With more government publications becoming freely available, this volume fills an important need, presenting concrete guidance that will help librarians flourish in this crucial field.
This book:
- Surveys the wide variety of government information and the people who use it;
- Dscusses what it’s like to be a government documents librarian, from the first day on the job through taking on a management role;
- Addresses networking, training, and other essential tools for collaboration and learning;
- Covers space planning, streamlining, disaster preparedness and response, the increasing prevalence of digital information, and other key collection issues;
- Offers best practices for connecting library users with government information;
- Looks at research guides, workshops, and other teaching and training topics; and explores advocating for transparency and access to information, promoting government documents to library users, and using exhibits as community outreach.