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)