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GOVERNMENT INFORMATION & ACCESS SERVICES
 SLIS 5660.080
SUMMER I, 1999
Yvonne J. Chandler, Associate Professor
University of North Texas  School of Library & Information  Sciences


COURSE CALENDAR & OUTLINE

 Saturday, June 5, 1999
Part One
  1. Introduction to the Course
  2. Federal Government Structure
  3. Overview of Public Documents
  4. Internet Lab Exercises - Guides and Directories to Government Information
  5. Powerpoint Slides for Organization of the United  States Government
    HTML version | PDF version | PDF version ZIP file
  6. Internet Workbook  -  Government Information Guides
  7. AGENCY REPORTS - Team Organization Period

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Saturday, June 5, 1999
Part Two
  1. Electronic Access to Government Information
  2. Government Publishing and the Government Printing Office
  3. Superintendent of Documents System
  4. Internet Lab Exercises - Evaluate GPO Access
  5. PowerPoint Slides for Gov Information., GPO Access, & Superintendent of Documents
    HTML version | PDF version | PDF version ZIP file
  6. Internet Workbook  -   GPO Access

 Required Reading:

  1. Robinson - Chapter 1 - 3
  2. "Symposium on GPOAccess and the Model Gateway Experience." Government Information Quarterly 22(1995):457-494.  RESERVE
  3. Chapman, Bert. "United States Government Printing Office: Keeping America Informed" Government Information Quarterly 13 (Number 4, 1996): 411 RESERVE
  4. Stratford, Jean S. And Juri Stratford. "GPO Access." Journal of Government Information 22 (1995): 421-424.  RESERVE
  5. New Guidelines for GPO Access, Administrative Notes, April 15, 1998. http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/ad041598.html#7
  6. Evans, T. C. "GPO Access: New and Improved," Administrative Notes, 20 (Number 8, May 1, 1999) http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/ad050199.html#2
  7. Sprehe, J. T. "U. S. Government Printing Office, No More."  Journal of Government Information 23(May/ June 1996):281-285.
    RESERVE
  8. Sherman, A. M. "Statutory Reform of the US Government Printing Office: A View." Journal of Government Information 23(May/June 1996):265-279. RESERVE 
  9. An Explanation of the Superntendent of Documents Classification System http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/explain.html
  10. "FDLP Internet Use Policy Guidelines," Administrative Notes, January 15, 1999. http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/ad011599.html#1
  11. Walshak, Lynn G. "The GPO and the Depository Library Program as Structured Are Needed:  Views Of a Selective Depository Librarian." Government Information Quarterly 15(Number 1, 1998):39-56.  RESERVE

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Saturday, June 12, 1999
Part One

Class will be held at the Houston Public Library - Downtown in the Concourse Room from 9:00 a.m. to noon.  We will take a tour of the Depository Library at HPL.   We will return to campus for the remainder of class at 1:00p.m.
  1. Federal Depository Library System
  2. Reference Sources -  Guides, Catalogs, Bibliographies, Indexes, & Serial Publications.
  3. Internet Lab Exercises
  4. PowerPoint Slides for Depository Libraries
    HTML version | PDF version | PDF version ZIP file
  5. Internet Workbook  -  Depository Libraries
  6. PowerPoint Slides for Catalogs, Bibliographies, Indexes, and Other Reference Sources
    HTML version | PDF version | PDF version ZIP file
  7. Internet Workbook  -   Catalogs, Indexes, Bibliographies & Reference Tools

Required Reading:

  1. Robinson, Chapter 4 and 5
  2. Reno, R. L. "The U. S. Monthly Catalog and the Publications Reference File As Collection Development Tools." Journal of Government Information 21(Sep/Oct 1994):437-454.  RESERVE
  3. Shuler, John and Gary Cornwell.  "Symposium on Federal Depository Libraries: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century." Government Information Quarterly 15(Number 1, 1998) - selected articles listed below RESERVE
  4. Kram, L. "Why Continue to Be a Depository Library If It Is All on the Internet Anyway?" Government Information Quarterly 15 (Number 1, 1998):57-71 RESERVE
  5. Mahoney, Daniel P.  "The Federal Depository Library Program in Transition: A Perspective at the Turn of a Century."  Government Information Quarterly 15(Number 1, 1998):13-26. RESERVE
  6. Adler, Prudence S. "The Times They Area a Changin' For Our Depository Libraries" Journal of Academic Librarianship 24(September 1998): 387-389. RESERVE
  7. Hernon, Peter and Robert E. Dugan. "Implications of Accountability to Depository Libraries"  Journal of Academic Librarianship 24(March 1998):157-160. RESERVE
  8. Hernon, Peter and Robert E.  Dugan. "Depository library service Expectations and the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office."  Journal of Academic Librarianship v. 24 (January 1998):65-68. RESERVE
  9. Blazek, Daniel. "Private Academe and Public Depositories: Access and Promotion."  Journal of Government Information  24 (July/August 1997): 285-311. RESERVE
  10. Blazek, Daniel. "General Characteristics of Private Academe and Public U. S. Federal Depository Libraries"   Journal of Government Information   24 (May/June 1997): 161-176. RESERVE
  11. Federal Depository Library Administration pages on GPO Access
    http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/fdlppro.html
    FDLP Administration Tools:
    http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_d ocs/dpos/tools.html



Saturday, June 12, 1999
Part Two
  1. Legislative Branch Information Sources
  2. Information Policy
  3. Internet Lab Exercises
  4. PowerPoint Slides for Legislative Branch Information Sources
    HTML version | PDF version |     PDF version ZIP file
  5. Internet Workbook  -   Legislative Information
  6. AGENCY REPORTS - Team Work Period

Required Reading:

  1. Robinson - Chapter 8
  2. HOW OUR LAWS ARE MADE.
    http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html
    Revised and Updated by Revised and Updated by Charles W. Johnson, Parliamentarian, United States House of Representatives, Updated November 12, 1997.
  3. THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS: ENACTMENT OF A LAW http://thomas.loc.gov/home/enactment/enactlawtoc.html
    By Robert B. Dove, Parliamentarian, United States Senate, Updated February 1997.
  4. HOW THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WORKS.
    http://www.legislate.com/gov101/d/ddlegpr1.htm
  5. Identify one new article and select read one article from the Information policy bibliography on U. S. information policy and one article on information in a foreign country.
  6. Kelley, Wayne P. "Federal Information Policy in the Electronic Era" Administrative Notes   18(March 15, 1997) http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/ad031597.html#6
  7. Vaughn, Liwen Qiu and Elizabeth Dolan. "Electronic Dissemination of Government Information in Canada: Implications for Equitable Access" Journal of Government Information 25(September/October 1998): 439-452. RESERVE
  8. Schoolhouse Rock - America Rocks - I'm just a bill!Click ME!


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Saturday, June 19, 1999
Part One
  1. The Presidency
  2. Executive Branch Sources
  3. Executive Departments and Independent Agencies
  4. Administrative Law - Regulations and Decisions
  5. Internet Lab Exercises
  6. PowerPoint Slides for Executive and Administrative Branch Information Sources
    HTML version | PDF version | PDF version ZIP file
  7. Internet Workbook  -  Administrative Information

Required Reading

  1. Robinson, Chapter 9 and 10
  2. Morehead, J. "Voluble Siblings: the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations." Serials Librarian  24(1993):45- 54. RESERVE
     
  3. HOW THE REGULATORY PROCESS WORKS.   http://www.legislate.com/gov101/d/ddregpr1.htm; http://www.legislate.com/gov101/d/ddfr.htm; http://www.legislate.com/gov101/d/ddcfr.htm

 ASSIGNMENT I DUE - Depository Libraries Report


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Saturday, June 19, 1999
Part Two
  1. Legal Sources of Information
  2. Internet Lab Exercises
  3. PowerPoint Slides for Judicial Branch Information Sources
    HTML version | PDF version | PDF version ZIP file
  4. Internet Workbook  -  Legal Information

Required Reading:

  1. Robinson, Chapter 11


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Saturday, June 26, 1999
Part One
  1. Statistical Sources
  2. Scientific and Technical Reports Literature
  3. Internet Lab Exercises
  4. PowerPoint Slides for Statistical Sources
    HTML version | PDF version | PDF version ZIP file
  5. Internet Workbook   -  Statistical Information
  6. PowerPoint Slides for Scientific and Technical Government Information
    HTML version | PDF version | PDF version ZIP file
  7. Internet Workbook  -  Scientific and Technicial Information

Presentation of Legislative Histories
(LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: Due in Denton, JULY 6, 1999)

Required Reading:

  1. Robinson, Chapters 6 and 12
  2. Weintrop, J. "Providing Access to the 1990 Census Maps." Journal of Government Information 2(July/August 1995):297-309.  RESERVE
  3. Ragains, P. Promoting U.S. Census Data in an Academic Environment." Journal of Government Information 22(July/August 1995):321-335.   RESERVE
  4. Shill, Harold B. "NTIS: Potential Roles and Government Information Policy Frameworks." Journal of Government Information23(May/June 1996):287-298. RESERVE
  5. Stratford, J. S. and Stratford, J. "Computerized and Networked Government Information."  Journal of Government Information 23(January/February 1996):87-92.   RESERVE
  6. Schwarzwalder, R. "Government Technical Information - Online, On Disc and On the Internet." Database19(June/July 1996):82-85. RESERVE
  7. Cocklin, John T.  "FEDWORLD, THOMAS, AND CBDNET: U. S. Federal Government Information Dissemination in the 1990s" 25 (Number 5, 1998):397-412. RESERVE

 


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Saturday, June 26, 1999
Part Two
  1. Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights Information Sources
  2. Internet Lab Exercises
  3. PowerPoint Slides for Intellectual Property
    HTML version | PDF version | PDF version ZIP file
  4. Internet Workbook  -  Intellectual Property
  5. AGENCY REPORTS - Team Work Period

Required Reading:

  1. Robinson - Chapter 7
  2. Harwell, Kevin. "Searching U.S. Patents: Core Collection and Suggestions for Service." Reference Services Review  (Fall 1993):49-60.  RESERVE
  3. Harwell, Kevin R. "Promoting Patents and Trademarks: A Study of Outreach Activities in Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries." Government Information Quarterly 13 (Number 4, 1996): 393. RESERVE
  4. Morton, Bruce. "The U. S. Patent and Trademark Office: The Vessel of Commerce in the Sea of Intellectual Property.  Journal of Government Information  22(January/ February 1995):1-12. RESERVE


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Saturday, July 3, 1999
Part One
  1. Geographic Information Sources
  2. Texas Documents and Depository Library Program
  3. Government Information Services
  4. PowerPoint Slides for Geographic Information Sources
    HTML version | PDF version | PDF version ZIP file
  5. Internet Workbook  -   Geographic Information
  6. PowerPoint Slides for Texas Legal and Government Information
    HTML version | PDF version | PDF version ZIP file
  7. Internet Workbook - Texas Information

Presentation of Agency Reports

TAKE HOME FINAL EXAMINATION & AGENCY REPORTS DUE IN MY OFFICE Friday, July 9, 1999

Required Reading:

  1. Robinson, Chapter 13
  2. Fowler, Chris. "Texas Facts at Your Fingertips." Texas Libraries (Spring 1991):3-7.  RESERVE
  3. DeGruyter, M. L.  "The Texas State Electronic Library." Texas Library Journal 71(Spring 1995):24-28. RESERVE
  4. Parker, June D., "Evaluating Documents Reference Service and the Implications for Improvement." Journal of Government Information  23(Jan/Feb 1996):49-70.  RESERVE
  5. Quinn, A.. B. "Methods for Training Library Staff Members in the Use of CD-ROMs."  Journal of Government Information 23 (March/April 1996):151-159. RESERVE
  6. Keating, K. and St. Clair, L.  "The Perils of Being Ahead of the Curve: Impact of GPO Monthly Catalog Records on a University Library." Government Publications Review  20 (September/ December 1993):523-529. RESERVE
  7. Wilhite, Jeffrey M. "The Road to Service Standards in a Government Documents Collection: The Methods of Surveying" Journal of Government Information  25(May/June 1998):285-297.
    RESERVE
  8. Barkley, D. C. "Public Service Guidelines in an Electronic Environment" Government Information Quarterly 15 (Number 1, 1998):73. RESERVE
  9. Kessler, Ridley R.,  "Depository Libraries and Public Services. (Model from Wright State University)"  Government Information Quarterly   15(Number1, 1998): 93-6. RESERVE
  10. Farrell, Maggie Parhamovich. "Quality Management and Building Government Information Services. (in Depository Libraries)" Government Information Quarterly   15(Number 1, 1998): 89-91 RESERVE
  11. Chapman, Bert.  "Wright State University's Service Ideal Statement and Depository Libraries: More Questions Than Answers." Government Information Quarterly 15(Number 1, 1998): 97-100. RESERVE


Send e-mail to: Dr. Yvonne J. Chandler, Assistant Professorchandler@lis.admin.unt.edu
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