Tapping the Government Grapevine
The User-Friendly Guide to U.S. Government Information Sources
3rd Edition
Published on 11. August 1998
296 pages
978-0-313-09762-1 (ISBN)
Description
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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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-0-313-09762-1 (9780313097621)
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Judith Robinson
Tapping the Government Grapevine
The User-Friendly Guide to U.S. Government Information Sources, 3rd Edition
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08/1998
3rd Edition
Greenwood Press
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Content
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
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
