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Government information essentials

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Call no.
: 025.28340973 GOV
Author
: Susanne Caro, Editor
Contributor
: Edison Ricket
Summary
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 its 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.

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