1. Adding Government Information to the Mix Hillary Campbell Government Documents Librarian University of Texas at Dallas

2. Current State of the FDLP  Items “born” online, no print equivalent  Directors can’t see incentives for staying in the program  Public and small academic collections in jeopardy  GPO trying to find incentives  Important to find local ways to justify staying in the program

3. Many Librarians Think…  Government Documents questions are scary  The print and microform collections are scary  The electronic collection is big and scary  Only Political Science students need government documents anyway Sound Familiar?

4. Conquering Librarian Fears  GDL-Regularly demonstrate and suggest helpful resources  GDL-Offer assistance in library instruction planning  GDL- Routinely update library staff on the status of the FDLP program and GPO’s mission and planning  GDL – Be available for reference assistance HELP THE LIBRARIANS!

5. How can librarians incorporate government documents?  Library Instruction  Online Tutorials  Course Management Software – WebCT / Blackboard  Web Portals / Online Guides

6. Library Instruction  Government Documents component in every session  Show & Tell the fun stuff for basic sessions  Hard copy publications for subject- specific sessions  Show primary sources  Collaboration between GDL and teaching librarians

7. Online Tutorials  Use government publications as examples  Plagiarism, primary sources, refereed vs. trade  Make government documents visible in library tours

8. Online Tutorial Example

9. Course Management Software  GDL acts as a secondary subject specialist  Keep current on projects enhanced by government documents  Offer to conduct chat sessions  Deposit on-the-fly research guides for specific topics  Email

10. Web Portals  Government Documents heading for each subject.  Use local librarians for inspiration if no GDL  Use Browse Topics for inspiration  Involve faculty/patrons/local librarians  Create portals just for government info, either scholarly or consumer-oriented

11. Browse Topics http://www.gpoaccess.gov/topics/

12. Cool Site Ideas  O*net: http://online.onetcenter.org/http://online.onetcenter.org/  Popular Baby Names: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/  American FactFinder: www.census.govwww.census.gov  Ben’s Guide: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/http://bensguide.gpo.gov/  Browse Topics: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/topics/ http://www.gpoaccess.gov/topics/  FedStats: http://www.fedstats.gov/http://www.fedstats.gov/

13. Cool Site Ideas  Federal Citizen Information Center: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_shop/cics hop.htm http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_shop/cics hop.htm  Recreation One Stop Initiative: http://www.recreation.gov/ http://www.recreation.gov/  America’s Job Bank: http://www.ajb.org/http://www.ajb.org/  American Memory Project: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/

14. American Memory Project

15. Popular Baby Names

16. O*net

17. Questions? www.utdallas.edu/~hxc024100/