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Government Information Helpers

If you know the agency you want, here are some guides for locating their site:

Federal Agency Internet Sites - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/agencies.html

GPO Access - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html - search by the branch of government or publication.

Guides for locating government information can also be found through the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) of the American Library Association. Chuck Malone, Western Illinois University, provides a tutorial for finding government information by agency through his guide: http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfcem/agency.htm

Exercise: Locate the Department of Education's home page and find the description and history of "No Child Left Behind."

If you have a question that takes greater familiarity with Government Information, whom can you contact?

Federal Depository librarians in your state - Federal Depository Library Directory at http://catalog.gpo.gov/fdlpdir/FDLPdir.jsp

or

Locate a depository library from http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html

Many depository librarians receive ongoing training to help them navigate government websites and other information tools, and they are familiar with new and existing sources appropriate to questions.

Government Information Online - a nationwide project to respond to questions on government information http://www.govtinfo.org

You can chat or email a government information librarian on one of twenty public, state and academic libraries throughout the United States.

American Library Association/Government Documents Round Table - guides created by library professionals http://www.ala.org/ala/godort/godortcreated/index.cfm