Intimidated by government information? Fear not! There are several easy ways to locate useful government information on almost any topic. Come and learn about some of the resources you, and your users, might be missing!

1. There’s a Gov Doc for That!
Sonnet Ireland
Head of Federal Documents & Microforms
Earl K. Long Library
LLA Conference University of New Orleans
March 7, 2013

2. And who might you be?
I'm the Head of Federal Documents &
Microforms for the Earl K. Long Library at
the University of New Orleans.
We've been a depository since 1963,
and we have a 93% selection rate. That
means that we receive 93% of what the
government puts out.

3. What are you going to tell us?
Today, I’m going to tell you…
• How to find government resources online
• How to find your local depository
• How to get FREE stuff… that’s right…FREE

4. How to Find Gov Info Online
• Searching the GPO catalog
• Using Google to solve your problems
• Some government sites that tend to be
useful

5. Searching the GPO Catalog
Catalog.gpo.gov
1) Basic search options
2) Advanced search options
3) Expert/Browse
4) New Titles

6. Searching…Examples
1) Basic search options
Sequester
2) Advanced search options
Sequester, limited
3) Expert/Browse
Touch on Browse…LC 1.1/A
4) New Titles

7. Using Google to Solve Your
Problems
1) Using the .gov search
2) Using a specific government site
search

8. Using Google…Examples
Using the .gov search
How the .gov limiter works
You don’t always get what you want…Sandy
Hook site:.gov
My “Magic” Trick Demo

9. Using Google…Examples
Using a specific government site search
How the limiter can make your life even easier
Deep Water Horizon site:NASA.gov
Britney Spears site:TSA.gov

10. Some Gov Sites that Tend to be
Useful
To find information on a variety of topics,
try…
USA.gov
Library of Congress
Congress.gov (beta)

11. How to Find Your Local
Depository
The direct way…
http://catalog.gpo.gov/fdlpdir/FDLPdir.jsp

12. How to Find Your Local
Depository
The long way…
Beta.fdlp.gov
About the FDLP
Federal Depository Libraries

13. How to get FREE stuff…
Publications.USA.gov
Searching the site
Browsing by categories
Blank search (it does work)
SAMHSA.gov

14. Other Cool Sites
National Hurricane Center
Ready.gov
Vault.FBI.gov
CIA.gov
Library  Publications

15. Shameless Self-Promotion
Gov Info 4 Schools
govinfo4schools.blogspot.com
Federal Documents @ Earl K. Long Library
feddocs.blogspot.com
Twitter: @feddocs

16. Thank you!
Sonnet Ireland
Head of Federal Documents & Microforms
Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans
sebrown3@uno.edu
http://www.linkedin.com/in/sonnet
And again....
Gov Info 4 Schools
govinfo4schools.blogspot.com
Federal Documents @ Earl K. Long Library
feddocs.blogspot.com
Twitter: @feddocs and @sonnetireland