Foreword by Gwen Sinclair Introduction Chapter 1 The Shape of United States Government Information Early Founders and Access to Government Information Challenges to Free Access Government Documents or Government Information? What Do Users Want? The Formats of Government Information Document Topics Document Types Organization of Government/Organization of Publications Superintendent of Documents Classification System Government Publications, Print Collections, and Online Access Competencies of Government Information Professionals Using Google to Find Government Information Testing Government Database Exposure in Google Records in Library Catalogs Domain Searching File Type Searching Direct versus Indirect Google Searching HathiTrust, Internet Archive, and Government Publications Exercises References Chapter 2 Federal Information Dissemination First Era: Early Printing and the U.S. Congressional Serial Set Background of the Serial Set American State Papers Contents of the Serial Set Numbering of the Serial Set Intellectual Access to the Serial Set Series within Series Tangible Serial Set Collections Hints on Free Online Access to the Serial Set Numerical Lists and Other Print Finding Aids to the Serial Set Commercial Online Versions of the Serial Set Second Era: The Federal Depository Library Program Selective and Regional Depository Libraries Outdated Mandate Leaving the Program Third Era: Online Dissemination PURLs-Persistent Uniform Resource Locators Authentication Preservation Dissemination Fugitive Documents Summing Up the Three Eras General Tools and Finding Aids Catalog of Government Publications (CGP) WorldCat Bibliographic Database Govinfo.gov Finding Older Publications Online Tools: Free and Subscription GovDoc-L References Chapter 3 Legislative Branch Information Sources Listen to the Parliamentarians Our American Government Bills and Resolutions Different Types of Bills and Resolutions Getting the Full Text of Bills and Resolutions Bill Tracking Services House and Senate Journals Proceedings and Debates of Congress Early Debates What Is in the Congressional Record? The Congressional Record: Daily Edition versus Permanent Edition Resume of Congressional Activity Searching the Congressional Record Congressional Record Index Reports and Documents Reports Documents Hearings Locating Hearings Generally Locating Hearings Connected to Legislation Committee Prints Public Laws Private Laws United States Code U.S. Code Appendices Commercial Versions of the U.S. Code Confusing Nomenclature Additional Congressional Publications House and Senate Journals Legislative Calendars Congressional Directories Congressional Commission Publications (Y 3) Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports Government Accountability Office Reports Congressional Budget Office Materials Committee and Subcommittee Memberships Congress.gov Commercial Guides to Congress Exercises References Chapter 4 Legislative History Research Researching the Document Trail Sources of Legislative Histories Endnotes to Public Laws Congress.gov History of Bills in Govinfo.gov ProQuest Legislative Insight Compiled Legislative Histories Bills and Resolutions in the Legislative Process Congressional Debate in the Legislative Process Congressional Reports and Legislative Intent Presidential Signing Statements Outcome Studies and Legislative Histories Review of Legislative History Research Legislative History Case Studies Legislative History Case Study 1: Rapid DNA Act of 2017 Legislative History Case Study 2: Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act Legislative History Case Study 3: Emergency Daylight-Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973 Exercises References Chapter 5 Documents of the Presidency Presidential Issuances Executive Orders Presidential Proclamations Other Presidential Issuances Sources of Presidential Documents [Weekly] Compilation of Presidential Documents Public Papers of the Presidents Social Media and the Presidency Treaties and Other International Agreements Treaty Complexities Treaty Text Sources Presidential Libraries Exercises References Chapter 6 Executive Branch Information Sources ProQuest Executive Branch Documents Annual Reports of Executive Agencies Executive Office of the President Budget of the United States Government Budget Calendar OMB versus CBO Sources of Budget Documents Navigating the Budget Documents Economic Report of the President Executive Branch Information Resources Department of Agriculture Yearbook of Agriculture ARS and ERS Agricola versus PubAg Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis Export Administration Regulations (EAR) International Trade Administration National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) United States Census Bureau Statistical Abstract of the United States Department of Defense Center of Military History Military Records and Research Department of Education (SuDocs Stem ED) Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) College Navigator Department of Energy Energy Videos Science.gov Department of Health and Human Services National Library of Medicine Medicare Coverage Database Grants.gov Department of Homeland Security FEMA Data Visualizations National Incident Management System Homeland Security Digital Library Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of State Archived Content Official Register of the United States Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) State Department Noteworthy Publications Department of Transportation (SuDocs Stem TD) Department of the Treasury (SuDocs Stem T) Department of Veterans Affairs (SuDocs Stem VA) Securities and Exchange Commission Environmental Protection Agency National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) Brownfields Superfund Federal Election Commission National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook The Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports Joint Publications Research Service Reports Exercises References Chapter 7 The Regulatory Process The Regulatory Process The Unified Agenda Federal Register Overview of Online Interfaces Regulatory Histories Code of Federal Regulations Arrangement and Publication Title 3: The President Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules (PTOA) Online Access Correlating FR and CRF List of CFR Sections Affected e-CFR Other Administrative Law Resources Administrative Law Resources Exercises References Chapter 8 Judicial Branch Information Sources Commercialization of Legal Resources The Judiciary Searching for Cases Published Opinions Supreme Court Opinions Slip Opinions United States Reports The Oyez Project C-SPAN Videos Westlaw and Lexis PACER Secondary Sources before Primary Sources Where to Get Cases Commercial Online Services Exercises References Chapter 9 Statistical Sources (Not Including Census) Basic Statistical Starting Strategies Strategy 1: Use Google Web for Direct and Indirect Search Strategies Strategy 2: ProQuest Statistical Insight Strategy 3: ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States Strategy 4: Going beyond U.S. National Sources Strategy 5: Do a Literature Search Putting the Tools to Work Diving Into Statistical Databases Historical Statistical Research Executive Branch Statistical Agencies Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of State Department of Transportation Department of the Treasury Department of Veterans Affairs Social Security Administration (SSA) Other Agencies That Maintain Statistical Programs Legislative Branch Statistical Sites Judicial Branch Statistical Sites U.S. Courts Website TRACFED Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Print Tools, Statistical and Census Exercises References Chapter 10 Census Basics and Background The Census and Reapportionment History of the Decennial Census Statistics versus Records Sampling Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Census Geographies 2010 Census National Geographic Tallies Adjusted Geographic Boundaries State Data Centers Data Visualizations Special Census Reports Exercises References Chapter 11 Census Data for People and Housing Understanding Data Structures Programs Data Sets Tables Data Decennial Census versus American Community Survey Race and Ethnicity Self-Identification Hispanic Origin Public Use Metadata Samples (PUMS) PUMAs, the PUMS Geography iPUMS Data from the Minnesota Population Center Retired Census Data Tools Earlier Data Tools American FactFinder-Going Away Disappearing Censuses Print Census Resources Data.census.gov Single Search Bar Advanced Search Table Types Dealing with Geographies Context-Sensitive Table Elimination Third-Party Statistical Tools Social Explorer PolicyMap SimplyAnalytics Exercises References Chapter 12 Economic Census and Related Business Data Economic Census Geographies SIC: Standard Industrial Classification System NAICS: The Classification System NAICS Sectors The SIC Zombie Economic Census Data Online Business Patterns Older Economic Census Publications Online Census Business Builder Exercises References Chapter 13 Mapping and Geographic Information Systems Selected Map-Publishing Agencies Types of Maps Topographic Maps from USGS Degrees: Minutes: Seconds versus Decimal Census TIGER/Line Files National Geodetic Survey Nautical Maps from NOAA Perry Casteneda Map Collection CIA Maps Maps from NTIS GeoPlatform.gov Maps within FRASER Serial Set Maps Commercial Mapping Tools USGS Mapping Tools Shapefiles and Georeferencing Where Can I Find These Maps? Resources Exercises References Chapter 14 Federal STEM Information Technical Reports National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and Its National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) OSTI.gov EPA Documents and the NEPIS Database NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL) Medical Information Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Library of Medicine PubMed, Medline, and PubMed Central Standards Standards.gov Military Standards Data Print Tools for NTIS Technical Reports Exercises References Chapter 15 Intellectual Property, Secrets, and Declassified Information Intellectual Property Patents Trademarks Copyright Secret, Declassified, and Unpublished Government Information Secret Documents and Declassification Declassified Document Sources Unpublished Hearings The Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act Freedom of Information Act Background Making FOIA Requests FOIA Uses Privacy Act System of Records Notice (SORNs) Exercises References Chapter 16 State and Local Government Information State Government Websites URL Patterns below State Level Legislation Regulations Local Ordinances State Government Information and Copyright State Depository Programs Older State Materials Exercises References Chapter 17 Citing Government Publications Citing Executive Branch Materials Executive Orders, Presidential Proclamations, and Other Issuances Treaties Executive Agency Publications General Publications Annual Reports Foreign Relations of the United States Topographic Map Regulations Technical Reports Citing Legislative Branch Materials Congressional Record Congressional Hearing Congressional Report Congressional Document Public Law Citing Judicial Branch Materials Supreme Court Case Appellate Court Case Appendix A. Superintendent of Documents Classification System Appendix B: Congress/Year Table Appendix C: Foreign Government Internet Domains Appendix D: Acronyms Appendix E: Correspondences between U.S. Code and Code of Federal Regulations Appendix F: Selected Major Federal Databases Index
