Government Documents Research HUMN 201 Rebecca Blakeley, MLIS

What are Government Documents? Information published or financed by the different governmental agencies such as the Dept. of Justice, Dept. of Education, etc. They are in many different formats and found in many places.

Information published or financed by the different governmental agencies such as the Dept. of Justice, Dept. of Education, etc.

They are in many different formats and found in many places.

What are they good for? They are about almost any subject. Statistics Social Issues (abortion, gun control) Legal Research History Scientific Research

They are about almost any subject.

Statistics

Social Issues (abortion, gun control)

Legal Research

History

Scientific Research

Why use Gov Docs? Primary sources Current and Historical Reliable Usually Free You paid for creation of this info with your tax dollars. Use it!

Primary sources

Current and Historical

Reliable

Usually Free

You paid for creation of this info with your tax dollars. Use it!

How do I find Gov Docs? Library Catalog Write down call # and go to the 4 th floor. Or click on URL link. For older gov docs (before 1976) that may not be listed in the catalog (yet!) consult print indexes on the 4 th floor.

Library Catalog

Write down call # and go to the 4 th floor.

Or click on URL link.

For older gov docs (before 1976) that may not be listed in the catalog (yet!) consult print indexes on the 4 th floor.

Library Databases EBSCOhost ASC Military & Govt. Coll. LexisNexis Agricola, ERIC, etc. http://library.mcneese.edu

EBSCOhost ASC

Military & Govt. Coll.

LexisNexis

Agricola, ERIC, etc.

http://library.mcneese.edu

Gov Doc Websites GPO Access FDsys Google U.S. Govt. Search USA.gov Census Bureau Historical Census Browser Louisiana.gov Louisiana State Legislature

GPO Access

FDsys

Google U.S. Govt. Search

USA.gov

Census Bureau

Historical Census Browser

Louisiana.gov

Louisiana State Legislature

Even More Gov Doc Websites of Note! Loc.gov Registry.fdlp.gov National Archives Archive.org Google Books McNeese Gov Doc Department Website

Loc.gov

Registry.fdlp.gov

National Archives

Archive.org

Google Books

McNeese Gov Doc Department Website