
• Regional/Selective libraries • Twenty-six libraries in ME, NH, VT that participate in FDLP• UMaine is not oldest in the state: Colby, Bates, Bowdoin,
Portland Public Library, Bangor Public Library 1884• UMaine beginnings 1890• 1907 Land Grant• 1962 regional• 1966 Tri-State regional
Presque Isle
Maine Maritime
Uniiv MaineBangor
Colby
Bates State Law
Bowdoin
U Maine Law, Portland PublicDartmouth
UNH, SNHU, St. Anselm, Manchester City, Nashua Public,NH State Library,NH State Law,UNH Law School
Univ Vermont
Middlebury
VT Law School
Johnson
VT State Lib
Norwich
Castleton
In Maine Libraries• URSUS records for all new items http://ursus.maine.edu/• URSUS/MaineCat links to online resources through 856 field• 2.2 million items in UMaine collection• UMaine retain everything call for pre-1976 items spotty in URSUS• Others 5 years and limited selection• Listings for UMaine,UMLaw, Bangor Public Library, Maine Law Legislative
Reference Library, UMaine Presque Isle in URSUS
• MaineInfoNet: Portland Public Library, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Maine Maritime Academy
• Limit in URSUS to gov docs, gov docs serial, gov docs maps, gov doc computer
• Can request items through URSUS/Minerva/MaineInfoNet• Can request items through traditional ILL, OCLC, Docline
SuDoc Numbers Overview
Doesn’t work the same as LC or Dewey
NA 1250.A85
989.134 .R23
GP 1.2: IN 3/2 Keeping America Informed
Arranged by Dept/sub dept/bureau and type information
SuDoc Class Stems aka DeptsSuDoc Class Deptarment
A Agriculture
AE National Archives &Records Admin
B Broadcasting Board of Governors
C Commerce
CC Federal Communications Commission
D Defense
E Energy
ED Education
GP 1.2: IN 3/2 Keeping America Informed
Currently 59 Class Stems Numbers after the initial
Department designation refer to the sub departments, cabinets, offices, etc. These are arranged 1-x alphabetically by the name of the office at the time of creation
SuDoc Subordinate Structure
Numbers after decimal indicate the following:
.1 Annual Reports
.2 General Publications.3 Bulletins.4 Circulars
.5 Laws
.6 Regulations, rules, and instructions.7 Press releases.8 Handbooks, manuals, and guides.9 Bibliographies and lists of publications.10 Directories.11 Maps and charts.12 Posters.13 Forms.14 Addresses
Government Web Sites
USA.Gov http://www.usa.gov/FDSyshttp://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/Census - American Fact Finder http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=enBrowse Topics: Your Pathway to Governmenthttp://www.browsetopics.gov/ Digitization Projects Registryhttp://registry.fdlp.gov/Ben's Guidehttp://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Our web pagesWeb pagehttp://library.umaine.edu/govdoc/default.htmOther documents linkshttp://library.umaine.edu/govdoc/onlinegov.htmCanadianhttp://library.umaine.edu/govdoc/canadiandocs.htmUnited Nationshttp://library.umaine.edu/govdoc/unitednations.htmAgricultural Experiment Stationhttp://library.umaine.edu/govdoc/AgExpStation.htmOther deptsPatents (Science & Engineering)Maine docs (Special Collections)
Service Hours at Orono
Hours during academic semester
Mon - Thur 8am - 9pmFri 8am - 5pm
Sat 10am - 5pmSun 12:30pm - 9pm
Future
• Continue with born-digital of government information FDSys
• Increase amount of historical material digitized through partnerships such as the Registry
• Discussion of reorganizing the regional/selective program in the age of digital
• Funding for the GPO• Nationally some libraries are leaving--two regionals, but in
region all current libraries plan to stay in program. Many are moving to electronic selection.
• Maine State Plan for Government Information
Does anyone want to join?
More Info
• Fogler Government Info pageshttp://library.umaine.edu/govdoc/default.htm
• Tri-State Web Site https://sites.google.com/a/maine.edu/tri-state-libraries/home
• FDLP Desktophttp://www.fdlp.gov
• Slideshare of this presentationhttp://www.slideshare.net/gmalbc
Questions?
[email protected]: (207) 581-1681
Dept: (207) 581-1680Twitter: @gmalbc
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