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Gov docs top 10
- 1. It’s got a good beat & you can dance to it: Gov docs Top 10
- 2. #1: USA.gov http://www.usa.gov Browse recommendations for robust sites by topic Quick links to services Search Federal & State government
- 4. #2: THOMAS http://thomas.loc.gov Access to current and recent legislation: Bill text and summaries Voting results Links to the text of speeches & debates in Congress Great for materials 1989-present
- 5. #3: WhiteHouse.gov http://www.whitehouse.gov Policy statements Rapid posting of speeches, press conferences, issue overviews Feedback functions
- 6. #4: MT.gov http://mt.gov Power links: Access Your Government Online Services State Agencies
- 7. #5: Census.gov http://www.census.gov Demographic data Business data Government data Data on topics you wouldn’t expect
- 8. #6: GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov Core government reference tools Generally organized by branches of the government Catalog of Government Publications FDSys
- 9. #7: Regulations.gov http://www.regulations.gov Find proposed regulations Find accompanying documents Submit your comments Not the most user-friendly, but powerful & improving
- 10. #8: Science.gov http://www.science.gov Recommended links by topic Robust search function Mix of citations, full text, links Alert features
- 12. #9: FedStats http://www.fedstats.gov Good starting point
- 13. #10: WorldCat Invaluable tool for finding historical government publications If the UM library is not listed as holding something, contact me—I’ll double-check.
- 14. Jennie Burroughsjennie.burroughs@umontana.edu406-243-4548 Need a hand? Contact me.
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- Gov information can be overwhelming.It can help to have a slate of standards, old friends, information-rich sites. These are the sites I use all the time (at least weekly).These sites won’t cover everything, but they’re good starting points for deeper digging.Rough order: won’t do a backwards countdown
- Why: Main Congressional search page; wonderful content; updated several times per dayShow: How to searchVote resultsSearch Congressional recordHomeowner rescue bill– click through, show parts of summary & status pageWhat about earlier material? Will need to use print Congressional Record and Serial Set—contact UM for helpAlternate sites: GovTrack, OpenCongress
- Frequent updatesMain source for administration policy statements & info on what the President is doingSubmit feedback on issuesSign-up for updates
- The place to start for Montana government information.Quick links for key services and key gov’t reports (like budgets, Montana Code Annotated)Power tabs: “Access your government” & “Online Services”I always use the state agency listing (right-hand side)—logical to librarian eyes, at leastFrequently used subpages: NRIS, CEIC, Montana Newslinks (press releases), Revenue, State, environmental sites, legislature
- Love the Subjects A-Z pageAmerican FactFinder as a portal for retrieving data
- Quick access to a lot of core things: CGP, US Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Laws within the past several years, Supreme Court opinions (including links to text of older Supreme Court opinions)
- Federal Register history : began in 1936; published daily; administrative actions of gov’t: meeting announcements, presidential proclamations & executive orders, proposed and final regulations from executive branchDesigned as a transparency tool, and has now enhanced transparency action w/ Regulations.govBenefits and drawbacks of Regulations.gov: all together in documents, follow proposed regulations, submit comments; But—so much stuff, have to know a bit about what you’re looking for (uses agency lang., rather than public/popular titles)Example: “Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program and Interstate Movement of Farmed or Captive Deer, Elk, and Moose”“gray wolf”
- Sample search resultFaceted resultsMix of citations and full textAlert option
- Good starting point
- May seem an odd choice, but WorldCat is an invaluable tool for me for finding info about older (pre-1976) government publications. UM docs collection not fully cataloged.Helpful way to get access to older documents (ILL).Also good to look up cite information—if UM not listed as owning it, please send info to me and I will check stacks & add holdings to WorldCat to facilitate ILL.