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There’s a Gov Doc for That!
Sonnet Ireland Head of Federal Documents & Microforms Earl K. Long Library University of New Orleans LLA Conference
March 7, 2013
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And who might you be?
I'm the Head of Federal Documents & Microforms for the Earl K. Long Library at the University of New Orleans.
We've been a depository since 1963, and we have a 93% selection rate. That means that we receive 93% of what the government puts out.
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What are you going to tell us?
Today, I’m going to tell you… • How to find government resources online
• How to find your local depository • How to get FREE stuff… that’s right…FREE
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How to Find Gov Info Online
• Searching the GPO catalog
• Using Google to solve your problems
• Some government sites that tend to be
useful
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Searching the GPO Catalog
Catalog.gpo.gov 1) Basic search options 2) Advanced search options 3) Expert/Browse 4) New Titles
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Searching…Examples
1) Basic search options Sequester
2) Advanced search options Sequester, limited
3) Expert/Browse Touch on Browse…LC 1.1/A
4) New Titles
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Using Google to Solve Your Problems
1) Using the .gov search
2) Using a specific government site
search
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Using Google…Examples
Using the .gov search
How the .gov limiter works You don’t always get what you want…Sandy Hook site:.gov My “Magic” Trick Demo
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Using Google…Examples
Using a specific government site search
How the limiter can make your life even easier Deep Water Horizon site:NASA.gov Britney Spears site:TSA.gov
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Some Gov Sites that Tend to be Useful
To find information on a variety of topics, try… USA.gov Library of Congress Congress.gov (beta)
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How to Find Your Local Depository
The direct way… http://catalog.gpo.gov/fdlpdir/FDLPdir.jsp
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How to Find Your Local Depository
The long way… Beta.fdlp.gov About the FDLP Federal Depository Libraries
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How to get FREE stuff…
Publications.USA.gov Searching the site Browsing by categories Blank search (it does work) SAMHSA.gov
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Other Cool Sites
National Hurricane Center Ready.gov Vault.FBI.gov CIA.gov Library Publications
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Shameless Self-Promotion
Gov Info 4 Schools govinfo4schools.blogspot.com
Federal Documents @ Earl K. Long Library feddocs.blogspot.com
Twitter: @feddocs
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Thank you! Sonnet Ireland
Head of Federal Documents & Microforms Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans
[email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnet
And again....
Gov Info 4 Schools
govinfo4schools.blogspot.com
Federal Documents @ Earl K. Long Library feddocs.blogspot.com
Twitter: @feddocs and @sonnetireland