Wednesday, November 25, 2009

New U.S. Government Manual available online.

"As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, and boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. The new edition of the Manual is available annually in late summer."

Check it out here.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

A government document for kids....

Government documents are created for all kinds of users. Here, check out an example of an informative set of pages about water put together by the U.S. Geological Survey; it covers the basics of water use, questions about the water cycle, diagrams, a glossary, and lots of links. Check it out here!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

U.S. Department of Education publication

Interested in finding out more about available education programs?

"The guide contains a succint profile of more than 225 programs, with information on funding amount and number of grant awards available, a program description, types of projects and more.

"Information on appropriations and awards for programs that receive funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is included as well. Among programs profiled are those intended for pre-K through adult education levels, including elementary and secondary, postsecondary, career and technical, as well as programs with an emphasis on federal student aid, international education, safe and drug-free schools, school improvement, and special education and rehabilitation."

Check out the PDF version of this new document here.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Notable Government Documents in Library Journal

"Each year the Notable Documents Panel of the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) selects about 40 titles issued by intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and governments at all levels (foreign national, and U.S. federal, state, and local). Works in all formats are fair game, as are items published for IGOs and governments by private publishers. What’s the point of all this? To raise the profile of government information."

Take a look at a discussion of some of last year's notable documents here.