Government information essentials / edited by Susanne Caro.

Other author Caro, Susanne, 1980- editor.
Format Book
PublicationChicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2018.
Descriptionxiv, 240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Part I. Advice for the new document professional -- Networking and training : essential tools for collaboration and learning / Hayley Johnson -- Experience of a new government documents librarian / Andrew Lopez and Lori Looney -- Middle management : strategies for success / Jill Vassilakos-Long -- Part II. Collection management -- Visualizing space : your depository library as place / Aimée C. Quinn -- Space planning : weeding, moving and providing access to government information / Julia Stewart -- Streamlining collections : disasters, consolidation, and the digital landscape / Vickie Mix -- Growth and maintenance of digital collections / Susanne Caro -- Part III. Working with collections -- The hunt for the elusive : finding and utilizing the history in government documents / Paula L. Webb and EiaLeasha Martin -- Federal maps and the depository library / Valery King -- Help! I'm new here and I speak Spanish : government information for Spanish speakers / Jane Canfield -- Part IV. Teaching and training -- Teaching with library guides / Latanya N. Jenkins -- Creating more powerful research guides / David Dillard and Antoinette W. Satterfield -- Documents to the students / Susanne Caro -- Navigating government information : working with midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy / Antoinette W. Satterfield -- Part V. Advocacy and events -- Advocating for transparency and access to information / Shari Laster -- Cupcake, an eagle, and a war : promoting government documents / Lisa Pritchard -- Exhibits and community outreach / Susanne Caro -- Appendix I. General resources -- Appendix II. Sample project plan -- Appendix III. Sources for space planning : best practices -- Appendix IV. Map resources -- Appendix V. Spanish language resources -- Appendix VI. Library guide resources.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2017024225
ISBN9780838915974 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0838915973 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks Z675.D63 G65 2018 ✔ Available Place Hold