Editors
Patrick Ragains
Document Type
Chapter
Publication Date
2006
Publication Title
Information Literacy Instruction that Works: A Guide to Teaching by Discipline and Student Population
Publisher
Neal-Schuman
Publisher Location
Chicago, IL
Edition
1st
First page number:
277
Last page number:
292
Abstract
Prior to the mid-1990s, much government information lay outside the mainstream of library catalogs and core indexes and, consequently, was greatly underutilized. Finding government information required negotiating cumbersome search tools, specialized indexes, and separate call number systems. By the end of the 1990s, government information had become more accessible on the World Wide Web. Although the Internet has made searching and finding government information less taxing for patrons, most still require instruction from library staff in order to satisfy their needs in the best possible manner.
Keywords
Depository libraries—Reference services; Government publications; Library research
Disciplines
Collection Development and Management | Curriculum and Instruction | Information Literacy | Library and Information Science | Other Education
Language
English
Permissions
Copyright 2006 Neal-Schuman, all rights reserved, used with permission.
Publisher Citation
Skarl, S. (2006). Government Information Research. Information Literacy Instruction that Works: A Guide to Teaching by Discipline and Student Population: Neal-Schuman, 277-292.
Repository Citation
Skarl, S.
(2006).
Government information research. In Patrick Ragains,
Information Literacy Instruction that Works: A Guide to Teaching by Discipline and Student Population
277-292.
Chicago, IL: Neal-Schuman.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/lib_articles/320
Included in
Collection Development and Management Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Information Literacy Commons, Other Education Commons
Comments
Chapter 17