Government Documents Librarianship Resources
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UCF is a member of the Federal Depository Library
Program (FDLP), and currently receives approximately 90% of Federal publications
distributed through this program. Documents in every subject area are collected.
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Research Assistance
This section focuses on additional resources for librarians to assist them in answering questions
about government information--when searching the resources on the
other pages of this site has not been successful.
Institutional Colleagues
Keep in mind that government information deals with almost every topic and that the
person who knows the most about a particular government source might not be the Government
Documents Librarian. It might be another colleague--a librarian or faculty member who
focuses on business, education, statistics, SPSS, law, political science, public administration,
international affairs, criminal justice, computers, history, GIS, digitization, science,
engineering, medicine, etc.
provides help via chat, IM, email, telephone, video tutorials, and face-to-face research
consultations. Government topic questions are routed to the UCF Documents Librarian
if the questions can't be fully answered by the regular Ask A Librarian staff.
Complete an online form to submit your question about government or government publications.
"a free online information service supported by nearly twenty public, state and academic
libraries throughout the United States."
- "a LISTSERV(c)-based discussion forum about government information and the Federal
Depository Library program. Many subscribers are librarians in and out of government,
although private and public information producers are represented as well."
- "We encourage Reference Questions to have the following subject line prefix.
Begin the subject line with Refq: (the colon is necessary)."
GPO maintains quite a few mailing lists on specific topics and subject-related publications.
Search the archive to see if the question has already been answered. If not, join a
relevant list and post your question.
- CGI Working Group
- Federal Depository Library Directors Notification
- Federal Register Table of Contents
- Agriculture
- Business
- Defense & Security
- Elementary & Secondary Education
- FDLP Electronic Only Items
- Employment & Occupations
- Environment
- FDLP Announcements
- Health Care
- Law Enforcement
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- Military History
- Newsworthy
- Science & Technology
- Government Publications in Spanish
- Federal Statistics
- Travel & Tourism
- Emergency Preparedness & Individuals with Disabilities
- Institute for Federal Printing & Electronic Publishing
- MSPB Decisions
- MSPB Studies
- National Council on Disability News
- Executive Branch Ethics Officials
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Other Government Help Sources
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GODORT - Government Documents Round Table, American Library Association
- Task Forces
- Committees
- Awards
- Bylaws & Organization
- Cataloging
- Conference
- Development
- Education
- Government Information Technology Committee (GITCO)
- Legislation
- Membership
- Nominating
- Program
- Publications
- Rare & Endangered Government Publications
- Schedule
- Web Managers
- Guides & Handouts for Depository Management
- Subject-oriented Guides & Tutorials
- Source- and Geography-oriented Guides & Tutorials
- Product-oriented Guides & Tutorials
DttP: Documents to the People
"features articles on local, state, national, and international government information,
government activities, and documents the professional activities of GODORT."
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FDLP - Federal Depository Library Program
FDLP Desktop
provides news, information, & communication for and about the Federal Depository Library
Program.
"A location for Federal Depository Librarians to share thoughts on various topics of
interest. Get involved in your community by using the site tools to write, comment,
share photos, view/submit events, take polls, and much more."
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Networking with Other Documents Librarians in Florida
See also GODORT and FDLP.
Government Documents Interest Groups
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Processing Government Documents
Federal Depository Administration for Florida Libraries
"This list is devoted to questions regarding the technical processing of Government
Documents. This list has been specifically put in place for this reason. DocTech-L is
not a place for reference questions, position announcements, or conference announcements."
See also
GOVDOC-L.
combines information from the current List of Classes with the current Item Lister profile
to create customized lists for specific depository libraries. Select "Tools" and then
"Session Configuration" to create a shortcut for your home depository library.
The University of Central Florida is Depository Number 0105A.
- List of Classes
- Inactive/Discontinued
- Superseded List
- Depository Selection & Directory
- Shipping Lists
- Shelf Lists
- MARC Locator
- URL Locator
- Catalog
- Tools
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Training Resources
"A continuing education program to train reference and public services librarians and
library workers in the use of government information.... The program addresses identified
issues related to the general lack of awareness of and needed skills to make effective
use of government information resources as well as the perceived lack of confidence
in the use of government resources. In addition, it supports the development of
a government information resource model that expands the role of Federal Depository
Library Program librarians in training and support of non-depository library staff in
their geographic area."
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Other Resources
Documents on Documents Collection (ALA-GODORT)
provides a collection of materials on the administration of state depository programs,
including sample contracts, forms, manuals, surveys, & promotional material. The older
documents from 1973-1995 are available in the UCF Library's ERIC microfiche collection:
- ED247939 (1973-1979 guide)
- ED247940 (1973-1979 collection)
- ED263922 (1980-1983 guide)
- ED263923 (1980-1983 collection)
- ED431437 (1984-1995 guide)
- ED431438 (1984-1995 collection)
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Looking for something else? Ask for assistance
at the UCF Libraries' Research Assistance Desk or contact Ask A Librarian.
Prepared by: Rich Gause,
Government Documents Librarian
URL of this page: http://library.ucf.edu/govdocs/librarianship.asp
Last updated October 13, 2011 9:26:08 AM
