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Title: Government Documents


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Government Documents
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U. S. Government
  • The worlds largest publisher
  • The best kept secret in information resources
  • A variety of information and materials

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Locating Government Documents
  • SCSU only a partial depository
  • Only some documents found on MnPALS
  • Jargon to know
  • SuDOCS - Superintendent of Documents number
  • GPO - Government Publications Office

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A variety of indexes
  • Cumulative Indexes (by Subject and Title)
  • US DOCS Y 1.3H 35/2/976/Supp.6
  • American Statistics Indexes
  • In periodicals
  • Government Reports
  • US DOCS C51.9/3
  • Monthly Catalog - http//www.access.gpo.gov/

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Other Indexes/Databases
  • LexisNexis Academic
  • Primary Sources in U.S. History
  • Module in LexisNexis
  • Thomas (legislative information)
  • http//thomas.loc.gov

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LexisNexis Congressional
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What about Minnesota?
  • Legislative Reference Library
  • MN DOCS Z1223.5.M58 M49ax
  • Index to the Census of Minnesota
  • MN DOCS F605 .I53 1985x
  • And Other Minnesota Documents Indexed on MnPALS

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GPO Tour
  • Exercise Working in teams of 2, each team take
    one aisle in government docs, in 5 minutes,
    identify every topic or type of publication you
    find in that aisle. Return to the classroom, so
    we can create a master list.

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GPO topics a sample
  • Sewage
  • Agriculture
  • Pollution control
  • Environment
  • Mn Laws
  • Death causes
  • Lyrics to national anthem
  • Canada
  • Geographical mobility
  • Maps
  • Disarmament
  • Human rights
  • Vikings
  • World
  • Housing
  • Architecture
  • American Indians
  • Construction
  • States
  • US statutes
  • Imports
  • Elections
  • Families
  • American housing
  • Census
  • Highways
  • London
  • Seas

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GPO topics a sample
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Types of GPO pubs
  • Books
  • Atlases
  • Maps
  • Statistics
  • Journals
  • Graphs
  • Pamphlets

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Databases
  • FirstGov
  • Minnesota NorthStar
  • Campus Research formerly WestLaw Campus
  • Cornell Legal Information Institute
  • CQ Researcher
  • FindLaw
  • Google UncleSam
  • LexisNexis Academic
  • LexisNexis Congressional
  • Thomas (legislation)
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