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Whether used as a text for library and information science students, as a resource for professional librarians needing to access the information produced by or for the federal establishment, or as a guide for researchers, this acclaimed title is an essential resource and a valuable tool guiding readers through the vast and constantly changing terrain of government information in print and electronic forms. Morehead describes administrative machinery and information systems of the Government Printing Office (GPO); introduces general checklists, indexes, and guides to government information; describes the Congress and intrinsic sources that comprise the legislative process; and details many other government publications. Morehead provides a broad overview of public access issues, giving special attention to the impact of electronic formats (notably the Internet's World Wide Web) on the dissemination of federal government information. He then describes administrative machinery and information systems
List of contents
Chapter 1: The Transformation of Government Information
Chapter 2: Government Printing Office Programs and Services
Chapter 3: The Federal Depository Library Program
Chapter 4: General Finding Aids and Selected Reference Sources
Chapter 5: Legislative Branch Information Sources
Chapter 6: The Presidency
Chapter 7: Administrative Law: Regulations and Decisions
Chapter 8: Legal Information Sources
Chapter 9: Statistical Sources
Chapter 10: Intellectual Property
Chapter 11: Selected Departments and Agencies By Function
Chapter 12: Geographic Information Sources
About the author
JOE MOREHEAD, Professor, School of Information Science and Policy, State University of New York at Albany, received the first CIS/GODORT/ALA Documents to the People Award in 1977, the James Bennett Childs Award in 1989, and the Isadore Gilbert Mudge R. R. Bowker Award.
Summary
This edition guides the reader through the vast and constantly changing terrain of government information in print and electronic forms. It provides an overview of public access issues, giving special attention to the impact of electronic formats on the dissemination of federal governments.
