| Government
Information
Resources
These resources provide a rich and varied collection of material to supplement
and enhance a school library media center's core collection of resources.
What are government Publications?
44 U.S.C. 1901: "Government
publication" as used in this chapter, means informational matter which is
published as an individual document at Government expense, or as required
by law."
They provide quality additions to your
information services:
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Authentic Resources--they give students
and teachers the opportunity to solve real-world problems with
real-world resources, resources used by business, other governments,
consumers, and educators |
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Primary Resources--the government creates
these resources using information they collected first, often
information gathered only by government |
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Public Domain--most Federal resources are
in the public domain. They are not copyrighted
17 U.S.C. 105:
"Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of
the United States Government, but the United States Government is not
precluded from receiving and holding copyrights transferred to it by
assignment, bequest, or otherwise. . . . The effect of section 105 is
intended to place all works of the United States Government, published
or unpublished, in the public
domain."
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Freely available--many
government publications are readily available via the Internet; others
may be requested from government agencies free of charge; yet others are
available from such services as the
GSA Federal Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, Colorado. You may
also order publications from the Government Printing Office
online or through
regional
bookstores, including the bookstore at Bannister Mall in Kansas
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Depository Libraries and
Librarians--nearly
1400 libraries across the country and around the
state
of Missouri provide access to depository collections and the
specialized expertise of documents librarians. |
Here you will find a selection of
resources chosen to illustrate the ways government resources can
complement efforts to teach in an information-rich environment. These
resources are organized according to the knowledge-type standards of the
Show-Me Standards.
Additional links for locating, selecting, and acquiring government
publications are also included.
The Show-Me
Standards
Other Resources
Dr. Patricia Antrim,
Ph.D., MLS
Library
Science and Information Services Program
Educational Leadership and Human
Development
Lovinger 3030
Central Missouri State University
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Telephone: 660/543-8633
Fax: 660/543-4164
Email:
antrim@cmsu1.cmsu.edu
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