1. Finding Government Documents Walden University Library

2. Your hosts • Jon Allinder • Michelle Hajder

3. GoToWebinar Control Panel

4. Agenda • Quickly: why are gov docs important? • First steps to finding government documents • Resources for finding government documents • Using the library

5. Government Documents • “. . . informational matter which is published as an individual document at Government expense, or as required by law.” -44 U.S.C. 1901

6. Some issues • Incomplete citation, or no citation • No centralized location to find all government documents • Some documents are classified or otherwise not available.

7. Databases & Finding Tools FDsys: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ Thomas: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php CGP: http://catalog.gpo.gov

8. Agency Websites USA.gov: http://www.usa.gov/

9. Federal Depository Libraries FDLP homepage: http://www.gpo.gov/libraries/

10. Review • Many places to look for government documents • Not everything is online • Remember your federal depository libraries

11. Questions?

12. ASK – A – LIBRARIAN 800-930-0914 Thank you!