# Presentation: 182550

## Traditional Model

- An Example

## Introduction to Government Publications

- Stephen J. Woods
- Government Documents Librarian
- Idaho State University

## Forms of Government

- Federal
- Legislative (Congress & Senate)
- Judicial (Supreme Court, District Courts)
- Executive (President)
- State
- _[Legislature](http://www2.state.id.us/legislat/legislat.html)_
- _[State Courts](http://www.state.id.us/government/judicial_legal.html)_
- _[Governor](http://www.state.id.us/government/executive.html)_

## Forms of Government

- Local (County or City)
- Council
- Municipal Courts
- Mayor
- Foreign Governments
- http://www.library.nwu.edu/govpub/resource/internat/foreign.html
- International Government Organizations
- http://www.library.nwu.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.html

## Dissemination of Government Information

- Federal Depository Program
- State Depository Program
- United Nations Depository Program

## Federal Depository Program

- Guiding Principles
- Enabling Legislation
- Types of Material

*"A popular Government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it is but a Prologue to a Farce or Tragedy; or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power that knowledge gives."* James Madison

## Guiding Principles

- Public has the right of access
- Disseminate and provide broad public access to its information

## Guiding Principles

- Guarantee the authenticity and integrity
- Preserve its information.
- Information created at government expense.

## Enabling Legislation

- Title 44, Chapter 19 of the US Code
- Title 44 & OMB Circular A-130
- Title 44, Chapter 41 of the US Code

**Notes:**
Title 44, Chapter 19 of the US Code gives the Superintendent of Documents authority to receive, catalog and classify public documents.

Title 44 & OMB Circular A-130 requires federal agencies to distribute their publications.

Title 44, Chapter 41 of the US Code enables the public to have no-fee access to online resources over the Internet or dial-up.

## Depository Libraries (Stats)

- Academic (general) Libraries 50%
- Public Libraries 20%
- Academic Law Libraries 11%
- Community College Libraries 5%
- Federal Agency Libraries 3.5%
- State Libraries 3%
- State Court Libraries 2.7%
- Special Libraries 1.7%
- Federal Court Libraries 1.22%
- Military Service Academy Libraries .4%

- 1339 Depository Libraries
- 53 Regional Depository Libraries

## Idaho and UN Depository Program

- Idaho
- Mandated by _[Section 33-2505](http://www.lili.org/isl/ls6uplaw.htm)_ of the *Idaho Code*
- Distributed by the State Library
- United Nations
* *Distributed by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library
- 388 _[depository libraries](http://www.un.org/MoreInfo/Deplib)_ in 144 countries
- Available to the public free of charge

## Types of Information

- Statistical _[(Census) ](http://www.census.gov/)_
- Periodicals _[(PUBMED)](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed)__ _
- Scientific reports or Technical reports _[(NASA Technical Server)](http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/NTRS)__ _
- Proceedings _[(GPO ACCESS)](http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/)__ _
- Hearings _[(Thomas)](http://thomas.loc.gov/)__ _
- Informational _[(Pathway Services)](http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/pathbrws.html)__ _
- Kids - curriculum's _[(Bens Guide)](http://bensguide.gpo.gov/)__ _
- Photographs _[(American Memory Project)](http://lcweb2.loc.gov/)__ _
- Maps _[(USGS)](http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/)_

## Format of Government Information

**Paper**
**Microfiche (approved 1970, began 1978)**
**Microfilm**
**CD-ROM (began in 1987)**
**Floppies**
**Maps**
**Internet**

## Superintendent Classification

- Adelaide R. Hasse (Los Angeles Pub. Library)
- Organizes Information by Agency
- Major Agency
- Sub-Agency
- Organizes Information by Publication Type
- Not a decimal classification system like LC

- HE

- 20.

- 3000

- Level One: Department of Health & Human Services
- Level Two: Public Health Services
- Level Three: National Institutes of Health

## SUDOC TUTORIAL

- Click on the Link to Access the Tutorial

## Indexes to Government Information

- _[ELI (Library Catalog)](http://opac.isu.edu/)_
- _[Catalog of U.S. Publications](http://www.marcive.com/scripts/webdocs.dll)_
- _[Congressional Universe](http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp)_
- _[Statistical Universe](http://web.lexis-nexis.com/statuniv/)_
- _[Government Publications Databases](http://www.isu.edu/library/documents/dbalpha.htm)_

## Accessibility: Library Page 

- Accessibility: Library Page