| Assignment 7: GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS Name OBJECTIVES: 1- Locate a relevant Federal government publication by each of three methods 2- Identify Federal government agencies that publish information on your topic 3- Locate a relevant state document 4- Locate a relevant international document PART I: Finding Federal Publications 1. Thoroughly examine a copy of the List of Classes... (available in the Government Publications stacks at GP 3.24:). Suppose you are using it to browse our U.S. Government Publications Collection in our library. Use the List of Classes to answer the following: a) Give the name of the agency you feel would provide the most relevant information on your topic. b) Give the SuDoc classification number of one relevant publication listed under that agency's name. c) Give the name/title of the above publication. CAUTION: For questions 2 and 3, in order to get credit, make sure the document is published by an agency of the U.S. Federal Government. 2. Use the library home page links to locate one actual U.S. federal publication which is related to your topic. a) Attach a bib card for this publication. b) Attach a print of the first page of the actual document (do not attach the citation or record). 3. Use the Google search engine to find a U.S. federal document related to your topic. Attach a print of the first page of this document NOTE: In parts II and III, notice the word "preferably". This means that if you are unable to find a document related to your topic, you are free to find one on any topic, but you will be further ahead if you CAN find one you could include in your term project. PART II: Finding State Publications 1. Using one of the state sites shown on handout 12, locate one Utah state government publication preferably related to your topic, and attach a print of the first page of that publication. 2. Using the Findlaw database or the University of Michigan database listed under "State Publications" on handout 12, locate a state law or any other state document preferably related to your topic from any state EXCEPT UTAH, and attach a print of the first page of this document. Name of the state PART III: Finding International Publications Using one of the international Web sites stated on handout 12, locate one document produced by an international agency which is preferably related to your topic, and attach a print of the first page of the document. |