While reviewing some recently-received U.S. Government publications, I was struck once again by the great variety of topics on which the Government publishes:
- A Basic Guide to Exporting
- English Teaching Forum
- Enforcing Religious Freedom in Prison
- Medical Aspects of Chemical Warfare
- Columbia Crew Survival Investigation Report
- Ecological Condition of Coastal Ocean Waters Along the U.S. Western Continental Shelf: 2003
- Public Fire Education Planning: A Five-Step Process
- The effects of the underground economy on small businesses and workers: Hearing
- Learn About the United States: Quick Civics Lessons for the New Naturalization Test
And these are just the tip of the iceberg, a very small sampling of what’s available. So don’t discount government sources, for academic research papers or real-world applications.
How do you find them? Many are in the Library Catalog and show up in your search results, along with other Library materials such as books and videos. You can also do a Google search limited to government sites: either go to Google’s special U.S. Government Search or, when using regular Google, add site:.gov to your search.
The University Library is a federal depository with many federal, state, local, and international documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in print, microfiche, CD-ROM, and electronically. Come check out your government at the University Library!
