Government Information Guide

"The FDLP Desktop serves as a centralized resource for the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), which disseminates U.S. Government information to the American public through libraries across the nation. Stay up-to-date with the latest innovations and progress of the Program and utilize various tools in order to enhance public services."

While this tutorial is designed to teach staff or student workers the SuDocs classification or call number system, it will also assist those searching for a document in the library stacks. The first section, SuDocs Basics, gives a brief overview of the system and focuses on the three most important things to remember.

The US government's Web traffic.

The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive information for historical and current publications as well as direct links to the full document, when available. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general keywords, or click on "Advanced Search" for more options.

An checklist of public documents issued by the United States Government during the first century and a quarter of its history." (p. vii) List of bureaus, departments, divisions, offices, etc. starts on page 1683.

The CyberCemetery is an archive of government websites that have ceased operation (usually websites of defunct government agencies and commissions that have issued a final report).

"The Legal Requirements & Program Regulations of the Federal Depository Library Program provides member libraries with a single, concise resource to consult for the current legal and Program obligations of libraries in the Federal Depository Library Program...This publication supersedes the FDLP Handbook..."

"The goal of this GODORT Education Committee project is to gather into one place the many tools available to government information librarians to assist in the successful management of electronic government information and in building advocacy skills to promote access to this information. "

MetaLib is a federated search engine that searches multiple U.S. Federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources available online.

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