indiana - researching with state & federal government resources
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Today’s Webinar
Brent Abercrombie | Indiana State LibraryFederal Documents Coordinator
Andrea Glenn | Indiana State LibraryState Documents Coordinator
RESEARCHING WITHSTATE & FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Presented By: Brent Abercrombie, Federal Documents Coordinator
Andrea Glenn, State Documents CoordinatorIndiana State Library – Indianapolis, IN
Objectives • Define Government Documents• List Examples of Federal and State Government Documents • Locate Federal Documents • Online Federal Resources• Locate State Documents• Online State Resources• Questions & Discussion
What are Government Documents?•“A government document is an official publication of a government agency, whether it is international, federal, state, county or city. What you may consider typical government documents such as laws, codes, rules and regulations, census publications, etc., are only a small portion of the government's collection. The collection ranges from pamphlets on current popular topics to highly technical and scientific studies on any subject imaginable, as well as maps and charts.”•Source: University of Oregon John E. Jawqua Law Library, https://library.uoregon.edu/law/govdocs.html
Examples of Federal Documents• Annual Reports• Congressional hearings• Congressional Record• Executive documents –
presidential speeches, budget proposals, etc.
• Federal Register
• Maps• Puzzles and comic books• Song and story collections• Weather reports• Military manuals• Military histories
Locating Federal Documents• FDLP Libraries (look for the logo)• FDsys.gov or GovInfo.gov (GPO’s Digital Repository)• Catalog of Government Publications• National Archives • Worldcat.org
U.S. DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES• Homepages Excellent Source
of Information• Overview of the Agency &
Mission• Specific Research/Assistance
Material• Look for the .gov
Indiana State Library – Indiana Division
www.in.gov/library/4067.htm
Digitized Indiana Documents
INDIANA STATE LIBRARY Digital Collectionshttp://cdm16066.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ISLdigitalcollections• Indiana Historical Legislative Documents• Indiana State Agency Documents
INDIANA MEMORY Digital Collections https://digital.library.in.gov/ • DNR State Parks and Reservoirs• DNR Historic Preservation and Archaeology• Road to Indiana Statehood (IUPUI/Indiana State Archives)
INDIANA MEMORY Teacher Resourceshttps://digital.library.in.gov/Web/TeacherResources
Previous Governorsin.gov/governorhistory/
IN Attorney Generalin.gov/attorneygeneral/
Indiana Secretary of StateElection Division in.gov/sos
/elections
Indiana Secretary of StateBusiness Services Division in.gov/sos
/business/
IN Dept. of Natural Resourcesin.gov/dnr/
IN Professional Licensing Agency
in.gov/pla/
IN State Dept. of Healthin.gov/isdh/
IN Dept. of Transportation in.gov/indot/
Lincoln Collectionwww.lincolncollection.org/collection/
Indiana Digital Archives secure.in.gov/apps/iara/search/
Contact Us for Assistance
• Brent AbercrombieFederal Documents CoordinatorReference [email protected](317) 232-3733
• Andrea GlennState Documents CoordinatorIndiana [email protected](317) 232-3729