Caro, Susanne (ed.) Government Information Essentials. ALA Editions, 2018. ISBN:978-0-8389-1597-4
Description
This contributed volume gathers the expertise of experienced government information librarians from across the country. It provides real-world insight into the work, collections, and interests of this library discipline.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Government Documents and the People Who Use Them
Susanne Caro
Part I Advice for the New Document Professional
Chapter 1 Networking and Training: Essential Tools for Collaboration and Learning
Hayley Johnson
Chapter 2 Experience of a New Government Documents Librarian
Andrew Lopez and Lori Looney
Chapter 3 Middle Management: Strategies for Success
Jill Vassilakos-Long
Part II Collection Management
Chapter 4 Visualizing Space: Your Depository Library as PlaceAimée C. Quinn
Chapter 5 Space Planning: Weeding, Moving, and Providing Access to Government Information
Julia Stewart
Chapter 6 Streamlining Collections: Disasters, Consolidation, and the Digital Landscape
Vickie Mix
Chapter 7 Growth and Maintenance of Digital Collections
Susanne Caro
Part III Working with Collections
Chapter 8 The Hunt for the Elusive: Finding and Using the History in Government Documents
Paula L. Webb and Leasha E. Martin
Chapter 9 Federal Maps and the Depository Library
Valery King
Chapter 10 Help! I’m New Here and I Speak Spanish: Government Information for Spanish Speakers
Jane Canfield
Part IV Teaching and Training
Chapter 11 Teaching with Library Guides: Using Collections with Government Information
Latanya N. Jenkins
Chapter 12 Creating More Powerful Library Guides
David Dillard
Chapter 13 Documents to the Students
Susanne Caro
Chapter 14 Navigating Government Information: Working with Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy
Antoinette W. Satterfield
Part V Advocacy and Events
Chapter 15 Advocating for Transparency and Access to Information
Shari Laster
Chapter 16: A Cupcake, an Eagle, and a War: Promoting Government Documents
Lisa Pritchard
Chapter 17 Exhibits and Community Outreach
Susanne Caro
Appendix A: General Resources
Appendix B: Sample Project Plan
Appendix C: Sources for Space Planning—Best Practices
Appendix D: Map Resources
Appendix E: Spanish-Language Resources
Appendix F: Library Guide Resources
