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Introduction to United States government information sources

Author: Joe Morehead
Publisher: Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1999.
Series: Library and information science text series.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 6th edView all editions and formats
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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  Read more...

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Morehead, Joe, 1931-
Introduction to United States government information sources.
Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1999
(OCoLC)590919672
Online version:
Morehead, Joe, 1931-
Introduction to United States government information sources.
Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1999
(OCoLC)607448440
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Joe Morehead
ISBN: 1563087340 9781563087349 1563087359 9781563087356
OCLC Number: 41465794
Description: xxv, 491 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: The Transformation of Government Information --
From Arpanet to Internet --
The Internet and Its Metaphors --
Who Will Tame the Internet? --
The Loss of Information --
Bedazzled by the Future --
Government Information Issues --
Privatizing Government Information --
Preserving Government Information --
Public Access to Government Information --
Authenticity and Integrity of Government Information --
Government Information in the Public Domain --
Government Printing Office Programs and Services --
A Brief History of the Government Printing Office --
The Gpo Today --
Fiscal Year Appropriations --
Computer-to-Plate Technology --
GPO Access --
Government Information Locator Service --
The Office of Superintendent of Documents --
Structure and Functions of the SuDocs Office --
The Sales Program --
Current Awareness Sources --
The Internet Sales Connection --
Cataloging Issues and Activities --
Cataloging Electronic Titles --
CONSER, OCLC, and PURLs --
WorldCat --
Monthly Catalog on FBB --
The Future of Internet Cataloging --
Superintendent of Documents Classification System --
Classifying Electronic Products --
Classifying Fugitive Publications --
Guides to the SuDocs Classification System --
Giving Print Its Due --
The Federal Depository Library Program --
A Brief History of the FDLP --
The Printing Act of 1895 --
The Depository Library Act of 1962 --
The FDLP Today --
Categories and Designations --
Inspection Program --
Biennial Survey --
Depository Library Council --
Disposition Guidelines --
Listservs and askLPS.
Series Title: Library and information science text series.
Responsibility: Joe Morehead.
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?Review of previous edition: Recommended that all libraries providing government information reference purchase this volume.?-Journal of Academic Librarianship

 
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