Tapping the Government Grapevine The User-Friendly Guide to U.S. Government Information Sources, 3rd Edition
Heftet /
1998
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781573560245
Publisert
1998-08-11
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Greenwood Press
Aldersnivå
P, G, 06, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
296
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Om bidragsyterne
JUDITH SCHIEK ROBINSON is associate professor, School of Information and Library Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo. She is the author of three books on reference librarianship and government sources and has conducted workshops for the Office of the Federal Registrar.
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.
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Judith Schiek Robinson has updated and expanded this popular guide, which offers a thorough and sometimes humorous tour of government information sources.
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
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781573560245
Publisert
1998-08-11
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Greenwood Press
Aldersnivå
P, G, 06, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
296
Forfatter
Om bidragsyterne
JUDITH SCHIEK ROBINSON is associate professor, School of Information and Library Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo. She is the author of three books on reference librarianship and government sources and has conducted workshops for the Office of the Federal Registrar.